The ZAA, now firmly established as the Zimbabwe-UK community’s premier annual red carpet show to honour outstanding achievers, will be held this Saturday at the Millennium Gloucester Hotel in London’s fashionable South Kensington.
Soneni & The Soul will join an exciting line up of entertainers to toast the success of this year’s group of award recipients, who range from academics and entrepreneurs to community champions and musicians.
Fresh from releasing their debut EP, titled Million Miles Away, in December last year, the band have been busy rocking live shows at music venues around the capital and have created a buzz with their energetic, passionate and soulful performances.
Taking their inspiration from lead singer and songwriter Soneni’s Zimbabwean roots, their music fuses bass and percussion grooves with catchy guitar riffs and soft soulful vocals. Apart from Soneni, the band consists of Elmo, producer and bassist, Boukie, drummer, and Andrew aka A-Train, who plays guitar.
They have steadily built a loyal and supportive fan base on the back of support from the likes of BBC 1Xtra, BBC London 94.9, regular airplay on underground heavyweights Déjà Vu FM and Rinse FM, as well as a residency at live music night We Play Music Live in London. Soneni & The Soul have also performed at established venues such as The Bedford as well as The Jazz Café in Camden Town.
Nothing beats endorsement by an established recording artiste for any new act trying to break into the big time. The celebrated US hip-hop band The Roots featured Soneni & The Soul on its blog as an exciting new band on the rise.
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