"Verity's music ignites that 'umph', that 'hell ya!', that 'this is awesome!' feeling in people. Her songs have the ability to move you emotionally and mentally to all kinds of states...enthusiasm, sorrow, hope and joy."
(Jason Rakowsky, Canada)
(Jason Rakowsky, Canada)
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- Members:
- Verity & The Shades's are a band set to take SA by storm. Their music has a distinctive African flavour with universal appeal that has audiences up and dancing with them at every show.
Verity & The Shades features....
VERITY - singer/songwriter
TONY PACO - drums
NELSON MALELA - keyboards
AL DU TOIT - lead guitar
HELDER GONZAGA - bass.
This meeting of musicians from across the continent (Zimbabwe, Congo, Mozambique & SA) has resulted in a band that while diverse in its influences manages to deliver "pop rock songs with a flavour of Johnny Clegg stum guitar, Suvuka drumming & tamer version of a mix of Jewel & Shakira vocals." (Issue 2, Music Review) - Genre:
- Afro Pop/Rock
- Record Label:
- Lucky Packet Records
VERITY Wishing you all a wonderful holiday season and looking forward to a wonderful 2010 and a new album if all goes well!!!
Today it is 10 years since my father passed way. It feels surreal that so much life has been packed into those years for everyone in my family and that he hasn't been here for it...
VERITY Very excited that by this time next week I will be a fully certified Edward De Bono Six Thinking Hats facilitator! 2010 is going to be all about recording our next album & empowering people to think out the box : )
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VERITY It is better to be prepared for an opportunity and not have one than to have an opportunity and not be prepared. - Whitney Young Jr.
VERITY Home Sweet Home : )
VERITY "If at first you don't succeed, you're running about average." M.H. Alderson
VERITY Last day in London! Have loved every moment of this adventure and look forward to bringing lots of inspiration home....
VERITY Going to spend the afternoon in the legendary Abbey Road Studios in London!!! Hope to soak up all the talent that has passed through those doors and come home super inspired for Album 2!!!! YAY!
VERITY We have officially sold the first 31 Future Copies in the world of our second album that we will be recording next year! The next adventure begins!!!
VERITY Day 2 in Belgium.... here I come!!!!
VERITY First talk done! Now to catch up on some sleep and get ready for tomorrow - I am learning SOOOOOO much! Take the first step in faith and let life show the way!!!
A few days ago I had quite a rant about the host of bookings that had suddenly cancelled on me and left the financial horizon of November looking alarmingly bleak...
VERITY Just arrived in Belgium and getting ready to give my first talk at the Entrepreneurs World Cup!!!
