Odidiva, The First Lady of Live Singing Drag, is a
sensation. Presented by accomplished performing artist, Odidi Mfenyana
(Interrogation Room SABC 1, Lonely Planet 6degrees: Cape Town, Spier
Poetry Exchange 2008, Stokvel SABC 2, Human Cargo CBC/Mnet, Charlie Jade
CBC/SABC 3, BIG DADA – European & S.A. Tour), Odidiva is a persona of
exuberant energy, bringing a sense of authenticity and theatre to the drag
genre, where the focus is on talent and performance, rather than
impersonation and mimicry.
Performing popular reinventions of hits by Amy Winehouse, Annie Lennox,
Brenda Fassie, Tina Turner, Sade, and Lebo Mathosa, Odidiva has also
produced hit house tracks with International D.J. stars Dino Moran (Bele -
Café D’ Afrique Vol 1), Milk&Sugar ( Gumbafire - 3# Good Hope Fm) and Tony
Finger (Say U Love Me – Zoo Club Paris Vol 2.).
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Odidiva has just returned from a third Australian Tour of
"House of the Holy Afro", an international hit show co-created by Odidiva,
Award-winning director Brett Bailey and Good Hope FM DJ Dino Moran. The
show has toured extensively in Europe for almost 5 years and returns to
Austria and London in July.
Odidiva opened the prestigious Grand Finale of Mnet’s Face of Africa 2008
in Sun City. Currently the Diva can be seen in the Public Broadcast
Announcement music video, Strange Fruit directed by Jack Lewis, featured
on all SABC channels, DSTV and YouTube.
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