Ian Henderson is a contemporary South African acoustic pop artist, a little less bluesy than John Mayer a little more light-hearted than David Gray. But the territory is the same: soulful, deeply personal songs, catchy melodies, passionate delivery. On vocals, guitar and piano, and accompanied by a fine range of session musicians, his live delivery is always intimate.
Henderson's debut album, "Freefall", spawned the lead single "Beautiful Life", which received airplay both in South Africa, and internationally. The album was critically well-regarded: the SA Rock Digest – South Africa's web-based industry-insider publication – rated "Freefall" one of their top-five album picks of 2003. The music video for "Beautiful Life" won a silver medal in the South African National TV and Film association's "Q-Awards". Several cuts from the album featured as the sound track to the hit-TV series "Going Nowhere Slowly" as well as several other video and TV productions. The music has also appeared on several compilation albums internationally.
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