Seatavern

“Umi Album Tour in the Mother City”

Zamajobe Sithole known as Zamajobe is a South African singer songwriter whose humble beginnings are from the cool and dusty streets of Vosloorus, Gauteng, South Africa. Born in Vereeniging, Gauteng, South Africa at her grandmother’s house, her parents Nombuso and Themba Sithole moved to Johannesburg for work opportunities and the family of four, with Zamajobe’s older brother Ayanda Sithole, where 1st based in Soweto and then permanently got settled in Vosloorus. Zamajobe’s mother came from a religious background and naturally she instilled that in her children, making them active members in the church. This is where Zamajobe would get introduced to and fell madly in love with the soulful and uplifting sounds of Gospel music. Mixed with Zamajobe’s Father who was an Academic and heavy jazz music collector, that’s where Zamajobe later got her infusion of music influences which later became a major influence in her writing and composition style.

MUSIC JOURNEY Her first major introduction into the South African audience was when she was voted out at position seven in the second season of Idols South Africa. Although she didn’t win, she got major publicity from the competition and had a lot of recording offers from major labels across the country. Zama then went and signed with Sony Music under the guidance of Dave Thompson who was a judge in Idols and a mentor throughout the competition for Zamajobe. Eight months after signing her first recording deal, Zamajobe went to release her critically acclaimed debut album, which has seen been celebrated for over two decades with various celebrations that have taken place around South Africa.

Venue: TBADoors open at 5pm and show starts at 7pm