“Rhythm is the soul of life. The whole universe revolves in rhythm. Every thing and every human action revolves in rhythm.” ~Babatunde Olatunji “The knower of the mystery of sound knows the mystery of the whole universe.” – Hazrat Inayat Khan Drums are an integral part of festivities in Africa, providing the heartbeat of various celebrations and rituals. The idea behind Beat … [Read more...] about A Beat For Peace at Willow Grange Hotel
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Labels A visual memorial to South Africa’s rich musical past.
Labels on exhibition at the Iziko Slave Lodge until 30 December 2013 Iziko Museums of South Africa presents Siemon Allen’s Labels, a large architectural installation that will be on display at the Iziko Slave Lodge from January to December 2013. Siemon describes Labels as, “a historical record, a chronological discography of select labels” from his archive and “as a kind of … [Read more...] about Labels A visual memorial to South Africa’s rich musical past.
Over R800 000 raised for bright Katlehong matriculants
Impossible is nothing,” it seems impossible until it is done” These are the words of Lebohang khitsane. In just 14 days he managed to arrange close to R800000-00 of funding to assist 7 bright but underprivileged matriculants from Katlehong. Bursaries, Laptops, smart phones, modems and return flight tickets for the UCT students were also arranged with the help of friends, the … [Read more...] about Over R800 000 raised for bright Katlehong matriculants
The needle in the haystack
My main beef with online dating sites is not that they’re creepy or uncool or expensive. It’s not even that they’re rammed with fat weirdos and potential axe murderers. It’s more simple than that: it’s because I don’t believe the girl of my dreams is on there. I met about seven girls the last time I did online dating. They were all nice enough, a couple of them I continued … [Read more...] about The needle in the haystack
Cape Town Folk ‘n Acoustic Music Festival for Kirstenbosch
For lovers of folk music the 3rd Cape Town Folk ‘n Acoustic Music Festival will be a highlight of this year’s Old Mutual Summer Sunset concerts. Take time out to be at Kirstenbosch on February 10 when the scene is set for this amazing line up of popular performers. Featuring artists like Ard Matthews, Steve Newman, Wendy Oldfield, Farryl Purkiss, Guy Buttery and Nibs Van Der … [Read more...] about Cape Town Folk ‘n Acoustic Music Festival for Kirstenbosch