Ernestine Deane / Moodphase5ive - Hip Hop, Soul and Original - Cape Town
 

Sultry South African singer/ songwriter Ernestine Deane is an unforgettable voice- a vocalist of phenomenal talent and a lyricist inspired by the stories of Cape Town and (South) Africa.

This passionate Southern African songstress shines on stage- delivering emotive performances that keep her audiences coming back for more. Her deep yet uplifting heritage content is driven by a subtle mid tempo groove that effortlessly marries reggae and soul- making her a mesmerizing live act.

Affectionately known to her fans as ‘Ernie’, Ernestine Deane has gained huge popularity in South Africa as lead vocalist for live hip hop band, Moodphase5ive. 

Ernestine Deane / Moodphase5ive

Having released two albums with the band, "Steady On" and "In Superdeluxe Mode", she releases her debut solo album, "Dub for Mama" in April 2007. 

"Dub for Mama" features stellar performances by Brian de Goede on drums, Buddy Wells on sax and flute, Brydon Bolton on double bass, Tim Parr and Neo Muyanga on guitar, as well as dubmaster Fanus Tofte on bass.

Ernie grew up on the Cape Flats in Grassy Park, Cape Town and started singing professionally with Hip Hop legends, Black Noise, at the tender age of 15

A natural storyteller, her velvet voice sticks in your heart like a warm dart, the kind that lingers in your mind and keeps you awake at night. Ernestine’s lyrics cut to the bone. It is the combination of her honest song writing skills and unforgettable melodies that earn her royalties off several international and local compilation albums, commercials, soundtracks, documentaries and film scores.

Her off beat version of ‘Amazing Grace’ receives regular radio play and in April 2001, ‘Uneek’ with (Moodphase5ive) held no. 1 on the P4 Radio charts for three consecutive weeks.

A former drama student, she put her acting skills to work playing the mother of ‘Twist’ in the feature film ‘Boy called Twist’ in 2003, a Cape Town take on the Dickens classic by acclaimed director Tim Greene. Her voice and original music also graces the film score. The film was warmly received at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival.

Ernie has frequently toured the music festival circuit in Belgium, Holland, Germany and the Czech Republic, where she wrote the epic single  ‘Praha Paradise’ on her first visit to Prague in 2001. The track continues to receive airplay on the famous European radio station, Radio One, and appears on her debut album. Some of the international festivals she has attended are the Haarlem Jazz Festival, Womad, Hove Live Festival, Pukkelpop, Westerpop, Global Connection, The Lowlands Festival and North Sea Jazz Festival.

Ernestine Deane / Moodphase5ive

Her most recent music collaboration is a production called ‘Womantide’, where she joins forces with two other phenomenal female artists, singer/songwriter, Tina Schouw and performance poet, Malika Ndlovu. In the show, the three women weave vocal magic through their poetry and music, in honour of the human spirit.

Ernestine Deane’s album, "Dub for Mama", can only be described as a pioneering sound for South Africa. An infusion of Dub, Soul and Jazz, the music provides a potent platform for an incredible vocal expression of stories inspired by her life as a young brown woman in post-apartheid South Africa.

In it Ernie explores the hardships and beauty of the country, paying respect to mothers of all kind: Cape Town - the Mother city, Africa - the Mother Land, Mother Earth, Mother Nature, and nurturers of all things growing, this beautiful album is an ode to the human’s ability to triumph over adversity. It is indeed an offering of integrity unto an industry polluted with monotonous and conscienceless music.

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Ernestine Deane / Moodphase5ive - Hip Hop, Soul and Original - Cape Town