LEBO MATHOSA WE WILL MISS YOU
Thanks to all Representers for your kind words, support and condolences. Just so you know, Lebo’s family have received all your messages, they sent us the following: “We wish to express our heartfelt gratitude and appreciation to South Africa and beyond – our State President Mr. Thabo Mbeki, all the dignitaries who shared the dark moment with us, the music industry, the Benoni Metro police, the … media, friends and colleagues of Lebo – for the warm and emotional tribute you paid to our late beloved daughter Lebogang Precious Mathosa. As difficult as it was to accept the loss, your generous physical and emotions support humbled us and made it easier to forge through the pain Yours truly Mathosa Family and Christ the Rock Church, Daveyton.” Our thoughts are with the family who have lost their beloved sister, daughter and friend. We miss you already Lebo. What a depressing way to start the week – an early morning wake up call to tell us about the tragic loss of our favourite South African diva, the talented, sexy, vivacious, unique and much loved Lebo Mathosa. Words cannot express our shock at the news, as the phone continued to beep and ring with news of her death in a car accident apparently just after midnight last night on the East Rand somewhere, our Monday suddenly looked a whole lot more blue. Our condolences go out to her friends, to her family, her band members, her dancers, her fans, her record label, her people and everyone that is saddened by her loss. Lebo, Represent loves you. More info...
John Barker – the man behind Bunny Chow
Since Gavin Hood and his cast did us proud by scooping the Oscar for Best Foreign Film in March, the local film circuit has been pretty quiet till now. The latest buzz is director John Barker’s new film Bunny Chow that is soon to premier at the Toronto Film Festival this September. Represent sends a special Big ups to Bunny Chow and everyone behind it! Written by:NG> John Barker and David Kibuuka Based on a story by: David Kibuuka, John Barker, Salah Sabiti and Joey Rasdien. Starring : Kim Engelbrecht, Kagiso Lediga, David Kibuuka, Salah Sabiti and Joey Rasdien Produced by: Kagiso Lediga and Leanne Callanan of Dog Pack Films and Michelle Wheatley We had breakfast with director John Barker to chat about his film and the industry: What does John Barker as a brand represent? J.B – I am still trying to create a brand. I’m trying to put a face to a name and get to the level where people recognise the name and associate it with great films. I want to get to the “it’s a JOHN BARKER film” level. My brand is about bringing people together. The urban market, the Color Bar crowd that have no issues about race or any hang-ups. I want to develop that kind of following.Do you believe in film school? J.B – I was an editor for a year, cameraman for four years, a runner in London on a morning show, and a graphic designer for a year. So I was self-taught. I believe more in that approach, because it exposes you to the different disciplines in making a filmmaking. Film schools are great, the problem is I don’t feel people are well equipped to choose what they want to do after matric. They don’t have a point of reference. I recon every kid should go overseas for a year before they decide what to do with their lives. How long have you been directing? And what projects have you worked on before this? J.B – It’s been 5 years now. I started off directing inserts for Channel O in South Africa on Hip Hop which was really cool. Then I directed several music videos. In the meantime, I was writing and directing short films. I then worked on a few TV shows, the Pure Monate Show being one of them. During that time, I gained a lot of experience because we would shoot about 5 to 10 comedy sketches a day. I worked with the most talented comedians in this country and that was a great blessing. The pressure I was under helped me deal with the pressure one...
Catch Zubz & Dj Hamma @ Roka tonight
We love watching Uju and Pesheya 😉 at Roka on Thursday nights for some seriously soulful funk… Looks like the lineup is diversifying with more live music on every second Thursday. Movement Live – Thursday 2nd Nov @ Roka (old Color Bar) Movement Live is the new series of live entertainment events hosted at Roka (the old Color Bar), every second Thursday, featuring SA’s top live acts and DJs. … The next event will be held on Thursday the 2nd November when Zubz will take to the stage supported by DJ Hamma and the Spindle Crew. Date: Thursday 2nd November Venue: Roka (old Color Bar) – 44 Stanley Ave, Milpark Entrance: R20 before 20h30 and R40 thereafter Info: 076-590-0564 or MovementMedia@gmail.com Websites: www.RokaLounge.com www.myspace.com/NextMovement www.myspace.com/BLKJKS Zubz An MC of the highest caliber, known for his inspired lyrical commentary and genius songwriting, Zubz is Hip Hop’s alternative to the current status quo. Without conforming to the general commercialism associated with modern hip-hop, his 2nd album is due for release soon on Outrageous Records. Spindle Crew – DJ Hamma, U-Looz & Tha Cutt Capetonian turntablist legend DJ Hamma and his posse responsible for the killer VCD series doing its rounds in Jozi, Vol 4 out now! Dropping everything from Funk & Jazz to the illest Hip-Hop....
David Matamela dances tonight!
David Matamela is one of our country’s most talented and respected choreographers and dancers. Catch this intimate performance as he performs a “sensual duet” to the sounds of World music tonight! Info: Flute and guitar duo Wouter Kellerman and Paul Whellock create music inspired by musical traditions ranging from European Classical, African, Irish folk, Flamenco and more. They are joined by per…cussionist Phresh Makhene. Guest dancers David Matamela and Carmia Cruywagen will be performing a sensual duet. DATE: Friday, 3rd November TIME: 7pm COST: R50 at door, includes coffee and cake VENUE: Rudolf Steiner Centre, Michael Mt. Waldorf School 235 Bryanston drive, Bryanston (Parking at Culross road entrance, off Main rd.) Booking is essential – contact Tholsi Pillay on 082 660 0125 Background: Wouter has been the principle flautist of the National Youth Orchestra and has performed as soloist with the Johannesburg Symphony Orchestra. In recent years, he has turned his attention to world music and has performed on four continents in the last year. Locally he has worked with artists like Nianell, JB Arthur, Mauritz Lotz, David Matamela and Paul Whellock. Paul’s love affair with the guitar has sustained his musical passion for many years. He has a background in classical technique and a teaching diploma. For the past two years, he has been concentrating on creating and performing music for the guitar along with Wouter Kellerman on flutes....
We finally get onto MANGO airlines
Welcome Mango – we love nothing more than another low budget airline joining the melee… now when are you guys going to get creative with your routes and head to superfly continental stops like Moz, Malawi, Kenya, Tanz etc??? Don’t mean to be ungrateful . That said, Kulula does fly to Namibia and Zambia – both stunning places to visit. What we love about low-budget airlines is the fact that a… s the boys in green say: “Now anyone can fly”. Too right. So tell everyone in the kasi to the city that they can now also afford to fly with a little bit of planning and saving. Now we need creative accommodation solutions and carhire!!!! So we have been trying to get into Mango airlines for about 3 days since we were alerted of it’s launch just before the public found out – Tues 1 Nov at 7pm is the first time we managed to get all the way through the process. In order to judge just how juicy their prices are, we did a comparison study with Kulula, Nationwide, 1Time, SAA and SAA Airlink. You may think these other airlines are disadvantaged as their cheapest fairs were probably snapped up a while back – but for this exercise we will assume that the hype and huge numbers that have been visiting the Mango site in the last two days more than make up for that time difference. We requested the following: A round trip from Johannesburg to Cape Town for a weekend for two people (one must aim high), leaving at 6pm on a Friday evening after work and returning Sunday evening in time to have supper in Joburg. Here are the results – none of them were phenomenal but they may be because our the parameters of our request…: 1st place: MANGO R2396.00 all in. R1198 per person. 2nd place: 1time R3496.00 all in. R1748 pp. 3rd place: Kulula.com R3596 all in. R1798 pp. 4th place: Nationwide R3682.00 all in. R1841 pp. 5th place SAA and SA Airlink Both R5168.00 all in. R2584 pp. So there you have it – right now Mango has upped the game. Let’s see how the others respond. We’re sure they have something up their sleeves. Let us know your favourite airline in terms of quality. Happy Flying! ========================================= 9 February 2006 One of the rules about living a feng shui life in a megacity like Jozi is that you always have to get away at least once every 3 – 4 months to get a breather – even if that means going home to uMama in Giyani… It refreshes you...
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