I grew up listening to all kinds of music, but country which is very popular in South Africa, was one of my favourites. I ended up mostly singing everybody's favourite country songs and mixed it with some contemporary pop music. The people who mostly influenced me at that time were The Pussy Cats, Jennifer Rush, Jim Reeves, Kenny Rodgers, Frank Sinatra, Liza Minelli and Tom Jones.
Debbie grew up in a small South African town. She came from a very musical family and started singing at the age of 9. At an early age Debbie was appearing in various school concerts and musicals and at her University she was the lead singer of the university’s house band, “Rendezvous”. Prior to coming to the UK Debbie was the singer in a Jazz, Blues and Contemporary Music band.
When she started singing Debbie was initially influenced by country singers such as “The Pussy Cats", “The Judds”, “Amanda Marshall”, "Norah Jones", “The Dixie Chicks” and “Tom Jones”. Her jazz/blues influences come from “Harry Connick Jr”, “Steve Tyrell” and “Frank Sinatra” and her main idols are “Christina Aguilera” and “Barbara Streisand”.
Debbie is equally competent on the piano and is a grade VII and also plays the guitar and has performed several live and candle club sessions in the UK .
Having always wanted to pursue a music career Debbie has been working with South Star Music to produce her debut album “SOS” which was completed in early 2007. For her first album Debbie wished to have a diverse genre of tracks to cover her many influences.
Please download my album using the button below. The cost is £6.95 GBP and can be purchased via Paypal. You will receive an email with a download link and password. If you have any problems please contact me.
Hohodza Band is Zimbabwe's top group and are now based in the UK! We are available for music festivals and gigs. We are also perform school workshops around the country, entertaining and educating the children about other cultures. Please listen to our music and send us a message if you are interested and would like further information. Thanks!
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