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#BestofBiz2024: Lifestyle We've compiled our annual #BestofBiz 2024 lists across all our industries featuring our most popular articles, most-read contributors and company news. Discover the most read contributors on Bizcommunity's Lifestyle & Entertainment site over the past year below. Martin Myers has delivered bespoke content on a weekly basis for a number of years and has been... Continue Reading →
O N E D A Y, I W A N T T O B E L I K E W A T E R A N D K N O W H O W T O H O L D S P A C E F O R T H I N G S T O S T A Y A L I V E. South African performers and poets Grace Storm and Thandiwe Nqanda are bringing their production titled “Grieve, that is how you survive” to Theatre Arts Observatory in Cape Town. The choreo-play first debuted at the National Arts Festival in Makhanda in 2024. The play is infused with poetry, physical theatre and music, looking at the importance of grieving and the journey of loss we experience throughout our lives from when we are children. It navigates through the different ways in which the act... Continue Reading →
Lovely news to start 2025 off from CapeTalk regarding the show "The Business of Entertainment" #Businessofentertainment Starting this Sunday (12th January 2025) at 21H00 a rebroadcast on CapeTalk. The show airs everyThursday at 21H00 and this week's guest is record company executive Lance Stehr. With no less than over 100 episodes aired, all focusing on global inspirational... Continue Reading →
JCQ Productions is proud to announce that the Cape Town Jazzathon will once again take place at the V&A Waterfront Amphitheatre, from Friday 10 to Sunday 12 January 2025. The Cape Town Jazzathon, which recently celebrated its 27th Anniversary in 2024, is one of the longest running music festivals in South Africa. The annual, FREE to public festival, will... Continue Reading →
Tunde Baiyewu (born Babatunde Emmanuel Baiyewu, 25 November 1968) is a British singer-songwriter of Nigerian descent and is a member of the multi-platinum selling, Lighthouse Family. Tune in to CapeTalk on Thursday night (19th December) just past 9pm to hear about this extraordinary talent. This was the previous chat we had https://open.spotify.com/episode/0i8qrqhJpujDoXIlYSiDbL?si=CUcJ3lk6RtSNsA7VUgEFeg Tunde was born in... Continue Reading →
Club Galaxy, often simply known as "Galaxy," is one of Cape Town's most iconic and longest-running nightclubs. Established in the 1978, it is a cultural beacon, offering a rare space for socializing, dancing, and enjoying live music. The Galaxy is 46 years old. Located in the suburb of Rylands, Galaxy's reputation as a premier nightlife... Continue Reading →
The 14th edition of Music Exchange is a one-day conference jam-packed with stellar speakers.The conference welcome is by award-winning Siphokazi Jonas, who has just published her debut book by Penguin Random House, "Weeping Becomes a River".We then have our esteemed thought leader, investigative journalist and film writer/ director/ producer, Diana Neille, who will attend and deliver the keynote address at this year's Music Exchange Conference (#MEX24) being... Continue Reading →
Get ready to turn up the volume! We’re thrilled to announce the release of our Music Exchange 2024 program, featuring an incredible lineup of industry leaders and an esteemed international speaker from the USA. On the 30th of November 2024, join us for a day packed with insightful discussions on podcasts, radio, and strategies for... Continue Reading →
The past 30 years have been a ‘disaster’ for South African artists, says legendary musician Sipho ‘Hotstix’ Mabuse, who has some advice – and criticism – and a wish list for new Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture Gayton McKenzie. Read more at The Daily Maverick
Stunning Pictures from the National Art Festival 2024 by Alet Pretorius the photographer Twitter: @aletpretoriusInstagram: @aletpretoriusBlog: http://havecamerawill.wordpress.com Please reach out to Alet for your work. Sipho had a two night show with the band on Fri 28th and Sat 29 June 2024 playing The National Arts Festival in Makhanda. Sipho Mabuse - Vocals and SaxDavid Vusumuzi Mabaso - Bass PlayerLloyd Mbele... Continue Reading →
Thomas Anders rose to international fame as part of the groundbreaking duo Modern Talking, achieving unparalleled success with chart-topping hits such as "You're My Heart, You're My Soul," which reached No.1 in 81 countries. With worldwide CD sales exceeding 125 million, Anders has earned over 420 gold and platinum records, along with prestigious awards including... Continue Reading →
My late mom Lotti would have been 102 years young today. 22/02/2024 22/02/1922 was my moms date of birth. The values she taught me remain with me to this day. Be a decent person and say Thank you and always be curious. My mom taught me loads of things and always had a good word to... Continue Reading →
After the recent announcement of their forthcoming new studio album, synth pioneers Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark (OMD) reveal details of their return to the stage, with the band taking to the globe next year with South Africa tour dates in toe during April 2024 Image: OMD live on stage Credit: Retropop Magazine Across February... Continue Reading →
Maputo, 20 November 2023 — In a resounding celebration of musical excellence and cultural diversity, the critically acclaimed album "Sounds of Peace" has been honoured with the coveted South African Music Awards (SAMA) for the Rest of Africa category. This prestigious accolade recognizes the outstanding contribution of the album in bridging borders and fostering unity... Continue Reading →
FREE WORKSHOP: Music business 101 in George, Saturday 11 Nov 2023 at 10:00FREE Tickets from: https://www.quicket.co.za/events/219172-free-music-business-workshop-in-george-saturday-11-nov/ Speakers include: Music Exchange Founder: Martin Myers www.martinmyersct.com CEO of Jazzathon - Craig Parks Host Germaine Leonard from Garden Route Musicians Network Topics include, but not limited to the ones listed below: 1) How to market yourself as a creative - Key principles 2)... Continue Reading →
The Business of Entertainment on CapeTalk, hosted by Martin Myers every Thursday at 9pm, has landed a real coup with this exclusive one-on-one. We speak to Nick Dall who has an MA in Creative Writing from the University of Cape Town. He’s written about everything from coelacanths to circus acts, but it’s the barely believable tales of our... Continue Reading →
Their latest album, released in June 2023 on their own Muggelig Records, has already delivered over 500 million streams from 3 global hits - "Colorado," "Synchronize" + "Living In A Haze" - and allowed the band to embark on their biggest-ever North American tour weaving their way across 65 cities including iconic venues like Colorado's... Continue Reading →
To highlight a few records broken, South Africa became the nation with the most title wins at the Rugby World Cup (4), they became only the second nation to ever win successive titles in RWC and they became the first nation to achieve a rare feat twice - they won the World Cup after previously... Continue Reading →
THE GLOBE’S BIGGEST RETRO PARTY COMES TO CAPE TOWN. In collaboration with eBetSA. 100% RETRO I THE PARTY Sunday 7 January 2024 at DHL Stadium Cape Town. Live in SA: TECHNOTRONIC SNAP! DR ALBAN HADDAWAY TWENTY 4 SEVEN 2 UNLIMITED ROZALLA With SA's legendary DJ's: Barney Simon Alex Jay Shawny B Ian Fraser (my dear... Continue Reading →
The Rugby World Cup has been glorious. I made good wins... (bets ). I have this bag as win number 1 (see below), but more fun to me was the stunning reads by Robert Kitson.What a gracious man is Robert, who even replied to my tweet saying thank you...Yes I back the All Blacks, always will, due to me... Continue Reading →
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