HHP pulls the strings
THEMBALETHU ZULU | 2016-05-20 07:27:fifty nine.zero
Rapper HHP confessed to Gareth Cliff he tried to commit suicide final yr
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What began off as a one-off collaboration between rapper HHP and the Soweto String Quartet might have lengthy-time period prospects.
Final night time the musicians shared the highlight in a reside musical mash-up orchestrated by luxurious whisky model Glenlivet for the launch of their Nàdurra First Fill vary. “This collaboration has the potential of creating a press release worldwide,” stated the string quartet’s musical director, Sandile Khemese. HHP echoed the sentiment.
“I name it ‘fusic’. My supervisor is engaged on abroad offers. We additionally need to do a DVD,” he stated.
HHP stated he had taken violin classes for six months in his youth. “Who is aware of, I might have been the fifth string.
“We went to rehearsal and we have been satisfied that this is able to work,” stated Khemese.
“The sound is exclusive. If you add strings to a hip-hop track, it pulls it to a different degree.”
The African-infused classical music quartet rejoice their thirtieth anniversary this yr and are not any strangers to collaborations, having launched two albums that includes Afrikaans music artists.
HHP has collaborated with the likes of Okay’Naan, Nas and Talib Kweli.
HHP, whose actual identify is Jabulani Tsambo, made information a couple of weeks in the past when he introduced on CliffCentral that he had tried suicide a number of occasions.
“I did not go there with the intention of telling him about suicide,” he stated of his revelation.