CANOC LIVE announced that legendary R&B superstars Toni Braxton and Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds will be performing in South Africa and Zimbabwe between August 28 and September 3 2015.
Harare, Zimbabwe – Borrowdale Racecourse – 28 August 2015
Durban – Moses Mabhida Stadium – 30 August 2015
Cape Town – Grand Arena, Grandwest – 1 September 2015
Johannesburg – The Ticketpro Dome – 3 September 2015
Known and loved around the world for their chart-topping radio classics, both iconic singer/songwriters shaped the sound of R&B throughout the 90s both as individual superstars and collaborators.
A hit making machine with enviable longevity, 11-time Grammy award winning Kenny
Edmonds is the recipient of numerous awards, including Soul Train Music Awards, BMI Awards, NAACP Image Awards and American Music Awards.
He was also the recipient of the third BET Walk of Fame Award, and was named BET’s "Entertainer of the Year" at the First Annual BET Awards Ceremony.
Just a few of the vocalists from which his music can be heard: Whitney Houston, Boyz II Men, Beyonce, Mariah Carey, Madonna, Eric Clapton, Mary J. Blige, Michael Jackson, TLC, Toni Braxton, Celine Dion, John Mellencamp, Anthony Hamilton, Brandy, Aretha Franklin, Fall Out Boy, Pink, Charlie Wilson, Chrisette Michele, Barbra Streisand, Ariana Grande, and Colbie Caillat.
Over the course of her storied career, Toni Braxton has earned a total of seven Grammy Awards and sold over 66 million records worldwide. Among other achievements, she’s received nine Billboard Music Awards and seven American Music Awards and been inducted into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame.
She appeared on the seventh season of Dancing with the Starsand helped bring the hit reality show WE TV’s Braxton Family Values to life as both an executive producer and star. Expanding her pop culture imprint, she serves as an executive producer on Tamar & Vince.
Transferring her dynamic presence to the stage, she has starred in Broadway productions of Beauty and the Beast, Aida, and After Midnight. Most recently, her 2014 collaboration with Babyface, Love, Marriage & Divorce, debuted at #4 onBillboard’s Top 200 (her sixth Top Ten entry on the chart) and #1 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. It went on to win a Grammy Award for Best R&B Album.
Braxton continues to engage, endear, and enchant audiences worldwide with everything she does.
Braxton continues to engage, endear, and enchant audiences worldwide with everything she does.
Decades after Give You My Heart, the 1992 hit single on which they first sang together, the two paired up to share their experiences of love on the 2014 co-written Grammy winning duets album Love, Marriage and Divorce. It struck a chord with South African fans who made it the highest selling album in the country in 2014.
Toni Braxton and Babyface’s tour has long been in demand in Southern Africa.
"Each date of this tour guarantees a night of authentic R&B music filled with romantic love songs in the form of two spectacular shows from these Grammy Award winning artists,” says Pleasure Letsoalo of CANOC LIVE, the leading promoter of live music events in the African urban market. “We have hosted 19 shows with eight international artists and we are now thrilled to welcome Toni Braxton and Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds to Southern Africa."
Tickets will be available on the 21st of July viawww.ticketpro.co.za and start at R450 each
The Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds and Toni Braxton African Tour is supported by Mzansi Magic, Kaya FM, East Coast Radio & Heart FM.
Tour dates and locations:
Harare, Zimbabwe – Borrowdale Racecourse –28 August 2015.Borrowdale Race Course, Borrowdale Road, Harare
Durban – Moses Mabhida Stadium – 30 August 2015. 44 Isaiah Ntshangase Road, Durban.
Cape Town - Grand Arena, Grandwest – 1 September 2015.1 Vanguard drive, Goodwood, Cape Town
Johannesburg – Ticketpro Dome – 3rd September.Northumberland Rd and Olievenhout Ave, North Riding, Johannesburg
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