Capetonians and the Holi Festival of Colours 2013 came together to celebrate our rainbow nation and all its different colours.
The celebration of good over evil, also famously known as the Holi Festival of Colours took to Cape Town’s Sahara Park this past weekend for a spectacular showcase of colour, music and dance. Now find out how the event was after the jump. Sahara Park Newlands has seen its fair share of colourful crowds while hosting numerous domestic and international cricket matches as well as the glamorous IPL tournament in 2009. These crowds were, however, pale in comparison to the excited crowd that descended on the Sahara Park Newlands grounds on Saturday the 12th of October for the Holi Festival 2013. With the majority dressed in white, the crowd looked forward to lashings and dustings of colour powder that has made this event so popular; not only in its native India, but also internationally in vibrant cities such as Berlin and now Cape Town. DJ Kirsti set the pace for the day with a smashing set, which played into the first countdown and got the crowd so excited that colour powder was thrown earlier than scheduled. Even though the rain came and went, it did little to dampen the revelry as the majority of the crowd wouldn’t let the rain spoil the party. Every hour saw the release of another colour-cloud and cheering from those that it enveloped. There was little doubt that the crowd of three to four thousand had a fantastic time while experiencing this unique festival. The combination of colour and South Africa’s hottest live acts was the perfect combination for a memorable party. The Holi Festival is traditionally a celebration of good over evil and is celebrated as such in India. This festival also provides a rare relaxation of the cast system that segments the Indian society. Saturday saw a diverse crowd of not only Capetonians but also many international partygoers from countries such as Germany and Spain. In the true spirit of the Holi Festival, it is safe to say that everyone had great fun. Images courtesy of: Eugene Brand...
Cheers to Rawknait Entertainment, the Dreamers.
In our ongoing series of interviews with some of the chosen “Dreamers” by the beer brand, Hansa Pilsener – we interview Songi Msimanga and Sbu Mlaba from “Rawknait Entertainment”. These two run a lifestyle company that aims to educate and empower talent, they describe themselves as “two ordinary guys with big plans.” Read the full interview after the jump. 1. Please tell us what are the most common mistakes you’ve noticed that new artists should avoid? Getting into the industry for fame. Thinking that everyone will love their music. Not being grounded, and treating the industry people with no respect. Music Business is a business, therefore once the music part has been achieved, the business side of things needs to then be adhered to. 2. In a short summary, tell us what are the top 5 successful ways an artist can best use to break into the music scene/business? They must be Talented. They must be Disciplined and have the same work ethic as people with 9-5s. They must be original and creative. Loyal. Have a team that works for the artist’s brand and pushes even when people don’t believe in the product. 3. What has been your most successful story regarding Rawknait Entertainment? DStv iRock music...
The Centre for Jazz and Popular Music presents: Duo DH-MM with Dick Hathorn and Mike Mazzoni
The Centre for Jazz and Popular Music is proud to present Duo DH-MM with Dick Hathorn (soprano saxophone) and Mike Mazzoni (percussion) on Tuesday 15 October 2013 at 18:00. Duo DH-MM play original compositions which can be loosely described as idiosyncratic jazz. The duo was formed in 2012. Recently the duo has been providing a live improvised soundtrack to screenings of the silent movie classic, The Cabinet of Dr Caligari. For further information- www.cabbagemusic.com Dick Hathorn and Mike Mazzoni perform as part of our “Twosday” concert. Which feature collaboration between musicians who are fairly well-established in their own particular area/discipline/style of music. Duo DH-MM live at Centre for Jazz and Popular Music (CJPM). 15 October 2013, Level 2, Shepstone Building at UKZN Howard College Campus. Doors open at 17:30 and music starts at 18:00 Entry fee is R35 (Pensioners R20 and students R10). Please contact Thuli on 031 260 3385 or email Zamat1@ukzn.ac.za for more details. On Wednesday 16 October 2013 at 18:00, the Centre for Jazz and Popular Music is proud to present Spha Mdlalose. Spha is a Durban born vocalist. She fell in love with Jazz when she joined a jazz band in high school then later studied at the University of Cape Town’s South African College of Music degree majoring in Jazz Vocal performance. She was taught by Abigail Petersen and Mike Campbell and graduated with an average 81% for her final BMUS recital making the Deans Merit List. Over the years, she was tutored by Darryl Andrews, Amanda Tiffin, Jason Reolon and most recently (2011) Dutch bassist Hein Van Der Geyn who has worked with Chet Baker, Dee Dee Bridgewater and other commended jazz musicians from all around the world. In her years as a student, she has had a budding career, having performed with the Mike Campbell Symphonic Orchestra on numerous occasions. She has performed alongside Bheki Khoza, Sibongile Khumalo, Ladysmith Black Mambazo and other known South African artists. She was also fortunate to tour with Grammy nominated Josh Groban when he visited South Africa on his “Straight to You” tour. Catch Spha Mdlalose joined by Sphelelo Mazibuko on Drums, Shemual Mahabeer on piano and Prince Bulo on bass at The Centre for Jazz and Popular Music (CJPM), Level 2, Shepstone Building at UKZN Howard College Campus on Wednesday the 16th October 2013. Doors open at 17:30 and music starts at 18:00 Entry fee is R35 (Pensioners R20 and students R10). Please contact Thuli on 031 260 3385 or email Zamat1@ukzn.ac.za for more...
Stephan Erasmus | Reconstruct at NIROXprojects.
re·con·struct tr.v. re·con·struct·ed, re·con·struct·ing, re·con·structs 1. To construct again; rebuild. 2. To assemble or build again mentally; re-create: reconstructed the sequence of events from the evidence. 3. To cause to adopt a new attitude or outlook: a diehard traditionalist who could not be reconstructed. In Stephan Erasmus’s work structure plays an important role with particular focus on the encryption process. In preceding exhibitions he has used encryption systems as structures to turn the selected text into visual love letters addressed to an ever changing muse. In these exhibitions the focus was placed on the final structure as it relates to the muse this can clearly be seen in works from ‘Hartland’ where the final image in some way referenced the manifestation of the muse: the landscape, creating a direct link between the muse as Gaia. In ‘Hartland’ Gaia manifests as South Africa and the exhibition explores the artists relationship with the country as muse, sometimes as a lover and at other times as a rejected and ridiculed lover. ‘Reconstruct’ departs from the muse as the main character as seen in the previous exhibitions. In this exhibition Erasmus continues exploring the act of writing love letters through the sampling of existing text and transforming the text into two dimensional and three dimensional objects. The act of writing love letters into artworks remains a central point around which Erasmus constructs his work. However, the focus moves away from the muse as the intended reader of the love letters, in a form that resembles the muse, and focus of his production is shifting to the act of writing and the encryption of the love letters, where the letter becomes a pattern, an object that entraps the reader/muse. It has been suggested by Nick Cave at a series of lectures that the act of writing love letters can be equated to the binding of the recipient to the writer. Cave speaks of the act of writing as a ‘magical act’ of weaving a web and trapping the beloved in the web, binding the recipient to the writer. In ‘Reconstruct’ Erasmus continues to encrypt selected sections of existing text taken from love songs and poetry. In this body of work the text becomes an incantation to bind the muse to the words. For Erasmus the act of writing/weaving/reconstruction of the text becomes the focus. The process of encryption becomes in a very physical sense the weaving or the building of a web that would entangle the reader. Stephan Erasmus is a Johannesburg based artist. Contact: Neil Nieuwoudt T: +27 72 350 4326 E: neil.nieuwoudt@gmail.com Stephan Erasmus, entitled Reconstruct (20 October – 06 November). Reconstruct opens on...
Spend an Early Christmas With The Flying Pickets.
The British pop-rock a capella vocal group, The Flying Pickets, will tour South Africa to perform their Christmas with The Flying Pickets show at Carnival City Big Top Arena on Friday, 22 November 2013. The group first enjoyed worldwide success with their debut single, a cover of a Yazoo song Only You in 1983. The single went straight to number one in the UK, and soon found popularity in other countries. This early success led the band to produce no less than 14 albums over the years. The Flying Pickets was founded by Brian Hibbard in 1982, together with a group of actors all with strong socialist political convictions. They put together a musical theatre production that told the story of the 1982 miners strike in the UK, and their unusual name refers to mobile strikers of the time who would travel to join pickets in sympathy with the strikers. The group so enjoyed singing that they began to appear in pubs and clubs in London where they found success not only for their vocal ability, but also for their flamboyant appearance. Since those early days they have continued performing, recording and touring around the world. The show starts at 8pm and tickets are available from Computicket from R285 to R485. The damage is: EVENT Christmas with the Flying Pickets DATE Friday 22 November 2013 VENUE Carnival City – Big Top Arena TIME 20h00 TICKETS R285 to R485 BOOKING...
VODACOM IN THE CITY TAKES JO’BURG FESTIVALS TO THE NEXT LEVEL
“Jo’burg a-r-e you ready?” screeched spirited front-woman Skin to a sea of 11,000 indie rockers at Friday’s Vodacom In the City in downtown Jo’burg’s Mary Fitzgerald Square. As Cass’ bass-beat pulsed through the bodies of the sweat-streaked fans, the air was filled with thousands of cellphones held up to capture Skunk Anansie’s long-awaited return to South Africa. As the unofficial headline act of the evening, they thrilled the crowds with Skin’s crowd surfing, cementing the iconic British band’s performance as one of the best ever seen in SA. The whole vibe of the festival was electric! As the only local act on the line up, Al Bairre played an outstanding opening set, so it’s no surprise that they’d won the Vodacom ‘Open the City’ competition that saw over 18,500 votes from the public. Alternative UK indie rock quartet alt-J were welcomed in traditional alt-J fashion with the crowd displaying the band’s triangle ∆ symbol with their fingers. When the opening chords of their hit single ‘Tesselate’ echoed off the stage, you couldn’t even hear the band for the crowd singing along. Charismatic Swedish rockers The Hives stole the show in their custom tailored mariachi outfits. Previously quoted as saying that they ‘hoped the crowds would go crazy’, they were not disappointed – who wouldn’t go nuts to The Hives’ highly rated live show? ‘Go right ahead’ and ‘Walk Idiot Walk’ were clear favourites and vocalist Pelle Almqvist’s showmanship and scissor kicks went down a treat. The final act of the evening was German DJ Boys Noize, who closed the festival with his techno EDM beats and one final burst of party energy. Presenting sponsor Vodacom’s concert-first free Wi-Fi, recharge stations, sound-proof phone-boxes and photo booths were a hit, as were Jose Cuervo’s Watering Holes that were dotted around the square. Those who tweeted a hashtag of themselves being a party animal stood the chance to win a signed guitar. Revellers flocked to GWM’s recently launched quirky C20R hatchback for the opportunity to win a tablet with Vodacom data. Wrapped in the event’s branding, the affordable crossover added a level of fun to the night. Seed Experiences, the award-winning company behind the event, pulled out all the stops to ensure the best consumer experience ever. Not only did they put the best production and security teams in place, but they installed a 140m bar and booked 300 bar staff to ensure minimum time queuing for drinks to give fans maximum time in front of the stage. Recognised as one of the edgiest and most anticipated music events on the South African calendar, Vodacom In the City 2013 has taken Jo’burg festivals to the next level. Keep your eye on facebook.com/InTheCityJHB...
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