What a wonderful surprise to read the stats that our weekly piece #MUSICEXCHANGE is the 3rd most read in the Lifestyle and Entertainment Portal for 2017. The BizCommunity website has over 2.7Million monthly page views.(31 Oct Sats ) The top 10 listed below See you in 2018 -Any music related stories ,please email me.
Exclusive Talk To Stu Bannatyne, One Of The World’s Best Sailors, About Music And Life
We spoke exclusively this week to Legendary New Zealand sailor Stu Bannatyne, dubbed the 'King of the Southern Ocean' who has spent a major part of the last two decades racing through that area of the world. He is what I would descibe as the “Roger Federer” of Round the world Sailing. He has... Continue Reading →
Pictures from In port race won by DongFeng Racing on Friday 8 December 2017
credit -all pics from volvo ocean race 2017
On Friday 8th December Dongfeng Race Team wins a spectacular Cape Town In-Port Race
We had the privilege to be out on a media boat to witness the action first hand . These magnificent racing beasts did over 19 knots as a gentle SW breeze blew over Table Bay .A flotilla of media boats and small rubber ducks followed the action. Dongfeng Race Team beat a resurgent MAPFRE and... Continue Reading →
Powell names unchanged side for HSBC Cape Town Sevens
Springbok Sevens coach Neil Powell rewarded the 12 players who won the opening tournament of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series in Dubai when he named an unchanged squad for the highly anticipated HSBC Cape Town Sevens on Wednesday. The tournament takes place in the Cape Town Stadium on Saturday and Sunday and tickets were... Continue Reading →
Book for this show at the Baxter Theatre from 19 December -with Chantal Stanfield
This one person show will be superb Chantal Stanfield tells the true story of how she married this young Jewish Man The season earlier this year was sold out in Johannesburg Book at Computicket
Barrett and Woodman named World Rugby Players of the Year 2017
Beauden Barrett and Portia Woodman have been named World Rugby Men’s and Women’s Player of the Year 2017 at the World Rugby Awards in Monte Carlo on Sunday. Barrett becomes only the second player to win the prestigious award two years in a row, matching the achievement of his former All Blacks captain Richie McCaw... Continue Reading →
The All Blacks team to play Wales tonight is :
The All Blacks team has been named to play Wales in the third Test of the Vista 2017 All Blacks Northern Tour at Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, on Saturday 25 November, with lock Samuel Whitelock to captain the All Blacks for the first time. This is the last game of the season for the 2017 team.... Continue Reading →
All Blacks building depth that is set to prove a game-changer at 2019 World Cup
Steve Hansen has used 55 All Blacks in 2017, and 44 of them on this northern tour. This does not apply to the Boks at present under Coetzee As insurance policies go, Steve Hansen may just have a dandy a couple of years out from the next World Cup. The All Blacks have been better,... Continue Reading →
TurnUp Music launches on Samsung Z Series
Being the ultimate gateway that has been successfully hosting local talent for over a year now, TurnUp Music has joined forces with Samsung and officially announced the launch of a streaming service on the Samsung Z Series mobile devices. TurnUp Music has been turning heads over the past year as a disruptor in the... Continue Reading →
Looks a great read -Watched all the games regarding the Lions 2017 tour to NZ
In the Line of Fire: The Inside Story from the Lions Head Coach Looks a top read -just bought it from Amazon
RJ BENJAMINS 5TH STORY ALBUM OUT NOW AND RADIO LOVE THE LEAD SINGLE “NEVER GIVE UP “
Since his last, self-imposed, sabbatical that ended in 2013 RJ Benjamin’s creative and collaborative world has quite simply exploded! Armed with The Fifth Story, RJ Benjamin’s latest 13-track studio album, the award-winning composer, songwriter, producer, musical director and teacher continues to blend a rich brew of soul, pop, hip-hop, funk and jazz into songs... Continue Reading →
World Rugby awards Rugby World Cup 2023 to France
The World Rugby Council today awarded Rugby World Cup 2023 to France, which was selected following two rounds of voting during its interim meeting in London. France received 24 votes to South Africa’s 15 in the final round of voting. In the first round, France received 18 votes to South Africa’s 13 and Ireland’s eight.... Continue Reading →
Lovely read pre Music Exchange press Wed 6 Sept 2017 pre the conference on 9 and 10 Sept
Great pre press re Music Exchange and BMI Song Camp at South Beach ( for the 2nd year in a row ). Article was a 1/2 page in Business Report on Wednesday 6 Sept 2017, thanks to Struan Douglas. #mex17 is in its 7th year in 2017.
Sharks blown away in 2017 Currie Cup Final
Western Province have a glittering history of success in Currie Cup finals but seldom over the last 126 years have they completely overwhelmed a host team against expectation as they did at a mortified Kings Park yesterday. The Sharks were favourites going into the final after being the form team of the last three months... Continue Reading →
Currie Cup Final 2017 Preview WINNING WAY IS THE ONLY WAY FOR THE SHARKS.
As a player Robert du Preez was ultra-competitve, as a coach he is possibly more so, and on the eve of the Currie Cup final between the Sharks and Western Province, the 54-year-old refreshingly cut through the hype and hot air that will always accompany a major sporting event. How are the Sharks are going... Continue Reading →
Squad named for Vista 2017 All Blacks Northern Tour
The All Blacks selectors, Steve Hansen, Ian Foster and Grant Fox, have selected their squad for the Vista 2017 All Blacks Northern Tour to the UK and Europe for Tests against France, Scotland and Wales and matches against the Barbarians and a France XV. The squad is as follows (with age, province and Test caps... Continue Reading →
All Blacks team named for final Test against Australia
The All Blacks team has been named to play the third Bledisloe Cup Test against Australia at Suncorp Stadium, Australia, this Saturday 21 October. The matchday 23 (with Test caps in brackets) is: 1. Kane Hames (5) 2. Dane Coles (54) 3. Nepo Laulala (9) 4. Samuel Whitelock (92) 5. Scott Barrett (13) 6. Liam... Continue Reading →
TRACE presents the first Roots music festival – 30 acts and a marriage of food, art, lifestyle and urban African music.
Roots will be hosted at the trendy Joziburg Lane venue in central Johannesburg on Saturday, 4 November 2017. TRACE Southern Africa presents the inaugural edition of its brand new eventing property - Roots. This first-of-its-kind festival will bring together everything that makes the African continent beautiful - from food, art and lifestyle to an array... Continue Reading →
BMI honors internationally-celebrated musician and songwriter Jay Kay (of Jamiroquai) with the BMI Pres ident’s Award at the 2017 BMI London Awards.
Music industry guests including Naughty Boy, Foals and Bipolar Sunshine filled London’s Dorchester hotel to celebrate UK and European songwriters, producers and publishers of the most-performed songs of 2016. Jay Kay received the BMI President’s Award because of his “originality, which has inspired generations of musicians and fans alike” and joins a list of past... Continue Reading →