Hipsters don’t forget to party in Newtown
You can always rely on Unsound System @ Fuel in Newtown on a Saturday for an electro soulful hip disco night on the town, catch one of our favourite dj’s Dexterity back from Malawi’s Lake of Stars festival joined by Chris Keys, ready to rock your night. Click on the flyer for more...
We’re proud of HHP Representin’ @ MTV!
We were honoured to be asked to submit our votes for the nominees for this year’s Best African Act at the MTV awards in Munich in November and are delighted to see HHP representin’ for SA as well as Samini from Ghana and D’banj from Nigeria…. Jua Cali and Chameleone are new artists to us, we’ll just have to check them out on YouTube. Represent wishes Jabba all the best and we’re holding thumbs that you take it away, you certainly deserve it HHP! We’re proud of you mfo’ and believe that you will scoop it. Hopefully just like the rugby, we’ll be leaving our winning mark all over Europe in the next few weeks. Congrats to all the African bands and all the best. Here’s the deal: The 14th annual MTV Europe Music Awards is gearing up for another spectacular event, which is happening in Munich’s OlympiaHalle on 1 November. The best 5 will be thrown to the public across Africa who will decide the eventual winner in Munich on November 1st. The category is Best African Act Nominees: * Hip Hop Pantsula – South Africa * Jua Cali – Kenya * Chameleone – Uganda * D’Banj – Nigeria * Samini – Ghana Biogs: HHP released his first album – ‘Introduction’ – in 2000: Over the course of five albums, he has crafted a singular sound that combines the power of hip-hop with the energy of Kwaito (South Africa’s urban youth genre that first make its appearance at the onset of the democratic era) and the pulse of traditional South African sounds. But it was HHP’s 2006 offering – ‘YBA 2 NW’ – that secured his standing as a premiere contemporary act when his songs ‘Jabba’ ‘wWalk On By’ ‘Thlabane to Maftown’ became a crossover hit, racking up airplay at a broad cross section of radio formats, from urban to adult contemporary and contemporary hit. The name ‘JUA CALI’ comes from the estate he grew up in, California Estate – Kenya – Jua cali’s music is Genge which is a Kenyan music genre that incorporates hip hop, dancehall and traditional African music styles. Jua cali’s promotional mini album *’Juacalisekta the mini album’* containing his old songs and a new songs did well on the underground scene. This has helped push sales of *JUACALISEKTA* the full album and make Jua Cali undoubtedly one of Kenya’s leading stars. With the success came recognition. This has led to his high demand at many shows, local and international. Born Joseph Mayanja, Chameleone is known for his stimulating live performances, and is revered as one of East Africa’s most versatile, creative...
Represent Recommends: Waiting for Thandiwe
If you didn’t catch our interview with up-and-coming theatre director/producer Kgauza Dube, then make sure you catch her show “Waiting for Thandiwe” on at the Civic NOW! It’s warm, charming and entertaining, a great break from the stresses of life and an affordable but fulfilling night out. Support our young and full of promise artists – Go Go Go! Dates: 10-13th October 2007 – 8pm 14th October 2007 – 2pm Tickets available from Computicket @ R47 “Waiting for Thandiwe” is a witty and original South African story; the first production of the newly launched theatre company, black curtain theatre movement which aims to introduce theatre and the appreciation thereof to the demographic that represents the majority of South Africa’s population. The play is set in King William’s Town in the Eastern Cape. The main character, Lulu, is a young man who studies drama at UCT drama school in Cape Town. He is home for the school holidays and things are exactly the same as they were. Everyone thinks he is the hope of the neighbourhood…just like bra Steve (Biko) – who lived in the same street as Lulu and also went to university. No one quite understands how anyone could make a living out of “making sketches” a la Gibson Kente and Lulu ‘s mom is still the “ghetto economist” … the queen of stretching the budget! Lulu has a new girlfriend he met in Cape Town. Thandiwe is an “exile baby” who doesn’t speak a stitch of any African language. She is a well-travelled, cosmopolitan woman of the world. Despite their stark cultural differences, Lulu is smitten and itching to propose. Today, she will be making her way to Lulu’s hometown for a visit… Lulu is in a huge panic. How is he to present himself within these surroundings? Their relationship has always had an urban and sophisticated backdrop. Does he adopt the “pantsula” persona since he is in the township, is he the holy rasta, is he the sonnet-spewing intellectual or the Xhosa traditionalist? This play highlights everyday identity issues that will strike a chord with anyone. Lulama Masimini, a UCT graduate morphs into the frenzied Lulu superbly. He is no stranger to the theatre circuit, with past performances in Big Dada and Medea (Brett Bailey) amongst others. The play premiered on the fringe at the National Arts Festival, Grahamstown to a great response, it had a short run at the Wits 969 Theatre Festival....
Classique is back to warm you up
Every time I look out of the window I wonder if I have been teletransported to Europe during a dank Autumn. WTF is wrong with Jozi weather this October 07? Miserable. If it doesn’t give up and you stumble into the Classique party this Saturday (after we thrash those Brazilians of course) you would be forgiven for thinking you’d been teletransported to Cape Town on an ordinary grey mizzy weather day…this weather is just so CT! (OUCH) SO warm up your disappointing spring with some soulful jazzing and lots of fun ‘cos Classique is back for their Spring installment this Saturday 13 Oct 2007 – click on the flyer for more: To get you in the weekend mood, and wash away the Thursday rainy blues, here’s your party reminder about CLASSIQUE happening this Saturday 13 October @ ROKA, so best you polish that dancing shoes and ladies spoil yourself with a new outfit, because we about to turn the heat up on the Jo’burg party scene to show everyone how we do it CAPE TOWN STYLE!!!!!!!!! All the way from Cape Town we welcome back Dj Roger the dodger and new comer to CLASSIQUE but with no introductions needed, DENVER APOLLUS aka HECTIC D from Hanover Street fame and now ripping it up @ BUNKER 9 Cape Town. Doors open 8pm and cc is R50 ……..Come party in TRUE Cape Town style…. PS: Don’t forget to catch the fabulous Joe Barber 4 show starting this week at the Market Theater in Newtown. We caught the show last night at the media opening and BOETA GAMAT and BOETA JOE had the packed theater in stitches , watch out for Washilea she certainly stole the show for us J . And as our loyal CLASSIQUE friends we will be giving away tickets for you to see the show so be there Saturday night! …. Who knows it might be you sitting in the front row for the show. Regards and see you Saturday...
Our Favourite Magazine goes Online
You know we’re kind of fussy about what we lurve… So when we tell you we LURVE something or we ‘recommend’ it, it means we give it the Represent stamp of approval, which we hope bears some kind of weight. Our favourite local magazine, ONE SMALL SEED, which we hope you all invest your R40 bucks in whenever you see another fabulous edition, has just gone digital with their brand new website where you can lap up their intelligent, visionary content and download the avant-latest edition mahala. Now OSS are guys who have superb taste and a firm grip of SA’s pop culture. Know that if it’s in ONE SMALL SEED it’s top of it’s game. That’s why we’d like to thank Guiseppe and his team for the glowing and highly complimentary review of our blogazine Represent in this month’s edition… We are honoured to be included! 😉 Start collecting OSS now – it’s never too late to start learning and get informed. (PS: Guiseppe I am still waiting for the...
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