Multi award-winning vocalist Talie Monin was born in Durban, South Africa, of Zulu heritage, and raised in the culturally rich city of Johannesburg. She beat out hundreds of top jazz vocalists around the globe to win the coveted ‘Audience Choice Award’ at the prestigious 2017 Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland and returns there again to open for jazz piano legend - Chick Corea. Talie was also one of the headline acts at the Imbokodo Jazz Festival 2018, along with a schedule of selected dates at the top jazz venues in South Africa’s bustling capital Johannesburg. Talie Monin is a pioneer at the cutting-edge of a new and exciting musical current called - ‘JazzAfrique’ that seamlessly blends the rhythms and musical spirit of her native Africa with the sophistication and allure of contemporary jazz and world music styles. Since arriving in Hong Kong about 10 years ago, she has taken the Territory’s music scene as well as other parts of Asia by storm. She sings with an unmatched clarity and maturity that puts her into a distinctive category all her own.