In the few months that we have had the pleasure of dealing with the wonderful hip hop group Koldproduk, they have been warning us of the coming of a new RnB Diva to the South African music scene. T*Spark, or Tshepo Confidence Senosi, added the soft female vocals to the highly rated All Under Heaven debut album by Koldproduk, and now finally it seems that she is about to release her own!
T*Spark, from Mafikeng in the North-West province started out singing in church and school choirs and then while she was studying at Tshwane University of Technology until she was discovered by Koldproduk who were looking for just the right voice to add value to their own album. Continue reading ‘New RnB on the block - meet TSpark!’
Kwani Experience is one of the success stories of South African music – it’s a cross over kind of potjiekos of so many different genres and styles that make it really funky and hot! It’s a Jazz sound that embraces Traditional beats, throwing in a pinch of Poetry and Hip Hop to flavour, to add to the meatiness of Soul and Urban Funk. And all this makes Kwani Experience really South African. Really African.
So a few months ago when xenophobia was the word on the tip of the countries tongues, Kwani was one of the groups that stood and made a stand against it. They started a campaign dubbed “Live without fear”, in reaction to what they themselves feel as an accepted attitude of “doom and gloom”. And what better to convey a positive message than through music! Continue reading ‘Kwani Experience live without fear - live!’
Starting tomorrow, global electronic sensation Juno Reactor brings living Japanese rock legend SUGIZO to Mexico, followed by concerts in North America. We do all the travel and visa arrangements for the South African contingent which includes the trio of Mandla Lande, Simphiwe Matole and Michael Ludongo from Amampondo, as well as Mabi Thobejane from Johannesburg.
Earlier this year, Juno Reactor, leaders of the electronic scene responsible for soundtracks to movies such as The Matrix, released their seventh studio album Gods & Monsters, which marked Sugizo’s induction into the collaborative ensemble. Following their recent European tour, the band will play two shows in Mexico before embarking on their U.S. leg, marking the first time Juno Reactor has toured the U.S. in seven years. Continue reading ‘Juno Reactor and Sugizo in Mexico and USA - ft South Africans Amampondo and Mabi’
I recently saw one of the great theatres in Amsterdam the Netherlands, The Royal Theatre Carré, is hosting a number of top South African artists. It starts with an event called South Africa: In Concert, on 25 September, featuring Amanda Strydom, Tina Schouw and Freshlyground, and then this grand old theatre will also be hosting the Soweto Gospel Choir on 09 November. It’s so lekker to SA artists going forth and spreading the word!
The Royal Theatre Carré seats an audience of 2000 people and when I was there a few years back to see a Dutch version of Les Misérables, I really felt like I was entering a place of greatness, a place where creativity seeps from the walls. My little brother Tommy (not so little anymore, just 18 years younger than me!) has had the honour of performing more than 30 times there as a member of the cast of the Sound of Music musical in 2002, which I know for a fact is every actors dream in the Netherlands. Its real red carpet stuff, with all the sparkles and marble and class that makes you know you are stepping into a historical site! Continue reading ‘SA performers grace a stunning historical theatre’
CD Review
I was delivered my copy of Afrikaans Rock sensations Foto Na Dans’ newest release on Thursday, and let me tell you that Pantomime op Herwinbare Klanke is a very impressive album! After their SAMA nominated first album Intervensie broke them into the market, they couldn’t have come up with something more different, while at the same time totally representing who they are in the South African music scene – masters of their own destiny!
Pantomime op Herwinbare Klanke is an album that can easily crossover the language barriers, enticing English listeners to grab the inner sleeve of the album to hear what these boykies are really saying. I can also see it having a massive impact in the Benelux countries, as I don’t think that there is any Afrikaans artist who has ever brought out such an individual sounding album! Continue reading ‘Foto Na Dans - Pantomime op Herwinbare Klanke’
In the few months that we have had the pleasure of dealing with the wonderful hip hop group Koldproduk, they have been warning us of the coming of a new RnB Diva to the South African music scene. T*Spark, or Tshepo Confidence Senosi, added the soft female vocals to the highly rated All Under Heaven debut album by Koldproduk, and now finally it seems that she is about to release her own!
T*Spark, from Mafikeng in the North-West province started out singing in church and school choirs and then while she was studying at Tshwane University of Technology until she was discovered by Koldproduk who were looking for just the right voice to add value to their own album. Continue reading ‘New RnB on the block - meet TSpark!’
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