Verity and the Shades
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Verity and The Shades is a music group from Cape Town
, South Africa
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from Zimbabwe singing vocals, Tony Paco from Mozambique on drums, Nelson Malela from Congo on keyboards & Helder Gonzaga from Mozambique on bass.
Verity and the Shades have performed at the following festivals and concerts: Up The Creek; Levis Vintage Sundays; Kirstenbosch Winter Concerts; Women's Show; Artscape Theatre Centre
; V&A Waterfront Bandstand
; Standard Bank Rocking Future Road Show; 1st for Women Feather Awards; Coca Cola Artside of Life; SAB; Media 24 Awards; ABSA Stadium Durban.
They have also been featured on the following television and radio shows: SABC3's Journey to the Core; SABC2's
Weekend Live; MNET's
Carte Blanche
; SABC2's
Morning Live; SABC3's Power Within; Luv Sport, MNET's
SuperSport; SABC2's
Hectic 99; SABC2's
Keeping it Real; ETV's Showbiz Report and SABC3's Top Billing.
Cape Town
Cape Town is the second-most populous city in South Africa, and the provincial capital and primate city of the Western Cape. As the seat of the National Parliament, it is also the legislative capital of the country. It forms part of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality...
, South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
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Band Biography
Verity and The Shades have been performing throughout South Africa since 2004. Their music style is a fusion of pop, rock and township genres. The band is composed of VerityVerity Price
Verity is a singer, songwriter, actress and motivational speaker from Cape Town, South Africa.-Biography:Verity was born in Zimbabwe and raised in South Africa. She won the Catch a Rising Star talent search in Florida in 2002 and was awarded a US working visa as an artist of outstanding ability in...
from Zimbabwe singing vocals, Tony Paco from Mozambique on drums, Nelson Malela from Congo on keyboards & Helder Gonzaga from Mozambique on bass.
Verity and the Shades have performed at the following festivals and concerts: Up The Creek; Levis Vintage Sundays; Kirstenbosch Winter Concerts; Women's Show; Artscape Theatre Centre
Artscape Theatre Centre
Artscape Theatre Centre is the main performing arts centre in Cape Town, South Africa. It was opened in 1971 and is located on reclaimed land in the Foreshore area...
; V&A Waterfront Bandstand
Victoria & Alfred Waterfront
The Victoria & Alfred Waterfront in the historic heart of Cape Town's working harbour is South Africa's most-visited destination, having the highest rate of foreign tourists of any attraction in the country...
; Standard Bank Rocking Future Road Show; 1st for Women Feather Awards; Coca Cola Artside of Life; SAB; Media 24 Awards; ABSA Stadium Durban.
They have also been featured on the following television and radio shows: SABC3's Journey to the Core; SABC2's
SABC 2
SABC 2 is a South African television channel owned by the South African Broadcasting Corporation . SABC 2 broadcasts programming in English, Afrikaans, Venda, and Tsonga.It was created in 1996, after the SABC restructured its television channels...
Weekend Live; MNET's
M-Net
M-Net is a subscription-funded television channel in South Africa, established in 1986 by Naspers....
Carte Blanche
Carte Blanche (TV series)
Carte Blanche, produced by Combined Artists, is the flagship magazine and actuality programme on M-Net, a pay-TV channel broadcasting in Southern Africa. Carte Blanche was launched in 1989 and broadcasts during prime time viewing on Sunday evenings....
; SABC2's
SABC 2
SABC 2 is a South African television channel owned by the South African Broadcasting Corporation . SABC 2 broadcasts programming in English, Afrikaans, Venda, and Tsonga.It was created in 1996, after the SABC restructured its television channels...
Morning Live; SABC3's Power Within; Luv Sport, MNET's
M-Net
M-Net is a subscription-funded television channel in South Africa, established in 1986 by Naspers....
SuperSport; SABC2's
SABC 2
SABC 2 is a South African television channel owned by the South African Broadcasting Corporation . SABC 2 broadcasts programming in English, Afrikaans, Venda, and Tsonga.It was created in 1996, after the SABC restructured its television channels...
Hectic 99; SABC2's
SABC 2
SABC 2 is a South African television channel owned by the South African Broadcasting Corporation . SABC 2 broadcasts programming in English, Afrikaans, Venda, and Tsonga.It was created in 1996, after the SABC restructured its television channels...
Keeping it Real; ETV's Showbiz Report and SABC3's Top Billing.
Discography
- Journey
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- Wikipedia JourneyJourney (Verity album)Journey is the debut album released by Verity and her band Verity and the Shades.- History :Journey was the first South African album to be sold before it was even produced. Verity's website featured a method for "future owners" to preorder CDs to fund the production of the album. Over 2000 people...