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On invitation of ‘One Day For Another World’ (OXFAM) Sioen went to the township Soweto in South Africa to set up collaboration with local musicians. He met living legend Pops Mohamed (kora, kalimba, mbira) and Khaya Mahlangu (saxophone player with Hugh Masekela) and together with Stella Khumalo (backing vocalist with Miriam Makeba) he organised an audition in the heart of Soweto to select 4 backing vocalists with an amazing voice.
During the festival ‘Gentse Feesten’ he brought this group of musicians to Belgium and the energetic and melodic new songs made the concert a great succes and ‘talk of the town’. Newspaper ‘De Standaard’ wrote: “We always sympathise with someone who plays a whole new repertoire in front of an audience. And Sioen succeeded with brilliance!”
And so it happened. Pushed by the enthusiasm of the fans after the concert, Sioen went back to South Africa to record the album ‘Calling Up Soweto’: ‘To the township of the townships, where I took my boots. On the train to Naledi, where Jo’burg has its roots. To the sound of revolution and the vibe on the streets. When I’m gone I sing the blues, in Soweto, that’s where I lost my shoes’.
During the festival ‘Gentse Feesten’ he brought this group of musicians to Belgium and the energetic and melodic new songs made the concert a great succes and ‘talk of the town’. Newspaper ‘De Standaard’ wrote: “We always sympathise with someone who plays a whole new repertoire in front of an audience. And Sioen succeeded with brilliance!”
And so it happened. Pushed by the enthusiasm of the fans after the concert, Sioen went back to South Africa to record the album ‘Calling Up Soweto’: ‘To the township of the townships, where I took my boots. On the train to Naledi, where Jo’burg has its roots. To the sound of revolution and the vibe on the streets. When I’m gone I sing the blues, in Soweto, that’s where I lost my shoes’.
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What I Fail To Understand
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Communicate
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Shoutbox
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parasonar wrote:
SHE LIKES IT BETTER!
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ragom84 wrote:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAhIqAOc8vw with hooverphonic vocalist, great cover!
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DJNikki wrote:
Lovely band......Cruisin'<3<3<3
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ogiogiga wrote:
from birth until now I do sioen - cruisin .. slow song is the best ..
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uwged8 wrote:
Stem Sioen in uwged8! http://www.gentblogt.be/uwged8 uwged8 is de top 8 van de beste gentse muziek van het moment, wekelijks door u gekozen. uwged8 is elke week te beluisteren en te lezen op Gentblogt
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och_jong wrote:
heerlijk
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myinak wrote:
i'm desperately searching his songs...wherever
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Abbeloor wrote:
live echt de moeite! één keer gezien op een festival, maar in een concertgebouw nog indrukwekkender!! ben verslaafd aan deze muziek
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khalid-greece wrote:
great music!
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Neo952 wrote:
I need a drug de Sioen désormais diffusée sur Radio Néo ! www.radioneo.org Bonne écoute ! =)
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Hanneke12345 wrote:
I'm wondering why it's similar to Spinvis. But it's good stuff.
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lennyke wrote:
Toch nogal afgezwakt sinds SYN en EYM.. A Potion is niet wat ik verwacht had. Gisteren naar de theatertournee geweest, daar hebben ze wél weer indruk op me achtergelaten. Drug brengt de oude stijl weer terug, en Laurens was fantastisch gisteren!
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IndisSurion wrote:
De première gezien van Ready for your love een week geleden, en ik moet zeggen, ik werd werkelijk van mijn sokken geblazen. Een theatertournéé, maar dan met krachtige rock. Een echte aanrader! Mooiste concert van 2008 tot nu toe ;)
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kowfie wrote:
blijft geweldig! vooral ook live.. vooral als ge frontstage staat in de marquee op werchter.. Beste optreden voor mij in 2007!
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Knirrie wrote:
7 december, Sioen in de So What in Gouda!!
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pralien wrote:
Lieve Sioen-luisteraars, heb je geen zin om lid te worden van deze groep : http://www.last.fm/group/Sioen ? :)
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Filh wrote:
jah, sioen zijn gewoon goed en vlaams! Ik vindt dat ik er trots op mag zijn als een vlaming :) !!!
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Demoncleaner76 wrote:
kwaliteit uit gent :p
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EliaWest wrote:
Cruisin`is such a fantasting song.
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Miso-chan wrote:
I saw him in Cologne together with Mia. Such an interesting and remarkably style of music!
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News
SIOEN OP GROOTSTE FESTIVAL ZUID-AFRIKA (in dutch)
2 Oct 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/sioentheband
!!! Ongelooflijk nieuws !!!
Sioen staat op 10 oktober met het project ‘Calling up Soweto’ op het grootste festival van Zuid-Afrika met de crème de la crème van de Zuid-Afrikaanse muziek : Busi Mhlo. …
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