The Rockin' Accordions at Kronendal, Hout Bay

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Trio of Afro-jazz masters All-in-One at the Fugard Theatre

Trio of Afro-jazz masters All-in-One at the Fugard Theatre Steve Newman, Errol Dyers and Hilton Schilder will perform together at the Fugard Theatre as their band All in One, from 1 – 5 March 2011. The trio of masters, all three respected musicians and composers in their own right, pay homage to centuries of music practice in Africa and around the world. Their styles are distinct, and their mastery is displayed in the collaborating ways that...

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Manouche Jazz Band Live - The Gypsy Jazz Album Launch 24 Feb 2011

Manouche Jazz Band Live - The Gypsy Jazz Album Launch 24 February 2011, 20:30 - 11:30 Alliance Française Cape Town, 155 Loop Street, Cape Town Entry R60 (R50 for Alliance Française members) Manouche got together as a result of a group of musicians' love for the style of music called Gypsy Jazz. This style was created by Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grapelli in 1934 and is a unique blend of American jazz standards and gypsy rhythmic and melodic...

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Maraka Live @ Cru Cafe

Saturday, February 12, 2011 · 7:30pm - 10:30pm Crucafe Green Point Cape Quarter Lifestyle Shopping Centre, 27 Somerset Road,Cape Town Come prepared to enjoy a fantastic evening with Maraka and come prepared to DANCE!! No entrance fee Dress code: smart casual with a summer feel.. Drinks are fairly reasonably priced. CruCafe is a restaurant and wine bar where you can feel free to relax, have dinner and drinks with friends. No age limit :) Marce...

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infecting the city 2011

INFECTING THE CITY: the Spier Public Arts Festival returns to Cape Town for the fourth time from the 21st to 26th February 2011 to shake up and energise the Mother City. A project of the Africa Centre (http://www.africacentre.net/), this public arts festival places provocative, innovative art in the communal spaces of the City’s Central Business District (CBD). Everything on the festival programme is free and accessible to everybody. The theme...

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Sandile Gontsana Quartert "LIVE" @ Khanya Coffee Shop

Sandile Gontsana Quartert "LIVE" @ Khanya Coffee Shop, 18th Feb. 2011 (7:30pm), 44 Belvedere Road, Claremont (map) R30 cover charge @ the door Bookings: Please call 021 674 5510 or 073 101 9663 ft. Sandile Gontsana (Vocals) Ludwe Danxa (Keys) Rosco Roman (Bass) Joshua Khoele (Drums...

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CONVERSATIONS ON SILENCE

An invitation from Chimurenga CONVERSATIONS ON SILENCE A Chimurenga Session in collaboration with Glänta @ The Chimurenga Factory (3rd Floor, Pan-African Market, 76 Long St.) Wednesday February 16, 2011 from 6pm Recently the Swedish literary magazine Glänta disguised themselves as Chimurenga and released a translation of Chimurenga 11: "Conversations with Poets Who Refuse to Speak". This issue revolved around the attempt to conceptualize silence not only as an expression of repression but also as a form of active resistance; as a refusal to...

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New Look - Stunningpress

I changed the template for this blog. The template I am using is called "Stunningpress" and it is available from http://bloggertemplates.info/. The template have a magazine look and feel and is very easy to implement. One of the few issues I have with the template is with the intro thumbnail on a blog post summary. If the first image in your post is in portrait format, the intro thumbnail looks stretched. I like the post thumbnails though...

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Carol Thorns Live - Red Cello Landscape

Catch electric cellist Carol Thorns at Alliance Francaise, Cape Town on 10 February 2011, performing her show Red Cello Landscape. More info here: Carol Thorns Live Carol Thorns Live 10th February 2011, 20:30 Alliance Francaise, 155 Loop Street, Cape Town Tickets: R60 at the door (R50 for AF members) Contact: 021 4235699 http://www.carolthorns.co....

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