01/09 – 04/09 :: UNYAZI – our 1st electro music festival
UNYAZI Festival of electronic music and sonic arts kicks off next week on the 1 – 4 September at WITS in Johananesburg with huge international guests and lots of locals too… The computer, the sampler, and the turntable. The new sound technologies embraced by the post-rave generation have linked them into a network of experimental and unconventional musicians going back to th…e electroacoustic pioneers of the 1960s. Over the last decade this explosion of creative collaboration between several generations of electronic musicians and sonic artists has been celebrated in a growing number of international events, such as the Sonar Festival in Barcelona and the Phonotaktik in Vienna. Now electronic music is coming to Johannesburg with the UNYAZI festival. NewMusicSA, the South African Section of the International Society for Contemporary Music, is proud to present UNYAZI – the first festival of electronic music and sonic arts in Africa. Over four days in September, top international musicians, teachers, and artists will be featured together with African musicians who are working in this field. Under the curatorship of South African composer Dimitri Voudouris, the festival will run from 1 – 4 September in Johannesburg at venues on the Wits University campus in Braamfontein, in association with the Digital Arts and Music Divisions of the Wits School of Arts. Funded principally by the National Arts Council of South Africa, the festival will feature the extraordinary range and variety of electronic musics from Africa and the rest of the world. UNYAZI will consist of -a symposium with presenters from Europe, the Americas and Africa, – workshops and live performances throughout each day of the Festival by some of the most well-known names in the sonic arts both internationally and nationally, from tape music to kwaito and everything in between. Come and experience legendary names such as the Egyptian Halim El-Dabh and American pioneer Pauline Oliveros in electrifying performances and workshops. A wealth of other composers and performers will come from Argentina, Austria, Brazil, Canada, Cyprus, Egypt, Mexico, Norway, Spain, Sweden,Zimbabwe and the USA – Rodrigo Sigal, Lukas Ligeti, Blake Tyson,Yannis Kyriakides, Matthew Ostrowski, Maxime Rioux, George Lewis , Luc Houtkamp+POW,Francisco Lopez,Sandra Ndebele,My Kingdom For A Lullabuy,Schnee Local electronic musicians will not be neglected. At Unyazi you can also catch performances by artists and composers from all over South Africa: Warrick Sony,Brendon Bussy,Louis Moholo,James Webb (Cape Town), Theo Herbst and the KEMUS Ensemble (Stellenbosch), Sazi Dlamini, Jýrgen Brýuninger + Sazi Dlamini and Zim Ngqwana (Durban), and Carlo Mombelli, Joýo Orecchia, Skwatta Kamp, Pops Mohammed, Rheza Khota, James Sey, Skid, Chris Wood and Dimitri Voudouris (Johannesburg). Workshops will be conducted by Blake Tyson , Pauline Oliveros,...
25/08 – 27/08 :: Joy of Jazz – some FREE SHOWS in Newtown!
UPDATE! The JOBURG LEG of the Standard Bank Joy of Jazz festival kicks off on the 25 August and continues until the 27 August… If you don’t know what’s going on CLICK HERE for the program and HERE for COMPUTICKET to reserve your seats for the paying shows – HURRY! There are free shows at Nikk…i’s Oasis and Shivava’s – see the program – but get there early! ———————————————————— 21 July 2005 Joy of Jazz is back in August with two big concerts in Johannesburg and Cape Town featuring three hot and happening Jazz muso’s… two guitarists and a saxophonist. GO GO GO! Legendary Jazz maestro’s Dave Koz, Lee Ritenour and Stanley Jordan are heading to South Africa this August, for the Standard Bank Joy of Jazz festival series. The tour kicks off on the 25th at the Standard Bank Arena in Johannesburg, featuring Dave Koz and Lee Ritenour and then heads south to the Cape Town International Convention Centre on the 28th where all 3 artists will be performing. Dave Koz, the latest contender for the instrumental pop saxophone throne, came out of nowhere after his self-titled 1990 release made it onto the Billboard Contemporary Jazz charts and stayed there several weeks. He work has been described and fiery and intense, and he also played on Arsenio Hall’s show, which increased his popularity among the urban contemporary, light jazz and pop audience. Koz plays instrumental pop covers, some upbeat tunes and generally sticks to the fusion production formula; background vocalists, synthesizers and drum machines. Lee Ritenour has long been the perfect studio musician, one who can melt into the background without making any impact. While he possesses impressive technique, Ritenour has mostly played instrumental pop throughout his career, sometimes with a Brazilian flavor. After touring with Sergio Mendes’ Brazil ’77, in 1973, Ritenour became a very busy studio guitarist in Los Angeles, taking time off for occasional tours with his groups and in the mid-’90s with Bob James in Fourplay. Stanley Jordan’s discovery in the early ’80s rightfully earned a lot of headlines in the jazz world for he came up with a new way of playing guitar. Although he was not the first to use tapping, Jordan’s extensive expertise gave him the ability to play two completely independent lines on the guitar or, when he wanted, two guitars at a time. After graduating from Princeton in 1981, Jordan played for a time on the streets of New York. Soon he was discovered, had the opportunity to play with Benny Carter and Dizzy Gillespie and, after recording a solo album for his own Tangent label, signed with Blue...
The diminutive rapper is coming – EVE is on the way!!!
EVE is in the house!!!! She is known as the ‘pitbull in a skirt’. Though her lyrics are hardcore, she is undoubtedly one of the most strikingly sexy female rap artists.. and she is coming to Jozi to perform alongside Busta Rhymes at the Joburg Arts Alive International Festival at the Johannesburg Stadium on Saturday 3rd September. Discovered by star-maker and p…rominent producer Dr. Dre when she was just 18, Philadelphian Eve (alias Eve Jeffers) found a home at hardcore label Ruff Ryders in 1999 and made a break into the male-dominated hip hop industry with the album Eve: Ruff Ryders’ First Lady. She made her significant mark with the album Let There Be Eve, followed by Scorpion and Eve-olution. With hit songs like Gangsta Lovin, Gotta Man and Blow Your Mind, Eve will be blazing alongside ingenuous rapper Busta Rhymes and hot local acts PROkid and KB. While Busta Rhymes will be ‘making it clap’, potent battle MCee PROkid and hot vocalist KB will be holding it down for the phenomenal local music scene. The annual Joburg Arts Alive International Festival springs to life on Thursday 1st September and runs to Sunday 4th September 2005 across various venues in Johannesburg; and features a wide array of cultural art forms including music, visual art, theatre, spoken word, comedy and dance, delivered by the finest South African, African and international artists. The festival line up includes Freedom to Dance; Africa Unites in Newtown featuring African jazz and world music acts from around the continent; Jozi Spring Celebration, Comedy Nine Nine, Jozi Rocks, Jazz on the Lake, Spiritual Experience, two theatre productions – Sophiatown and Bling and Festival of Dance amongst others. Tickets for the LIVE IN JOZI concert with Eve, Busta Rhymes, PROkid and KB are on sale at Computicket outlets nationwide from R150....
Be at the Cultural Revolution in Jozi city – 26 July
After a number of vague murmurings of “SOMETHING BIG” going down in the city on a cold Tuesday morning next week, we finally have some more meat on this gig and can tell you all about it – If you have nothing to do on Tuesday 26 July at 9:30am get to corner Simmonds and Main and prepare to have a rocking time – the Crazy Monkey boys will be there, lots of musical collaboration going on, bu…ilding abseiling, poetry, party, party, party DONT FORGET YOUR LIPGLOSS LOVIES, all of it is being filmed: Who’s Your Punk NOW????? It looks like this: A 25 metre SA flag draped from a skyscraper on the corner of Symmonds and Main street, downtown Johannesburg. The Time is 09:30 am, Tuesday 26 July. WHERE ARE YOU? You should be there to experience the unfolding of a youth culture project that everyone needs to be part of. At 09:30, the flag will be unfurled. Models dressed in Loxion Kulcha and Ghetto Star gear will abseil down the Y of our national flag to a platform several stories below where ska punk heroes Fuzigish will be playing with afro funk legend Sliq Angel and switching microphones with Julius Makweru of Y FM and his slam poets. While down below on street level Brendan Jack of Crazy Monkey will be giving foot skating lessons. Why? Because the cultural revolution has begun. Because the time is now. Because this kind of collaboration, of cross over, of cross pollination is a small sample of what we have to offer in SA and its time we all stood up and took notice! This is your notice, this is all the invitation you need. Don’t worry about whether you belong or not, just come on down and join in with us. When: Tuesday 26 July 2005 Time: 09:30 am Where: Cnr Symmonds and Main Who: Fuzigish, Sliq Angel, Loxion Kulcha, Ghetto star, Julius Makweru, Crazy Monkey, Motherland Come and hear and be heard as we demand that SA take notice of the cultural revolution that is happening under their noses. Don’t be formal, just be...
OPERA @ MONTPELLIER Restaurant in Parktown North
Sundays will never be the same for Opera lovers… make the most early Winter evenings and secure your table at Montpellier Restaurant in Parktown North where you can listen to great Opera and enjoy your meal or drinks , they’ve just released their program for the next bunch of Sundays in July and August -get phoning! You can’t just rock up. Montpellier endeavours to create a ve…nue where patrons of OPERA, as well as those who in general love quality music, can enjoy excerpts from the opera, operetta and the musical repertoire presented by seasoned as well as upcoming classical performers. Programme from the end of July to end of August 2005 Sunday 31 July Visiting Durban Soprano June Nel and her seasoned tenor partner Luigi Bianco are definitely going to stun the audience not only with their pick of duets, but also the arias selected. Sunday 7 August Bass Baritone Rex Nigrini and Mezzo Ona Ackermann’s selection of arias and duets include “Bei Mýnnern, die Liebe fýhlen” from Die Zauberflýte, “Madamina”, the catalogue aria from Don Giovanni and “Vissi d’arte” from La Tosca to name but a few. Sunday 14 August Upcoming tenor Righard Linde will be performing excerpts from operas like Le Nozze di Figaro by Mozart and operettas like Paganini by Lehýr. Sunday 21 August Husband and wife duo Charl and Cecilia Erasmus, baritone and soprano respectively, are products of the Department of Vocal Art, Tshwane University of Technology. They incorporated excerpts from opera, operetta and favourite musicals into their programme. Sunday 28 August The highlight of the month. Tenor Stýfan Louw with an extraordinary recital entitled “Aria!” Advanced bookings are essential. 011 880 1946 or 011 793 2334 Either book for the ý la Carte dinner served at 18:30 or drinks at 19:30 Couvert: R40 Concerts start at 20:00 Address details: Montpellier de Tulbagh Restaurant Corner 7th and 3rd Avenues Parktown North Johannesburg Gauteng Street Guide: p 55 DP 99 PS: The organiser reserves the right to change the advertised programme without prior notice. We apologise in advance for any inconvenience should this occur....
BAABA MAAL the legend is HERE!
BAABA MAAL is coming to South Africa – make sure to catch the “Nightingale’ in action… OppiKoppi Productions is proud to announce that the legendary Baaba Maal will be touring in South Africa during September and October 2005. This Senegal born singer will be appearing at some of South Africa’s benchmark Arts Festival during this period and will have a couple of normal… club performances as well. WHO IS BAABA MAAL? Baaba’s previous two releases Firin’ in Fouta and Nomad Soul earned critical acclaim worldwide, reinforcing his role as a seminal artist in the world music arena. With constant touring he has honed and enriched an already phenomenal stage show. Touring nearly every continent including the West Indies, the overwhelming universal response has been utter awe. Aside from being a remarkable musician, Baaba is socially conscious and represents the United Nations Development Program as a spokesman on the issue of HIV/Aids in Africa. He has been featured on both Red Hot and Rhapsody, a tribute to Gershwin, and the forthcoming release, Red Hot and Riot a tribute to Fela Kuti, both projects put together by the HIV/Aids awareness campaign group, The Red Hot Organization. Music was an integral part of Baaba’s childhood as he grew up on the banks of the river Senegal. Born to the Hal Pulaar people, (known to the English speaking world as Fulani) his mother used songs she composed herself to educate and instill in him the value of intelligent and thoughtful lyrics. Technically speaking, he was not destined to become the master musician he is today by virtue of the fact that he was not born into the caste of artists and communicators known as Griots. Through time, travel and education, his experiences have resulted in profound self awareness allowing him to deliver the message of empowerment, enlightenment, and peace. His early edudcation in St. Louis (the original French colonial capital) lead him to win an art scholarship in Senegal’s modern capital, Dakar. There he joined Asly Fouta, a group of seventy musicians. Thus began his study of local instruments which he was later expanded through an extensive tour of West Africa with longtime friend, Mansour Seck. Going from village to village, they tapped the oldest person in each location to learn about the history of the village, the country and the music. The final leg of his studies were completed at the Conservatoire des Beaux Arts in Paris. Following his return to Senegal, he formed his band Daande Lenol “Voice Of The People.” Complementing his comprehension of traditional music, he was also influenced by black American singers of the 1960’s such as James...
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