Songstress aspires to make a difference with every note

AS the talented Beethoven once said ‘music can change the world’, it is such words of affirmation that give purpose to the passion of talented musician and songwriter, Chantelle Palm, who not only entertains crowds with her upbeat songs but also uses her talent to draw in much-needed funds for local organisations.

Chantelle is in a band called Gem-in-Eye as well as a duo called 2 Tone where she performs songs that can be enjoyed by anyone and everyone, offering rock, pop and Afrikaans genres to her audiences for both entertainment and fundraising purposes. She has helped raise funds for the Elder’s Voice in Amanzimtoti, Babes and Iron SA, and Raft Race in Umkomaas to name a few. She also performs at Fynnland Sports Club once a month.

“If you look at the world, there are so many bad people and there are a lot of bad things going on in the world. Thinking about it almost brings me to tears. It hurts me and I don’t want to see people suffer. If I can lend a hand or sing to make a difference, I’m all for it. For example, I’ve known Joanne Herbst from the Elder’s Voice for almost two years now and I help with their year end fundraising. Last year I made 128 Santa Shoeboxes for all of her oldies. A week ago she also did a fundraiser at Fynnland Sports Club for the elder organisation. This year we have plans to assist with presents, a cake and other essentials. The support from the community has been amazing in making all of this possible,” shared the Bluff musician.

The elderly and women in dire circumstances are social issues that resonate with her and through her proactive community outreach, Chantelle has raised funds and donations that have gone towards meal pack, daily essentials, sanitary pads and a house.

“In terms of my music, I never really grabbed an opportunity, I was just happy to sing for people and small little gigs. Now we’re doing bigger corporate gigs and I think that’s where we got our exposure. My guitarist Ricky Ricks, who performs with me in the duo, gave me the push I needed to really get out there. I don’t think anything wonderful of myself but there really is no better feeling than being on the stage and having people dance and sing along to your music. I just want everyone to love my music and I want it to unite people,” said the songstress who is currently putting in all the work towards making her debut album titled 2 Tone, a musical success, which is set to be released soon.

Music runs in her family with her grandmother being an opera singer, her dad is a blues musician and her brother is a music producer – a career in music was written in the stars. “It was awesome growing up around music like that because I got to experience so many different genres. Falling in love with music came naturally to me as a child. Even my 11 year old daughter is learning to play the guitar, you could say it’s sort of in the blood,” she said and added that her family and boyfriend has been her biggest support system throughout her music career.

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