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22 May 2006 One Comment

Edgars, 5fm, Metro FM and Goodhope FM join their powerful forces with Big Concerts to bring you the cream of the hip-hop crop! The truly unique, talented Kanye West will be jetting into South Africa for two performances this July, performing at the Coca-Cola Dome on the 11th and at the Bellville Velodrome on the 14th. Read on for more info…

“As a major sponsor involved in bringing international bands to South Africa, Edgars has begun to have a large impact on the SA music scene. We have been waiting patiently for a great artist with the caliber of Kanye West to show interest in coming to South Africa, and we are proud to be sponsoring this cutting edge tour in July. For Edgars, the Kanye West tour will be a credible and sustainable extension of our involvement with staging the top music talent for the people on an international scale” says Tracey Turner, Edgars Sponsorship and Events manager.

Recently named in Time Magazine’s list of the 100 most influential people in the world, Kanye West has had significant successes in South Africa with chart breakers on 5fm, Metro FM and Goodhope FM.

While his early work suggested greatness, it was on Jay-Z’s now-classic The Blueprint that West first achieved it in a major way. Drawing from the Jackson 5 (“Izzzo (H.O.V.A)), the Doors (“Takeover”) and the Temptations’ David Ruffin (“Never Change”), West created the soulful yet gritty sound behind Jay’s best tracks that his imitators are still trying to copy today. But like any true original, West was in a league of his own—creating the future of hip-hop as he dug back in time with his unique samples to connect the past with the present in a brand new way. Before long, West was being hailed as the future of hip-hop.

In the wake of his breakout success, West earned a whopping, ten nominations for the 47th annual Grammy Awards, held in early 2005. The College Drop Out won the Best Rap Album award, "Jesus Walks" won Best Rap Song, and a songwriting credit on "You Don’t Know My Name" had West sharing the Best R&B Song award with Alicia Keys and Harold Lilly. Later in the year, he released his second solo album, Late Registration, which was met with enormous acclaim.

With Late Registration, Dr. West has indeed delivered the medicine. And once again, he did the only way he can: with honesty, humor and his conviction in continuing to prove himself by making great music. His trademark sample-based arrangements have expanded to include live instrumentation. West has always been an artist who challenges not only himself, but his audience and his fellow musicians with new ideas and new ways of expressing the joys and sorrows of life through music. Late Registration does just that as it takes down avenues and alleyways filled with sound and vision.

TOUR ITINERARY

Tuesday, 11 July – Coca Cola Dome, Johannesburg

Friday, 14 July – Bellville Velodrome, Cape Town

TICKET BOOKINGS

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