Leonel Bastos
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'Lionel Bastos was bornLeonel Levy Lopes Bastos on August 16 in Maputo
, Mozambique
) and is a singer, songwriter
, and music producer.
Bastos works mainly in South Africa
. He has released 5 albums all of which were nominated for South African Music Awards
("SAMAs"). His second album, Simple, won Best Adult Contemporary Album in 1999.
Bastos' third album, Rising Above The Madness, was released in 2001. Both the album and one of its songs, "Thank You," reached the number 1 spot on the charts in June 2001, the song for two consecutive weeks.
In May 2010, Bastos and radio host Doug Anderson organized a concert at which a number of notable South African artists (incl. Farryl Purkiss
, Merseystate
, and Wendy Oldfield) performed to benefit victims of the 2010 Haiti earthquake
, at the Baxter Concert Hall
in Cape Town
.
Maputo
Maputo, also known as Lourenço Marques, is the capital and largest city of Mozambique. It is known as the City of Acacias in reference to acacia trees commonly found along its avenues and the Pearl of the Indian Ocean. It was famous for the inscription "This is Portugal" on the walkway of its...
, Mozambique
Mozambique
Mozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique , is a country in southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi and Zambia to the northwest, Zimbabwe to the west and Swaziland and South Africa to the southwest...
) and is a singer, songwriter
Songwriter
A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
, and music producer.
Bastos works mainly in South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
. He has released 5 albums all of which were nominated for South African Music Awards
South African Music Awards
The South African Music Awards are an annual award ceremony, run by the Recording Industry of South Africa , where accolades are presented to members of South Africa's music industry. Winners receive a statuette is called a SAMA. The event was established in 1995...
("SAMAs"). His second album, Simple, won Best Adult Contemporary Album in 1999.
Bastos' third album, Rising Above The Madness, was released in 2001. Both the album and one of its songs, "Thank You," reached the number 1 spot on the charts in June 2001, the song for two consecutive weeks.
In May 2010, Bastos and radio host Doug Anderson organized a concert at which a number of notable South African artists (incl. Farryl Purkiss
Farryl Purkiss
Farryl Purkiss is a SAMA nominated South African singer-songwriter. Purkiss released an eponymous debut album, Farryl Purkiss in 2006. He has released a number of EPs and in 2009 released his sophomore album entitled "Fruitbats & Crows".Purkiss reached #1 in France with “La-Di-Da”...
, Merseystate
Merseystate
Merseystate is a South African rock band formed by production duo Wayne Joshua and Shai Caleb. The band signed a record deal with local indie Label "Rivendale Records" and released their debut album The Lucky Ones in March 2008 with their first single "New Jersey Girl" rising to number 6 on the...
, and Wendy Oldfield) performed to benefit victims of the 2010 Haiti earthquake
2010 Haiti earthquake
The 2010 Haiti earthquake was a catastrophic magnitude 7.0 Mw earthquake, with an epicentre near the town of Léogâne, approximately west of Port-au-Prince, Haiti's capital. The earthquake occurred at 16:53 local time on Tuesday, 12 January 2010.By 24 January, at least 52 aftershocks...
, at the Baxter Concert Hall
Baxter Theatre Centre
The Baxter Theatre Centre is a performing arts complex in Rondebosch, a suburb of Cape Town, South Africa. The Baxter, as it is often known, is part of the University of Cape Town; it is also the second largest performing arts complex in Cape Town, after the Artscape Theatre Centre.The Baxter...
in Cape Town
Cape Town
Cape Town is the second-most populous city in South Africa, and the provincial capital and primate city of the Western Cape. As the seat of the National Parliament, it is also the legislative capital of the country. It forms part of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality...
.