Suzanne Nadine Vega famous for songs like Luka and Tom's Diner will be in Cape Town in Novermber

Suzanne Nadine Vega is an American songwriter and singer known for her eclectic folk-inspired music. Two of Vega`s songs reached the top 10 of various international chart listings: `Luka` and `Tom`s Diner`. Suzanne Vega was the first major figure in the bumper crop of female singer/songwriters who rose to prominence during the late `80s and `90s. 



Her hushed, restrained folk-pop and highly literate lyrics (inspired chiefly by Leonard Cohen, as well as Lou Reed and Bob Dylan) laid the initial musical groundwork for what later became the trademark sound of Lilith Fair (a tour on which she was a regular). 

Moreover, her left-field hit single `Luka` helped convince record companies that folk-styled singer/songwriters were not a thing of the past after all, paving the way for breakthroughs by Tracy Chapman, Michelle Shocked, Shawn Colvin, Edie Brickell, the Indigo Girls, Sinead O`Connor, and a host of others on through the `90s. Vega`s early commercial success helped open doors for a wealth of talent, and even if she couldn`t sustain the level of popularity she reached in 1987 with `Luka` and the platinum Solitude Standing, she maintained a strong and dedicated cult following.

Venue: Hope @ Paul Cluver - Cape Town, Western Cape
Date: Sat 2 Nov 2013 7:00 pm