COME TOGETHER TOUR FEATURING SHANNON HOPE & DIVIDABLE GRAND

Award-winning pianist and vocal artist Shannon Hope joins forces with the energetic and relatively new on the SA music scene Dividable Grand for Come Together – a show featuring a collaborative approach to their respective original songs and some songs they wish they wrote. Imagine the vocal power of Adele backed by the pop sensibilities of The Beatles – throw in a cello, some percussion and appearances by a couple of well-known guest artists, and Come Together will be a performance to remember.

Shannon Hope is described as “a thrilling, enthralling, endearing and awe-inspiring performer”, and with two full studio albums, radio play on various stations across the country, and a reputation as one of the hardest-touring artists in South Africa, she has graced esteemed stages such as the Fugard Theatre in Cape Town and The Metro Theatre in Chicago, and almost every major festival on the national circuit. In 2011 she was awarded a Standard Bank Ovation Award by the National Arts Festival in recognition of “artistic innovation, excellence, the exploitation of new performance styles and the courage to open new conversations in the arts.” And opening new conversations is exactly what Shannon Hope has in mind for 2013.

Come Together also features the musical talents of new Knysna band, Dividable Grand. Their debut album “The Buzz” was released in October 2012 and has received extensive airplay on stations like KFM, RSG, ECR and numerous campus radio stations in South Africa. They have shared stages with the likes of Prime Circle, Karen Zoid, Die Heuwels Fantasties and Ard Matthews – much to the crowd’s delight. Genevieve Vieira of The Citizen had this to say about the band: “For a band made up solely of 18-year-olds, The Buzz is what many would consider well above average as far as debut albums are concerned. The album is altogether enjoyable and distinguished, with an impressive sense of creativity oozing through the music. Excitement builds knowing that any future offerings hold great potential.”

Come Together Tour Dates 20 – 24 March:

Wednesday, 20 March 2013
Alexander Theatre, Cape Town
(76 Strand Street, Cape Town. Tel: 021 300 1652) Tickets are R80

Thursday, 21 March 2013
Seaside Blues Restaurant, Melkbosstrand
(Cnr of 6^th Avenue and Beach Road, Melkbosstrand. Tel: 021 553 2615) Tickets are R80

Friday, 22 March 2013
Potters Place, Jeffreys Bay
(18 Oosterland Street, Jeffreys Bay. Tel: 042 293 2500) Tickets are R70 Doors 6.30pm for 8pm

Saturday, 23 March 2013
Music Kitchen, Port Elizabeth
(69 Mangold Street, Newton Park, Port Elizabeth. Tel: 041 364 1964) Tickets are R70 Doors 7pm for 8.30pm

Sunday, 24 March 2013
Murambi Country Kitchen, East London
(Sunrise Drive, Sunrise-On-Sea, East London. Tel: 084 600 5716)
Tickets are R60 (cash bar, bring your own picnic or order from the venue) Doors 2pm for 3pm

For more information: www.shannonhope.co.za or www.dividablegrand.com