Owami Woman and Brand SA Present: ‘Play Your Part’ Heritage Day Celebration
As the nation prepares to celebrate its colourful diversities this coming heritage day, it is with great excitement that Owami Woman and Brand SA present to you a one of a kind woman tailored heritage day celebration. Every day in all corners of this beautiful country there are people that positively impact our country through various acts of kindness and for-good initiatives. It is for this reason that Owami Women and Brand South Africa particularly ‘Play your Part’, an active citizenship campaign, have joined forces in a collaboration that will see some of the people that continuously “Play Their Part” being acknowledged and thanked on Heritage Day. The Owami Women and Brand South Africa event will amongst many things seek to highlight various Women in different fields who have through their leadership and contribution positively affected their communities and environment for the greater good of South Africa. The program at this event will aim to highlight a number of pillars where Women of Owami play significant roles nationally in addressing basic needs of people as a way to bridge inequities within their immediate societies and thereby enriching those lives in a positive way. Owami Women since its inception has provided various platforms on issues affecting Women, their views, and has enabled their voices on all major social and economic issues. We have deployed various members’ experiences and expertise across all types of industries to assist and help those less fortunate or are trying to climb up the ranks or perhaps to offer practical solutions to overcome barriers and create new horizons and opportunities for themselves. We also provide networking and empowerment opportunities, as well as mentorship amongst our target audience. The event therefore will highlight Owami Women’s collaboration with Brand South Africa on the Play you Part Campaign. Owami Women’s members will get to share how they each play their part in making South Africa a country we can all be proud of. A great line-up of inspirational women has been planned and there are six women who will be receiving special recognition awards on the day. Entertainment will be provided by live performance of the famed duo Roots 2000 MXO AND Sliq Angel who will be singing their fusion of great musical sounds in IsiXhosa and English, a befitting tribute to our South African Heritage. Event Details: 24th September, Venue: The Fabz Garden & Conferencing Hotel, Lonehill, Time: 11h00 – 15h30, Dress code: Proudly South African...
Lianne La Havas- Blood Review
Artist: Lianne La Havas Album: Blood Lianne La Havas first grabbed our attention in 2012 with her breakthrough album, “Is Your Love Big Enough?” At that time, the 22 year old’s sound was influenced by the likes of Jill Scott, Mary J. Blige and Erykah Badu. While some artists go all out with their debuts and disappoint with follow-ups, this narrative follows a different course. After three years, La Havas is back with Blood, a new album that’s recorded true to her style and inspired by her travels to Jamaica. La Havas’ lyrical content has always been personal, and the tracks on Blood remain true to form. “Green and Gold” speaks to a childhood identity crisis and the attempt to make sense of the physical, while “Tokyo” is based on the feeling of loneliness that comes with moving from one place to another. On a lighter note, “What You Don’t Do”, is a track that just makes you want to get down and shake it out! Since the release of her debut album, La Havas’ voice and range have matured, and the listener is encouraged to disregard all attempts to box her distinct sound. The marriage of pop, soul, jazz and heavy electronic rock work well in creating a beautiful story in just ten songs. In a recent interview with The Guardian, La Havas was quoted as saying that she eventually wants to do away with genre. Our response? This album is a great way of achieving exactly that. Stand-out songs: What You Don’t Do Tokyo Wonderful Good Goodbye ...
African Futures Festival Comes to Joburg in October
What might various African futures look like? How do artists and academics imagine this future? And what forms and narratives of science fiction are currently being developed in Africa? From 28 to 31 October 2015, the Goethe-Institut’s African Futures festival will address these and other questions with a wide range of events throughout Johannesburg, as well as at partner festivals in Lagos and Nairobi. More than 50 international guests have been invited to African Futures, including Nnedi Okorafor (Nigeria), Jean-Pierre Bekolo (Cameroon), Spoek Mathambo (SA), Faustin Linyekula (DRC) and Achille Mbembe (Cameroon/SA). They will be exploring visions of the future, following potential narratives and artistic expression in literature, fine arts, performance, music, film and various digital formats. Concurrent interdisciplinary festivals will be taking place in Lagos and Nairobi. The festival in Johannesburg will kick off on 28 October with a conversation between award-winning writers Nnedi Okorafor (Nigeria/USA), Lauren Beukes (South Africa), Leif Randt (Germany) and Binyavanga Wainaina (Kenya). A futuristic concert at Alexander Theatre in Braamfontein marks another highlight of the programme: German-Ghanaian-Portuguese collective Gato Preto will play alongside Nigerian musician Keziah Jones, with Spoek Mathambo presenting a brand new set of music in collaboration with yet to be announced Mozambican musicians. “Much thought-provoking work has been produced when artists engage with ideas around ‘future’”, says Lien Heidenreich-Seleme, Head of Cultural Programmes at the Goethe-Institut South Africa. “We are excited to see our festival guests build bridges between the arts, technology and critical discourse, and reflect on how contemporary realities in Africa potentially provide answers to questions yet to come.” Besides exhibitions, a film series and a virtual reality workshop, the programme will also feature a live video conference connecting Johannesburg with São Paulo and New York – two cities whose cultural production is strongly shaped by African influences. During the run up to the festival, writers Lindokuhle Nkosi (Cape Town) and Percy Zvomuya (Harare/Johannesburg) will explore some of the many facets of African Futures on the Tumblr www.goethe.de/africanfutures, including Black Feminism, Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Knowledge Production in Africa. The Tumblr also features the festival programme, curatorial board and participants of the...
Kaya FM Presents: Live @ The Bassline With Thandiswa Mazwai, Afro’traction and Thiwe
Kaya FM is on the forefront of bringing audiences the hottest music performances. With the relationship between Kaya FM and the Bassline music venue the new monthly series Kaya FM’s Live @ The Bassline, they are blowing audiences away with sold-out shows featuring the top Afropolitan artists. Following the success of the debut event in August featuring Zamajobe and Maleh, September the 18th sees the follow up event and features South African superstar Thandiswa Mazwai alongside Neo Soul star Afro’traction and newcomer sensation Thiwe, in what promises to be another spectacular evening of great music. Thandiswa needs no introduction, and this soul sister is sure to deliver once again on the Bassline’s big stage. She last appeared at the venue three years ago, and is making a welcome return. The fiercely outspoken artist is one of the most influential musicians in SA and is keeping the flame – lit for the likes of Busi Mhlongo and Miriam Makeba – alive and well. After numerous albums and countless awards as part of Bongo Maffin and as a solo artist, Thandiswa straddles the urban and the cultural, effortlessly melding the traditional with the modern. An absolute star on stage, she is not to be missed in concert. Joining Thandiswa will be the hugely popular Mzwandile Moya, better known by his stage name Afro’traction. With two acclaimed albums under his belt, this self-taught Neo Soul star from Mpumalanga has quickly developed a loyal following and made a name for himself as an artist to watch. This will be his debut on the Bassline stage, and he’s excited about the challenge. ” Music has a soul, it is my business to keep that soul alive”, he says. Making another Bassline debut will be the stunning Thiwe. Riding high on the back of her recent debut album release entitled Soul Therapy, this Afro Dance star is bound to make an impact on the industry. She first tasted success when Black Coffee remixed her R&B song Crazy and it went on to become a global dance floor hit. A trained Sangoma or traditional healer who hails from a small town in the Free State, Thiwe credits her spiritual side for her live success. “Often I don’t remember my performances, but people rave about them. I can’t take credit for what happens on stage, I just put myself in God’s hands and he supplies the energy.” This month’s Kaya FM Live @ The Bassline show it not to be missed. Tickets are available at www.webtickets.co.za for R200 or R220 at the door....
WeheartBeat launches a first of its kind concept store
WeheartBeat, an integrated multi-media beat platform launched a unique music concept store at the trendy and newly developed container mall in Melville, 27 Boxes. “The store will cater to a very niche market in a sweet atmosphere that goes beyond selling records but more about a community and a lifestyle, a place to chill and connect with like minded people,” says Dominique Soma WeheartBeat’s co-founder. “Launching this store – a first of its kind record store in South Africa – has been a long term dream for us and to finally see it come to life is a phenomenal feeling, adds Sims Phakisi, WeheartBeat’s co-founder. The store will be the home to a limited and exclusive range of vinyl and merchandise from international music labels and will also serve as a meeting place for WeheartBeat’s core following. Established in 2012, WeheartBeat is an integrated multi-media beat platform consisting of live events, workshops, listening sessions, monthly podcasts, webisode releases, compilations, clothing and exhibitions. The first of its kind in Africa to be based on electro soul and jazzy hip-hop instrumental music. WeheartBeat is the home to a niche collective of creative music makers and followers worldwide. The multimedia company is known for throwing some of the hottest electronic hip-hop parties and thus far have hosted the likes of Eric Lau, Chief & Deheb, OY, Freddie Joachim & Yusai. They have also worked with some of the best local talent including Christian Tiger School, Card On Spokes, Okamalumkoolkat, Micropluto, Bateleur, The Brother Moves On, The Blk Jks, Nonku Phiri, Mashaya, Fever Trails, Zaki Ibrahim, Hlasko, Soulo Starr, Raiko and many others. Their last event featured UK based Mercury Prize Winners, Young Fathers for a 2 city tour in South Africa, an initiative supported by the British Council’s cultural exchange programme Connect ZA [https://www.facebook. com/Weheartbeat/app_142371818162]. As a movement WeheartBeat translates all of their individual experience to provide a South African platform that belongs solely to the beat for both local and international creatives alike and has become the number one ‘go to’ beats platform in the country, attracting beat heads, producers, trendsetters and new experience seekers alike. ...
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