Freshlyground
Artist
Freshlyground is an acclaimed and successful South African band. The band was formed in Cape Town, South Africa and became a hit and the face of African World Music after the release of their debut album, Jika Jika in 2003.
Their music is a blend of Kwela and some sounds and traditions of Zimbabwe and Mozambique. They play all this with a tinge of pop, jazz, blues and indie rock to forge a fresh and redefining style.
Freshlyground has performed at various concerts across South Africa and internationally, including performing for the then President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki and sharing the stage with world class musicians like Shakira, the legend Miriam Makeba etc.
Freshlyground have had multiple international tours and collaborated with acclaimed popular musicians like the Colombian pop superstar Shakira. Their collaboration with Shakira on the song “Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)” was a an international hit performed at the closing event of the 2010 FIFA World Cup held in South Africa; the song was an official world cup song.
On a visit to South Africa in June 2013 during a speech at the University of Cape Town, President Barack Obama cited Freshlyground as an example of the contributions South Africa has made to the world.
