Fancy being part of a groundbreaking experience in hip hop? If you are already a Tumi fan, this one is not to be missed. For anything. If you are a music fan period, you still don’t want to miss this one. Please read on to see what I’m talking about. Tumi Live Remixed is an added jewel to poet/MC Tumi’s crown as the country’s foremost live Hip-hop performer. From the inception of his career on Joburg’s bohemian spoken word circuit,... 

I got to know particularly about Rahsaan Patterson and Lalah Hathaway being on the bill for this year’s Standard Bank Joy Of Jazz Festival a few months ago. Since then more and more artists have been constantly added to the already impressive lineup. Some of the world’s top artists will be providing a global mélange of sound at The Standard Bank Joy of Jazz joining an already impressive line-up at the country’s top jazz-travaganza! Running... 

Durbanites, are you ready to celebrate your own? Many of South Africa’s internationally acclaimed, most powerful and instantly recognizable figures and a concert audience will pay their tributes to one of the world’s most loved singer and SAMA award winner, Busi Mhlongo. Mam' Busi Mhlongo Royalty, politicians and leading names from business, sport, film and entertainment – and some of the most successful musicians of the past 50 years – make... 

BLK JKS A few weeks ago, Control Room, the world’s leading producer of global music events, and FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association), the international governing body of football, announced the final line-up of African and South African artists confirmed to perform at the FIFA WORLD CUP KICK–OFF CELEBRATION CONCERT. Five-time SAMA winners Freshlyground, legendary South African trumpeter and flugelhorn player Hugh Masekela,... 

Most people do not know that this blue-eyed soul maestro has been in the music business way before releasing The Evolution Of Robin Thicke. Or that he] is the son of Alan Thicke, from the 80’s TV show Growing Pains. Actually, the title of that album is so apt in demonstrating his transformation from the type of music he used to do before concentrating more on the quiet storm sound format. Anyway, I didn’t mean to jump off course, I just... 

There has been talks for years of Ne-yo coming to South Africa for a string of performances, but nothing materialised. That’s until now. It seems some great promoters have their money where their mouth is staged this coup. BlueBlack Productions is proud to present the Grammy Award winning singing sensation Ne-Yo. This American pop and R&B singer-songwriter, record producer, actor and occasional rapper will be making his South African debut... 

This past weekend droves of local cinema lovers turned out at Carnival City for the premiere of Outrageous, a new local comedy film that’s sure to cause a ruckus in its genre. Starring stand up comedians Mark Banks, Barry Hilton, Loyiso Gola, Joey Rasdien, Krijay Govender and John Vlismas, the film features footage taken from a show recorded at Carnival City where all these masters of humour and comedy thrilled the audiences with their edgy,... 

Cape Town stand up! MTV base (DStv Channel 322) is celebrating the launch of its new music initiative, Brand: New, at the latest edition of MTV base Nights to hit Cape Town. On 2 April MTV base Nights will be taking over Chrome with hip hop sensation JR live on stage to showcase the style that brought you hits like “So Hot” and chart-buster “Show Dem”, giving Cape Town clubbers a taste of one of the brightest new stars... 

The fans who were looking forward to seeing G.U.R.U. and his Jazzmatazz band were dealt a low blow when the rapper/musician suffered cardiac arrest that led to him slipping into a comma. This obviously resulted in him being scrapped off the line-up for this years Cape town International Jazz Festival. But, the organisers have some brilliant news for you. Guess who’s replacing G.U..R.U.? Bilal OliverBilal, one of the world’s most well-respected... 

Last night I attended the Naledi Theatre Awards at the Pretoria State Theatre, for the very first time since I’ve been involved in the entertainment industry. To say I was impressed with the standard of the awards is an understatement. Everything flowed so easily and you could pick up the passion, focus and dedication displayed by the organisers and all the parties involved. After arriving, I felt a bit bored for a little while. That easily...