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CITY VISION Thursday, 23 July 2015
Moholo to pound the drums in ‘Litsha O
Storyteller Luleka Mehlomakhulu spends time narrating captivating stories to the kids.
ne of South Africa’s foremost drummers, the internationally recognised Louis Tebogo Moholo is set to rock Khayelitsha on Saturday 25 July. The gig is aptly named Moholo Live House and will feature celebrated pianist Andile Yenana, young trumpeter Mandla Mlangeni and vibrant percussionist Dizu Platjies at the Harare Square, and starts at 5pm. An initiative of the Tune and Recreation Committee (TRC), which is led by Mandla Mlangeni’ and dubbed Born to be Black and, it will include jazzy sounds with a mixture of popular music. The gig will also feature members of the TRC, Peter Ndlala on bass and Claude Cozens on drums. Moholo is founding member of The Blue Notes back in the 60’s with Chris McGregor,
Johnny Dyani, Nikele Moyake, Mongezi Feza and Dudu Pukwana. They moved to Europe in 1964. with Moholo eventually settling in London, where he formed part of a South African exile community that made an important contribution to British jazz. Apart from his occasional travels to perform overseas, Moholo said he was passionate about performing with younger musicians to bring music back to the townships, where it all began. Yenana has worked with luminaries such as the late Zim Ngqawana. Mlangeni and Plaatjies, he of Amampondo fame, said they were equally excited about this collaboration. . To be born black is on Saturday 27 July from 5pm at Harare Square in Khayelitsha. Tickets are R50. Food and drinks on sale. For more details call: Brenda on 0739401556.
Buy a book for next generation The sixth annual National Book Week celebrated Nelson Mandela Day with a “Call To Action” for individuals and businesses to join the Buy a Book Campaign: 67 Books for 67 Minutes. The campaign is run by the South African Book Development Council to stimulate and grow the local book industry by developing readers and supporting South African authors. National Book Week takes place on September 7-13 this year. This July, as the nation honours Nelson Mandela’s legacy, the campaign has called on big business to turn their 67 minutes of service into R 6700 for 67 Books by South African authors. It was Madiba who said that “It is my wish that the voice of the storyteller may never die in Africa, that all the children of the world may experience the wonder of books.” NBW invites everybody to help build Madiba’s dream of a better South Africa 67 books at a time. Guided by Madiba’s passion for education and reading, the Buy A Book Campaign is about putting books in the homes of underprivileged families and individuals who can otherwise not afford them. NBW has partnered with Cape Media Cor-
poration (CMC), which will use their annual Corporate Social Investment Programme to join in the Buy A Book Campaign. Cape Media will donate books to Children at the Ncedolwethu Orphanage in Mfuleni, and the Dangerous Heroes girls’ soccer team in Phillipi Township. CMC embraced the campaign immediately because it’s a rare opportunity to not only donate books, but to share the joy of reading with the children in their mother tongue, as Nelson Mandela himself once said: “If you talk to a man in a language he understands, it goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language that goes to his heart,” says Robert Arendse, Managing Director. Why the Buy A Book Campaign is so important. The Buy A Book Campaign aims to create better-informed and self-reliant communities by investing in the literacy of young people and underprivileged adults. The campaign is motivated by studies that show that children who grow up with books have stronger chances at greater educational attainment; easily transcend hurdles often imposed by the low educational levels of their parents, their community’s grim economics or the political systems of their country.
Legendary Louis Moholo will be in Khayelitsha on Saturday night.
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Comics Rhorho Mnyamana, Siya Seya, Sakhumzi Memela, Lungelo Ndlovu and Carl Weber promise to bring the roof down at Kefu’s Place on Sunday night.
Kefu’s the Place for laughter “The duty of comedy is to correct men by amusing them.”- Moliere Who better than Molieree to rib Kefu’s Jazz patrons as Amasokolari Comedy Night descends upon them. Moliere was a French playwright and actor who is considered to be one of the greatest masters of comedy in Western literature. Be warned when the Amasokalari Comedy Night crew spew jokes on Sunday night (July 26), it might be that they are “literally” juiced by the 1622 born comedian. Comics Rhorho Mnyamana, Siya Seya, Sakhumzi Memela, Lungelo Ndlovu and Carl Weber have promised
to bring the riot to the Kefus Place. The show will take place between 17:30 and 20:00. Phumlani Vokovi, the brains behind the gig, said they are rotating their venues in a bid to “broaden” their audience. “Our fan base is slowly growing through the word of mouth and marketing,” he said. Kefu’s Place general manager Musa K said he was thrilled to have the comedians entertaining patrons. “We are very excited to have these guys here,” he said. Tickets are available at Computicket for R60. For more call 0782761075.