The Music community of South Africa

'Open streets, open city' idea worth spreading

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:04:00 +0200

Saturday, 25 May 2013, is a special day for Africa and an important day for the citizens of Cape Town too. Two great citizen-lead initiatives will take place in Cape Town tomorrow, 100in1day and Open Streets. And TEDxCapeTown, in the spirit of ideas worth spreading, will be doing their bit to add to the drive towards individuals and community organisations taking action in our cities, to be the change we want to see.
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Let's meet Same Time Next Year

Fri, 24 May 2013 12:12:00 +0200

Two people meet by chance at a country inn, fall in love, and agree to meet there at the same time each year. But there's a problem: both of them are married with children. Um, awkward.
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Greenpop's Cool As Folk goes to Joburg

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:36:00 +0200

On Friday, 31 May, 2013, Greenpop will be partnering STM Live and Pangolin Entertainment to host its fifth "Cool As Folk" tree fundraiser concert, to be held for the first time in Joburg.
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The Sapphires glitter bright

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:41:00 +0200

True talent is priceless and with the magnificent independent Australian film The Sapphires, the voices and lives of four gutsy young Australian Aboriginal women will live in your hearts forever.
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Abdullah Ibrahim to headline at Standard Bank Joy of Jazz

Wed, 22 May 2013 09:58:00 +0200

South African jazz giant Abdullah Ibrahim joins Grammy Award-winning trumpeter Terence Blanchard and pianist Ahmad Jamal at the opening night of Standard Bank Joy of Jazz, which runs in Newtown from 22 to 24 August, 2013.
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Bomba Estéreo to tour southern Africa

Tue, 21 May 2013 10:20:00 +0200

Colombian band Bomba Estéreo will be playing in SA as part of the band's tour through the Fire Fest Route - a music festival network that seeks to encourage and promote cultural exchange and arts development - in South Africa (Fire Ball in Cape Town), Mozambique (Azgo Festival) and Swaziland (MTN BushFire Festival).
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Cape Town's one and only drive-in cinema short film event

Tue, 21 May 2013 09:58:00 +0200

Short & Sweet Cinema is inviting you to share in a unique short film experience, rich in the romance of one of cinema's fondest bygone eras. Cape Town's short film drive-in will take place in a secluded urban field, framed by Lion's Head and fringing the Atlantic Ocean.
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Twitch takes flight

Mon, 20 May 2013 13:40:00 +0200

Inspiration can strike at any moment. For Robert Fridjhon, whose award-winning stage career spans over twenty years, it came when he worked for FreeMe Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre back in 2006. Given that most of the cases he worked on involved birds, and that he was reading African Genesis by Robert Audrey, it was only a matter of time before the idea for Twitch was born.
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Bonnie Tyler to play SA

Wed, 15 May 2013 10:44:00 +0200

Bonnie Tyler, the husky voiced pop-rock diva behind hits such as Lost In France, It's A Heartache, Holding Out For A Hero, and Total Eclipse Of The Heart will perform at the Emperors Palace in Johannesburg on 29 and 30 August and at the Cape Town Convention Centre on 6 and 7 September 2013.
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Shadowclub and Woodstock Mafia opening for Chevelle! Last chance to win tickets

Tue, 14 May 2013 12:00:00 +0200

Shadowclub and Woodstock Mafia are to be the support acts for Chevelle in Cape Town, and Shadowclub as the only opening act in Joburg . The concerts will take place at the Grand Arena, GrandWest on Friday, 31 May and a sold-out show in Johannesburg at The Big Top Arena, Carnival City on Sunday, 2 June, 2013.
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