By Novell Zwange – Last Thursday I had the pleasure to attend the media preview of the proudly South African movie, Hopeville which hits the South African and Lesotho cinemas on the 3rd of this month. The film tells the story of Amos, a reformed alcoholic on a mission to forge a relationship with his estranged son Themba. When father and son arrive in the dusty town of Hopeville, they discover a mean little community where apathy, fear and suspicion are the order of the day. When Amos decides to restore the public swimming pool so that his son can... Continue Reading
Johannesburg:- The programme and strong speaker line-up for this year’s Moshito Music Conference and Exhibition is set to get South Africa’s music business talking with its mix of contentious, topical and informative sessions. The three-day event – which takes place on September 1st to 3rd at Museum Africa in Newtown, Joburg – tackles several key issues facing the domestic music industry head-on through a conference programme that doesn’t shy away from hot topics. One of these is the Breakaway session “360 Degree Deals: Threat or Opportunity’ which is sure to get both sides of the global hot-button fired up! Another... Continue Reading
By Novell Zwange – Native Flash, Zim’s award winning music producer based in Rome , Italy is making final touches to his sizzling hot forth-coming album, here’s the exclusive sampler to all our valued Shout-Africa.Com readers, enjoy it here!
Jamaican music group, Brick & Lace met with a few shocks when they arrived at the Rainbow Towers Hotel in Harare on August 23. According to Zimbabwe Tourism Authority Chief Executive, Karikoga Kaseke, there was no water in the Five Star facility. Added onto this was poor service which forced the two musicians and their team to move hotels. Apparently, one of the incidents which led to them leaving The Rainbow Towers- apart from there being no running water in their rooms when they arrived- was a room service order for a coke which took two hours to come. An... Continue Reading
JOHANNESBURG – Top female performers from South Africa and the world will grace the stages of the Standard Bank Joy of Jazz in the month in which South Africa celebrates its women. When Newtown dubbed the City of Gold’s cultural hub is transformed into a hotbed of jazz music for three days from August 26 to 28, some explosive and memorable women will take centre stage in a not-to-be-missed occurrence. The organisers have provided an impressive line-up of international and local talent ranging from New York clarinet virtuoso Anat Cohen and Mali’s role model for modern women Oumou Sangare to... Continue Reading
