CONRAD KOCH presents PUPPET ASYLUM - Baxter Golden Arrow Studio

South Africa’s top ventriloquist, Conrad Koch, teams up with multi-award winning director Heinrich Reisenhofer to bring his highly acclaimed new one-man comedy show, Puppet Asylum to Cape Town. Using post-modern puppets that include the notorious political analyst, Chester Missing, this highly acclaimed extravaganza of world class comedy and cool puppetry effects runs for a season at the Baxter Golden Arrow Studio from 10 to 28 January 2012. Performances...

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NEDERBURG NEW YEAR'S EVE SPECTACULA​R

Saturday 31st December 2011 featuring JUDITH SEPHUMA and EDMONDO RAHME with the CAPE PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA Nederburg Wine Farm in Paarl is graciously hosting a spectacular New Year’s Eve outdoor concert with music by the Cape Philharmonic Orchestra (CPO), conducted by Richard Cock featuring celebrated songbird Judith Sephuma and international tenor Edmondo Rahme. It’s a concert for the entire family and a fund raiser for the CPO. Bring your...

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ROSE KORBER's 20th ART SALON, Camps Bay, Cape Town

ROSE KORBER’s 20th ART SALON 16 December 2011 to 31 January 2012 Rose Korber Art, 48 Sedgemoor Road, Camps Bay, Cape Town 'The past two decades have seen an enormous shift in South African art, with our local artworks becoming more internationalised and our artists taking their rightful place on a world stage,' says noted independent Cape Town art dealer and consultant, Rose Korber. Celebrating her 20th annual Art Salon, Rose - herself an icon in the art industry - will be exhibiting works by many of these artists from 16 December 2011 to 31...

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JAZZ AT THE NASSAU presents THE BOULEVARD BLUES BAND

JAZZ AT THE NASSAU presents THE BOULEVARD BLUES BAND RICHARD PRYOR - GUITARS ROB STEMMETT - BASS GUITAR DOCTOR JOHN - VOCALS GREG SMITH - HARP & PERCUSSION GRAEME ABBOTT - DRUMS Sunday 11TH. December at 7-30pm - Ticket price R100-00 Booking - Cliff Wallis 021-761-2726 or 076-401 0008 Price includes snacks and after concert drinks + lucky ticket draws for Champagne, T-shirts & DVDS. NASSAU CENTRE, GROOTE SCHUUR HIGH SCHOOL, PALMYRA ROAD, NEWLANDS. published: 5 December 2...

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Cape Town Folk 'n Acoustic Music Festival, 10 Dec 2011

18 Top South African artists: Ard Matthews, Steve Newman, Farryl Purkiss, Rory Eliot, Brian Finch, Guy Buttery, Christine Weir and Julie Blundell, Janie Bay, Gavin Minter, Louise Day, Tombstone Pete, Andrew James and Steady Tiger, John Ellis, Diesel Vanilla, Machineri, Gary Thomas, Natasha Meister, Jack Mantis. Cape Town Folk 'n Acoustic Music Festival Saturday 10 December 2011, 19:00 at CTICC, Cape Town Real Wired Music, the creators of Vintage...

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DIZU PLAATJIES & IBUYAMBO and The Cape Malay Choir Board, 3 December 2011

The Internationally Acclaimed Dizu Plaatjies Ibuyambo Ensemble In collaboration with Kronendal Music Academy of Hout Bay PLUS The Cape Malay Choir Board presents an evening of beautiful music. Date: 3 December 2011 Time: 6:30pm for 7pm Venue: Kronendal Primary School, 10 Andrews Road, Hout Bay R95 Adults, R80 pensioners and students Pre-Sale tickets available from Kronendal Primary School 8:30am to 2pm All proceeds go to sponsored music tuition...

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WORLD AIDS DAY GALA CONCERT 2011, Cape Town

This year the greatly anticipated World Aids Day Gala Concert takes place at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC) on Thursday 1 December 2011 at 20:00. Celebrating its 7th year, this formal dress event - with a touch of red - has a star studded line-up of guest artists that includes the director of this event Jimmie Earl Perry, an international recording artist, actor and the first UNAIDS Special Goodwill Ambassador to South Africa....

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Kyle Shepherd Trio in Concert 26 November 2011

The Kyle Shepherd Trio with Shepherd on piano, Shane Cooper on double bass & Jonno Sweetman on drums perform Live In Concert on Saturday, 26 November 2011, at UCT College of Music with a Special Guest appearance by Mark Fransman on horns. Tickets: R80.00 (R50.00 for Students & Pensioners) BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL! To book online, follow the link http://www.kyleshepherd.co.za/?page_id=614 OR Email: info{@}kyleshepherd.co.za or Call 072 351...

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Cape Town Goema Orchestra – Table Bay Concerto in G Major

Cape Town Goema Orchestra – Table Bay Concerto in G Major Saturday 26 November and 3 December 2011, 20:00 SABC Auditorium, Beach Road, Sea Point The Cape Town Goema Orchestra will perform the world première of Mac McKenzie’s latest composition The Table Bay Concert in G-Major ahead of the city’s renowned New Year minstrel carnival. Locals can kick start the festive season with this celebration of Cape music and hear new goema compositions by other...

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"Captured" with flutist Monique Van Willingh

An invite from Monique Van Willingh Date: Saturday, November 19, 2011 · 8:00pm - 9:30pm Venue: South African College of Music - University of Cape Town (Chisholm Recital Room) A concert consisting of my originals and some standards Featuring Nick Williams (piano) Romy Brauteseth (bass) Marlon Witbooi (drums) Lou-Anne Stone (saxophones) Basil Rad (saxophones) Monique Van Willingh (flute) and a string quartet. Tickets are R50 & R30 for...

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POETRY AFRICA 2011 Cape Town

POETRY AFRICA 2011 Cape Town Saturday, 15 October 2011, 19:30 Cape Town International Convention Center(CTICC) R70, Book at Computicket(tel: 083 915 8000) A high-quality mix of poets and musicians come together for the Poetry Africa tour, which this year travels to Blantyre, Malawi (8th October), Johannesburg (11th), Harare , Zimbabwe (13th), and Cape Town (15th) before culminating at the main Poetry Africa festival in Durban from17 to 22 October. Organised...

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Cape Cultural Collective - Poetry Anthology Launch on its fourth anniversary, Friday 23 September 2011

The Cape Cultural Collective will, later this month, launch "At Truth’s Edge", an anthology of poems written by nine of its poets. The launch takes place at the District Six Museum on Friday 23 September at 7pm. The event will also celebrate the fourth anniversary of the Cape Cultural Collective. The contributors to the book are Primrose Mrwebi, Khadija Tracy Heeger, Amanda Nodada, Romeo Maasdorp, Chris Ferndale, Zenariah Barends, Bernedette Muthien, Glen Arendse and Candice Prinsloo. The anthology contains 45 poems covering a range of subjects. The...

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4SF(Four Sounds Foundation) Sunday Jam, 28 August 2011

4SF (Four Sounds Foundation), was started to continue the legacy of the legendary Cape Town music group, the Four Sounds. One of their aims is to support young musicians. 4SF is hosting an event on Sunday, 28 August 2011 at Barans on Greenmarket Square, Cape Town. If you are a musician, take along your instrument and yourself to Barans. The remaining members of the Four Sounds will be at the event. The organisers would like this to happen every...

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"Conversations" - 25, 26 & 27 August 2011 at the Nassau Auditorium

"Conversations", a musical showcase of local artists will take place on 25, 26 & 27 August at the Nassau Auditorium, the intimate venue at Groote Schuur High School in Newlands. Three nights of great entertainment from Big Band sounds on Thursday, to Mozambican Kwasa Kwasa on Friday, wrapping with mellow Smooth Jazz on Saturday night…there will be something to suit all tastes! The shows will feature artists such as Airborne, Matthew O’Connell,...

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The Ethan Smith Quartet Live in Concert - Sat 27 Aug 2011

The Ethan Smith Quartet Live in Concert featuring Eathan Smith (Sax, Flute) Kyle Shepherd (Piano) Brydon Bolton (Double Bass) Claude Cozens (Drums) Saturday, 27 August 2011, 20:00 College Of Music(UCT), Behind the Baxter Theatre Admission at the door R80/R50 Students on presentation of a students card Booking /Enquiries: Please call 082 449 4653 The Quartet will perform Smith's original compositions. Influenced by Jazz, South African, Middle and...

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Tony Cedras Jamming with The Reza Khota Quartet

It was so good to see multi instrumentalist, Tony Cedras, jamming with The Reza Khota Quartet at Blakes on 3 August 2011....

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a graffiti in woodstock - DISCOVER THE DIAMOND INSIDE YOU

a graffiti in Woodstock, Cape To...

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The Best of Ekapa Underground Hip Hop presents The Ladies in Hip Hop

Event: The Best of Ekapa Underground Hip Hop presents The Ladies in Hip Hop Venue: The Purple Turtle Date/Day: 4th August 2011/Thursday Time: 9pm – 2pm Cover Charge: R20,00 (Mahalla before 9pm) This August, the team at Best of Ekapa Underground Hip Hop and siSTAR cypHER bring you Ladies in Hip Hop #3. The third installment of what is destined to be a growing movement in Hip Hop culture. B.O.E runs with the purpose of promoting the hip hop industry...

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SOUTH AFRICAN ARTISTS FOR AIDS AWARENESS Concert 2011

The Africa Centre for HIV/AIDS Management at Stellenbosch University present The South African Artists for Aids Awareness Concert 2011 Sunday 31 July At 18.30 Baxter Theatre, Main Road, Rondebosch A powerful classical, pop, adult contemporary and jazz programme Entertainment for the entire family Continuing to encourage and enlighten people of their responsibility to the reality of Aids, the Africa Centre for HIV/AIDS Management at Stellenbosch...

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AROUND THE BLUES FORM - workshop for jazz musicians

AROUND THE BLUES FORM A free workshop for jazz musicians Paul Bothner Music is hosting unique workshop presented by these three top French artists. Topics to be covered will include: Singing and Hearing the form, the changes Different aspects in the study of improvisation Playing a head and creating different grooves WHEN: 7:30 pm, Tuesday 12 July 2011 WHERE: Paul Bothner Music, Richmond Centre, Main Road, Plumstead About the artists: PATRICK...

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JAZZ & WORLD MUSIC MASALA

JAZZ & WORLD MUSIC MASALA Hot Jazz Vocals, Dazzling Youth Jazz & a Kalahari Stew at Swingers Jazz Club Kalahari Connection, Déborah Tanguy, Amanda Tiffin With Sandile Gontsana, Vuyo Sotashe, Settlers Jazz Band Sunday 10 July 2011, 17:00 Swingers Jazz Club, 1 Wetwyn Road, Wetton, Cape Town Cost R70 Jazz & World Music Masala will take place at Swingers Jazz Club in Wetton on Sunday 10 July 2011, starting at 5 pm. Parisian jazz...

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Silent Revolution Winter Jazz Series July 2011

Silent Revolution Winter Jazz Series July 2011 Date: 7 – 9 July 2011 at 19:30 Venue: The Fugard Theatre, Sacks Futeran Building, District Six, Cape Town Price: R120 Silent Revolution Music in association with the Standard Bank Jazz Festival, Grahamstown and Eastern Cape Jazz Promotions presents the first Winter Jazz Series, at the Fugard Theatre Studio in Cape Town from 7 – 9 July. The three nights will each have 2 shows, starting at 19:30 The...

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Age is a beautiful phase - celebrating the work of James Matthews

Age is a beautiful phase Date: Wednesday, 06 July 2011 Venue: Cape Town City Hall, Darling Street, Cape Town Time: 19H00 - 21H00 Cost: Free, but booking compulsory here The British Council in partnership with vocalist and composer Melanie Scholtz is putting up an event to celebrate the works of notable South African poet, James Matthews. Melanie has taken 13 of James Matthews poems and has converted them into songs and this evening will serve as...

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ARTSCAPE YOUTH JAZZ FESTIVAL 2011 - IAN SMITH conducts the DELFT BIG BAND

ARTSCAPE YOUTH JAZZ FESTIVAL 2011 IAN SMITH conducts the DELFT BIG BAND Soloists Adelia Douw, Matthew Ehrenreich, Sandile Gontsana, Danya Pearce, Mark Williams and Lorenzo Blignaut Saturday 4 June 19h30 and Sunday 5 June 16h00 Artscape Theatre Artscape’s Youth Jazz Festival celebrates its 9th year with legendary Jazz Trumpeter, Ian Smith conducting the Delft Big Band. Young soloists, who are already making waves in the jazz arena, will...

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