Ladies: Free your follicles free your mind!!
You know some ladies, always fussing and fighting with our hair – for those of us that change the colour and style regularly not only is it a form of creative expression but also the perfect way to chase away a blue moment. But the good news is that NATURAL is back. Cape Townian sista Janine tells us why she’s happy being nappy and just letting her hair go au natural! In other words…, ‘sista’s, lose that wig and weave – just celebrate being your hairy curly self! MARKETERS – pay attention!’. Six months ago I generally got gatvol of blow-drying my hair. It wasn’t some sort of spiritual conversion or an Oprah ‘aha!’ moment, just pragmatism. Who in their right minds blasts their follicles with 1400 watt power for one hour in a Cape Town summer? Actually, I know hundreds of women who do. I am no longer amongst their number. I have stopped fighting nature and accepted my nappy-haired state. I will never be a Pantene model, I will never be a flaxen-haired Barbie look-alike, and I refuse to fry my scalp in an attempt to be one. So here I am, curly haired and absolutely loving it! My mother hates it, but she’s from a generation where the kink in your hair (or lack thereof) determined your status in society. I’m from a this generation where the reverse is true – failing the pencil test seems to up one’s street cred & and let’s not forget – black is the new black! It’s not just about the greater acceptance I get at hip-hop shows and reggae nights; natural hair takes special care, but it’s a lot healthier than trying to beat the nappy into submission! Now, at the ripe young age of 21 I’ve had to learn to really take care of my hair, my real hair and not the pseudo-straight mess it was. And I’ve also learnt what an absolute hustle it is to find products that suit it – can the marketing people please come up with curl/:moisture stuff that LOOKS and SMELLS good? And that doesn’t make me look like a throwback to Lionel Richie’s Jerry Curl? I mean, there are shelves and shelves of everything from putty, wax, and gel for straight hair in Click’s, while less than half the space is designated for the euphemistically named “ethnic” hair – and about 3/4 of this is reserved for home straightening kits. I’m no marketing guru and I don’t have stats to back my argument up, but I’ve got eyes in my head and I can see more young women are opting for...
And still the dodgy emails keep on coming
Ahhh yes, another classic, this time from Mrs Jane Uwaoma from Cote d’Ivoire. A poignant extract: “Please always be prayerful all through your life.Any delay in your reply will give me room in sourcing for a church or christian individual for this same purpose. Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I stated herein.” For more of these dodgy email’s stemming from Af…rica see CHEATERS.LOOTERS DONATION FOR THE LORD From: Mrs. Jane Uwaoma APEX MEDICAL CENTRE ABIDJAN COTE D’IVOIRE 01 BP 4477 ABIDJAN 01, ABIDJAN COTE D’IVOIRE Dearest in the Lord. I am the above name person from the Republic Of Sierra Leone. I am married to Dr Theophilus Uwaoma who worked with Sierra Leonian Embassy in South Africa for nine years before he died in the year 2001. We were married for eleven years without a child. He died after a brief illness that lasted for only four days. Before his death we were both born again Christians and we lived happilly. when my late husband was alive he secured $3.7Million (Three Million,Seven hundred thousand U.S. Dollars) with financial institution here in Cote D’Ivoire. Presently, this money is still with the financial institution. But recently, my Doctor told me that from all the test conducted on my health, I am not going to last long, especially, due to my cancer and stroke. This have indeed put me into serious confussion. Having known my condition, I decided to donate this fund to churches or Christian Organization that will utilize this money specifically for the work of God . I want a church or individual that will use this money to fund churches, Orphanages, Widows, and the less priviledged ones. Also, the propagation of the work of God, building and maintaining the house of God through this money, is very important.The Bible made us to understand that Blessed is the hand that giveth. I took this bold decision because I don’t have any child that will inherit this money and my late husband relatives are not Christians. I don’t want my husband’s hard earned money to be misused by unbelievers, for their own selfish interest and in an ungodly manner. I am not afraid of death hence I know where I am going. I know that I am going to be in the bossom of the Lord. Exodus 14 VS 14 says that the lord will fight my case and I shall hold my peace. I am presently in one hospital here in Abidjan Called (Apex Medical Centre) receiving some treatment.As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you the contact of thef inancialinstitution in Ivory...
Those Chippendales got TanTan in a sweat…
Editista must admit that she finds this kind of thing gross… But reading TANTAN’s review, even she may be temped – well for the laugh anyway. Just kidding! Click here to go through to Computicket IMMEDIATELY.COMPUTICKET I always thought of male stripping as degrading, that I would have novelty fun if any and an “Ag Shame” reaction to… their antics. Not be turned on at all because I’m not attracted to people I pity. Loftily I considered this type of thing beneath me, men and g-strings being a definite no-no on my planet and I anticipated the shows would be funny in a ludicrous sort of way. Enter my first male strip show, the REAL Chippendales nogal! To my delighted surprise I’ve found that stripping can give men as much power as women. If done well of course, and this lot are the cream of the crop! Exquisite physiques, devious twinkles in the eyes, stage presence, great dancers with the exception of one who was merely competent. Hell they could even sing when they had to support David, the lead singer in the show. These men are very talented, BEYOND the obvious, singing popular music that had us up on our feet, some even up on their chairs, and with excellently choreographed dance moves worthy of any MTV music video. In the end the flesh flashing portion of the show was probably 30%, it was the waiting for those glimpses of flesh that made us scream and giggle and say utterly lewd things! I knew I was in trouble when I found myself standing in a puddle of alcohol shouting “Take it off! Take it off!” When the number of men at a show is so negligible that the women annexed their bathrooms and you have queues of women coming out of all loos, you can only be at a Chippendales show. Inside the ladies room during intermission one of the ladettes who looked like the owner of her own home hair salon casually warned a fellow punter to “Back off he’s mine!… I only have a year to live!” eliciting raucous giggles if there is such a thing. I don’t know which one of the Chippendales she was referring to but it pretty much summed up the level of primal lust all those boys awoke in us with their cleverly staged fantasies, hot bodies and red-hot dance moves. The show is such a finely thought out product, catering to every female taste and tapping into the most perennial female fantasies like James Bond, men in Navy dress uniforms (big time JAG baby!!), bad boys with motorcycles, doctors and...
4 short movies in Melville – MON NIGHT
There are so many movie evening’s all over the place in Joburg – it’s fantastic – let’s hope the industry keeps on improving. You are cordially invited to an evening of excellent new narrative cinema. Four fresh and inspiring films that demand attention and deserve debate! All four directors will be present to take part in a panel discussion led by ERIC MIYENI. Both Cap…e Town films are Johannesburg premieres. BLOW was an official selection at the prestigious Berlin Festival this year. I LOVE YOU JET LI written by Stacy Hardy, directed by Jaco Bouwer, music by Felix LaBand and (IN)SECURITY written and directed by Neil Shaw, music by Ben Amato both from Cape Town coupled with two Johannesburg films BLOW written and directed by Llewelyn Roderick KOFIFI written and directed by Mic Mann, music by Ben Willem, lyrics by Joel Assaizky Thereafter TOBY AND THE VETERANS will provide live music. VENUE NEW MELVILLE THEATRE, 7 Main Road, Melville TIME : 7pm (19:00) DATE: Monday 22 August There is a cash bar open till late and a fine restaurant....
KWANI EXPERIENCE LIVE – Fri and Sat at the Bassline
SEE PICS OF KWANI EXPERIENCE LIVE AT THE BASSLINE HERE UPDATE Kwani’s at the Bassline this weekend! Bassline Friday 19th and Saturday 20th August 21h00 R 50 pppn Kwani Experience messes in the kitchen with guest DJ Kenzhero on Utensils We promise to try really hard to have fun… Any questions on who exactly inve…nted the wheel can be sent to Rick ————————————————————— UPDATE Catch Catch Catch them while you can – they’re HOT HOT HOT and we keep on talking about their incredible LIVE performance. They’re playing at Back to Basix in Westdene (near Melville) this Thursday. And remember… stay for the second set – as their manager said ‘You will dance’. Thursday 11th August From 21h00 Back 2 Basix Address: cnr Perth & Lancaster Road Off Kingsway (opposite UJ – old RAU) Westdene Tel: 011-726-6857 Email —————————————————————— 22 July Well we finally got to see KWANI and WOW WOW WOW – we don’t usually gush but WOW – all we can say is WOW … and THANK YOU. And another thing… THANK YOU for making our weekend. THANK YOU for making us shout out loud. THANK YOU for making us get to our feet and dance. YOU REALLY ARE GOLD – and your future is so paved. See our review of the night by Noxyrsox and a cd review below. REVIEW – LIVE PERFORMANCE If you missed the Kwani Experience you missed out. What a treat. The band is a mix of eight individually talented male musicians and one female vocalist whose voice is so controlled that it lulls you into a beautiful zone where you are drawn into the music. Most interesting, according to me, was the rasta percussionist who played his home-made range of instruments that included enamel mugs and bowls, and some ordinary looking sticks. One doesn’t usually notice the person playing percussion but this guy was fantastic. Plus he had some really cool gold-rimmed sunglasses. The saxophonist, too, was an act on his own. It’s so rare that you see such talent in such a young musician, but this guy was amazing and got better as he morphed into the music. But the favourite had to be the Lenny Kravitz look alike, the bassist, who jumped around the stage with such vigour that at times he stole the show. The other men, who included the keyboardist, bongo drum player and drummer, were more subdued but played their instruments with equal zest and were just as integral to creating the band’s rich sound as the others. It was really interesting to note that there was no guitarist, which is kind of a mind shift...
LIVE INNA CITY 2 at Color Bar 20 August 2005
Brother Site JHBLIVE will be hosting the Live Inna City party 2 on Saturday 20 August at the Color Bar The party offers Joburg’s party people an opportunity to celebrate our city’s cultural diversity and experience a cutting edge fusion of jazz, hip-hop, nouveau swing, deep dub, phat funk and happening house, at one of Jozi’s hippest venues. …It’s an event for anyone who has become bored with the same old entertainment. We bring you the antidote: a line-up bursting with pure quality across a large number of genres, in celebration of the launch of our new, improved website . Live Inna City 2 marks the launch of the new JHBLive by offering a line-up packed with some old favourites along with a few surprises. The live line-up features jazz band Destination Out playing with acclaimed hip-hop MC Waddy Jones; 340ml with a guest ragga vocalist and funk favourites The Undersound. The DJ line-up is just as impressive, and showcases a diverse array of beats including breaks, down tempo, dub, 206 style beats, funk and house. The DJ line-up features: Vinny da Vinci (House Afrika); DJ Mbuso (Soul Candi); Shaun Duvet (Anything Goes); Ryan Bliss; Phat Jack, The Blunted Stuntman (206), KenZero and Tokyo Star resident Richard tha IIIrd. The outside chill area is another feature of Live Inna City 2 to get excited about. Sponsored by Lipton, the area will be an exotic Moroccan style tent with all the trimmings, specially designed for us by 3D Deco. This morrocan/beduin tent is made with organza, which plays beautifully with intelligent lighting creating a spectrum of color. The tent will come complete with all the accessories such as cushions, day beds, candles, lamps, tables and carpets. Live Inna City 2 offers jaded Johannesburg party-goers a chance to indulge in a full-blown celebration: of life in general; and of their new site. This party is not to be missed. Line-up: Bands: Destination Out featuring Watkin Tudor Jones, 340ml, The Undersound House floor: Vinny da Vinci, DJ Mbuso, Shaun Duvet, Phat Jack and Ryan Bliss. 206 style funk floor: The Blunted Stuntman, KenZero and Richard tha IIIrd. Where: Color Bar When: Saturday 20th August 2005 What Time: Media launch from 8:00-10:00; Doors open at 9:30. How Much: R80 Contact: micman@jhblive.com...
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