The rollicking African sound of Loveness Wesa – driven by the beat of inspired musicians in the Bantus Band – is Afro-pop and it takes you to a happy place.
That happy place is now here in Portland, a city in north western United States where Wesa has made her home after sharing her gifts of music and dance on tours around the globe, in Australia, Europe, Canada, Africa and the U.S.
It has been a joy creating her publicity images.
Among Wesa’s credits over the years, she lists performances for the likes of the Queen of England, Prince Edward, George Bush Senior and the President of South Africa Jacob Zuma.
Wesa tells of being one of the first female artists in Zimbabwe to write, choreograph and produce dance theatre shows performed mostly by women.
And she has been daring enough to play traditional drums in her act, defying a taboo in her homeland that once denied women in her culture a place behind a drum.
Loveness sees her style of entertainment as a vehicle to spread a message of peace, freedom and understanding.
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Her music was inspired by her mother, aunt and grandmother who were sangomas – spiritual mediums who used song and dance to channel ancestral spirits.
Wesa’s sound merges ancient traditions with a modern twist and are adapted to both traditional and contemporary instruments.
Listen closely and you’ll hear the influences of musical legends including Miriam Makeba and Harry Belafonte.
Like Loveness, who danced endlessly as a child, her own 10 year old daughter, Shalom, adds sparkle to their stage performances.
The fifth-grader is a savvy entertainment vet who has been performing since she was three –danchristopherphotography.com
