Concord Nkabinde is a multi-talented phenomenal artist that describes himself as “An African voice speaking to the World”.
In his second of 5 videos he shares some of his insights on the skills and principles required to be a successful & respected bandleader.

Featuring short excerpts from the songs:
“Mina” - no available online links
“Sizalelwe Indodana” - [ Ссылка ]

Concord Nkabinde’s interest in music began around age 10, whilst growing up in the streets of Soweto.
Raised with church music, he became involved with many Gospel music Bands and later ventured into the broader Music Industry. The desire to acquire more knowledge and experience, led to him pursuing a Bachelor of Music degree in Jazz Studies from the University of KwaZulu Natal.

He then went on to teach music full-time at the Federated Union of Black Arts (FUBA) & at Funda Art Centre, before deciding to pursue a career as a session and touring Musician.
Nkabinde soon became a sought after Bass Guitarist, working with the likes of Johnny Clegg, Abdullah Ibrahim, Zim Ngqawana, Joyous Celebration, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Arno Carstens, Ray Phiri, Roy Ayers, Vusi Mahlasela, Theuns Jordaan, McCoy Mrubata, Miriam Makeba, Ernie Smith & many more.

In the year 2002, Concord set up a Record Company, Drocnoc Music, and went on to release his 2 self-produced CDs - “The time, The season” & “This is my World”. In 2011 he also released a Live DVD – “Live in Joburg, South Africa” which was nominated for a South African Music Award for “Best Live DVD”.

Concord has a driving passion for cross-cultural collaboration projects.
The mission of breaking down virtual boundaries that tend to divide people is a path he has embraced with both hands and heart.
This passion got him involved in a number of projects of this nature: Southern Cross – South Africa & Brazil (1994); Two Nations – U.K. & South Africa (1997); Gathering Forces – Jazz & Indian Classical music (1994/97); Shuttle 99 – South Africa & the Nordic countries (1998/99); Beyond the rainbow – China & South Africa (2001); Imbizo – Finland & South Africa (2003); Øiseth Afrika – Norway & South Africa (2010); Magnus Lindgren & Friends – Sweden/South Africa/USA/Turkey (2013/14); Duet with Lionel Loueke – South Africa/ Benin (2015); MamaSongue – Swedish/Congolese/South African/Latin/Irish Project (2018).

Concord has Composed Television & Documentary music for a number of TV shows including “Soul City”, “Soul Buddyz”, “Late Night with Kgomotso”, “SABC 3 TV” Channel Identity music, “Vuwani”, “For Better For Worse” and others.
Nkabinde has been the Commissioned Composer for the SAMRO Foundation and UNISA music Competitions. Concord has also composed music for a Dance & Movement production on the life of Sarah Baartman - Cargo Precious.

In 2006, Concord Nkabinde received the prestigious Standard Bank Young Artist Award for Jazz.
Having operated and gained experience as an independently unsigned Artist, Concord now facilitates Workshops that seek to empower developing Artists with necessary tools to confidently explore Music and the Arts as a Business.
These include Standard Bank Joy of Jazz Festival’s Workshops Programme - “Geleza Kleva & Learn”, Academy of Sound Engineering, Creative Industries Career Expo 2020, Nelson Mandela – The Song Lives On Workshops.

For BOOKINGS Contact:
concord@concordcreativity.com
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In the Daily Music Tips series, CTMA invites a local pro musician to share some useful music and industry related tips from their wealth of knowledge and experience. The featured Artist of the Week’s series will run from Mondays – Fridays with one tip posted daily.
Each week following will showcase a different artist from South Africa.

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