Alan Yon & Ryan Swano
Having a voice with a texture that might be best described as an old soul, weathered by life and schooled by adversity, yet still so alive in vocal tone and bubbly in its expression, Maya Elizabeth Spector is a rising talent in the South African music and theatre world.
Coming from a culturally diverse, musical family, she grew up in Japan, Swaziland, America and South Africa. She graduated in 2009 from the University of Kwa-Zulu Natal with a Bachelor of Music degree, majoring in jazz performance and music education.
Maya has appeared on stages around South Africa in both international and South African musicals and she has also been a lead vocalist and back-up singer with many different music groups including Cuecumber Jazz.
She has also performed and recorded with a number of leading South African artists including a House music collaboration with Native Roots titled “Stay with Me”.
Having recently finished her long-awaited EP, Maya is now writing new material and performing gigs in and around Cape Town and beyond. She keeps herself vocally fit and ready for the next opportunity – wherever it may take her while her debut radio single “Slow”, is currently play-listed on GHFM and Heart FM.
Maya Spector will be joined by special guests Elton Goslett and Quintin Goliath aka Jitsvinger for an evening of blues, soul, funk, hip hop and jazz.
Feed Your Soul with Maya Spector promises to take you on a musical journey that will set new milestones.
Elton Goslett is a sought-after guitarist and leads the blues band ‘Black Gone Blue’ while Jitsvinger is one of South Africa’s premier Hip Hop artists who as a rapper, vocalist and guitarist, has built a reputation for critically acclaimed collaborations with artists across nearly the whole spectrum of musical genres.
The band will also include some of Cape Town’s finest musos: Andre Webb, Craig Victor, Frank Paco, Muriel Marco and Alan Charles Yon.
Venue: Nassua Centre in Newlands.
Tickets: R120 pre-sold and at the door (contact Alan Yon @ 0833311133 / email yonmusicafrica@gmail.com.
Date: 31 August 2014 Time: 6pm-8pm
The video below is a live recording of Maya performing her current radio single ‘Slow’.
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