PROFILE

SINGER-

SONGWRITER

WARRIOR

OF LIGHT

CREATIVE

LIFESTYLE

ACTIVIST

MC & TV PRESENTER

FESTIVAL PERFORMANCES

JAZZ IN THE PARK / NEW ORLEANS / 2012
DRUM BEAT FESTIVAL / JOHANNESBURG / 2013
WOMEN RISING CONCERT / LAGOS / 2014
GRAHAMSTOWN NATIONAL ARTS FESTIVAL / 2014
FETE DE LA MUSIQUE / JOHANNESURG / 2015
CENTURION MALL SUMMER FESTIVAL / 2016
STELLENBOSCH WINE FESTIVAL / 2018
MODDERFONTEIN CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL / 2019
LIVE IN ACCRA JAZZ FESTIVAL / 2019
PLOIESTI JAZZ FESTIVAL / 2019
APPETITE FEST / PRETORIA / 2019
JOBURG WINE FESTIVAL / 2019

TV PERFORMANCES

CLASH OF THE CHOIRS / 2012
YO- TV / SABC 1 / 2013
SHIFT TV / SABC 2 / 2013
EXPRESSO BREAKFAST SHOW / SABC 3 / 2013
ONE ON ONE / ONE GOSPEL / 2014
THURSDAY NIGHT LIVE WITH ROBERT MARAWA / SUPERSPORT 3 / 2014
SISTERHOOD / E-TV / 2013
STAR GIST / AFRICA MAGIC SHOWCASE / 2014
LATE NIGHT NEWS WITH LOYISO GOLA / ENCA / 2015
OUT AND ABOUT / ONE GOSPEL / 2015
THE VOICE BLIND AUDITIONS TOP 100 / MNET / 2016
BELLAS / MOZAMBIQUE / 2017
AFRO CAFE / SABC 2 / 2018
SHOW ME LOVE / MOJA LOVE / 2018

RADIO PERFORMANCES & FEATURES

KAYA FM / GEORGIE IN THE AFTERNOON / JOHANNESBURG / 2013 / 2014
HEART FM / DIGGY BONGZ / CAPE TOWN 2013
SA FM / KHANYI MAGUBANE / JOHANNESBURG / 2013
POWER FM / PAUL MNISI / JOHANNESBURG/ 2013
UCT RADIO / DRIVE SHOW / JOHANNESBURG / 2013
UMHLOBO WE NENE / CASSEY / JOHANNESBURG / 2013
ZONE RADIO / AFTERNOON DRIVE / CAPE TOWN / 2013
BUSH RADIO / EVERYDAY PEOPLE / CAPE TOWN / 2013
ALGOA FM / QUEEN & MIO / PORT ELIZABETH / 2013 / 2014
POWER FM / AZANIA / 2013
VOW FM / DJ FIZ / JOHANNESBURG . 2013
KAYA FM / LINDA NZUZO / JOHANNESBURG / 2013
RADIO HELDERBERG / WESTERN CAPE / 2013
VALLEY FM / ANONYMOUS DJ / WORCESTER / 2013
TRANS AFRICA CHANNEL / JOHANNESBURG / 2013
RADIO TRANSPERANCE / TOULOUSE FRANCE / 2013
GALAXIE RADIO / MONBRUN FRANCE / 2013
WBOK / CHUCK PERKINS / NEW ORLEANS / 2015
WBOK / OLIVER THOMAS / NEW ORLEANS / 2015
JOY FM / ACCRA / GHANA / 2019
Y FM / ACCRA / GHANAN / 2019
TANANANA / BUCHAREST / ROMANIA / 2019

CORPORATE PERFORMANCES

BLAQUE MAGAZINE CONVERSATIONS / JOHANNESBURG / 2013
BUTHONGO LUNCHEON / JOHANNESBURG / 2014
HP WOMENS DAY LUNCH / JOHANNESBURG / 2014
HERBAL LIFE GALA DINNER /JOHANNESBURG / 2015
THIRTEEN VENUE OPENING / JOHANNESBURG / 2015
ABI AWARDS DINNER / PRETORIA / 2015
FIRST BANK NIGERIA / LAGOS / 2015
STANDARD BANK EXCELLENCE AWARDS / MAURITIUS / 2016
MERCEDES BENZ / CLUB BERLIN / JOHANNESBURG / 2016
RAND MERCHANT BANK / POLOKWANE / 2016
JZ ZUMA FOUNDATION / PRETORIA / 2016
JZ ZUMA PRESIDENTS JAN 8 COCKTAIL / 2017
PG + MAZI CAPTAL / PRETORIA / 2017
BRICS CONFERENCE / JOHANNESBURG / 2017
DENEL AVIATION / PRETORIA / 2017
JUDICIARY / 2017 / 2018 + 2019
NEDBANK CONFERENCE / 2019
HAUWEI 2019
+ MORE

CLUB PERFORMANCES

SOUTH AFRICA

MAHOGANY SOUL SESSIONS / MOYO / 2012
UP & COMING / KATZY'S + WINNIES / 2013 / 2015
CONCERTS SA / CATS PYJAMA'S / 2013
WINNIES JAZZ & SOUL / 2013
THE ORBIT JAZZ BISTRO / 2016
GOLIATH COMEDY CLUB / 2016
MAXIMILLIEN 2018
UNTITLED BASEMENT 2020

KENYA

THURSDAY NITE LIVE / NAIROBI / 2016 / 2017 /2019
VINTAGE 40 / 2016
TIN TIN'S / NAIROBI / 2017
THE ALCHEMIST / NAIROBI / 2017
THE COLLECTIVE NBO
NEWSIC ROOM _MMA TV SHOW

NIGERIA

THE LIFE HOUSE / LAGOS / 2012
TARRAGON / LAGOS / 2016
MILIKI / LAGOS / 2017
WOMEN RISING CONCERT

UNITED STATES

JAZZ AT ARMSTRONG PARK / NEW ORLEANS / 2012
CAFE INSTANBUL / NEW ORLEANS / 2012
WASHINGTON SQUARE / NEW ORLEANS / 2012
IRVIN MAYFIELDS PLAYHOUSE / NEW ORLEANS / 2012
JUJU BAG / NEW ORLEANS / 2015

MOZAMBIQUE

KAMPFUNO / TRAIN STATION / MAPUTO / 2011
AMBIENTS BAR / MAPUTO / 2011
NUCLEO D ARTE
VENUE LOUNGE BAR
BELLA VIDA VISTA
CAMPO D MARI
DATHONGA GALLERY TOFO

FRANCE

MONT BRUN / TOULOUSE / 2013
MONT SWIN LE COMPTOIR / TOULOUSE / 2013

TV PRESENTING

OUT & ABOUT / ONE GOSPEL - 2014
UNILEVER / DIGITAL TV 1 & 2 - 2015
SAMA TV / DIGITAL TV 2017
DESIGN FOR YOU / THE HOME CHANNEL SEASON 1 - 7 / 2017/2018/2019

RECENT PRESS LINKS

SAMA AWARD WINNER

Pilani Bubu Wins SAMA for Best African Adult Contemporary Album | Township Girl

SAMA AWARD NOMINATIONS

https://carve.africa/pilani-bubu-nominated-for-sama-26-best-african-adult-contemporary-album/

Pilani Bubu Scores SAMA Nom For Album, “Folklore Chapter 1”

https://justtrimmings.co.za/pilani-bubus-nominated-for-sama-best-african-adult-contemporary-album/

https://onmusicwithmatt.com/sama-26-nominee-pilani-bubu-is-all-about-the-folklore/

SINGER PILANI BUBU EXCITED ABOUT HER SAMA NOMINATION!

ALBUM RELEASE

MSN-Entertainment

https://www.msn.com/en-za/entertainment/local/pilani-bubu-speaks-about-her-new-album/ar-BB12a1sW?ocid=spartanntp

IOL-Celebrity News

https://www.iol.co.za/entertainment/celebrity-news/local/pilani-bubu-speaks-about-her-new-album-45900895

The Star-News

https://www.iol.co.za/the-star/news/folklore-and-the-art-of-storytelling-with-pilani-bubu-43046249

Just Trimmings

www.justtrimmings.co.za/Pilani-Bubu-documents-african-history-with-Folklore-chapter-1

Zikhipani

https://www.zkhiphani.co.za/meet-the-multi-talented-pilani-bubu-africas-folklore-queen/

Music In Africa Official

https://www.musicinafrica.net/magazine/sa-pilani-bubu-launch-third-album-joburg

Jazzsyphonic (Kenya)

https://www.jazzsymphonic.com/2020/04/pilani-bubu-jazz-breaks-me-open-songs-from-across-africa-for-international-jazz-day/

Joy FM - Ghana

https://www.myjoyonline.com/entertainment/2019/April-28th/south-africas-pilani-bubu-opens-live-in-accra-jazz-festival-with-epic-performance.php

Arts - Ghana

http://artsghana.org/live-in-accra-jazz-festival-opens-with-a-bang/

SA FM -Jet Set Breakfast - Podcast

https://iono.fm/e/830858

South African Artist Pilani Bubu talks to Urban Echo host Rhymesconcerto 12/04/2020 by TransAfricaRadio on #SoundCloud

https://soundcloud.com/transafricaradio/south-african-artist-pilani-bubu-talks-to-urban-echo-host-rhymesconcerto-12042020

Joy FM

https://www.myjoyonline.com/entertainment/2019/April-28th/south-africas-pilani-bubu-opens-live-in-accra-jazz-festival-with-epic-performance.php

ArtsGhana

http://artsghana.org/live-in-accra-jazz-festival-opens-with-a-bang/

THE STAR KENYA

http://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2016/05/17/south-african-singer-pilani-bubu-for-maiden- kenyan-show_c1352640

ZA JAZZ

http://www.zajazz.net/details.php?id=185857

THE ORBIT JAZZ

http://www.theorbit.co.za/pilani-bubu/

UP AND COMING ZA

http://www.upandcomingza.co.za/performer/pilani-bubu/

WOMEN RISING NIGERIA

http://naijatowncrier.com/see-waje-mi-abaga-more-at-the-woman-rising-music-concert-art- weekender-photos/

THE STAR KENYA II

http://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2016/06/02/south-african-artist-pilani-bubu-rocks-at-maiden- nairobi-show_c1359183

NAIROBI NOW / ON THE SCENE

https://nairobinow.wordpress.com/2016/05/17/thursday-nite-live-ft-pilani-bubu-may-26-2017- choices-baricho-road/tnlc-pilani-bubu-may-26th-2016/

REAL BIZ MAGAZINE

http://therealbizmag.blogspot.co.za/2013/07/sas-new-talent-pilani-bubu-to-perform.html

FETE DE LA MUSIQUE

http://www.fetedelamusiquejhb.co.za/page/miss-bubu http://www.ambafrance-rsa.org/Fete-de-la-musique-2015

INDIE SONGWRITING COMPETITION

http://www.indieinternational.com/profile.php?id=7010

OLAMIDENT - NIGERIA

http://www.olamildent.com/2014/03/women-rising-2014-waje-pilani-bubu-lala.html

TV SA - ONE GOSPEL

http://www.tvsa.co.za/user/blogs/viewblogpost.aspx?blogpostid=30564

GLAM AFRICA - SA

https://ntsoana.wordpress.com/2015/09/22/fotografi-sipho-the-gift-youngsta-andy-sabza- and-more/

GLAM AFRICA - PARIS

http://www.glamafrica.com/2015/09/10/through-the-eyes-of-a-model-an-interview-with- pilani-bubu/

CITY BUZZ LIVE AT THIRTEEN
http://citybuzz.co.za/37306/sky-high-in-braam/

KENYA BUZZ
https://www.kenyabuzz.com/whats-on/thursday-nite-live-featuring-direct-from-south-afr

HEART IN HER SHOES
http://heartsinhershoes.co.za/thirteen-jozis-finest-venue/

LA AMAZING MEDIA

http://lamazingmedia.com/2015/10/21/panoramic-urban-views-from-rooftop-venue-thirteen/