‘Mi Casa’ to infuse the Garden
Their 2012 Old Mutual Music in the Gardens concert saw them draw a record 3 000 strong crowd and this year promises to be even better.
Old Mutual Music in the Gardens concert will host South Africa’s most talented band at the Walter Sisulu Botanical Garden on Sunday 28 July.
Described as a band with unique individuals who bring their explosive talent together to create a unique and original sound, Mi Casa has redefined the South African music industry landscape with their creative beats and catchy tunes.
Coming off another highly successful year that included even more industry awards including a Sama; Mi Casa shows no intention of slowing down and continue to be trendsetters and entertain music lovers all over the country. Their 2012 Old Mutual Music in the Gardens concert saw them draw a record 3 000 strong crowd and this year promises to be even better.
In staying true to Old Mutual’s pledge to bring South Africa’s talented musicians to entertain music fans, Mi Casa will be accompanied by Sisco Umlambo as the opening act. Regarded as the Capital City’s ‘Son of House Music’, this Pretoria-born talent has worked tirelessly with some of the biggest urban house industry names for the past 15 years.
Sisco Umalbo has played an important role in uplifting the house scene in Pretoria with his continued dedication, being involved in the Capitol House Kollective Series, which was one of the first featuring only proudly South African productions.
Bandile Mngoma, Old Mutual Sponsorship Manager says, “Mi Casa and Sisco Umlambo are two enormously talented musical acts that we just had to bring to music fans at this fantastic bio-diverse and culturally significant location. The Walter Sisulu Botanical Garden not only offers a wonderfully scenic venue for the Old Mutual Music in the Gardens concert series, it also offers important information to visitors and music fans on the importance of safeguarding our natural biodiversity.”
The Old Mutual Music in the Gardens offers lovers of music and the outdoors a fresh new live concert every month and Walter Sisulu Botanical Garden is the only place in South Africa where the beauty of South African music can be enjoyed among the succulent rockery gardens, cycad gardens, water gardens, fern trails, arboretum, Geological Garden, People’s Plant Garden, Birds and Butterfly Garden, Waterwise Garden and the informative Children Garden.
Surrounded by the natural beauty of the botanical gardens, music lovers are encouraged to come early, bring picnic chairs and blankets and spend the day in natural splendour. There is a restaurant at the venue where alcohol is available to purchase and a supervised children’s area.
For more on the Old Mutual Music in the Gardens music series go to www.dogreatthings.co.za.
Tickets for all concerts are available at www.ticketbreak.co.za and costs R80. Pre-sale tickets at the garden retail for R90. Tickets on sale on the day at the garden and ticketbreak tickets are R100. Children under 13 enter for free.
Gates will open at 11am with the opening act kicking off at 2pm and Mi Casa at 3pm.
