Vinyl Night @ The Commons
@the_commons_muizenberg will be hosting Vinyl Night presents on the 3rd and we’re so excited to be brining you some incredible selecting and acoustics Down South!
@fernandofinds is a label head, musician, and selector from Cape Town with a keen sense of musical composition. What he carries in each of his performances resonates with the sound that he has curated over the years as a selector.
With an impressive live history sharing stages at both local and international institutions, he brings a unique, dynamic energy to each performance. As a member of sound collective Dead Symbols and the Brixton No Jazz Society, Fernando’s music has a distinctive heady blend that transcends boundaries, gaining the admiration of fellow musicians and creators in the industry. His extensive discography, including EPs, mixtapes, LPs, and remixes, reflects his commitment to exploring the limitless possibilities of sound. Percussion is a pretty operative term when thinking about Fernando’s music, expanding far and wide into the realms of dance music, as you’ll hear from his record bag of broken beat, jazz, funk and disco.
@odwabongoofficial is a South African contemporary uHadi instrumentalist and vocalist. His sound is influenced by Simphiwe Dana’s vocal style & raw traditional isiXhosa music. In 2012, the Drakensberg Boys Choir alumnus was announced the Standard Bank Schools Big Band vocalist at the Standard Bank National Arts Festival. His talent and love for his culture landed him a feature on SABC’s Youth Culture documentary series. Acknowledged as one of South Africa´s top LGBTQI+ creatives by Celebrity Services Africa, Bongo collaborated with South Africa’s top artists including the late Dr. Madosini, Camagwini, Thandeka Mfinyongo, Morena Leraba & Koleka Putuma.
Our last edition of the summer so we know this will be a hum dinger x
Line-Up
Fernando Damon
Odwa Bongo
