Old Mutual Music in the Gardens 2014

Mi Casa and AKA will be kicking off Youth Month celebrations as part of  the 10th year anniversary celebration of the South African National Biodiversity Institute’s.

Old Mutual Music in the Gardens will host two concerts this June as part of these celebrations.

 Soulful deep house kingpins Mi Casa, the winners of multiple South African Music Awards, will perform with fellow soulful house sensation Donald at the Pretoria Botanical Gardens during a chilled Sunday afternoon  on June 8.

The following Sunday, June, 15, sees multiple SAMA-winning hip-hop supremo AKA, fellow rapper Reason, and MC and poet Tumi Molekane (formerly of Tumi and the Volume) bringing their essential sounds to the Walter Sisulu Botanical Gardens in Roodepoort.

Both concerts start at 1pm and gates open at 11am. Old Mutual sponsorship manager, Bandile Mngoma, said in a statement: “We are thrilled to bring the country’s most dynamic young music talents this Youth Month as part of SANBI’s 10th year celebration of preserving biodiversity and developing youth.”

“We hope these Sunday concerts will bring great entertainment to our audience and help raise awareness about the importance of safeguarding our natural diversity.”


Things you should know about the Old Mutual Music in the Gardens concerts:
 
• Arrive early, bring a picnic basket and blanket and choose a prime spot to unwind and enjoy the music.
• Food and refreshments will be on sale at the venues.
• A supervised kids’ zone offering a host of activities will keep the younger set busy at both Botanical Gardens.
• The botanical gardens offer a variety of plants that concertgoers can explore to learn more about biodiversity.
• Tickets are available in advance on the Old Mutual Music in the Gardens Facebook page or at the gardens themselves from R100. Tickets will cost R120 on the day


The confirmed line-up for the Old Mutual Music in the Gardens season is as follows:

Walter Sisulu Botanical Gardens:
25 May: Jimmy Dludlu and The Muffinz
15 June: Aka, Reason and Tumi
24 August: Mango Groove, Josie Field and Laurie Levine

Pretoria National Botanical Gardens:
18 May: Mango Groove and Josie Field
8 June: Mi Casa and Donald
6 July: Johnny Clegg and Shortstraw

For more on the Old Mutual Music in the Gardens music series, go to www.dogreatthings.co.za.