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Tomorrow evening our hostess Verity, brought to us by the FaceLook and FoodCook group in (of course) FACEBOOK, will introduce Sylvestre samba Kabassidi, loved African musician to guests:

Sylvestre was born in Pointe-Noire, on the coast of the Congo republic. He represents a “new generation” of African artists, using his acoustic guitar, dynamic lyrics and melodies, and rich baritone vocals and percussion to produce a unique sound rich in emotion and sentiment. His contemporaries include Salif Keita, Youssou Ndour, Papa Wemba and Zao.

Cape Town is his “adoptive home”, and he recently played at the 2008 Cape Town International Jazz Festival, the Ivory Room in Cape Town (Bottle Unplugged sessions); “Acoustic Shape” at the Zula bar, among others. His most recent gig was at the Knorhoek Wine Estate, and it was a Twitter Follower of @CapeTown that told other Capetwonians about her experience that led us to this unbelievable musician with his rich baritone voice.

Sources for this article: Kabassidi’s Website and Music Industry Online

LISTEN TO HIM HERE in Congolese and Afrikaans version of LEAVES.