LISTEN TO “HUMANOID” BY KAREN ZOID HERE
Legendary South African musician, Karen Zoid has released her 10th Studio album titled, Humanoid which features 11 out of this world songs.
The album has been preceded by 3 singles that have built up to its release, namely “Hold You”, “Yo Yo” and “Hou Bene Hou” which have been received with love from her dedicated and adoring fans.
In true Karen Zoid style, “Humanoid” offers a bi-lingual experience which showcases her unparalleled ability to speak to multiple generations of fans in both English and Afrikaans.
This hard-hitting collection of masterful rock songs sees her at her anthemic best as we journey through the emotions of Love, sadness and even Loadshedding.
In an era of over-produced, instant gratification pop, Karen Zoid’s music is testament to the timelessness art of music creation which continues her imperial rule.
TRACKLIST
Mash Up
Hou Bene Hou
Easy Breezy
Loadshedding
Yo Yo
Halwe Waarheid
Small Town Boy
Bad Bitch
Onskuld
Hold You
All Of Life
STREAM “HOLD YOU” BY KAREN ZOID HERE
https://ingroovesafrica.lnk.to/humanoid
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ABOUT KAREN ZOID
Born Karen Louise Greeff on August 10th, 1978, in Brussels, Belgium where her father worked as
a diplomat. Relocating to South Africa at an early age, a true kid of the 80’s and 90’s. Karen
attended the National School of Arts and went on to study Drama during which time she
decided to pursue a career in music during the early 2000’s.
While record companies quickly picked up on this authentic female artist, Karen recorded her debut album Poles Apart which was subsequently released in 2001 by EMI Music.
Karen quickly gained cult status with her music and on-stage bravado, ultimately leading to a following that the press referred to as the “Zoid Generation” and touring South Africa extensively during the early years.
Enjoying commercial success with songs like Small Room and Aeroplane Jane, Zoid was able to
explore outside her borders and tour internationally. Sharing the stage with the likes of John
Mayer, Metallica, Seal, UB40, and Annie Lennox to name a few. Dubbed South Africa’s “Queen of Rock”, Karen has achieved gold album sales and was awarded Best Female Artist at the 2008 South African Music Awards.
In 2014 she joined the world of television hosting her own late-night talk show, coincidently making iTunes history with 10 consecutive number-one hits. In 2016 she joined the judging panel of The Voice SA.
A career spanning twenty years and nine studio albums, Karen enjoys being on stage more than
ever. A one-of-a-kind performer with an unmistakable voice and hard-hitting lyrics. In 2018 Karen opened and became the Director and stakeholder of Film and Music Studio Mothership Studios.
Later in 2018 Karen Zoid and Theo Crous produced a music video for The Crossing, a tribute to Johnny Clegg with 50 prominent artists who came together to honor a true South African legend who has made an incredible mark on the music industry.
This video has reached almost 2 million views on Youtube.
Friends of Johhny Clegg raised R1 Million and was donated to the Click Foundation.
Karen was awarded with honorary Professorship at Nelson Mandela University for her work in
South Africa and is now an associate of CANRAD (Centre for Non-racialism and democracy)
She started working with US-based Futurist Faith Popcorn on a futuristic Rock Opera to be
completed in late 2022. Exciting times await with upcoming collaborations and international endeavours.
