UB40 coming on down again!
Do you remember when UB40 performed in Zimbabwe in the 80’s because they couldn’t play in SA and one of the biggest roadtrips in SA concert history happened? Or the UB40 concert in Durban in the 90’s where a fabulous combination of tossed away Durban Poison seeds and post-concert rain resulted in an iridescent green dagga crop taking over the field in Kings Park stadium? Urband leg? I remember sitting playing a scratchy UB40 record on my folks record player listening again and again to revolutionary lyrics like “We fight for our right to be free, we build our own society. (sing our own song lyrics)” . KING (listen) has to be one of my favourite UB40 songs, emotive and powerful. UB40 represents a very specific era and time in my life and evokes rich memories of being young, confident, feisty and full of fight. (Some would say I am just full of other stuff now 🙂 ) The multi-cultural faces of the band seemed exotic and unfathomable for us, at the time, how were they able to do it when South Africans couldn’t even have friends of different races over for supper? Resonating? For hours I stared at their pictures on the covers and watched their borrowed videos taped by a friend from Holland on vhs, mesmerized by their beats… their lyrics were some of the first revolutionary seeds that planted dreams of democracy and equality in my mind, giving me hope that one day our country would change. Heavy I know and I’m showing my age – but it just takes one name or place to trigger the intricate past and today it’s UB40. ‘Nuff Respect Rastas. Thanks for your inspiration and hope. MOVING ON – our TGIT news today is that the legendary UK reggae and dub band will be visiting us again in July. We’ll be there, remembering a time we’d rather forget, but thanking them for showing us the way and giving us hope during a dark and dismal time for those of us who knew that something was very very wrong. 94.7 Highveld Stereo, 94.5 Kfm, East Coast Radio and BIG Concerts are delighted to announce the upcoming tour of one of the world’s most popular bands. Legendary Reggae Ambassadors UB40 will be returning to South Africa this year, for shows in Durban on the 4th, Johannesburg on the 6th and Cape Town on the 10th of July 2007. UB40’s illustrious career, spanning over 25 years, has seen them performing alongside U2, Pink Floyd, Coldplay, Madonna, Robbie Williams and The Who, collaborating with top Jamaican Dancehall artists, and playing to millions of fans around the globe. With an...
It’s official – John Legend is on his way!
GUYS WE DID OUR HOMEWORK AND CAN CONFIRM THAT JOHN LEGEND IS ON HIS WAY! The concert will also feature big names Watershed and Freshly Ground and there’s a whole art and fashion angle attached – read the PR at the end. We’re stilll buzzing! 10 May Breaking News Heaven only knows! This has certainly made our day – thanks to Boogie for the heads up – it’s almost as good as yesterday’s news about Femi Kuti. Apparently John Legend will be headlining the second annual POSITIVE ROCKS event in Sun City on the 16th and 17th June. Ordinary people, let’s go go go to the park…! As soon as we have more info and it’s all confirmed we’ll let you know. If you don’t know John Legends music, check out his site here He’s the most soulful singer of the moment, whose unbelievable vocal, song-writing and piano talent sets the perfect romantic, urban soul backdrop for today’s crazy life. He is a true LEGEND. Just Announced!! John Legend will be performing at POSITIVE 2007 at Sun City Resort on 16 & 17 June. This five time Grammy Award winning R&B singer, songwriter and pianist is ready to set the Superbowl alight with his smooth soulful music. John Legend is an artist who proves that, even in an age of expediency and crass commercialism real talent not only still matters – it is admired, applauded and is a coveted commodity. John Legend’s debut album, Get Lifted, mixed classic R&B grooves with modern hip-hop sounds (and artists) and was one of 2005’s top albums. On the strength of the enduring single “Ordinary People,” the album reached the Top Five of the Billboard 200. This led to three Grammy Awards: Best R&B Album, Best R&B Male Vocal Performance, and Best New Artist. Legend’s next album Once Again launched in October 2006. Legend pours himself into his live performances, really getting into each of his songs, whether they’re about flings or committed relationships he takes the audience to a high level of intensity. He doesn’t hold back and neither does his legions of fans. Superbowl ticket holders can be prepared for an entertainment roller coaster. “Sun International is thrilled to announce John Legends participation in POSITIVE. He is one of this decades foremost musicians and appeals across audiences,” says Philip Georgas, Divisional Director, Sun International Resorts. ”The POSITIVE campaign’s message is to create global awareness of successful AIDS Hospices in South Africa and an artiste of John Legend’s calibre draws attention to the positive work being done in local communities.” This year’s revolutionary arts-fusion fundraiser event promises to be the most amazing...
Deconstruct the Long Weekend on Monday night
Just when we thought we had it all down we remembered Tuesday is also a holiday and thought we better give the hedonists at Represent somewhere to shake your touche through Monday night too so the looooong weekend keeps on keeping on 🙂 It’s another Deconstruction party and it’s taking place at the new Kippies (awesome venue – it’s the new version of the old Songwriters club next to Fuel not far from Carfax – great loungey environment, super acoustics and a fab glass contained smoking area.) Here’s the speel and remember to dress up! or down… or downright wacky – whatever blows your hair back – the theme is Malice in Wonderland 😉 Deconstruction: Malice in Wonderland Monday the 30th April 2007 Kippies in Newtown Featuring: The Awakening (Acoustically Deconstructed) Devil’s Cartel DJ’s: Destrukto Greg Bowes The Brothers Grimm Sisters Revolution (Alexia vs. Tamian) Infidel Also: Eat Me Drink Me surprises by MissYucki Loads of CD give-aways for best dressed Artwork on display South Africa’s Suicide Girls… and more. Check it out on...
Mind Yr Head Tonight and Tomorrow
By now we’re sure you realise we like and support the headspace and anti-establishment undertones of the dudes from Mind Yr Head, if you’re into underground HipHop and an underground venue, make your way through the night city streets to the downtown venue Mind Yr Head and make some noise. They’ve got parties tonight and tomorrow for all the HipHop heads on Represent – make sure to free your mind before entering. Awesome Flyer as always we assume by Mzwandile who designed Represent’s background. Nice 1! “…The most potent weapon in the hands of the oppressor is the mind of the oppressed…” – Steve Biko 26th April FREE YOUR MIND A Presentation By The INNA CITY COMMUNITY COLLECTIVE Live On-stage * Anonymous * Exclusive * D*Khey DJ: Peee Fresh Funk, Hiphop & Neo-Soul flavours for the discerning mind. Doors Open 9PM Entrance: Free Mind ———————————————————— ———————————- 27th April BLOW-OUT GOOD-TIMES with BLAQ T Afro-beat, Fabulous Funk and Hiphop mesh-up. After-party for the “BACK TO THE CITY HIPHOP FESTIVAL” Doors Open 9PM Entrance: Free Body ———————————————————— ———————————– 28th April RETURN OF THE BOOM BAP Closing of the exhibition ‘Black Sunday’ by Solomon Moremong Live Onstage * SOLO Dj’s: HypeJones KONGISTO Flavor-full Funk, Nu-Jazz, Lounge, Breakbeat, Doors Open 9PM Entrance: Free Spirit —————————————————————————————— — Directions: M2 east, Mooi St off-ramp, skip 1 robot, left into Durban St and left into Delvers. From Newtown: up Market St and right into Delvers. – 072 576 9259 / 084 381 8380 blakboximprint@gmail.com mindyourheadpost@gmail.com...
Tonight: Red Bull Music Academy Info Session
Join Red Bull at their Red Bull Music Academy Info Session TONIGHT in Jozi and next Wednesday in Durbs. All DJ’s, producers, MC’s, Vocalists and anyone with an interest in finding our more about the yearly Red Bull Music Academy get down there. We were lucky to catch Tumi and Papercutt live on Saturday night at Roka and we have to tell you the man is still rocking – more than eva. GO GO GO! JOHANNESBURG Date : Thursday 26th April Venue: Bassline : 10 Henry Nxumalo Street, Newtown Music Centre, Newtown Time 8 – 10 pm Speakers: Darshan Jesrani, Tumi, Klinikal DURBAN Date: Wednesday 2 May Venue: Mission Control : The BAT Centre : 45 Maritime Place Time 8 – 10 pm Speakers: Nyambz, Klinikal Darshan Jesrani (Metro Area, Environ Records) Darshan Jesrani’s recording project “Metro Area” (with partner Morgan Geist) on their Environ label has left an indelible mark on the dance music landscape. Known for its freestyle recombination of influences which revolve around older production styles and the songwriting focus of disco, new-wave/synth-pop and R&B, Metro Area has injected much needed doses of funk and sensuality, mood and space back into the loop-based and seldom-subtle world of underground dance. Their debut album elicited superlative responses from The New York Times to The Onion, from web-logs to the Wire. Metro Area won a place among Rolling Stone’s “Top 50 Albums of 2002”, a rock and rap-dominated list for which most club/dance projects are not even considered. Further accolades include BBC/Radio 1’s “Dance Album of the Year” and a “Best New Artist” prize at the 2003 DanceStar/American Dance Awards. www.myspace.com/darshanjesrani Tumi featuring Papercutts Tumi’s pen carves rhythmically lyrical dreamscapes out of brutal realities. Each of his pieces unfold like a musical and spiritual journey through imagery as rich as the poets talent. His creativity speaks with dedication to the sincerity that the young artist lives by- this Poet / emcee, philosopher, dreamer, storyteller uses his words to challenge ego and a history of tragedy and the complex identity struggles facing this African man of the Hip-Hop generation in a post-apartheid South Africa. Tumi is the lead vocalist of Tumi and the Volume. The bands live debut album “At the Bassline’ received three South African Music Award nominations. The band has wowed audiences all over the country, impressed fellow musicians Black Eyed Peas (U.S.A), Blackalicious (U.S.A), Positive Black Souls (Senegal), Relax (the Netherlands) and has been frequent invitees to world-class music festivals. Tumi has just released a solo album without the band and alongside Johannesburg’s turntable legend “Papercutts” is re-introducing the traditional idea of a “mc and a dj” to his...
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