WE ARE ONE colour festival to announce Summer dates soon.
The folks at Seed Experiences want to set the record straight regarding the many pop-ups of the colour festivals. WE ARE ONE is brought to you by Seed Experiences, and if you have colour, read more after the jump. In March and April this year tens of thousands of colour-crazy revellers covered Cape Town and Johannesburg in a kaleidoscope of green, orange, pink, yellow and blue at the original WE ARE ONE Colour Festivals. When it launched, WE ARE ONE was the first electronic dance music (EDM) event based on a colour powder festival concept to launch in South Africa. As the first festival of its kind in the country, WE ARE ONE attracted sell-out crowds in Cape Town and Johannesburg. It also set in motion a “colour festival phenomenon” that has seen several ‘copycat’ versions of the original WE ARE ONE colour festival crop up in cities around the country as promoters jump on the colour powder bandwagon after seeing the success WE ARE ONE generated. The public has taken notice of this as questions are asked online and in social media about why there are so many different colour festivals that seem so similar. As the company responsible for putting on WE ARE ONE, award-winning Seed Experiences wants to set the record straight. “We don’t claim to be the first colour festival ever and the concept of a non-religious colour festival is no longer new and many are held around the world. But to be sure WE ARE ONE is South Africa’s First Colour Festival of its kind and, as Seed Experiences, we remain committed to throwing successful colour festivals that are about music and people having a great time in the spirit of togetherness,” says Brian Little, Managing Director of Seed Experiences. Despite other versions of the first WE ARE ONE Colour Festival popping up, Seed Experiences is confident that both existing fans and new colour-party revellers will support the country’s first EDM colour festival. “Like all of Seed Experiences events WE ARE ONE set the standards in South Africa. People who attend WE ARE ONE know they are part of the first festival in the country and they know they can expect a world-class event, the best line-up, and an overall amazing experience. This is clear from our sell-out events in March and April,” adds Brian. Seed Experiences will be announcing the new venues and dates for the summer WE ARE ONE Colour Festivals very soon. The official announcements will be made on the Facebook pages and to media in the coming days. If it doesn’t say WE ARE ONE, it’s not South Africa’s First Colour Festival music and party event! Find WE ARE...
The women of SoulProviders.
Allow me to open this post with words from Aibileen Clark from the motion picture The Help “You is kind. You is smart. You is important” The women here at SoulProviders took to the two popular social networks #Facebook and #Twitter to share their opinions on a question posed by Represent’s editor, Bheki Khoza. “In your opinion, Looking at 2013, have the woman of 1956 achieved their set goals when it comes to woman’s progress? ” After a week of creative analysis on the question mashed with a tint of femininity, these brave sisters returned with their opinions guns blazing they all focused on the diverse progress women have achieved in the last 5 decades. Read their stand points on the subject below. Sarah-Jane Boden – SoulProviders Chief Firestarter. @sisiwami “As an entreprenette & founder of SoulProviders, a proudly female-majority business, I know for sure that every woman I work with at SoulProviders has the brightest of futures and that every day the exemplary work they produce only forges us further forward. I thank the brave women of 1956 for paving the way for us to get out of the kitchen and into the boardroom. Onwards and upwards!” . Vanessa Hilton-Barber. Managing Editor –Digital PR and Content – @VanessaHB10 “While I think the 20 000 amazingly brave women who marched to the Union Buildings in Pretoria 57 years ago would be astonished by the unexpectedly smooth transition South Africa has made into democracy, and the freedom that women in our country have today, they would still have plenty to march about in terms of health and education – but we’ll get there!” . Khumo Ntoane Content Researcher and Resident Nerd @khumoyachaba “I tend to shy away from words such as PROGRESS because they are linear and stagnant. I think women’s lib is still far from being achieved because we look at it as a movement that’s only for women. Although there have been numerous shifts in women’s roles in society they need to be a lot more common and widely accepted without leaving men behind or feeling disempowered. i.e. it should be natural to identify women as Leaders, inventors, homemakers, scientists’ etc. not just as women-leaders, women-inventors etc.” . Nokwanda Zakiyyah Shabangu Content Manager @NokShabangu “Politically speaking, the Women of 1956 ignited the movement in the right direction. With 9 women in Parliament as ministers, in 2013 it is safe to say that we have begun to transform our views about the roles Women ought to play. Socially speaking, the Women of 1956 did what they could but on a larger scale our generation still lacks the open-mindedness to be conscious...
Meet David Tshabalala, one of the finalists in the Creative Union by PowerPlay Energy Drink campaign.
SoulProviders is proud to be nurturing the talent of our Digital Designer, David Tshabalala, who has been chosen as a one of seven finalists in the PowerPlay new creative talent campaign that will go on to be mentored by some of PowerPlay’s Heroes. David portrays the highest level of excellence and inspires us creatively.We are rooting for him ’til the finish line, go hero! You can read more about David and the PowerPlay energy drink campaign journey here: Creative Union Check out David on his Tumblr blog here:...
Kenny Lattimore at SOUL REVIVAL at Morula Casino on Women’s Day
The “Tomorrow” singer, Kenny Lattimore is heading to South Africa for the 2nd annual Women’s Day Soul Revival at Morula Casino. Not to be missed, details after the jump. The feted American R&B performer Kenny Lattimore is coming to South Africa to perform at the second Women’s Day SOUL REVIVAL at Morula Casino outside Pretoria, on 9 August 2013. Lattimore’s debut album was released in 1996, earning him two Top 20 hits with Never Too Busy and the Grammy-nominated perennial hit For You. The enormous success of the album earned Lattimore an award for Best New Artist at the NAACP Image Awards in 1997, eventually also achieving gold sales status for him. The romantic soul vocalist music’s has been described as ‘singing to the hearts of women and to the minds of men to encourage love’. He was hailed by The New York Times as a “modern soul man” on stage and the audience can expect to hear all his hits against the backdrop of a dramatic stage show. Lattimore achieved further acclaim from a duet with his ex-wife, Chante Moore, from their 2003 album entitled Things That Lovers Do. Following the success of the track, Kenny released another album of duets with Moore, a double CD of gospel and R&B love songs entitledUncovered/Covered. He since founded his own record company, Sincere Soul Records in 2012, and in conjunction with EMI Records is expected to release his newest album entitled Back 2 Cool in 2013. African Queen, Thandiswa Mazwai will join Lattimore on stage. Her singing career began with pioneering Kwaito Band, Bongo Maffin. Her solo debut album was released in 2004 achieving double platinum sales and a Kora Award for Best African Female. Further accolades followed with four SAMA awards including Best Album. Recently, last year she sang a duet with Paul Simon in Hyde Park, London at his Graceland 25th Anniversary concert. The rest of the line-up includes Berita, the Eastern Cape’s new pop queen, chart topping BET nominee Donald, as well as the dynamic up and coming Moneoa. All in all the Soul Revival at Morula promises a great evening’s entertainment. Book early for a great Women’s Day Soul Revival on Friday 9 August 2013. Gates open at 15h00. Event: 2nd Annual Women’s Day event – SOUL REVIVAL AT MORULA Starring… Kenny Lattimore, Thandiswa Mazwai, Donald, Moneoa, Beritia and a DJ line-up of Segale Mogotsi, Lsmooth, Bob Mabena, Advocate and Karas Venue: Morula Casino and Hotel Date: Friday 9 August 2013 Time: Gates open 15h00, show ends 02h00 Tickets: R220 (Computicket) or R 250 at the door Bookings: www.computicket.com or phone 0861 915...
The Power of Zamantungwa Khumalo.
Represent is honored to bring you an interview with one of its previous feature writers Zamantungwa Khumalo. When we contacted Zamantungwa she had just landed a major gig as the legendary Tim Modise’s Producer on Power FM. It was a good fit for Represent to get the exclusive tell-all from our dearest Zama. From her travels to her accomplishments, we find out how she did it all. Firstly congratulations on your new job as Producer on Power FM. Well Represented. 1. Your bio in your blog reads like a summed up novel of achievements and experiences, how did you do it all and you’re just 23 years old? This is the one question I half dread being asked, mostly because I never quite know how to answer it. I think I’ve been very fortunate. I’m growing up in a South Africa, where, as a young black Zulu woman, there are a lot of opportunities – which my mother, or grandmother, for example, never had. I think I have just been smart enough to recognise what women before me did, and take advantage of the opportunities that come my way. As for doing it by the age of 23, believe it or not, I don’t consider what I’ve done a “big deal”, I never really have. So it’s all ‘in a day’s work’ for me, so to speak… 2. What impact did travelling around the world have on your studying and social life? Hahaha! What social life? You know, I started a twitter hashtag, #ZamaGetsASocialLife because, to be honest, I don’t really have one… I have a tendency to go on about how much I don’t have a social life and try and do a few social things every so often (I generally fail at this, but a girl can try). As for studying, I think there have been times where varsity was ‘comprised’. I’ve written a number of deferred exams (mostly because I was ill or out of the country). But I’ve realised that I wouldn’t have it any other way. 3. The events you’ve attended carry a lot of weight – what lessons have you learnt and how are you using those experiences now? One of the biggest lessons that came out of the different conferences I’ve attended was from interacting with the delegates, during breaks. I realised that even though we come from different countries and have a relatively different upbringing and views on life, there are a few common – I’ll call them traits – that we all have. For one, it doesn’t matter where in the world you’re from, I’ve realised that we all want to know that we matter. Whether you’re...
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