Gospel and Soul Festival Tribute to the late Vuyo Mokoena
The late Vuyo Mokoena will be honoured in a tribute concert in Duduza on Saturday.
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Duduza – The Jobe Foundation will stage an unprecedented and unparalleled Gospel and Soul Festival on April 8 at the Duduza Stadium at 09:00.
This day will go down in history as one which honoured a great son of the soil, a man with the most fantastic voice to grace our shores, the enigmatic Vuyo Mokoena.
Mokoena, who died in 2008 from a brain tumour, was the epitome of musical excellence and genius in his craft.
He grew up on the dusty streets of Duduza and carved out a name for himself during the dark days of apartheid.
He didn’t let his personal and community circumstances deter him. Like a phoenix, he rose from the ashes of poverty and squalor to become a household name. It is for that reason The Jobe Foundation saw it fitting to honour a man of his calibre.
Pastor Aubrey Sibiya of The Jobe Foundation said, “We could not have honoured him in any other way except by staging what he liked most.
“Mokoena lived his life as a music lover and cut his teeth with a local band called Melodi. He progressed further in his musical career when he was signed by Pure Magic and recruited by Sizwe Zako.
“It was then when Vuyo worked with Rebecca Malope, who won a music talent show called Shell Road to Fame.
“In earnest, his meteoric rise had its genesis with Pure Magic. Mokoena worked with many artists, some of whom will perform in his honour, the likes of Sipho Makhabane and Jabu Hlongwane.”
The day will see local artists Ntombi Mbele, Priscilla Mahamba and Tumelo Matlala on stage alongside legends Ayanda Ntanzi, Sipho Ngwenya and Jay Mbiza.
The soul entertainment line-up consists of local DJs like Mjakes and Lungisani performing alongside erstwhile DJs in the music industry like Wilson B Nkosi, Thabo Mokwele, DJ Young and David King Mashabela.