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How do you have a party without this trio these days?
They given the nod as last year’s Best Hospitality Facility at the Durban July, and with MTV Base releasing the list of performers set to rock their marquee on July 6 and 7, it’s hard to see them not winning it again.
Very few people that go to the race event go to put bets on their favourite horses- that’s why hospitality matters more than the goings-on on the course. So securing the biggest stars and catering for your marquee puts you ahead of the pack.
The now indie Pro Kid will let us in on his new material
Without trying to great controversy, it is disappointing that no female artists are on the bill. But MTV Base can still be forgiven, because Donald, Mi Casa, Zakes Bantwini, Teargas, Pro Kid, JR, Lulo Cafe, Black Coffee, Dimplez and DJ Vigilante will be on hand to entertain invitees. The MTV Base Lifestyle Oasis Village will be located in the Ascot Village.
Before all the glitz of the main day, a pre-party will be held at De La Sol at 10pm, and will feature DJs Vinny Da Vinci, Sphectacula & Naves, and again Lulo Cafe.
Partaaaaay!
Tickets are R650 per person at Computicket or for VVIP bookings, people are to email admin@blackincevents.co.za or nick@delasol.co.za
Alternatively call 031 312 9435. MTV Base on DStv channel 322 will also acrry furtehr details.
Zaki Ibrahim performs at her album launch at Great Dane in Braamfontein
This may be a little late, but we captured some pictures from different gigs in the past couple of weeks that we wanted to share. Enjoy!
Zaki was launching her album Every Opposite
Mam’ Sibongile Khumalo brought along with her a popping voice and new songs. She performed indoors, and unlike the dancing going on outside, where HHP and Lira (she sampled electronic sounds and even did a short cover of Rihanna’s We Found Love) performed, Khumalo had her crowd seated and in silence. That voice is still magic after all these years.
Mam' Sibongile Khumalo performing at the Drum Beat Festival
One can never not dance when this man is on stage. This time he performed alongside a choir
All this and more in the flagship store to open at the Maboneng Precinct
We’d like to congratulate Anisa Mpungwe on, what is surely every designer’s dream, opening her Loin Cloth & Ashes flagship store in the Maboneng Precinct in Jozi.
It was announced earlier that the store is opening on July 1, and she couldn’t have chosen a better spot too.
The 28-year-old Tanzanian-born designer said of the exciting news: “This is a big step for me and a daring move for my label. I’m thrilled to have found just the perfect spot for people to come shop and try on our clothes. We’ve been working so hard towards this and I’m glad it has finally come. It’s been a divine journey.”
Just last year she left Pretoria to come and open her studio in the Main Street Life building.
Mpungwe picked Anele Mdoda to be the ambassador of the label
A year since the release of their self-titled debut album The Soil was released, and the talented acapella trio (Ntsika Ngxanga, Luphindo Ngxanga, and Buhlebendalo Mda), have announced they will be hitting four universities nationwide in support of their offering. We like the unofficial competition for the young ears between these guys and The Muffinz. Both have been gathering quite a bit of momentum, and especially in the case of The Soil, through word-of-mouth.
THE DATES ARE AS FOLLOWS:
20 July 2012 – THE SOIL CAMPUS TOUR – Wits Theatre [starts: 18h00 – tickets: R80 at the door]
10 August 2012 – THE SOIL CAMPUS TOUR – Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, PE [starts: 18h00 – tickets R 70 at the door]
17 August 2012 – THE SOIL CAMPUS TOUR – Cape Town Intervarsity Special, CTICC, Marimba Restaurant [starts: 18h00 - tickets R50 at the door]
31 August 2012 – THE SOIL CAMPUS TOUR – UJ Arts & Culture Theatre, Kingsway [starts: 18h00 - tickets R 70 at the door]
On Friday they will be playing on Metro FM with Glen and Unathi, before playing teh UGU Festival in Port Shepstone on June 23.
All systems go...
They were one of the most talked about up-and-coming local bands, before they even had media coverage- but now they’re probably set to get quite a bit more.
The Muffinz (Skabs, Greg, Mthae, Simz and Sfiso) had their official album launch at Katzy’s in Rosebank on Wednesday night, to a packed house of screaming young girls- enough to remind one of the current craze surrounding One Direction. Just like the British boy band, The Muffinz have quite a knack of making young lasses weak, and it was for all to see.
Even Ntsiki Mazwai and Nothende (who pitched together) were seen bopping and jumping gleefully in the crowd.
Sfiso Buthelezi with those side-burns is a fan favourite
Through Just Music, the boys have released thei11-track debut effort Have You Heard, and don’t look like they will have much problem selling if this gig is anything to go by.
They performed some of their already popular songs, including “Umsebenzi Wendoda” and Khumbul’ Ekhaya”.
There were a few ladies who looked eager to jump on stage
We’ve just seen the running order! Of course it is always “subject to change” when it comes to such gigs, but so far this look sexciting. Nicelys pread through the various stages. See below:
Friday 1 June 2012
Jazz stage
17:00 Gates open
20:00 Maleh
21:00 Herbie Tsoaeli
22:00 Trio (Steve Kekana, Babsy Mlangeni and Joe Nina)
23:00 Zahara
00:30 Ends
Saturday 2 June 2012
Main stage
12:00 Gates open
16:00 Koldproduk
18:00 Selaelo Selota
20:00 Lira
22:00 HHP
00:00 Jazzanova feat. Paul Randolph (Berlin)
01:15 Zakes Bantwini
02:00 Ends
Jazz stage
12:00 Gates open
15:00 Taiwa Jazz Band
17:00 Asanda Bam
19:00 Adam Glasser (with Pinise Saul and Bheki Khoza)
21:00 Sibongile Khumalo
23:00 Stimela
00:00 Ends
Dance stage/piano lounge
12:00 Gates open
14:00 Karabo Mohlala
17:00 Hot Water
19:00 Vusi Mahlasela and Karen Zoid
21:00 Toya Delazy
23:00 Mi Casa
01:00 Jam session
03:00 Ends
Jabba is giving us something a lil' different
This past weekend saw a lot of parties, and of course it’s always impossible to keep up, hence The Social was unable to make sweet young ‘un Boitumelo Thulo’s birthday party at Taboo nightclub in Sandton. But word is it was as sweet as her smile.
We're not sure of Morale's height, but erm Boity aint the tallest
Two beauties
The equally dish Neo Ntlatleng
The 33-year-old arrived in Johannesburg on Tuesday evening
We need to get this out of the way early: no under 18s will be allowed into the venue (Orlando Stadium) on Saturday. No, not because Usher is that sexual, but you know, HANSA will be flowing freely. Anyway, the US singer is in the country for a one-night only performance, although he’s been in the country since Tuesday evening. We’re all hoping it’s not one of those 1 hour and then he’s off kind of shows.
A lot has already been tweeted and said, so we’ll just give you a numbers breakdown for Saturday.
6 LEGENDS IN THE MAKING- Mo and the Dark Knights (GP), Busi M (Western Cape), Shoelance (Eastern Cape), Mapak’shop (Northern Province), Mo Klaassik (FS) and Abdus (KZN)
30 000- The capacity for concert (although Orlando Stadium is a 45 000-seater)
50 000- The litres of water to be made available (who cares about the water? It’s a Hansa gig!)
30 000- The meals (does this mean no seconds? Jokes!)
40- The medics that will be in the vicinity
2- Doctors on call
450- Security personnel that will patrol the stadium
250- Toilets
2 500- Hansa Festival of Legends staff on site
100 000- The watts of sound that will be pumping from 12.30pm until late on Saturday
25- Generators on site. I mean this is Joburg
320- Stage lights
2 100- The size of the stage in square metres
18- You won’t be allowed in if you’re under this age. No matter how many poster of the man
Imiso Ceramics is the brainchild of Andile Dyalvane and Zizipho Poswa
We’re very excited to head to Jozi tomorrow for this gig.
No, we’re not off to drink (ok, so we are, but only because we believe this is such an exciting visual campaign). Absolut has commissioned hundreds sculptors, glass designers, fashion designers and musicians from all over the world to use the recognisable vodka bottle shape as a blank canvas to express themselves by turning it into art.
Mzwandile Buthelezi hard at work perfecting his "bottle"
The launch event tomorrow (which will be set on the backdrop of the Nelson Mandela Bridge) is expected to draw around 500 guests, including quite a few stars from various industries including fashion, music and art- all to celebrate South Africa’s leg of Absolut’s “It all starts with an Absolut Blank” campaign.
Faith47 is a Cape Town based grafitti artist with an eye for the dark side
We will be represented by artists including Imiso Ceramics, Faith47 and Hac One’s Mzwandile Buthelezi. A lot of these guys are already lauded for their work, but this could propel them to proper global recognition. We wish them well
For more info on the campaign, more pictures and artist profiles, check : http://www.facebook.com/AbsolutBlankSA and @AbsolutBlank_SA
