Mahalia Buhcanan
ABOUT ME
MAHALIA BUCHANAN
A r t i s t | S o n g w r i t e r | T e l e v i s i o n H o s t & P r o d u c e r S p e a k e r | P h i l a n t h r o p i s t
RECENT CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
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Early 2018
Mahalia shared the stage with Nigeria's biggest female gospel artist Sinach, was featured on her hit song "Way Maker" live in London.
Mid 2018
USA Detroit concert (Headliner), France concert (Headliner)
Martinique concert Oct 2018 (Headliner)
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Late 2018
The Experience in Lagos, Nigeria. This concert attracts over 700,000 people. She performed alongside Donnie McClurkin
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Early 2019
One of 4 judges on the first ever Sunday's Best South Africa Auditions on BET, discovering new talent to send over to the USA, To be showcased on the international competition.
Featured by the legendary Nigerian artist Nathaniel Bassey.
HIGHLIGHT PERFORMANCES
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Israel Houghton
Donnie McClurkin
Tasha Cobbs
Nathaniel Bassey
Sinach
Benjamin Dube
Joyous Celebration
Vas haw n Mitchell
Bebe Winans
BACKGROUND PROFILE
Mahalia began her professional journey at the age of 13. She entered the South African Music Industry, serving and sharing the stage with esta blis hed South African Artists. Her career blossomed immensely when she joined the internationally renowned choir Joyous Celebration as a singer and songwriter, As a pivotal member of Joyous and in her pioneering solo career that has followed.
Mahalia has circumnavigated the globe, performing in front of millions of people across Africa, Europe and the USA. Her reputation as an authentic vocalist has seen her sell out shows in some of the world's most iconic cities.
Mahalia's music transcends culture and that makes her music received very well internationally. She has received numerous invitation s abroad, a high light to mention is receiving an invitation to grace the stage with Grammy Award winning artist's such as Israel Houghton, Donnie McClurkin, Marvin Winans for what were truly awe-inspiring performances.
Not satisfied to let her innate talent shine through music alone, She has channeled her creative pursuits into one of South Africa's most popular award winning talk shows, Destiny - a program she conceptualized, co-producers and hosts.
Her unique persona - a mix of infectious optimism, bold confidence, and genuine humility has led her to become a sought after MC at a swathe of high-profile events, where guests of honour have included the President of South Africa and members of the Royal House in the kingdom of Swaziland.
Through her music, television and in-person appearances, Mahalia has garnered a ever-growing and highly-engaged audience the cuts across a variety of ethnic groups within Africa and the rest of the world.
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COUNTRIES TOURED
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U.S.A
U.K.
France
Nigeria
Ghana
Swaziland
Lesotho
Botswana
Malawi
Martinique
Mozambique
Cameroon
Kenya
Namibia
Zimbabwe
AWARDS
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Mahalia is an Award Winning Artist, and has gracefully won the best New Comer in 2015 at the prestigious Crown Awards. She has also been nominated in the SAMA Awards,
all this on her debut album which has received gold status.
Best TV Show at the 2018 AGMMA Awards in the U K.
Her Television show called Destiny
PHILANTHROPY
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Driven by a deep conviction to love and serve others, she co-founded a non - profit organization that is aimed at creating impact in our communities. She sits on the board of an N PO called E EC A as Secretary General.
This project is for the benefit of the community. Teaching communities methods on how to sustain itself, carefully identifying s kill among themselves and create platforms for growth and exposure. It is also for job creation, and ultimately the purpose is to eradicate poverty and crime in communities.
She is adamant to instill a lifestyle that they can pass on to the people coming after them.
Mahalia is motivated by this stance "if we do not begin assisting people immediately we will miss out on helping a cohort of people.
We depend on the people in communities to become meaningful members in society. If they do not receive this opportunity, they are less likely to be successful citizen s in the future.
CONTACT INFO
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For general enquiries: info @ mahaliabuchanan
For bookings: bookings @ mahaliabuchanan.com
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