2 Nights with The African Queen

For Two Nights Only  ODIDIVA- The African Queen

brings her heartfelt vocal prowess to a vast musical set. 

Starting with soul and jazzmixing it with slam poetry, social commentryand stand-up  comedy 

Odidiva performs her own original tracks whileweaving a seamless tapestry of popular musical renditions of songs by Amy Winehouse,Nina Simone, Portishead, Grace Jones, Massive Attack and Jill ScottThe African Queen  includes  local hits by Heavy K featuring Mpumi, Lebo Mathosa, BrendaFassie and Mama Miriam Makeba to name but a few.

See Africa's most internationally renowned and critically acclaimedLive Singing Drag Performer in a rare exclusive  and  limited engagement


“The word I would use to describe Odidi both personally and in his work is -
integrity.
This is an endangered commodity in contemporary art.

His work has immediacy and a connection with his audience who sense this
quality

 –he is holding nothing back, he is transparent and fully committed.
This gives his work a political edginess that convinces and galvanizes his audience."

  –   JACK LEWIS (Film Director, Television Producer & Founding member of TAC)

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Two Nights with The African Queen
Tasca Do Sol in Westdene, Gauteng, South Africa

Book now....082 685 9629 Kirsten

• https://soundcloud.com/odidiva/sets/afrohican- ODIDIVA  AFROHICAN EP
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• http://forecastpublicart.org/public-art-review/2014/06/highly-infectious/4/
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• - Public Art Reviewof The Homecoming Ball:  BUSHWAACKINGInfecting The City 2014
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• http://odidiva.wix.com/odidiva  - ODIDIVA Website
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THE QUINTESSENTIAL NOCTURNAL SOCIALITE

 ODIDIVA/Odidi Mfenyana was “discovered” by controversial andinternationally acclaimed
Theatre Director, Brett Bailey, while singing George Michael’s Freedom90 at the legendary
Monday Night Karoake at Bronx bar in 2001. Brett Bailey wrote OdidiMfenyana into the script
of his musical play BIG DADA-The Rise and Fall of Idi Amin as the following:
“ FIRE IN UGANDA by ODIDIVA: To be sung like Brenda Fassie meetsShirley Bassey and Grace
Jones”

Odidiva with Toya Delazy at Premiere of "While You Weren't Looking" 19 Sept 2015

Odidi Mfenyana was already a sought after Live Nightclub vocalist andrecording artist having
started alongside popular DJ’s Ryan Dent, Dino Moran, Shaun Duvet in1999 at Club MORE . As a
House music vocalist he has worked with  international DJ’s TonyFinger (Italy) , Murat Kilic
(Australia), legendary DJ Paul Oakenfold and German hitmakersMilk&Sugar, who remixed the
ODIDIVA chartopper with Dino Moran GumbaFire”
By 2005 a synergy with the city’s leading fashionistas’ wasestablished alongside  GQ Fashion Editor
Arthur Malan-Mureson, Glamour’s 1st Editor Amanda Gowing, MarieClaire’s Kate Wilson and Jan
Malan’s Umzingeli team who pioneered South Africa’s Fashion Showproduction and created MNET’s
Face of Africa.
This culminated in ODIDIVA and the cast of HOUSE OF THE HOLY AFROopening the 2008 FACE OF
AFRICA finale, at the Superbowl in Sun City, broad cast LIVE to 50million people worldwide.

https://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=136328740244
- Afro is African FACE OF AFRICA Finale, Sun City 2008

THE UNEXPECTED SOCIAL ACTIVIST

"ODIDIVA is live, loud and proud
 But what distinguishes is her political edge."

Nadine Botha, Editor - DESIGN INDABA magazine, 1 May 2010

He hasactively participated with
Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) 

from organising Marches in Khayelitsha& Nyanga against
Xenophobia to composing 

 the original theme song forHIV/Aids magazine show SIYANGOBA/BEAT IT and appearing in its openingcredits for 5 years.

As ambassador for The Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation(2008-2009),

ODIDIVA persuaded hndreds to participate in Drug Trials that helped create PrEP.

 On 4 July 2015, ODIDIVA launched the national campaign for Male toMale sexual awarenessand HIV/Aids prevention by Anova Health Institute and Elton John AIDSFoundation "WeAreTheBrave"

ODIDIVA appears in a career defining public service announcementagainst Hate Crimes andXenophobia, Strange Fruit by Jack Lewis, singing the Billie Holidaymasterpiiece.
Mfenyana reworked with producer with Mason Black.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5z-grpZOwRU
- Strange Fruit PSA Against Hate Crimes & Xenophobia 2009

 'There is no passion to be found playing small -in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living.'

Nelson Mandela

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