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Youssou N'Dour is the most famous African pop star in the world. Since his first appearances in America (on tour with Bruce Springsteen, Peter Gabriel and Sting in 1988), he has filled concert halls and arenas across the continent and earned a reputation as an enthralling performer, a commanding bandleader and one of the greatest singers alive. His duet with Neneh Cherry, 7 Seconds, was a global smash hit in 1994, and his album Egypt won a Grammy in 2005.

Mangroove su Željka Veverec i Toni Starešinić, kreativni tandem koji se sa trećim albumom „Sami“ objavljenim krajem 2015 potvrdio na sceni kao jedan od najkvalitetnjih pop sastava. Glazbenu kvalitetu Mangroovea još su u njegovim ranim početcima prepoznali i HGU i Društvo Hrvatskih Skladatelja dodijelivši mu 2006. godine prvu nagradu na glazbenom Talent festivalu. Sa producentom Samirom Kadribašićem (Jinx, Headoneast) snimili su dva albuma, prvijenac „Svijet za nas“ (2009.) i njegov nastavak „Put na mjesec“(2012.) koji im je osim odličnih kritika osigurao i prvu Porinovsku nominaciju za najbolji album klupske glazbe. Isti su uspjeh ponovio je i treći album „Sami“ kojeg su snimili u suradnji sa poznatim producentom Zvonimirom Dusperom (Mayales, Cubismo, Eddy & Dus). Album je iznjedrio i hit pjesmu „Pokušaj“ s kojom su na scenu vratili legendarnog Dadu Topića.

Bassist, composer and 2017 Standard Bank Young Artist for Jazz, Benjamin Jephta, willbe taking the road with the support of Concerts SA in anticipation of the release of his sophomore album, The Evolution of an Undefined’. Jephta has already become one of the premiere double and electric bass players in South A frica. His debut album, ‘Homecoming’ has received m any accolades including a SAMA and Metro Award nomination and award for ‘Best Male Artist’ and ‘Song of theYear’ at the Wawela Awards in 2016. With this new offering , Benjamin fuses his love forjazz with hip hop, electronic and rock music, reflecting the influence of popular cultureon young people in the 21st century.

Albert Frost is a South African blues singer, rock guitarist and producer who has been performed since 1994. In 2017 he won the SAMA Award for Best Rock Album for The Wake Up. He has played with The Blues Broers since 1994 at the age of 17.