JAMESON Vic Falls Carnival: The Ultimate Festive Season Experience
THE PERFECT CHRISTMAS GIFT FOR YOUR ADVENTUROUS AND MUSIC-LOVING FAMILY AND FRIENDS With less than a week to go until the Jameson Vic Falls Carnival, taking place at the majestic Victoria Falls, the excitement of those who are embarking on the journey to one of the Seven Natural Wonders Of The World has been astounding. The artists themselves can’t seem to contain their enthusiasm as many of them have been seen on television and radio talking about how excited they are for ‘Africa’s Biggest New Year’s Celebration’. With the festive season in full swing and people taking part in the annual mad rush of last-minute gift-buying, why not sit back and just order your loved ones a ticket for the Jameson Vic Falls Carnival? It’s so easy and you can skip all the queues, lack of parking and being packed like a tin of sardines in your local mall. Log ontowww.webtickets.co.za and give that adventurous cousin who enjoys a shot of adrenaline or that music-loving niece that is always in the front row singing every word of every song being performed a ticket to the year’s most anticipated celebration of 2013. Jameson are proud to raise a glass of the finest Irish whiskey to the performers who will be bringing the best music Southern Africa has to offer to Jameson Vic Falls Carnival: ·Mokoomba ·Just Jinjer ·Flash Republic ·Jeremy Loops ·Mampi ·December Streets ·ISO ·Shortstraw ·DJ Chris Taylor ·Ryan Dent ·Craig Massiv ·Liver ·Chikwata 263 ·Rax ·DJ Cmbaville ·Judgement Yard ·DJ Francis ·Jason le Roux ·DJ Ace da Bass The Jameson Vic Falls Carnival is extremely proud to be working with Six Million Smiles this year. Six Million Smiles is an initiative to acknowledge the positive developments from individuals and corporates in the fight against the negative stigma associated with HIV and AIDS. Charlotte Kanter, Marketing Manager for Seed Experiences, is thrilled to have this great initiative involved with the festival; ‘We are extremely excited to have Six Million Smiles on board at this year’s festival. As six million people come together to create awareness for the Aids epidemic, we are privileged to have such a fantastic outlet to drive involvement into this campaign as this year’s Jameson Vic Falls Carnival.’ Keep a look out for the dazzling Six Million Smiles photo booth at the Jameson Vic Falls Carnival in the Green Village and have your group shot taken to be part of showing the absolute best Zimbabwe has to offer. Green Village and Cinema TM Supermarkets in conjunction with Environment Africa will be creating the Jameson Vic Falls Carnival Green Village. This area will focus on bringing awareness to charities...
A nod from the Bookmarks Awards for REDD’S Africa.
When SoulProviders launched as a Content and Digital agency they couldn’t have foreseen what the future held a mere two years down the line. The big dreams and consistent hard work have culminated in recognition by the Digital industry’s most prestigious awards. SoulProviders is proud to announce that one of their online flagship brands REDD’S Africa, under their Africa Desk division, has been nominated in this year’s Bookmarks Awards in theBest brand/company category. REDD’S Africa client Langa Khanyile – Category Expansion Manager – AFB’s & Spirits, SABMiller Africa – had this to say about working with the agency SoulProviders. “When I challenged the SoulProviders team to reach 100k FB fans by the end of F14 it was an audacious goal that I considered to be unachievable by most. As it stands, not only are we fast becoming the biggest REDD’S community in the world, in one month, we were able to interact with 1 million consumers across the continent; more remarkable is the high engagement levels you will see on our page vs peer pages – which speaks to the relevancy and resonance of the content that is posted by the SoulProviders team –they just get our consumers, more than this, they are able to get them to go into outlets and purchase REDD’S by letting them know where it is available in their neighborhoods – no billboard can do that for you. Our unified vision is “one Redd’s, one Africa, one million hectolitres” – digital remains a key part of ensuring this vision is realised. All the markets where digital is employed have posteddoubledigitgrowth” The Chief-Firestarter of SoulProviders,Sarah-Jane Bodenhad this to add,“Really chuffed that REDD’S Africa is our first ever Bookmarks shortlist, it’s a passion project for us, where we have bravely ventured with our client into new territories, doing our best to bring an authenticity to pan-African storytelling on behalf of an exciting brand. We’re delighted the judges gave a nod to our efforts. We’re a small content and digital agency and being up there with all the legendary big guys is a big compliment for us. Represent!” This article wouldn’t be complete without hearing from Thina Mazulu who said “We’re so thrilled about the nomination & would like to raise our REDD’S ( 🙂 I couldn’t resist) to the Bookmarks judges for the vote of confidence. We’d also like to extend a big thank you to our clients for trusting us with sharing the brand with the continent. Holding thumbs for that award” Here’s to work with soul. Cheers. A special “Thank You” goes to all the REDD’S Africa team members. Looking forward to seeing this brand soar to greater heights: Kenya:...
The Centre for Jazz and Popular Music presents: Duo DH-MM with Dick Hathorn and Mike Mazzoni
The Centre for Jazz and Popular Music is proud to present Duo DH-MM with Dick Hathorn (soprano saxophone) and Mike Mazzoni (percussion) on Tuesday 15 October 2013 at 18:00. Duo DH-MM play original compositions which can be loosely described as idiosyncratic jazz. The duo was formed in 2012. Recently the duo has been providing a live improvised soundtrack to screenings of the silent movie classic, The Cabinet of Dr Caligari. For further information- www.cabbagemusic.com Dick Hathorn and Mike Mazzoni perform as part of our “Twosday” concert. Which feature collaboration between musicians who are fairly well-established in their own particular area/discipline/style of music. Duo DH-MM live at Centre for Jazz and Popular Music (CJPM). 15 October 2013, Level 2, Shepstone Building at UKZN Howard College Campus. Doors open at 17:30 and music starts at 18:00 Entry fee is R35 (Pensioners R20 and students R10). Please contact Thuli on 031 260 3385 or email Zamat1@ukzn.ac.za for more details. On Wednesday 16 October 2013 at 18:00, the Centre for Jazz and Popular Music is proud to present Spha Mdlalose. Spha is a Durban born vocalist. She fell in love with Jazz when she joined a jazz band in high school then later studied at the University of Cape Town’s South African College of Music degree majoring in Jazz Vocal performance. She was taught by Abigail Petersen and Mike Campbell and graduated with an average 81% for her final BMUS recital making the Deans Merit List. Over the years, she was tutored by Darryl Andrews, Amanda Tiffin, Jason Reolon and most recently (2011) Dutch bassist Hein Van Der Geyn who has worked with Chet Baker, Dee Dee Bridgewater and other commended jazz musicians from all around the world. In her years as a student, she has had a budding career, having performed with the Mike Campbell Symphonic Orchestra on numerous occasions. She has performed alongside Bheki Khoza, Sibongile Khumalo, Ladysmith Black Mambazo and other known South African artists. She was also fortunate to tour with Grammy nominated Josh Groban when he visited South Africa on his “Straight to You” tour. Catch Spha Mdlalose joined by Sphelelo Mazibuko on Drums, Shemual Mahabeer on piano and Prince Bulo on bass at The Centre for Jazz and Popular Music (CJPM), Level 2, Shepstone Building at UKZN Howard College Campus on Wednesday the 16th October 2013. Doors open at 17:30 and music starts at 18:00 Entry fee is R35 (Pensioners R20 and students R10). Please contact Thuli on 031 260 3385 or email Zamat1@ukzn.ac.za for more...
Jerm joins eNCA.com as the editorial cartoonist!
Jeremy Nell, otherwise known to South Africans as Jerm, is joining eNCA.com as our official editorial cartoonist. His first cartoon will appear on eNCA.com from Tuesday, 08 October. Jerm began his cartoon career in 2005 after leaving his corporate job and he went on to win a number of awards. He’s also been recognised as one of the ‘Top 200 Young South Africans’ and one of the ‘Top 40 under 40’ media personalities during 2013. Jerm’s work has appeared in a number of newspapers, magazines and online publications. He now joins South Africa’s biggest television news network, eNCA. Says Timothy Spira, GM of eNCA Online: “Our association with Jerm slots nicely into this dynamic, providing visual content that will work across both TV and online. It is also a step forward in our ambition to bolster our opinion content, building on a strong base that already includes regular contributions from the likes of Jeremy Maggs and Fred Khumalo. I am tremendously excited to be working with Jerm. His work reflects the same ethos of unflinching examination of contemporary society that has become the hallmark of eNCA”, Says Jeremy Nell, Editorial Cartoonist: “While print media dwindles, I am chuffed to be at the forefront of South Africa’s growing digital cartooning landscape. And it’s even better that eNCA see the value in digital media. I am pretty excited to be working with eNCA”. Jerm’s cartoons will appear on Tuesdays to Fridays on eNCA.com. eNCA.com FACTS eNCA.com is now just six months old and we’re delighted with the performance of the site. In September eNCA.com passed the milestone of half-a-million unique browsers (UBs), with 538,000 total UBs and 395,000 domestic UBs, placing us ahead of news sites that have been around for many years. Our combination of original text and image content, combined with extensive video coverage, is clearly hitting the mark with the South African online news consumer. We’ve also benefitted tremendously from the interplay between TV and the website by providing additional context to TV stories that give viewers a reason to go online. We recently extended this even further with the launch of a new Video section containing all of our online videos in a format that is easy to navigate, and which provides users with access to all current affairs and news content that has run on eNCA’s TV...
SERIOUSLY FUNNY is Darren Maule’s brand new comedy show!
For a limited season only – Darren Maule will be at Mardi Gras, Carnival City, Johannesburg with his multi-media show, SERIOUSLY FUNNY from Friday 25 October until 29 November 2013. For the past nineteen years, Darren’s versatility as a mime, trained theatrical actor and stand-up comedian has made him a name which, somewhere along the line, we remember. He was “that” guy on Survivor SA Santa Carolina or perhaps you remember his great repartee with co-host Pabi Moloi on PlayTV, his sharp cutting wit on “Out the Box” and “Last Say on Sunday” or maybe you remember Darren as the dark horse/comic relief in the multi-award winning “Hard Copy” TV drama series. However you remember him, SERIOUSLY FUNNY combines Darren’s skills as a comedian, actor and physical performer to tell the story – as only Darren can – of all his ups and downs, highs and lows, for better or for worse and to show that there is always, always space for comedy in life. Darren uses his story-telling ability to demonstrate how absolutely anything can be funny. For the first time he will tell of his sometimes sordid, certainly colourful and definitely not boring life. He takes you through the burgeoning days of comedy when stand-up comics really were the rock stars of the entertainment industry and when nobody behaved more like a rock star than Darren Maule! He survived his lifestyle of sex, drugs and rock ‘n roll and has emerged stronger, better and funnier and he just keeps achieving. Darren relocated to Durban two years ago and has continued growing as a performer and can now boast an even larger following… as a breakfast radio show host. To this day people stop Darren and ask if he is the guy from “White Wedding”. Quite an accolade really seeing as he only had 2 minutes of screen time. He also had a cameo appearance in “District 9” which nobody will remember – his scene was cut! It is brave. It is funny. It is his story told for the first time by him. SERIOUSLY FUNNY is Darren Maule’s multi-media comedy show and is an experience for the whole family. Tickets are R100.00 each and available at the door of Mardi Gras, Carnival City on the night of each performance. Box Office opens at 18h00 before each performance. Performance schedule: ·Friday 25 October 2013 @ 20h00 – Media Review night. ·Friday 1 November 2013 @ 20h00 ·Friday 15 November 2013 @ 20h00 ·Friday 29 November 2013 @...
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