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Sunday, February 14th, 2010 | Entertainment, Fun, Funny, Music Related Links | No Comments
Songs all sung in Afrikaans – Proper Afrikaans, but they covers of commercial hip hop tracks.
I have no idea where I got this from but found it in my collection today and just HAD to share it. . .
Friday, May 8th, 2009 | Education, Opinion, Questions, Tips / Learning, Useful, thoughts | No Comments
‘Aweh’
pronounced ‘Ah-wear’
This South African word, in real context would mean:
Newsfusion describes it as A Greeting “Aweh my bru” (Hello my friend)also “howzit“, “yooit“, “hoesit“, “yo“.
Urban Dictionary describes the word as A South African slang word used to acknowledge something or greet someone. (Hey guys) , “Oh aweh man!”
The other day, I ordered my meal at this restaurant, the waiter then listened, wrote down what I wanted and “aweh’ed” me. › Continue reading
Friday, April 24th, 2009 | Education, Entertainment, Personal | No Comments
As the annual New York African Film Festival draws to a close, I realise I have not blogged about this nor congratulated a friend who’s film premiered at the festival this year.
The 16th annual film festival, was held 08 to 15 April 2009 and will continue again from 22 to 25 May 2009.
The 2009 New York African Film Festival, presented under the banner “Africa in Transition,” takes an introspective journey across the African continent with films that create a vision of Africa’s future through a deconstruction of its past.
It has been 15 years since South Africa’s first all-race democratic elections. In mid-April of this year, South Africa will go to the polls for the fourth time since the end of Apartheid.
With Nelson Mandela long retired, a new generation of leaders governs the country and grapples to maintain the grand ideals that drove the struggle against Apartheid. It is both the best of times, and the most challenging of times!
The films in this year’s New York African Film Festival speak to these challenges.
The Prodigal Son (U.S. Premiere)
Kurt Orderson, South Africa , 2008; 64m. In English and Caribbean Patois.
Sunday, April 12th, 2009 | Education, Entertainment, Music Related Links, Social Media Networking, Tips / Learning, Useful | 9 Comments
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Last Updated 2010-02-08
The South African Music Industry community, is slowly waking up to the powers of internet marketing and starting to utilise the services that Twitter has to offer.
By Following¹ these musicians on Twitter, you can read about their upcoming gigs and last minute cancellations or venue changes, band website updates, their new blog posts, new music releases, studio sessions, new music they are working on, concerts and touring, get their links to free downloads and to the minute news updates.
I can’t think of a simpler way for bands to keep in touch with their fan-base. . .
List of South African music-related Tweeple² on Twitter thus far (including artists and bands that have relocated elsewhere):
- The Rudimentals: Afro-Ska Reggae Band (Cape Town)
- GoldFish: Electronic Duo
- 7th Son: Rock Reggae Band (Cape Town) › Continue reading
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- Win Airtime on Vodacom I hate you
- doug_parry on RAMFest IV review
- LAS on Vodacom I hate you
- g23 on SAMA nominations for 2010
- Alfa Somers on SAMA nominations for 2010
