SA band off to World Cup
Michele O'Connor , Die Burger
Cape Town - Popular Cape Town group Freshlyground are on their way to Berlin to take part in the handing over ceremony of the 2010 Soccer World Cup.
The event will be handed over to South Africa at the closing ceremony of this year's World Cup.
The group will share the stage with other South African stars such as Johnny Clegg and Sibongile Khumalo.
A spokesperson for the group, Yiorga Spanoudi, told Die Burger that the musicians are overwhelmed to have been asked to perform.
"It's a huge honour for us to go and represent South Africa. We don't know what or how many songs we're going to perform. We're still running around making all the arrangements, because we leave for Germany on Thursday."
Freshlyground's new album, Nomvula, will be released in Britain, France, Italy and Germany in August.
This album has already achieved platinum status in South Africa. The performance in Berlin and an extensive tour in Europe will give the group a chance to test their popularity overseas.
Their first album, Jika Jika, was released in 2003 and became a national favourite.
Freshlyground will undertake an extensive tour through Britain after their Berlin performance and return to Germany in August.
"The group, comprising Zolani Mahola (lead singer), Josh Hawks (base), Simon Atewell (wind instruments), Peter Cohen (drums), Kyla-Rose Smith (violin), Julio Sigauque (acoustic guitar) and Aron Turest Swartz (keyboards) are known for pop/rock melodies with an African flavour. This is the sound that made them famous and they won't change that in Europe," Spanoudi said.
They will tour South Africa in October.
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