Highlights from #MEX19
Music Exchange (#MEX19), South Africa's only entertainment-economy-focused conference, was held for the ninth time from 13 to 15 September 2019 at the Radisson Red Hotel at the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town.
Stage and recording artist icon, David Kramer delivered one of the two keynote address at MEX19. Candice Pillay was the other keynote speaker.
Music Exchange was also honoured and recognised by the Western Cape Government for its contribution to Arts and Culture in March, and this year's conference will have an overarching theme of "rights".
The conference started on Friday 13 September, with all three major collecting agencies in the country - sharing the podium at the country's only annual conference that seeks to empower South Africa's entertainment economy....
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17 Sep 2019 09:27
Stylish stars show up at 2019 Nedbank International Polo event
The Nedbank International Polo event was held at the Inanda Polo Club in Johannesburg on 14 September 2019. The annual social fixture is a globally renowned celebration that lends the perfect balance of action-packed sporting and fun fashion flair.
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16 Sep 2019 10:13
Here's what the first CT edition of Pantone Sundays looked like
The first Cape Town edition of Pantone Sundays took place in Bree Street. Pantone Sundays is a colour-themed party hosted by Nandi Dlepu in partnership with Skyy Vodka.
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11 Sep 2019 11:30
Van Pletzen ft. Early B - Awaken The Legehness
Afrikaans satirical duo Van Pletzen release the official music video for new single, "Awaken The Legehness", ft. Early B.
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11 Sep 2019 09:27
TraceFest 2019
TraceFest was held at Disoufeng in Meadowlands, Soweto on 7 September 2019. The fest showcased some of the latest amapiano, kwaito, deep house and hip-hop hits along with a few throwback hits from the early '90s.
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10 Sep 2019 11:19
Black Coffee ft. Usher - LaLaLa
Black Coffee released his brand new single 'LaLaLa', featuring Usher.
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10 Sep 2019 10:59
GoodLuck - Dear Future Me
GoodLuck release the official music video for new single, 'Dear Future Me'.
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6 Sep 2019 13:30
SuperSport launches art gallery to celebrate star Springbok performers
SuperSport has revealed a 24-hour pop-up art gallery called #GalleryOfChampions to honour some of the star Springbok performers.
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6 Sep 2019 11:22
Bouwer Bosch and Lucinda Neethling - Oogkontak
Bouwer Bosch and Lucinda Neethling have released a brand new single and music video for 'Oogkontak'. The video for the single was shot and directed by Ansu Visser.
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6 Sep 2019 09:18
Bittereinder - KARONGELUK
Bittereinder released the offical music video for their latest single, KARONGELUK, which was released in August 2019. Directed by Louis Minnaar, the production and animation of the video took around one month to complete.
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3 Sep 2019 09:59
Francois van Coke ft Spoegwolf - Dagdrome in Suburbia
Francois van Coke ft Spoegwolf releases the official music video for 'Dagdrome in Suburbia' off third solo full-length album.
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30 Aug 2019 09:09
Barry Salzman - The Other Side of Christmas
Photographer Barry Salzman's new exhibition - titled The Other Side of Christmas - will show at the Deepest Darkest Gallery in Cape Town from 7 November to 28 December 2019. The opening will form part of First Thursdays on 7 November.
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29 Aug 2019 09:19
Standard Bank Joy of Jazz Honours Awards 2019
Standard Bank Joy of Jazz acknowledged the efforts of 11 of South Africa's leading artists in promoting the arts.
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27 Aug 2019 12:02
2019 OPIHR Global Cocktail Competition SA finale
The OPIHR Gin Global Cocktail Competition Finale for South Africa took place at Gorgeous George Hotel on Tuesday 20 August 2019.
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22 Aug 2019 16:08
#BeautifulNews: The maestro stringing together the sounds of KwaZulu-Natal
How much power does music have? “More than we realise,” Guy Buttery says. When he picked up a guitar as a child, he didn’t anticipate how this would come to resonate in his life. Buttery was simply adding to the tunes of his musically-inclined family. By the age of 12, he was already writing his own melodies and lyrics. With an interest in soulful rhythms and an aptitude for unusual instruments, Buttery’s skillset expanded as he grew up. Today he uses his extensive talent as a fingerstyle guitarist to blend the sounds of South Africa.
Read Guy Buttery's full story...
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16 Aug 2019 10:19
