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After a stint of living and performing in the UK and recent African tour, Toya Delazy aka Latoya Buthelezi is back on home ground, bringing with her a new attitude and an edgier tone. Abandoning her Afro-pop roots, she now performs with a full band and finally feels she is presenting her authentic self and sound. We had a digital chit chat with her to find out more.
Zanzibar was epic – playing looking into into the Indian ocean to an amazing diverse audience! It was really crazy travelling everywhere, but I loved it. We were welcomed so warmly in each country. If I had the opportunity to do it all over again, I would in a heartbeat. And I’d probably stay a little longer in Zanzibar, and add Lesotho, Swaziland, Ghana and Nigeria.
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It’s great, I feel so much better playing with absolutely no backtrack. So, yes I’m definitely not moving back! They understand my music, we have a very strong relationship, and they’re like my brothers.
How would you describe your new sound and what has the response been to it?
It’s a mix of jazz, electro, hip hop and punk, and the response in Africa has been incredibly positive. Some people called me daring for bringing such an unusual sound into Africa, and that’s often said to be reserved for white audiences. It just shows that music is universal and you can’t categorise it by colour. What can fans expect at your show at Mercury?
Music, Jose Cuervo and beautiful people 🙂
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