Local band hits right notes with some folk
The pair then started a band, Flint, Meet Spark, a Pretoria-based acoustic-folk duo.
Pretoria-based musicians Adelle Nqeto and Josh Pretorius are bringing back folk music with a twist of British-inspired sounds.
The folk duo’s journey began in 2012, when Tshwane-born Nqeto and Pretorius met through mutual friends.
They decided to join forces to create a British-African-acoustic-folk centrepiece around which to create their collective sound and the result was Flint, Meet Spark.
@Tedxpretoria can we have @FlintmeetSpark performance before each speaker comes up. They are deep #TEDxPretoria pic.twitter.com/XT7G4IM1OY
— M I X O (@4otune) November 12, 2015
The duo enjoyed local success as an acoustic, folk partnership between 2012 and 2014, which included a trip to Zambia with Greenpop on their Festival of Action.
They also played at some of South Africa’s biggest music festivals such as Rocking the Daisies and OppiKoppi, as well as several stints at Park Acoustics.
@YYYSHOWS & @milkbar_sa Proudly Present Adelle Nqeto Live this #FirstThursday! See you there 6-9pm pic.twitter.com/YJkVjJbcc4
— KEYES ART MILE (@keyesartmile) April 4, 2018
In 2014, Jeremy Loops featured Nqeto on his album Trading Change on the track “Lonesome and Blue”.
The duo joined Loops and several other leading South African folk artists at Cool as Folk, a one-night-only folk-orientated evening in Cape Town.
Tonight is my last night at my Month long residency at Guy Fieri's in PTA! 7-10pm I'm playing all kind of tunes. đź’› pic.twitter.com/z1Ksdgnlvc
— adelle nqeto (@dellbell800) August 30, 2017
With a continuously growing collection of songs, in 2015 Nqeto decided to take a leap of faith by embarking on a solo career, taking her set of catchy, hopeful songs to South African festivals and venues.
In October 2016 she released her debut single, Make Something Beautiful – a pop-infused melancholic tune about continued hope despite the somewhat dire state of the human condition. Her debut album, Lights,was released in March 2017.
Wednesday nights you can find me at Guy Fieri's in PTA, making music. I'm their Women's Month Guest. So stop by for a drink! X pic.twitter.com/D1YVH3Ppds
— adelle nqeto (@dellbell800) August 23, 2017
As a pastime, Adelle dabbles in the art of people-watching, daydreams about time travel – and also regular travel – and eats ice cream.
Watching Adelle Nqeto with @11Caz11, a snippet of the song Mountain ❤️ pic.twitter.com/QGuC51u1Qr
— Ntutu Letseka (@gosharpshooter) September 2, 2017
The duo still performs together as Flint, Meet Spark, doing shows across South Africa.
Adelle Nqeto's new single 'Enough' is a politically-charged motive, encompassing hope and frustration. https://t.co/79VyqLr7ls pic.twitter.com/Pt2yOfTQhK
— Texx and the City (@texxandthecity) February 19, 2018
University of Pretoria information design graduate Pretorius keeps busy new music discoveries and is obsessed with design.
“I love writing songs. I also love people, all people. Talking with them, eating with them and especially laughing with them.”
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