"I got back home in early 2002 and was able to sort through a lot of stuff," he explains. The time off gave him the opportunity to take stock personally and to look around at the much-changed world in which we now live. Sub Rosa comes on the back of Eagle-Eye`s first real break in five years, following the hectic schedule that engulfed him after his 1998 breakthrough hit, "Save Tonight". Then there are those like Eagle-Eye Cherry who seek to come up with something creatively fresh every time.Ĭombining his most mature set of songs to date with the most widescreen production of his career, Cherry`s third album, Sub Rosa, finds him expanding the boundaries of his artistry and boldly challenging our preconceptions.
There are artists who achieve success and are satisfied to spend the rest of their careers repeating the formula. Desireless struck platinum status in the United States and he has continued his success with further albums Living In The Present Future (2000), Present | Future (2001), Sub Rosa (2003) and his new release Live And Kicking (2007). It was not until 1996 that he returned to Sweden to begin writing and making his debut album, Desireless, which includes his well-known hit single "Save Tonight".
At the age of 12, he was sent to school in New York, where he stayed on to work as an actor and a drummer in various bands.
Before taking on Grahamstown, Cherry will also be performing at the Bassline in Newtown, Johannesburg.īorn in Sweden in 1971, while growing up Eagle-Eye and older sister Neneh Cherry spent months on the road with their father, the trumpeter Don Cherry, acquiring an early taste for tour buses and the nomadic lifestyle of working musicians. Last year the Acoustic Encounters saw international musicians Lloyd Cole and Michelle Shocked perform to packed venues and this year`s concerts promise to offer a great vibe plus some real jamming sessions with top local artists. International artist Eagle-Eye Cherry coming to South AfricaĪcclaimed singer and songwriter Eagle-Eye Cherry, famous for his hit single "Save Tonight", is heading to our shores next month, courtesy of Oppikoppi Productions and Old Mutual, and promises to offer audiences some great wintertime entertainment.Įagle-Eye Cherry will be performing at the Old Mutual Acoustic Encounters, which forms part of the Grahamstown National Arts Festival. Very good news from OppiKoppi Productions
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