Award-winning soul group The Soil left fans yearning for more after their performance at the Orient Theatre on Friday night.
Up-and-coming Afro-soul singer Lilitha Bidla of KwaBhaca (formerly known as Mount Frere) and One-on-One of Port Elizabeth were the curtain-raisers for the show.
The three-member group The Soil performed popular songs, such as Lizzy, Susan and Mkhuluwa among others, in front of a vibrant and appreciative audience dancing and singing along to the music.
The Eastern Cape tour, dubbed Experience The Soil, saw the return of founding member Buhle Mda from a sabbatical.
“I feel excited to be back,” she said.
“Hopefully I am better than I was before. I will share that with my fellow team members.”
The group performed in Port Elizabeth on Saturday night.
The tour comes just after a week before the group returns to studio to record their third album.
“Next week we are starting recording our new album that will be released soon. It is going to be a bang, a Grammy award-winner,” said group member Luphindo Ngxanga.
He said people could expect a lot from the new album.
“It will be super matured from The Soil of four years ago.
“We are still on about uniting people, people loving one another and stopping the hate and racism that is happening; we just need to be one,” Ngxanga said.
“We still portray those messages of hope, love and peace,” he added.
The Soil came to public attention in 2013 with the release of their debut album Reflections. In 2014, the follow-up album, The Nostalgic Moments, saw songs such as Ndibambe Kanje and Andinanto becoming hugely popular.
Group member Ntsika Ngxanga said they had been happy to perform in East London.
“It is a feeling beyond definition. We do not take it for granted that people come to watch us perform and we are forever grateful for their support,” he said.
Ntsika said their spirituality and support from family and friends kept them together.
“Another invisible thread is the love for the music that we do – the music we are blessed with.
“We wake up in the morning and we long to be on stage, we long to be at rehearsal, we long to be in studio to record music for our fans,” he said.
Show organiser Luzuko Khohli of C Tone productions said he was happy with the success of the show.
“We only have three weeks to prepare for the show, and yet we managed to get a 90% turnout. We thank the people of Buffalo City for their support,” he said.
The Soil wow EL with top performance
Up-and-coming Afro-soul singer Lilitha Bidla of KwaBhaca (formerly known as Mount Frere) and One-on-One of Port Elizabeth were the curtain-raisers for the show.
The three-member group The Soil performed popular songs, such as Lizzy, Susan and Mkhuluwa among others, in front of a vibrant and appreciative audience dancing and singing along to the music.
The Eastern Cape tour, dubbed Experience The Soil, saw the return of founding member Buhle Mda from a sabbatical.
“I feel excited to be back,” she said.
“Hopefully I am better than I was before. I will share that with my fellow team members.”
The group performed in Port Elizabeth on Saturday night.
The tour comes just after a week before the group returns to studio to record their third album.
“Next week we are starting recording our new album that will be released soon. It is going to be a bang, a Grammy award-winner,” said group member Luphindo Ngxanga.
He said people could expect a lot from the new album.
“It will be super matured from The Soil of four years ago.
“We are still on about uniting people, people loving one another and stopping the hate and racism that is happening; we just need to be one,” Ngxanga said.
“We still portray those messages of hope, love and peace,” he added.
The Soil came to public attention in 2013 with the release of their debut album Reflections. In 2014, the follow-up album, The Nostalgic Moments, saw songs such as Ndibambe Kanje and Andinanto becoming hugely popular.
Group member Ntsika Ngxanga said they had been happy to perform in East London.
“It is a feeling beyond definition. We do not take it for granted that people come to watch us perform and we are forever grateful for their support,” he said.
Ntsika said their spirituality and support from family and friends kept them together.
“Another invisible thread is the love for the music that we do – the music we are blessed with.
“We wake up in the morning and we long to be on stage, we long to be at rehearsal, we long to be in studio to record music for our fans,” he said.
Show organiser Luzuko Khohli of C Tone productions said he was happy with the success of the show.
“We only have three weeks to prepare for the show, and yet we managed to get a 90% turnout. We thank the people of Buffalo City for their support,” he said.
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