“Tsidii Live”
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“Tsidii Live”
- Two Concerts in New York!
“Electric and Powerful” Artist, Tony Award nominee (LION KING original cast) Tsidii Le Loka - has two major NYC Concerts in July. A native of Lesotho, South Africa, Tsidii Le Loka continues to bring her electrifying performances and multi-faceted artistry to international audiences. Tsidii is the winner of several top industry awards: Outer Critics Circle Award, Drama Desk Award, EW Award, Drama League Award for Outstanding Performance in a Musical (for originating the role of "Rafiki") in THE LION KING ON BROADWAY; film and TV credits include lead roles in two Stephen King made-for-television movies ROSE RED and THE DIARY OF ELLEN RIMBAUER (Stephen King and Ridley Pearson) and LAW AND ORDER. Her television special CAUGHT IN THE ACT on WGBY won the Iris Award for best local program. |
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SUNDAY JULY 16th
@ 7.30pm
JOE'S PUB AT THE PUBLIC THEATRE (425 Lafayette Street, NY) Tsidii will debut songs and creative interpretations. Joined by Grammy Award winning music director Oriente Lopez with stellar acoustic musicians and vocalists including Kathleen Jackson and James Stovall. ADVANCE TIX: $17 ADVANCE $20 at DOOR Call: (212) 239 - 6200 or email:www.joespub.com or www.telecharge.com |
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MONDAY JULY 17TH
@ 7PM
LANGSTON HUGHES AUDITORIUM, SCHOMBURG CENTER for RESEARCH IN BLACK CULTURE in Harlem (103 W. 135th St. Between Malcolm X & Adam C. Powell Blvd ) The Schomburg’s Africana Heritage Concert Series (www.schomburgcenter.org/concertseries) welcomes Tsidii Le Loka with “Song on Sky Mountain”. In celebration of the Kingdom of Lesotho and the King's Birthday, Tsidii presents a theatrical concert performance with music of the African Diaspora and selected poetry. With special guests, AMAJUBA- five, South African performers join Tsidii with traditional dance and stunning a capella harmonies. Presented by the renown Schomburg Center for Research In Black Culture and The African Cultural Institute. TIX: Call: 212-491 2206 $16 Members / $20 Non-Members |
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“Tsidii BIO”
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Tsidii Le Loka A native of Lesotho, South Africa, Tsidii is one of the most vibrant and innovative performing artists on the international scene today. Tony Award Nominee and winner of several top industry awards including Outer Critics Circle Award, Drama Desk Award, EW Award, Drama League Award for Outstanding Performance in a Musical (for originating the role of "Rafiki") in THE LION KING ON BROADWAY, Tsidii Le Loka continues to bring her electrifying performances and multi-faceted artistry to international audiences. Tsidii's composition, Rafiki Mourns is included in the Grammy Award winning album of The Lion King On Broadway, sharing the honor with Elton John, Tim Rice, Julie Taymor, Hans Zimmer and others. The supremely talented Lady has also been awarded the prestigious Ivor Novello Award for International Achievement in Musical Theatre from The British Academy of Composers and Songwriters. Her film and TV credits include lead roles in two Stephen King made-for-television movies ROSE RED and THE DIARY OF ELLEN RIMBAUER (Stephen King and Ridley Pearson) and LAW AND ORDER. Her television special CAUGHT IN THE ACT on WGBY won the Iris Award for best local program. She has also done endorsements for JOHNSON AND JOHNSON in South Africa. The television special TSIDII LE LOKA IN CONCERT aired on major television networks and was re-aired several times by popular demand. She was the only Performer invited to perform at Dr Nelson Mandela's first International Press Conference in Johannesburg after his release from Prison. |
