The year 2017 was filled with musical travels for Namibian Tales. From freezing
Switzerland (January) to Amman Jazz Festival in Jordan (April) and performances in Germany (May).
The Namibian Tales quartet then took to the Kalahari in June, where they teamed
up with the four San singers to rehearse and perform together in Namibia and create
their critically acclaimed album “Kalahari Encounters” together.
This live recording won Best World Music Album Produced in Netherlands 2017
by Mixed World Music and was reviewed in Folk Roots magazine.
The quartet performed at several venues during the Shanghai World Music F
estival China (October) and gave a showcase at “Visa For Music” in Rabat, Morocco
in November.
In December, Shishani Vranckx & Sjahin During returned to the Kalahari to
present the album to the ladies and continued their work archiving music from
different San communities in collaboration with the Museums Association of
Namibia and UNESCO.
This year the quartet will be giving a showcase at the Seoul Music Festival in
South Korea.
Currently the group is preparing the CD release tour for “Kalahari Encounters”
which will take place in Europe during the summer together with the San singers
from the Kalahari!
