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Artist
Nakhane Touré
12+ albums
south africa
about
Nakhane Touré (born Nakhane Mahlakahlaka, 1988) is a South African musician, singer and songwriter. His musical style spans over songs rooted in African indigenous music and indie rock. Touré, who is a native speaker of Xhosa, was born Nakhane Mahlakahlaka in Alice, a small town in the Eastern Cape; his artistic name was chosen in reverence to Ali Farka Touré. He grew up predominantly in Port Elizabeth before relocating to Johannesburg at age 15. While his friends listened to Top 40 pop songs on the radio, he spent his time discovering and loving the music that his parents listened to. These include Marvin Gaye, The O'Jays, Paul Simon and choral music. He often sang in choirs his family (from his mother's side) were members of, intensifying his love for harmony and later vocal multi-tracking. It wasn't until the age of 19 that he took up the guitar after hearing Radiohead's 'In Rainbows' . He had previously played the trombone and steel drums in school bands and orchestras, after losing patience with the piano, which he would later play (albeit in a rudimental fashion). It was also at this point in his life that he began to appreciate folk music and rock bands. While not losing his love for 60s and 70s soul music, his love for 'guitar music' and 70’s avant-grade fusion jazz grew, discovering bands and artists such as: Radiohead, Joni Mitchell, Nina Simone, Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, Pharoah Sanders, The Velvet Underground, Iron & Wine and Nick Drake. But on top of thos
