Freshlyground

Freshlyground
Freshlyground
	Concert on 15 July 2011
Background information
Origin	Cape Town, South Africa
Genres	Afro fusion; folk; afropop; jazz;
Years active	2002–2019
Labels	Sony BMG Africa; Freeground;
Members	Simon Attwell; Peter Cohen; Julio Sigauque; Josh Hawks; Seredeal "Shaggy" Scheepers;
Past members	Zolani Mahola; Kyla-Rose Smith; Aron Turest-Swartz;
Website	freshlyground.com

Freshlyground was a South African band formed in Cape Town in 2002 and whose genres span between jazz, blues and kwela. The band members have different backgrounds, including those from South Africa, Mozambique, and Zimbabwe. Freshlyground's musical style blends various elements such as traditional South African music which the band dubbed as "Afro fusion". They are best known for their performance on the single "Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)" with Colombian singer Shakira, which received worldwide recognition. The music video – featuring the group – also received over 3 billion views on YouTube.

On 15 August 2019, Mahola officially announced the launch of her solo career while the Freshlyground band went on to have their last performance after 17 successful years together on 31 December 2019 at Kirstenbosch Gardens in Cape Town.[3]

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