Leap Year is round the corner
I don’t know if ladies proposing to their men makes Leap Year special enough for me. Most of the ladies I know would do it on anyday ’cause they’re liberated, free and just nje. Although if you do go for it girls, as lore aka Wikipedia tells us, “Supposedly (but disputed), in a 1288 law by Queen Margaret of Scotland (then age five and living in Norway), fines were levied if the proposal was refused by the man; compensation ranged from a kiss to £1 to a silk gown, in order to soften the blow.” So make sure if you do it and he says no he gets you a sexy Silk some’ing some’ing. Could be a great way just to get spoilt… even us liberated gals need some spoiling! Leap Year for me is special for it’s EXTRA day that it gives us – just think about how fast 2007 flew by – not to mention the whiplash I am getting this January. It also means a WHOLE lot more birthday parties for those peeps who only get to get down once every four years. Good news is the LEAP YEAR parties in JOZI are starting to pour in… First up is an Electric Workshop Reunion Party hosted by Euphonic and the SoulCandi crew – click on the flyer for a taste, and watch this space for...
Live in Pretoria/Tshwane? Get to UJU tonight!
This year is so UJU‘s year and you want to make sure you join in from the start. It’s a rare occasion to see UJU live in Pretoria/Tshwane – if you’re in the hood GO GO GO for some of the best rockiest smoothest most soulful African sounds around! Sounds like a mad mix of genres – it sure is. DO NOT MISS THIS. PS: Editorista is out of SA so she can’t be there – if you go please give Fifi (Drummer) and Mo (Bassist) a big hug from her and love & greetings to the whole band from Represent. Come and see UJU’s first performance of the year at Tings n Tymes in Hatfield Pretoria. Promises to be a great opener to a promising year. Tuesday 22 January @ 9pm – Tings and Tymes –...
Party People is back – Get Amongst in 2008!
The crew at Represent are PROUD to be associated with consistently creative, musical, artistic and just plain crazy events like Party People who we believe have got the formula right. If you didn’t get to Party People in 2007, open your minds, put it in your diary and book a table for dinner and a blast at ROKA for Party People in 08. It’s a fantastic night out and each edition conjures up a memorable and standout performance representing the best of urban entertainment. Don’t say we didn’t warn you! Welcome everybody, the Party People staff would like to take this opportunity to thank you for the support from last year. Your support truly make the Party People event and brand grow…thus this year the focus is to go nationwide. The Cape Town leg has already kicked of on the 3rd Jan 2008 at Zula on Long Street and was a success and calls for more. Pretoria will see the 1st Party People event on the 5th March 2008 at Tings n’ Times, we’ll keep you informed on that one…oh! There’s also talks of Mozambique in Easter but will get to that one…this months Jhb’s feature is Bianca Williams DJ Kenzhero presents Party People Date: 26 Feb 2008 Venue: Roka Door: R50 Time: 8pm Bianca Williams is a young woman who has been in the hip hop/poetry scene for 8 years. She is an extraordinary poet, rapper and singer. Describing her art as her “inner guide to personal freedom”, she started writing when she was 12 years old – attending poetry and hip hop shows religiously. Having become an avid reader, she fell in love with words and discovered their power to shape all of existence. She believes that “the word is the strongest medium because not only does it speak to the mind, it also speaks to the soul.” She started performing as an emcee before she did as a poet, at cyphers in Ghandi Square and at Le Club. She believes that hip hop served as an unlimited resourced in her life, constantly providing her with challenges and the strength to deal with her own reality. She then started rapping in different venues and became one of the first female emcees that the Jozi hip hop community paid attention to, often being the only female alongside male emcees. She is currently working on her own album which is due for release in June 2008 and is featured on other hip hop projects such as, the Abomrapper II and the Classix compliation albums, also due for release in 2008. Some of Bianca’s most memorable performances: • Bianca performed...
Start the New Year with a Refresher!
We like the thinking – prepare a summer refresher bash in Jozi when everyone gets back from their Cape Town holiday and still needs more…By the way, Cape Town watch out, Jozi is en route en masse – mark our words. Buy your tickets online! Hunter’s, in association with Oppikoppi Productions, is proud to announce the biggest party taking place this summer in the heart of Ekurhuleni. The Hunter’s Refresher Session brought to you in conjunction with the City of Ekurhuleni will take place at the Dries Niemand Picnic Park, Kempton Park Golf Course and Sports Grounds, Ekurhuleni, on 12 January 2008. Those attending the Hunter’s Refresher Session can expect the cream of Mzansi’s musical brew, featuring an all-star line-up with the finest in hip-hop, dance, and jazz-kwaito fusion beats. DJ’s and artists will perform on 3 different stages for a day filled with refreshing tunes and only the coolest of Hunter’s beats to chill down even the hottest of summer days. Artists include legendary, awarded and chart-topping acts like Lira, Sipho “Hotstix” Mabuse, Mafikizolo, HHP, Skwatta Kamp, Brown Dash, Glen Lewis and DJ Kenzhero to name a few. No tickets will be on sale at the gate, so buy your tickets today at Ticketconnection – go to http://www.ticketconnection.co.za/, or any Mr Price store and avoid disappointment. Tickets will sell for R110 (including all service fees) and R90 (including all service fees) if bought online at http://www.refreshersessions.co.za/. Tickets bought online at http://www.refreshersessions.co.za/ are SMS’d to your cell phone. Gates open at 12:00 and festivities will run till late. If you are a bit low on moolah at the moment, do not panic we brought along some incentives. If you are one of the first 1000 refresher-seekers to buy a ticket on-line at http://www.refreshersessions.co.za/ you can get and extra ticket for free. All you have to do to qualify for this deal is to buy a ticket, enter the correct bar code of a Hunter’s product and you will automatically get another ticket for free. In other words go 50 / 50 with a friend and you both get in for half price! Remember, this is a limited offer so get to http://www.refreshersessions.co.za/ now and do not lose out on this deal. Visit http://www.refreshersessions.co.za/ to make sure you get the low-down of the show and more special offers, also what to bring and to leave...
Win Tickets to WELCOME the Smirnoff 10
We can’t give away the venue, but let’s just say it has lots to do with another article on this page, Editorista is super chuffed and you REALLY want to be there. Smirnoff recently searched SA for one lucky South African to join a global team travelling the globe in search of the most original Smirnoff Experiences. That winner is a Represent reader, subscriber and chomee – Akona! Join Smirnoff III Distilled as we welcome winner Akona home (she’s homesick!) and her nine fellow globetrotters passing through SA in search of the most original night out. Let’s make sure the 10 remember this party as THE BEST! Stand a chance to win one of 3 double tickets to this exclusive Smirnoff Experience party at a private location on Sunday 2nd December. Terms and conditions apply and you must be over 18 to enter. Join us ekasi, for a party you don’t want to miss… Clearly Original, clearly Smirnoff. Please drink responsibly. Not for sale to persons under the age of 18. REPRESENT SUBSCRIBERS ONLY!!!! Simply answer this question: What’s the name of the South African member of Smirnoff 10? Then email your Name, ID number and contact details to editor@represent.co.za –...
Photo-Story: Soweto’s Holiday Inn
The bonus of hosting overseas visitors is that we get to do the tourist thing in our own country. And then we share it with you Representers! Editorista popped off to Walter Sisulu Square to show some foreign friends around and was delighted to visit the BRAND NEW four star Holiday Inn Soweto. It’s so new the only guests were workers and interior-design looking types doing final touches. Good job to them, the decor is fantastic – a wonderful blend of local flavour and contemporary chic. Click HERE to go to our PHOTO-Story. We were lucky enough to get a tour from the highly informative and very friendly Jeffreys who made us feel right at home. The hotel lines the “Russianesque” Walter Sisulu Freedom Square, with rooms facing into it featuring glorious sized balconies (we can just imagine New Year there!) or the other way out onto the bustling Union Street that captures the authentic Sowetan spirit. There is so much to see and do in and around the HUGE square including the superbly put together Kliptown Open Air Museum that takes us back to the 50s and the drawing up of the Freedom Charter – very emotional but very important. All that was missing were lots of open-air restaurants, pubs and meeting places although we are sure they are on the cards. Events organisers take note, for your next imbizo, exec gathering, premium brand launch or medium size dinner, BOOK it at the Holiday Inn Freedom Square for something different and memorable. The hotel boasts 46 luxury rooms, we got to see the twin, double and presidential suite, all gorgeously decked out and appealling … from R1500 up, they are well worth it. WE CANNOT RECOMMEND A VISIT TO WALTER SISULU SQUARE MORE HIGHLY – GO GO...
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