Odwa Bongo

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Admired for his extensive vocal range and cultural interest, Odwa Bongo is one of the few prominent uHadi players in the country. He graduated at the South African College of Music at UCT and was awarded the Dean's Merit List Award in recognition of his consistent academic excellence in Music Performance. The Wire, powered by Celebrity South Africa acknowledged Bongo as one of SA’s Top LGBTIQ+ creatives alongside Rich Mnisi, Thebe Magugu, Muneyi & Desire Marea. He won the Best Tenor Soloist Award and travelled the world with the Drakensberg Boys Choir. In 2012 he was the vocalist for the Standard Bank Schools Big Band at the Standard Bank National Arts Festival. His love for his culture scored him a national TV feature on SABC 1's Youth Culture documentary series. He also featured in a cultural documentary powered by The University of Cape Town, where he was researching an important thanks giving ceremony of the Xhosa tribe. The star is also working closely with the Cape Cultural Collective to promote inclusivity, diversity and social cohesion through Arts and Culture. Bongo´s talent has afforded him to collaborate with the likes of Dr Madosini, Camagwini, Zolani Mahola and Morena Liraba. The singer was featured on Kechou & Dumama’s buffering juju album. The album is making more waves in Europe. Recently, Bongo’s uHadi Experience (which aims to restore dignity and respect to South African Bow Music) was featured at WOMAD South Africa. uHadi Experience has also successfully graced reputable theatres in South Africa, The Artscape & The Baxter Theatre. For the first time in his career, Bongo has released his hit single Nomathemba which is available on Bandcamp and soon to be available in all online stores.

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NOMATHEMBA ENCOURAGES MEN TO BUILD A RIGHTEOUS SOCIETY.
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Home Coming Centre, BUitenkant Street, Cape Town
ZACape Town, South Africa
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Odwa Bongo- Zobuyanin’ iinkomo (cover)

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NOMATHEMBA ENCOURAGES MEN TO BUILD A RIGHTEOUS SOCIETY.
Odwa Bongo- Zobuyanin’ iinkomo (cover)
AN ODE TO UHADI presented by Madosini
Odwa Bongo & Friends| Iyeza lasekhaya
Odwa Bongo & Friends| Vuka
Odwa Bongo & Friends| Opening Hymn
Umhlaba Womile
Embody Balance
Odwa Bongo Official - Qula Kwedini
Umbulelo
Odwa Bongo Official- Liso
Odwa Bongo Official - Weekend Special (Cover)
Acoustic Nights with Odwa Bongo
Odwa Bongo ft Kechou Live in Cape Town
Odwa Bongo featured at Food Knowledge Systems
Izihlwele - Odwa Bongo at the South African College of Music UCT
Ndiyabulela/ Ithamsanqa - Odwa Bongo at the South African College of Music UCT
Odwa Bongo live at Cafe Roux Cape Town - Nokunyamezela (Cover)
Izityalo - Odwa Bongo
HLAL’ETHEMBENI by Odwa Bongo
Odwa Bongo - Wakrazulwa (Cover)
Odwa Bongo -Too many secrets (NEW SONG)
Odwa Bongo - Umalume (Cover)
Odwa Bongo ft Kechou & Aphiwe Memani - Nokunyamzela (cover)
Odwa Bongo & Kechou - Umalume (cover)
Zolani Bongo - Redemption songs (Cover)
Nokunyamezela - Cover by Odwa Bongo
Azanian Aesthetics - Nomathemba
Azanian Aesthetics - Mfundisi
Azanian Aesthetics live at Cape Cultural Collection
Odwa Bongo - Vukani (Simphiwedana cover)
Nomvula-Zolani Bongo
Zolani Bongo and Odwa Bongo live
Odwa Bongo- Inkomo part 2
Odwa Bongo and Kimberley Van der Ventel @ Grahamstown Jazz Festival 2012
Odwa Bongo- Mayine (by Simphiwe Dana)
Lakushon' iLanga 2nd version
ODWA BONGO- A CRY A SMILE AND A DANCE
Odwa Bongo _ Lelilanga Lelami
Odwa Bongo - Ndawoyami (cover)
Odwa Bongo- Summertime
Odwa Bongo - Lakushon' iLanga

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MAY
26
FRI
Home Coming Centre, BUitenkant Street, Cape Town
ZACape Town, South Africa
ZACape Town, South Africa
In operation since: 
2014

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