About Us:
Award-winning South African artist,
LOUISE DU TOIT, is a musician, singer,
composer, arranger, writer, actress,
lyricist, vocal teacher and painter.
Her two new albums, "JUST LOVE" and
"ODE TO MAGNIFICENCE", were recently
released on the web on March 14,
2012. "ODE TO MAGNIFICENCE"
immediately went on to the top selling
list for Greece, next to the albums of
Greek axemaster Theodore Ziras and
jazz fusion artist Yiorgos Fakanas,
who collaborated with Dave Weckl, Mike
Stern and Bob Franceschini on his
"Domino" album. LOUISE DU TOIT started
her official performing career as a
child actress for the National Theater
Company, "Pacofs", in South Africa.
She has played lead and supporting
roles in many musical, opera and other
stage productions. She obtained her
degree in Theater and Performing Arts
at the University of the Free State in
South Africa and her Classical Opera
Diploma in Greece in 2005, as well as
numerous diplomas and awards for her
piano and violin studies at the Royal
College of London and Unisa. She has
given more than 2500 performances the
past decade and has held several
successful art exhibitions in Greece.
Apart from her solo career as a
performance artist, she is also the
singer of the international groups,
AINESHANA and FUEGO DE LUNAR. Many of
her songs have been released as music
videos too and her music is currently
being broadcast by radio stations all
over the world. She is also actively
involved in theater work as a play
writer, director and scenic designer.
In March 2011 she completed the script
and music score of her new musical,
"The Witch of Woccabocca", of which
two very successful performances were
staged in May and December 2011, in
collaboration with the Ionian
Conservatory of Music in Corfu. Louise
was the main director and scenic
artist of the production, assisted by
a talented team of professional
artists and musicians, child actors
and music students. A successful
colorful exhibition of the scenery,
costumes and stage props, held at the
Municipal Art Gallery of Corfu,
followed the first performance in
2011. In April 2010 she wrote the
music and lyrics for three sold-out
productions of "The Vagina Dialogues"
in Corfu in Greece, did the music
arrangements and performed the songs
live on stage with the actresses. She
is currently working on completing her
next two musicals, with two very
different themes, for future
performances in theaters in Greece and
other countries of the world. Louise
du Toit is also using her music and
art to spread a worldwide message of
environmental and wildlife
preservation. Her most recent work
includes a list of several music
videos for various animals rights
organizations, aimed at raising
awareness about the plight of animals
in their struggle for survival. The
videos can be seen at her YouTube
channel.
My thanks and appreciation to Paddy and the whole
IMRadio team for their wonderful support to all of
us, and for the following paragraphs in the recent
IMRadio Newsletter of November: 'The very most
popular profile page can also translate into a
spot as a Featured Artist on the IMRadio Home
Page. Louise du Toit, a singer who performs
nightly in Athens, Greece, comments that IMRadio
has given her "tremendous exposure and an
immediate audience from all over the world." She
makes sure she spends time reading her wall posts
and communicating with her new fans on their
walls....Artists like..."Louise du Toit" have a
great following at concerts and CD and Download
sales.'
SOME COMMENTS FROM GREAT
MUSICIAN FRIENDS ON MY MUSIC
AND ART
MICHAEL ANGELO BATIO (July 18, 2008) “I read,
posted and checked out your MySpace page. Great
work, both musically and artistically. I put you
in my Top friends list. Good luck in all things
musical.” ****** MICHAEL ANGELO BATIO (October 28,
2008) “Louise, it is always nice to read your
comments. I listened to your songs again today.
You have great music…” ****** PIERRE BENSUSAN
(March 20, 2009) “…Thank you for visiting my page
and for your warm comments. I had the chance to
visit yours and listen, and really like the feel
of your voice and songs. Hope our paths will cross
sometimes in the near future…” ****** DARIUS
BRUBECK (August 4, 2008) “Good to hear from you
and you look great…” ****** LULO REINHARDT (May
24, 2008) “…good sound…” ****** JON MULVEY
(September 1, 2008) “Beautiful Music! Beautiful
Art! You are a Beautiful person, and a wonderful
Talent… And your photos are so reflective of your
artistic sensibility. Such a strong connection
between the art, music, and photography. A rare
gift indeed. When I visit your albums, I just fall
in. I can’t seem to comment on just one, or
another. Quite remarkable!!!” ****** ROBERT CONTI
(February 14, 2009) “Without doubt, your face was
made by the hand of God himself. The smile on that
face is peace, love & happiness - all in one! Warm
regards, Robert Conti, Las Vegas, NV USA ******
BRATT SCOVIL (May 23, 2009) “…thanks so much for
hooking me up to your world of excellent music! I
am still enjoying your creativity and style of
sound…” ****** THE SONGWRITER - JACI (August 3,
2009) “Love that new song…simply breathtaking…you
move like the wind through my hair…enchanting my
senses to want more and more…you’re wonderful…keep
up the illuminating work…your beauty is what keeps
this planet alive…” ****** MERU MATU (April 18,
2008) “Your music is AMAZING my African Sista!!! I
feel it to be a cross between Sade and Lisa
Stansfield who are two of my personal biggest
inspiration…I love the song, love the video, love
the locations, you look amazing and so beautiful
and I am so happy to have watched the video and
that you shared it with me.” ****** BAZ CORDEN
(May 23, 2008) “…you have a beautiful voice and
it's inspiring to see how much you like to create.
A true artist. Awesome…” ****** ALPHONSE MOUZON
(July 24, 2008) “You are so beautiful and
talented!” ****** ROBIN NOLAN (March 15, 2009)
“…keep spreading the love! You are so kind…”
****** GEORGE LYNCH (August 23, 2008) “Rock
on!!!”
AINESHANA
AINESHANA is a new music group, formed through the
collaboration of singer-composer Louise du Toit
(music, lyrics, vocals, arrangement, piano,
keyboards) and composer-guitarist Nikos Piperis
(music, acoustic guitar), together with talented
musicians from different parts of the world. Their
CD-DVD single, 'My Heart is a Sea', with two
tracks and their remixes, was recently produced
and released by the music and art publishing
company, Tree del Art. Their music is a blend of
beautiful melodies, meaningful lyrics, worldly
styles and original sounds, supported by smooth,
soulful vocals with a lyrical influence. The title
track of the single, MY HEART IS A SEA, composed
by Louise du Toit, was also released as a music
video, filmed by the experienced director Ioannis
Vlatakis and produced by Arctos and Tree del Art.
The unusual, exquisite sound of the Viola di Roda
in the intro and solo parts of the song was added
by the gifted Spanish musician, Efren Lopez. 'MY
HEART IS A SEA', the CD/DVD single from our group,
AINESHANA, is now available on the internet at the
following site: www.e-kinitro.gr
FEATURED ARTIST - A GREAT
HONOR
Thanks to the great IMRADIO team, I have been the
FEATURED ARTIST in their Showcase for several
weeks. This was a wonderful event in my life as a
musician and it brought me into contact with many
talented artists from around the world! THANK YOU
PADDY, for your great support, MC for your lovely
review and the whole IMRADIO TEAM for your
continuous enthusiasm! Also…check out my picture
as a FEATURED BAND on the photowall of the IMRadio
homepage. My sincere thanks to IMRadio for their
utterly professional promotion.
THREE NEW ALBUMS FROM LOUISE
DU TOIT
I am really joyful to announce that my three new
albums, "Ode to Magnificence", "Just Love" and
"Heart of Australia", are now available for
downloading at my CDBaby Artist Page. I have
received many requests for and inquiries about
these albums, all inspiring me to complete them,
and I would like to express my sincere gratitude
to my friends and fans for their wonderful
support. The albums consist of most of my songs
which I also used as the soundtracks for my videos
to raise awareness about the preservation of our
environment and all wildlife. "Ode to
Magnificence" has reached the NUMBER ONE position
on the top selling list for Greece, with "Just
Love" following in the second place. The proceeds
of the third album, "Heart of Australia", will be
donated to the admirable HOOFS2010 Inc, the latter
which is a wonderful non-profit Australian
organization dedicated to protect the wild horses.
As the patron for HOOFS2010 Inc, I am really
joyful to be able to contribute my music to their
cause. The link to my CDBaby Artist Page is the
following:
http://www.cdbaby.com/Artist/LouiseduToit
Just Love Great song
and really makes you
think about why God put
us here...I thank God
that I found you to hear
this song and see the
video..God bless
Hey what's going on, just
dropping by to show some
love to your page and
share a new song I posted
on Soundcloud, check it
out, leave a comment, let
me know what you think of
it....
http://soundcloud.com/los
dmusic/los-d-what-u-repre
sentin-ft-c also, if you
get a chance, stop by my
IMRADIO page and give me
an honest review on my
music, I'll return the
favor... Good or Bad
either or is a start!!!
Later.....
Hello
Am mary ,
i saw your profile today
and became interested in
you, i will like to
know you the more, and i
want you to send an email
to my mail so that i can
give you my picture for
you to know whom i am.
Here is my email address
(maryjobe86@yahoo.de) I
believe we can move from
here. I am waiting for
your reply in my mail
don't send it in the
site.
Remember the distance or
color does not matter but
love matters allot in
life
(maryjobe86@yahoo.de)
Hi Louise, I see you are
always keeping busy, as
usual. I hope you will
upload the awesome video
of your new outstanding
song, YES TO LOVE, here
on IMRadio. I look so
forward to meeting you
someday. Have a fantastic
weekend!!! peace, Paddy
Hey Louise, it's been a
while... I wasn't much on
line lately, but here I
am, better late then
never, right ;-) I've got
a bunch of new tunes on
my page, check 'm out if
you want and let me know
what you think... Cheers
& Beers - Serge
Hello friend :) Leaving
good vibes for your week
:) We are also at FB
now...would be great to
see you there also,the
link is on our page here,
stay in touch :) Poppy
xoxo
wow, three new albums:
"Just Love", "Heart of
Australia", and "Ode to
Magnificence". You are
such a hard-working
amazing artist Louise!
Have a fantastic week
ahead. peace, Paddy
Hi Louise, CONGRATS that
your new album, "Ode to
Magnificence" is now on
the top selling list for
Greece...I'm not
surprised. Keep up the
great work Louise! Have a
wonderful week ahead!
peace, Paddy
Your music is Wonderful
and I enjoued your
Pleasant Voice. Listen
to my songs I REMEMBERS &
SLEEPING ON SUNDAYS
(S.O.S.) you will enjoy
them. Love your Art too
...tc
Hey, thanks for
networking - hope you
enjoy my music! Just
released new album
"Trinity" - please you'll
check it out & let me
know what you think. BTW,
I love the percussions in
your tracks!