Party like a rock star!
Fly from Vodacom In the City to Rocking the Daisies with one of SA’s hottest bands – all on the same weekend! June’s announcement of the full international line-up of Skunk Anansie, The Hives, alt-J and Boys Noize for this year’s Vodacom in the City has Jo’burg’s indie-rock fans tingling with excitement. The big question that remains is which talented South African act will be chosen to rock Newtown’s Mary Fitzgerald Square on 4 October. The answer lies with YOU. This year Vodacom is giving the fans the deciding vote on which SA band will play alongside this edgy line-up. To add to the experience Vodacom is also running a VIP fan experience that will see five lucky Vodacom fans and their partners win an all-inclusive VIP trip to Jo’burg’s Vodacom in the City on 4 October and Rocking the Daisies in Cape Town on 5 October. To add to the experience the Vodacom VIP winners will fly to Rocking the Daisies with the winning SA band. Entry details: Bands Check out www.vodacom.co.za/vitc2013 and submit your entry by 13h00 on 11 August. The judges will shortlist five bands and if you’re one of them, the fans will decide who’ll get to open Vodacom In the City 2013. Vodacom VIP Fan experience: Purchase a Vodacom prepaid data bundle from as little as R12 for 30Mb before 6 September and stand a chance to VIP Tickets toVodacom In The City and VIP tickets to Rocking the Daisies, including flights, accommodation, transfers, meals and drinks. To top it off, you’ll fly to Rocking the Daisies with the winning SA band. Details and T&C’s are on www.vodacom.co.za/vitc2013. Everybody else – tickets are selling fast, get yours from Webtickets now so you don’t miss out. Tickets for Vodacom In The City: Webtickets: http://webtickets.co.za/event.aspx?itemid=404861524 Event Information: Event Info: www.inthecityjhb.co.za Email: media@inthecityjhb.co.za Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/InTheCityJHB Twitter: @InTheCityJHB Vodacom In the City is a Seed Experience: Like us on Facebook: /SeedExperiences Follow us on Twitter: @SeedExperiences Watch us on YouTube: /user/weareseed1...
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...
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...
Boddhi Satva’s FREE Mixtape has arrived.
Believe it, some beats actually do make you wanna dance, if you’re like me and have two left feet – the dance floor is a daunting trail of embarrassment. But worry not, Boddhi Satva’s new mixtape “Ancestral Soul interpretations Pt. 2″ from Kenya’s capital Nairobi will convince you that you’re the best dancer in the club. Do close your eyes when you envision yourself there, get the mixtape below and see yourself dance till the night ends. It’s been less than a year since Boddhi Satva introduced the world to his ground-breaking concept of Ancestral Soul Interpretations. Popular demand and his personal conviction would have it that the time for a sequel is now. Ancestral Soul Interpretations Pt.1 set itself apart from your average mash-up set by breathing a special timelessness into songs from whatever realm of music – be it by mainstream favorites like Drake or Usher or more leftfield artists like Little Dragon and Robert Glasper. Boddhi recontexualised their work using “Ancestral Soul”, the unique spiritually-based musical identity he has defined for himself over the course of hundreds of remixes and original productions as a resident DJ/producer at the Grammy-award winning legend Louie Vega’s Vega Records, and also as the owner of his own Offering Records. The latest in the slew includes Ngnari Konon, his collaboration with one of Mali’s foremost musicians Oumou Sangare on his debut album Invocation. The intent with Ancestral Soul Interpretations Pt.2 is the same although this time it takes into special account Boddhi Satva’s growinng support base. The overwhelming response to ASI Pt.1 in places like Nairobi, where he played to an unfamiliar audience for the first time in September 2012, makes it all the more significant that he launched the mixtape in the Kenyan capital. As he pushes the frontiers further out enlisting new participants into the ancestral movement, Boddhi’s tributes his day one fans with tracks like Tracy Chapman’s Cross Roads and Fast Car – both previously unreleased remixes considered classics amongst the Ancestral connoisseurs. Ancestral Soul Interpretations Pt.2 also features fresh new spins on tracks by Miguel, Major Lazer, Rihanna, James Blake, Justin Timberlake, J Dilla and more. Download the free mixtape...
Jeppe on a Friday at The Bioscope.
The screening of JEPPE ON A FRIDAY is on THIS FRIDAY at 8PM. Shannon Walsh & Arya Lalloo | South Africa/Canada | 2012 | 87min Part travelogue, part urban allegory – and a fresh perspective on Jozi. Filmmakers Lalloo and Walsh, drawing on a rich tradition of city- centred direct cinema practitioners, bring together a team of women directors, and offer a curious record of life in urban Jozi that de-mystifies the oft-maligned metropolis. Shot over the course of a single day and along the length and breadth of Jeppe, we meet 5 charming characters. Familial love is behind Congolese restaurateur Arouna’s success, nostalgia binds Ravi to his dusty framing shop that has been in his family for over 3 decades, ambition drives JJ’s ruthless property development, tradition is at the heart of acapella singer Robert’s all male Zulu choir, and everyday philosophy gives urban recycler Vusi his momentum. In one day these characters reveal the city’s textures and breathe life into the decayed inner city neighborhood. Courtesy of Director. WATCH TRAILER + BUY TICKETS FOR OPENING NIGHT THIS...
STANDARD BANK JOY OF JAZZ COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMME JAZZ CARES
South Africa’s premier music event, Standard Bank Joy of Jazz, gives back again this year with a special day – including musical concerts – at the Diepsloot, Youth Centre as part of its on-going Jazz Cares initiative. This community outreach project gives audiences who wouldn’t normally have the opportunity to experience top musical events the chance to take part in the jazz-travaganza. The Standard Bank Joy of Jazz – Jazz Cares Day takes place in Diepsloot on Wednesday, July 31st from 10am. In the audience will be 300 pensioners and partially-abled members of the community who will be treated to a day of pampering and live music. Performing artists are the Bonalesedi dancers and local jazz band Kaya. Helping prepare meals on the day and meet the audience are Swazi Dlamini, Sibongile Mngoma, Nokukhanya Dlamini and Wanda Baloyi. The Jazz Cares CSI initiative started in 2010 and has grown each year. The Standard Bank Joy of Jazz now has in total nine performance venues in the Newtown precinct when the festival runs from August 22 to 24. Be moved, show that you...
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