Deelee Dube - Jazz At The Africa Centre

Join us for an evening of soulful jazz and captivating melodies with multi-award-winning vocal artist and songwriter Deelee Dubé at The Africa Centre. This is a rare opportunity to experience her talent up close and personal.

Embodying a stellar South African musical lineage, the eclectic tastes of a London upbringing, and a deep love and respect for the jazz tradition, Deelee’s late father was the famed South African jazz pianist Jabu Nkosi; her grandfather another legendary figure from the country’s music scene, saxophonist, and band leader Zacks (Isaac).

Garnering supporters to the likes of, Sheila Jordan, Bebel Gilberto, 3T, Lori Lieberman, actress Zoe Saldana, as well as the late Chick Corea, amongst others, Deelee is one of the most gifted vocalists to have emerged from the London scene in many years.

Deelee’s performance is part of The Africa Centre’s celebration of Freedom Day, a day that marks the occasion on which South Africa commemorates its journey to freedom and democracy.

Ms. Dubé, the first British recipient of the Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Award, has a voice of the purest gold’ – Trevor Bannister (for the JazzMann)

"Dubé obviously has great gifts; an inherently expressive voice, a nice sense of timing and harmony, and a deep knowledge of the tradition." – Daily Telegraph

'A voice of deep grainy power ... Dubé has a quick-witted musicality' – Daily Telegraph

“She’s a crowd-pleaser with serious vocal capabilities...” – Jazzwise Magazine