Represent’s ♥’s Everyday Tweeple – Meet @_Thanda_
In our new series, Represent’s ♥’s Everyday Tweeple, Represent will be introducing you, dear Representah’s to some of the magical everyday tweeple that we follow on our Twitter stream… which if you don’t know already can be followed fervently @sisiwami … Editorista in the mix live and loud from Belgium where she is currently being held. We ask all our questions based on tweets we find intriguing and reveal who’s behind the often mysterious 140 characters… If there’s someone you think we should follow…and interview, hit us up! Represent! First up is Thanda Kunene, better known on Twitter as @_thanda_ he’s from Location: Planet Joburg Bio: Elemential well-beings are united through life. Sketch artist, Design techno geek, Eclectic music adorer, Meditator of most sorts… (Karma Shall Deliver) So what’s an elemential well being? Basically, a human being has a sense of wellness inside and out of them. The type of well being I am is composed of many elements, which is how I conned the term of being elemential. Please can you share some of your sketches with us? Yeah… In due time. Still busy (Haha), I promise though. (see below and above for some graphic work) What are the top 5 tracks you’re listening to right now? 1) Q-tip ft Gary Thomas – Do You Dig U? 2) The Cinematic Orchestra – Ma Fleur 3) Dj Cam ft Cameo – Love Junkee (J Dilla Dub instrumental) 4) Yesterday’s New Quintet – Sunrays 5) Kwani Experience – Dipula Can you give us an example of some meditating you did recently? Basic Yoga and Meditation. Just being in silence. Also reading and drawing. Why did you hate matric at school? I felt locked in the “system”, I never liked the classes and I always felt that it limited my creativity and expression. Who are the ideal guests for your 23rd birthday? Whenever it comes, it shall be just a few friends (Not more than 12), good home cooked meal and wine with a lot of music, too much music actually. And conversation, lot of that good talking… Who is your celebrity crush on? Ah man! (Haha) Ummm, Estelle. Especially with her goofy teeth and dark complexion and that structure, did I just say that? Besides Adidas, what other brands are super-legendary? It depends on the scenery, for me as a complex dude I’d preferably say the following do it for me 1) Supra 2) Nike SB (SB only) 3) Hello Kitty 4) Sony PlayStation 5) Energie You’d rather draw, skate or do anything else besides deal with racism? Explain please. Racism is a matter of the different races to actually...
BIEN VENUE 2010
Delighted it’s a new year. I love nothing more than a glittering scratch-free canvas to fill up with all my must-doings and dreams – we only have 355 days left of the much-vaunted big TEN OH so get a move on buddies. And now that I have officially joined the ranks of those once-upon-a-time rather elusive but much-admired Mums, I have even LESS time to fill in my trusty blogazine… BUT, my gorgeous baby aside, our fabulous holiday in South Africa over December and into January just inspired me to get Represent a-bloggin once again and so… here goes. In case you’re confused, I’m Editorista, the once devoted (later disillusioned) born-and-bred Jozi aka Joburg aka Johannesburg resident (now refreshed). I’ve always kept an extremely low down sporty-cap darting-eyes approach to Represent, only sporadically talking from the heart and ‘putting it out there’, I kinda liked keeping my opinion under wraps. But some things change, for one, I have been living in Europe for the last two years, and two, I’ve got lots to say now I’m a mommy (we just don’t give a damn… poohpooh to all that jazz) and I won’t be laying dodgy-low any longer. In line with my straddled existence of living both in Africa and Europe… (long story) Represent’s content is due for a shift too, i.e. it’s not just gonna be a freaking calender place to advertise mediocre art exhibitions, nor will it be a parking space for spam-filter dodging posts with Russian lettering (cyrilla?) …. And while I will still continue to bow down to my mothercity Jozi, it’s also going to be about so much more than that. Truth is, I don’t really know what it’s going to be, but it will be. And I hope you will be here too. And with that profound ending, I invite you to carry on with us on this mad journey called Laaf. Many bisous all over you! Editorista aka SJ PS: See you at the soccer! PPS: Thanks DF for the fabulous...
New Music Review: Tamarsha v Imbube
Oh yes, it’s a live and kicking music review battle on Represent as our resident reviewer, the delicious Dawn Penny, puts two new South African releases up against each other… RnB meets HipHop… We did warn you muso’s, don’t mess with Dawn, she knows what she likes and of course readers, what she believes you’ll like and what’s worth spending your hard-earned dosh on… Read all about it: Tamarsha – I ain’t givin’ up vs Imbube – Hip Hop Theatre Tamarsha – 4 beats out of 10 Imbube – 7 beats out of 10 I’ve decided to introduce something new to my music reviews and that’s “Battle of the Beats”. This will basically consist of a head to head between two genres and our first one is Hip hop vs R&B. The songstress Tamarsha going against the gutter rappers, Imbube. My criteria for this battle is Talent, X-factor, Sound and Favourites. Let the battle begin… Tamarsha – I ain’t givin’ up Talent: Before receiving this CD to review, I had never heard of Tamarsha before. I must say off the bat, she is talented. I mean she has an amazing voice and takes the time to write her own lyrics, which is always refreshing of an artist. Tamarsha has a beautiful voice and sounds like she knows how to use it. With so many males dominating the R&B scene in South Africa, it’s quite refreshing to hear a female vocal in the mix. But then a beautiful voice is only a mere fraction of what makes an artist. X-Factor: Um, this is a hard one because either you have it or you don’t. If you don’t, you’ll be stuck in suckville with no passport to leave. If you do, you will remembered – or at the least be sung along to. I have no doubt that Tamarsha has talent, she just doesn’t move. She doesn’t stand out, she doesn’t have her sound but rather a quilt of Destiny’s Child, Keyshia Cole or any such artist – but the 90s sound of that. I think she just needs more experience and more time spent finding that thing that sets her apart from the next girl. Sound: The production on Tamarsha’s album is not quite something that’ll make the short list in demos sent to producing greats. It’s mediocre at best. I mean it’s not bad, it’s just not good. It’s a sound that’s been heard before and doesn’t do much for her X-factor strife. Oh, she does her own rendition of Humpty Dumpty, ‘cept there’s no story behind it, no depth to it, just Humpty sitting on that wall and...
Represent Review: So you think you can Dance
We’re delighted that some of Represent’s fabulara dancer friends: David Matamela, Thabiso, Megan and Elizma are all getting their go on telly, it’s about time these tireless hard-slogging dancers got a glamourous platform to shake their booties, it’s a nice change from the bread-and-butter corporate work they have to do, although they do it so superbly. So… The Matrix was on TV!! Yes, yours truly and the legendary Agent Katz have been mingling with the visual media people again… See Agent Katz’s photostory of the night as well as lots of close-up backstage pics here, and read all about the live TV event below: Saturday 27 September 2008, The Standardbank Arena – Ellis Park Sports Precinct. Many a follower and busloads of family and friendly supporters turned out in their droves for the live, SABC 1 broadcast of the riveting Teen pop-culture dance competition: So You Think You Can Dance. There’s just something awesome about attending a live event, for starters, while the repertoire of choreographic work is kept at bear-minimum levels, the adrenaline rush in the live environment is forever pumping, ensuring that you miss none of the breath- taking content. This being a family and teens targeted programme, the event coordinator found himself with a mammoth of a task at hand – painstakingly trying to regulate the loud screams and vibrant young energies transcending into the arena (p.s we were trained like Seals in a series of very important drills: when to scream, shout, clap and boo… I wonder if they purposefully ignored training us on how to spot the cue for when to shed a tear at some of the beautiful and emotion-evoking scenes, captivatingly portrayed live on the expansive and well designed stage). Like in other true pop-culture show which has managed to survive the long and treacherous transatlantic journey to land on our ‘color tubes’, a team of villains posing as ‘Duke and his Duchess’ style personalities made-up the expert panel of Judges…Such a snooty bunch this lot!! Professional Choreographer: David Matsamela, Professional Choreographer: Ms Didi Moses, Professional and International Choreographer: Harold van Buuren. AND NOW THE PERFORMING ARTS… Those of us who grew up with square eyes from being glued to the indoor square box would surely confess to loving YO-TV (The former version with the Dodo costumed dude who famously exclaimed: Ma’ Cousins!!!) , for many of us the sole purpose of watching was to feed our secret affection of the super-styling babe: Sade! Well, I can confess that she’s still as fly and confident as ever! Iyoh, Iyoh, Iyoh!!!! The 14 amazingly talented contestants with elastic-like flexibility were grouped in pairs...
@ Represent, Everyone’s a winner!
Wssup Representers? Firstly, thanks so much for your all of your entries to the Mozambique competition sponsored by Kaya Kweru – after an exciting draw we finally have a winner and we’re proud to announce that the fabulous holiday for TWO to Mozambique has been won by …tara tataattaata …. the very excited…. 22 year old Bongani Khumalo from Johannesburg. YAY! Look out for his upcoming interview on Represent! I know, you’re sad, you haven’t won, but there’s no need to despair because we have two great ticket giveaways this week. Two double entry tickets to Splashy Fen happening on the Easter weekend and three double tickets to the return of the Classique Party! So you see, life is really like a box of chocolates- you never know what you gonna get! Voting for the SA Blog Awards ends tomorrow, we are finalists in SIX categories -we’re doing great thanks to all of you our darling supporters! If you love what we do – keep voting for your favourite blogazine, Represent TODAY so we can win! Just click on the VOTE FOR ME button on the site. Sharpile! Ever been to Tokyo? No? Okay, well our most fabulous Editorista was bopping around there last week and she wants to tell you all about the city that has captured her heart – the fashion, the shops, the doggy style, so go on, log on… This weeks Ed’s Top ten will cheer anyone up who might just be feeling a little bit down, it’s a collection of funny signs taken from http://www.innocentenglish.com/. Have a look at my list for some light relief – it might just cheer you up- or improve your day! *Miss P* ...
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