ERNIE SMITH - "Everything Around Me"

Guitarist/vocalist, Ernie Smith's latest release, "Everything Around Me" is a mixture of jazz, soul and R&B. This will surely appeal to many music lovers.Please take note of the following dates where Ernie will perform and promote his new album:Thursday, 31 July - Thumbs Up (Stellenbosch) 21h30 Friday, 1 Aug - West End (Rylands) 18h00Saturday, 2 Aug - Avenues Jazz Club (Caledon) 21h30For more info please call:Calvin PetersCell: 082 950 8625website:...

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Live recording of "Winter in Cape Town, Volume Two" and launch of "Summer in Cape Town, Volume One"

Jazz Potjie Projects invites YOUBe part of an event extraordinaire and don't miss a beat of:Live recording of "Winter in Cape Town, Volume Two"and launch of "Summer in Cape Town, Volume One"The next step of a long-term project to bring South African Music to the rest of the world and to raise support for the Children's Resource Center (CRC) and the Institute for Music and Indigenous Arts Development (IMAD)Happening @ KAWAI Piano Studios13 Palmer...

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CD for a good cause

Please check out this link:Lullabies CD strikes a happy note for the Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospi...

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RESTLESS NATIVES LIVE RECORDING @ SABC STUDIOS

FRIDAY & SATURDAY 1st & 2nd AUGUST, 2008BEACH ROAD STUDIOS SABC AUDITORIUM209 Beach Road, SeapointDoors open 7pm, starts 8pm both nightsTickets cost R60 per night and are available athttp://www.webtickets.co.za/For further info contact Lee Thomson on 0827756868The BandChris Engel SaxophonesLee Thomson Trumpet/Flugel HornJason Reolon PianoShane Cooper Double BassKesivan Naidoo DrumsA long awaited documentation of Cape Towns most exciting...

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wish

Happy 90th Birthday to Tata Nelson Mande...

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South African music

The story of South African music is one of dialogue with imported forms, and varying degrees of hybridisation over the years.From the earliest colonial days until the present time, South African music has created itself out of the mingling of local ideas and forms with those imported from outside the country, giving it all a special twist that carries with it the unmistakeable flavour of the country.BeginningsIn the Dutch colonial era, from the 17th...

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