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KZN Music Imbizo 2015 dates announced
The 2015 dates for KwaZulu-Natal’s independent annual music business conference were announced at the CMJ Music Marathon in New York.
KZN Music Imbizo 2015 will be hosted on the last weekend of August, from Thursday to Saturday, 27–29 August 2015.
Sphe Mbhele, project manager for the event, announced the dates at a panel discussion at CMJ Music Marathon 2014: "We are opening our programme and looking to collaborate with other interested individuals and organisations," he said.
Mbhele is spending a week in New York attending the CMJ Music Marathon. CMJ Music Marathon is an annual event where selected bands and artists play at various clubs throughout Manhattan and Brooklyn. The event was introduced in 1980, with only a few venues around NYC as a way for industry professionals to discover new breaking artists in the college radio world.
On the other hand, the six-year-old KZN Music Imbizo collects various music industry stakeholders under one roof to map the way forward for the KwaZulu-Natal music industry. It is a platform to exhibit, showcase, network, share expertise and knowledge.
This year, the event had some of the most influential South African music industry individuals and organisations, 18 showcasing musicians, 15 exhibitors plus a number of music-related films.
For more info, go to www.kzn-musicimbizo.co.za.
