Margaret’s Daughter – Friday July 1, 2011
Ami
Time: 18:300 for 20;00;
Tickets: R50 per person;
Just back from Mexico!
Once upon a time, not so long ago, Margaret had a daughter. She called her Adri-Mari, or Ami for short. Fast forward a couple of years and Ami has established herself as one of South Africa’s top singer-songwriters. Together with multi-instrumentalist and producer, Etienne Ghyoot, they are the Margaret’s Daughter duo that fans have come to know and love.
Margaret’s Daughter has released three albums independently as English pop-rock band, but in keeping with South Africa’s multi-faceted culture and diverse languages they are not keeping any boundaries on their musical style and have released their fourth adult contemporary album which is entirely in Afrikaans, called Ami.
Etienne Ghyoot
The album still stays true to the original Margaret’s Daughter sound. In fact, imagine everything you love about Margaret’s Daughter: meaningful lyrics, tight rhythms, beautiful harmonies and catchy melodies, just in Afrikaans. They are convinced that this is their best work to date. Apart from the drums (where long-time collaborator Andy Maritz makes his appearance again), all the instruments were played by Ami & Etienne.
Over the years, Ami and Etienne have paid their dues by performing literally hundreds of shows. They’ve shared the stage with most of South
Africa’s top artists, played many major festivals and have even performed internationally in England, Spain and Mozambique and recently at a Guitar Festival in Mexico, where they were one of only 10 groups from around the world to perform at this boutique festival on Mexico’s Pacific Coast and the first ever from South Africa.
Several of their songs have been play-listed on commercial and community stations countrywide. Margaret’s Daughter can adapt their stage act to suit the venue and mood required. They perform either as an acoustic duo or as a full rock band, incorporating different musicians as the need arises. Whichever way they perform, one thing remains constant: Ami’s timeless songs and unique voice, accompanied by her rhythmic acoustic guitar playing.
Margarets Daughter
