Sean Burke

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There are, at least, two artists known as Sean Burke. 1) A London, UK guitarist, formally a member of Tubeway Army, now with Open Sore. 2) A hip-hop/R&B artist from Johannesburg, South Africa. He is the son of the late John Burke, South African musical giant, promoter and leader of The Invaders, a well-known band that was popular in the late 60’s and early 70’s. Their mother Cathleen raised Sean and his siblings, but he always felt his father’s influence in his life. Sean discovered his musical vocation in his teens when he played the local DJ circuit. He soon found the need to explore his own musical ability and started composing his own songs and later performed cover versions in clubs to gain exposure and experience. In 1994 this self-taught musician formed his own band Afro-d-Ziac, which grew into a 7-piece cover band that toured South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia. The band enjoyed a huge fan base, especially in Johannesburg and Cape Town. Sean and Afro-d-Ziac performed the latest hits and this helped him hone his vocal techniques, singing raggae, raga, dance, r&b, techno, jazz and even female vocal hits. After 2 years on the road he started to pursue his own ambition to get his original compositions recorded. His experience with A&R executives spurred him on to seek independent means to achieve his aims. In the meantime, he learnt all he could about the music industry and earned a living through commissions for jingles for South African television programmes includi

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