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Natalie Rungan in Maritzburg tonight

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Natalie Rungan

Durban-born singer and songwriter Natalie Rungan will perform with pianist, Mark Royeppen, and drummer, Bruce Baker, in the historic Government House on Unisa’s Pietermaritzburg Campus in Langalibalele Street on Friday, November 20.

The concert starts at 7 pm and will feature a combination of jazz classics, Natalie’s original compositions and cleverly arranged pop covers to bridge the gap between those who love the classics and those who just want to have fun listening to music on a Friday night.

 

Recitals at UKZN Centre for Jazz and Popular Music

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Kwena Ramahuta

The Centre for Jazz and Popular Music at the University of KwaZulu-Natal is hosting the 2015 Jazz and Jazz and Popular music recitals on Tuesday, November 24 and Wednesday, November 25, at 6 pm. Continue reading →

It’s down to three in the Great South African Bake Off

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Ep7 Showstopper
Ep7 Showstopper
Ep7 Showstopper

Only three of the original bakers remain. They’ve made it to the final. Over 21 challenges, they’ve worked their way through every baking discipline Tjaart and Shirley have thrown at them – from cakes to bread, and from pastry to biscuits. They have all survived, and now they face the last three challenges. Continue reading →

East Coast Breakfast raises more than R400 000 on Toy Story Corporate Day

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Darren Maule (second from right) and the East Coast Breakfast team saddled up early for Corporate Day. From left: Babongile Nzuza, James Preston, Jason McCall, Michael Zuma, Natarah Nadesan, Darren Maule and Gareth Jenkinson.

The annual East Coast Radio’s Toy Story with Game Corporate Day is underway, with the people of KwaZulu-Natal giving generously to help our province’s disadvantaged children.

Darren Maule and the East Coast Breakfast team saddled up early and kicked off the 12 hour live broadcast and telethon from the Pavilion Shopping Centre at 6am this morning. Dressed as Wild West characters, the team raised more than R428 000 when they hung up their stirrups at 9am! Continue reading →

The SA Artist Spotlight: A Special Decade Episode with #TWEAK

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Tweak

In this once in a decade interview opportunity, The SA Artist Spotlight team met up with 90’s punk superheroes, TWEAK. In this special decade reunion episode they spill the beans on their epic return debut show at this year’s Oppikoppi and jumping onto stage in true 90’s punk style after just one rehearsal. Lead singer, Garth Barnes, touches on the goings on of Crash Car Burn. Continue reading →

Audition to perform at the Playhouse

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The Playhouse Company is holding auditions on December 2 and 3 for those who wish to participate in its Test-Driving the Arts programme in 2016.

To take part in the auditions, which will be held at The Playhouse, contact Khulekani Kunene on 031 369 9440 between 9 am and 4.30 pm only, before the cut-off date of Friday, November 27.

The Test Drive programme is designed to showcase arts practitioners in the fields of indigenous and popular cultural entertainment. Performance genres typically featured in the series include Maskandi, Gospel, Kwaito, Afro Reggae, Imfene, Pantsula, Hip Hop, among others.

The Test Drive series provides workers in Durban’s CBD with regular opportunities to enjoy free lunch-time concerts close to their places of work. It also fulfils a valuable role for the performing arts community as it serves as a showcase for artists to be scooped up by talent scouts on the lookout for quality acts.

Ruby Gill and Parable Fifteen at Music in the Hills

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Ruby Gill

Tonight’s Music in the Hills session will feature Nicky Grieshaber with backing from Rudi Engelbrecht; Ruby Gill, Ilan Lax, Mali Zulu and Parable Fifteen.

It promises to be a really great evening of rocking rhythms, great socialising and The Knoll’s usual selection of tasty meals.

Music in the Hills (MiTH) takes place at The Knoll Guesthouse and Backpackers, Knoll Drive, Hilton.

Musicians who wish to play please contact Kirsten Rae Hughes on 072 220 9757 or e-mail: kirstyh03@gmail.com. Performers plus one partner get in free.

Parable Fifteen – Lost Cause Live (Acoustic)

 

SA’s struggle for democracy celebrated in a new African opera

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Khumbuzile Dlamini as Winnnie Mandela in 'Ubuntu - The Opera' (pic Val Adamson)

Khumbuzile Dlamini as Winnnie Mandela in ‘Ubuntu – The Opera’. Photo: Val Adamson

Review: Ubuntu – The Opera; Playhouse Opera Theatre, Durban

 AN opera which celebrates the life and achievements of former President, Nelson Mandela, is not a new concept.

I was privileged to see Mandela Trilogy, Cape Town Opera’s musical tribute to Madiba’s extraordinary life when the production toured to the Playhouse a few years ago. And then there was the ill-fated Madiba: The African Opera, which was forced to close after three days at the State Theatre in Pretoria when it ran out of money to pay performers.

Ubuntu – The Opera, featuring a libretto and music composed by Juan Burgers, provides another look at the iconic statesman’s life, but this time also shines a spotlight on his relationship with Winnie Mandela and how their participation in the liberation struggle impacted that relationship. Continue reading →