Living Guitar Legends Concert

Living Guitar Legends Concert Fri-Sat: 20:00 Sun: 18:00 17, 18, 19 September 2010 Joseph Stone Auditorium, Athlone Bookings:021 6371268 The Living Guitar Legends Concert is a cross cultural performance featuring a stunning lineup of South Africa’s well known soloists: on Guitar, Saudiq Khan, James Grace, Hilton Schilder, Tony Cox, Steve Newman, Greg Georgiadas, Errol Dyers. Cajon player Robert Davids and Bass player Andre Webb, join Khan’s Trio....

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Cape Town Goema Orchestra - Goema Symphony No. 1 update

With names like Mac McKenzie, Rayelle Goodman, Petra Hofmeyr, Sarah-Jane Frith, Vincente Espi, Matthijs van Dijk, Derek Gripper, Natalie Mason, Jeanette Claassen, Robert Jeffery, Theresa Bur...ger, Natasha Otero, Brydon Bolton, Spencer Mbadu, Wesley Valentine, Darryl Andrews, Gerand 'Aykes Swatz, Dave Williams, Heather Roth, Louisa Theart, Jody Engelbrecht, Simon Bates, Ernestine Deane, Hilton Schilder, Eugene Trofimczyk, Brian de Goede and Madosini...

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Percussion & Drums

20 August 2010 · 9:00pm - 11:00pm Tafelberg Restaurant & Bar 6 Roodehek Terrace, off 105 Hope Street, Gardens, Cape Town Please call: 021 465 6852/6864 http://www.thetafelberg.co.za/ http://www.indabamusic.com/people/danielbloem http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VyFNuEu_...

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Ezra Ngcukana - Funeral Arrangements

Memorial Wednesday, 18 August 2010, 16:00 - 20:00 Gugulethu Sports Complex Funeral Saturday, 21 August 2010 10:00 am Gugulethu Sports Complex Please note that from 15:00 until 22:00 there will be some music and cultural activities at the Gugulethu Sports Complex to celebrate the life of the great Ezra Ngcukana. If you want to partake in the activities please call Ntando For more info Please call Ntando: 0786652167 or 0768604...

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Cape Town Goema Orchestra - Goema Symphony No. 1

"The Cape Town Goema Orchestra is a 25-piece Mac McKenzie ensemble featuring strings and brass as well as mouth bows, marimbas and mbiras. Mac’s composition 'Goema Symphony No. 1' will be performed at SABC Studios Auditorium on Saturday 28 August 2010 at 8pm. Promo Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dg-e65r2HU" Yes, a symphony from one of the Goema Captains. It may sound a bit eccentric, but Mac is known to push boundaries, from the music of...

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Hamba Kahle Music Giant Ezra Ngcukana

Music Giant, Ezra Ngcukana passed away yesterday, 9 August 2010. A well educated musician, with two degrees and who had a big influence on his peers and young musicians. A man who unselfishly paid his dues over and over. Hamba Kahle Ezra Ngcukana. Tributes: sad news again: Ezra Ngcukana died yesterday morning in his sleep. This is a big loss for South African Jazz. He was a brilliant musician with a good sense of humor, "let's Rock 'n' Roll"...

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A PORTRAIT OF HOME - Kyle Shepherd New Album Launch Concert

Renowned South African Jazz pianist, Kyle Shepherd launches his 2nd Album, "A Portrait of Home" at 8pm, Saturday, 14 August 2010 at the UCT College of Music, Rondebosch. "A Portrait of Home", a 10-track CD, features 9 original compositions of which 7 are brand new, and is a live recording of Shepherd’s Trio in concert at Stellenbosch University’s Music Conservatory in August 2009. The CD features Shepherd on piano, Shane Cooper on double bass and...

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GUITAR WORKSHOP, presented by WAYNE BOSCH

Date: 14 August 2010, 14:00 until 15:30 Venue: Church in Parow (white building on corner, same street as Parow Station), Corner Station and Steenbras Roads, Parow, Cape Town Jazz guitarist WAYNE BOSCH will present a guitar workshop, open to the public, on Saturday 14 August, at 2pm. Admission R20. All welcome. For more information, call 083 690 8146...

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Book - "JAZZ, BLUES & SWING - SIX DECADES OF MUSIC IN SOUTH AFRICA"

Jürgen Schadeberg is no stranger to South Africa. He captured some of most important moments in South African history. At a very important time in our history, he became chief photographer, picture editor and art director of Drum magazine. The book, "JAZZ, BLUES & SWING SIX DECADES OF MUSIC IN SOUTH AFRICA" was published in 2007. It contains some of Jürgen's most amazing black and white photographs of South African jazz musicians. The essays in the book were done by Don Albert, Gwen Ansell, Darius Brubeck and Hotep Idris Galeta. This book...

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Jazz duo gig: Trudy Rushin & Rudi Byrnes

Date: 7 August 2010, 7:00pm - 10:00pm Venue: Food Lover's Market Restaurant & Sushi Bar,Vineyard Rd, Claremont, Cape Town, South Africa Vocal-guitar music from different genres, mainly jazz, swing, pop and some jazzy originals. Food Lover's Mkt has everything you need for a great, affordable night out. If you've never spent an evening there, give it a try this Saturday. Trudy (voice, guitar) and Rudi (guitar) have collaborated a few times before...

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Scott Kelby's World Wide Photo Walk 2010

Check out some of the groups from all over the world that participated in Scott Kelby's World Wide Photo Walk 2010. I was part of the Cape Town group. http://www.scottkelby.com/blog/2010/archives/11436 ...

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