{"id":105107,"date":"2015-11-17T12:15:00","date_gmt":"2015-11-17T10:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/105107\/lira-looks-forward-to-performing-on-home-soil\/"},"modified":"2015-11-17T12:21:45","modified_gmt":"2015-11-17T10:21:45","slug":"lira-looks-forward-to-performing-on-home-soil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/lifestyle-news\/entertainment-news\/2015\/11\/17\/lira-looks-forward-to-performing-on-home-soil\/","title":{"rendered":"Lira looks forward to performing on home soil"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sensational, super-talented SA songstress, Daveyton-born Lira is set to light up the stage at Carnival City in November when she brings her Evolution tour home to Ekurhuleni.<\/p>\n<p>The uber-star performs live at the Big Top Arena on November 27 and 28.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>Lira\u2019s concerts, according to the casino\u2019s events and entertainment manager, Matthew Cook, are among the highlights of Carnival City\u2019s sizzling summer entertainment calendar.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLira is one of South Africa\u2019s biggest stars and we are anticipating a record crowd for her concerts. Her music has mass appeal and she has an energetic and enigmatic stage presence that is certain to wow our audiences. We are thrilled to be hosting her on our stage as she performs for her home crowd,\u201d Cook said.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>Concertgoers will be treated to all of Lira\u2019s classics, as well as an exclusive showcase of songs from her much anticipated fifth studio album that is due for release in early 2016.<\/p>\n<p>The not to be missed Evolution concert series will see audiences witness a new path for Lira and sets an exciting tone of great things to come.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery time I perform in the East Rand, I feel like I am coming home and this time I am bringing something special for the family,\u201d said Lira.<\/p>\n<p>Lira, born as Lerato Molapo, is a multi-platinum selling and award winning Afro-soul vocalist. She describes her music as a fusion of soul and funk with elements of jazz and African.<\/p>\n<p>She grew up listening to Miriam Makeba, Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin and Nina Simone who eventually inspired her own songwriting. Lira began performing live at the age of 16, singing both cover versions and self-penned songs.<\/p>\n<p>Lira has spent the last 12 years solidifying her place in the South African music industry and has done countless shows and events across the globe and released a full album in the USA last year.<\/p>\n<p>Ambitiously striding forward with her musical pursuits, Lira was also recently confirmed as a judge on a top reality TV show.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Other articles you may be interested in:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/104432\/mark-reconciliation-day-with-a-picnic-with-a-twist\/\" target=\"_blank\">Mark Reconciliation Day with a picnic with a twist<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/104963\/join-the-feast-at-the-new-rosettas-at-emperors-palace\/\" target=\"_blank\">Join the feast at the new Rosetta\u2019s at Emperors Palace<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"stream-item stream-item-below-post-content\">\n<div class='tenancy_slot tenancy_slot_1 jannah_ad' style='display: none;' data-query-id='8dc59b69fe0f33003f31ba68269daec7'><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>East Rand-born Lira will be taking the stage at Carnival City by storm in November.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1848,"featured_media":105108,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"hasGravity":false,"cxt_article_byline":"","cxt_disable_google_ads":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,3686],"tags":[1023,972,1013,969,1368,2734,974,973],"class_list":["post-105107","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment-news","category-lifestyle-news","tag-carnival-city","tag-entertainment-2","tag-fun","tag-germiston-city-news","tag-lira","tag-melissa-hart","tag-music","tag-show"],"amp_enabled":true,"category_labels":{"Category":"Lifestyle","SubCategory":"Entertainment"},"tag_labels":["Carnival City","entertainment","fun","germiston city news","lira","melissa hart","music","show"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105107","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1848"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=105107"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105107\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/105108"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=105107"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=105107"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=105107"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}