This Friday night Dj Bob plays Funk and Soul at The Woods alongside Blaq T and a Blunted Stuntman. 9pm-ish until 3-ish.
There is no cover at The Woods.

On Sat and Sun afternoon Dj Bob is at Soulsa in Melville.
Come for a chilled late lunch and afternoon drinks and enjoy a low-key and emollient jazz selection.From lunchtime until 5-ish.

Hou die blink band bo.

Kwani Experience & DJ Bob @ Zulu Jazz Lounge, Durban.

Kwani Experience take the trip from Joburg to Thekwini shores for a once off event on Friday the 21^st November.

This will be the second time the funk-dance fusion slash trans-lingual rap band Kwani Experience performs in Durban filling a 4-year gap. The last time they were there was before they released their first album.

The band perform with DJ Bob spinning FunkSoulAfroLatin tunes to ease the week load on Friday.

The band wishes to extend its touring wish list to include more African countries and South African provinces after enjoying much success in Europe and Scandinavia recently.

Probably one of the busiest bands in Joburg, Kwani are now finalists for the MetroFM awards in the category ‘Best Group’.

The special venue is Zulu Jazz Lounge at The Playhouse. Doors open at 9pm.

www.myspace.com/kwaniexp

Tickets on sale:

Pre-sale @ Computicket R50, R60 at the door.

Venue information:

Zulu Jazz Lounge @ The Playhouse, 231 Smith Street, Durban

031- 3042373

Back from a successful trip to Oslo, Norway, Kwani Experience perform with DJ Bob at House of Nsako this Friday 31st October. Special guest Pops Mohammed will perform with band memebrs “unplugged” before the main set.

R50 at the door.

For all you Vinyl freaks, check out the record and collectables fair at Go-Go bar next Saturday 8th.

Dj Bob is at Soulsa in Melville from 4pm until 7pm this Friday 10th Oct. Then at 9pm Bob Joins DJ Kenzhero for a THINK FUNK session at brand new venue “The Woods” in Newtown (ex Fuel Cafe).

On Saturday Jonathan Crossley’s new project “Soft Serve” launches at the Go-Go Bar in Newtown. This musical multi- media extravaganza launches at 10pm. DJ Bubbles and Bob are on the decks for the night.

On Sunday Bob is back at Soulsa, for the Sunday afternoon Jazz session from 1pm until 5pm. Bring someone special for a late lunch. No Couvert Charge and the food is splendid!

As a good friend recently said: “Kwani Experience has had a phenomenal year.”

Safari so good.

Having just returned from the Morija Festival in Lesotho, the band leaves for Norway this month (see press release below).

Kwani is currently in discussions with friends in Namibia for a possible date later this year, and Maputo looks set to happen on the 29^th of November, as well as possible Durban dates at the Zulu Jazz Lounge.

After returning from Norway on the 25^th October, we are filming for “Late Night With Kgomotso” on the 27^th, and play at House of Nsako on the 31^st with the Shadow Club.

A Live Without Fear Halloween Party.

The wheels are in motion for a few Cape Town gigs in early December, then the Vodacom Jazz Picnic in Ekurhuleni on the 16^th December.

Furthermore, the band awaits confirmation for a New Year’s Eve gig in Nairobi.

Eish.

We also sell great t-shirts and sometimes cd’s. Cheap.

October 2008

PRESS RELEASE!

OFF THE HOOK PRODUCTION PRESENTS BRIDGE THE GAP

KWANI EXPERIENCE IS OFF TO TURN NORWAY UPSIDE DOWN!

Acclaimed Jozi-band, Kwani Experience is off to Norway and is set to turn heads, hearts and minds upside down during a 10-day exchange program in Oslo, 15 to 24 October 2008.

Bridge The Gap

The popular band has been chosen by Off The Hook Production to front the project BRIDGE THE GAP, which will see the band collaborating with musicians, dancers and singers in Norway.

Activities in Norway

Kwani Experience will do workshops and performances in Oslo and also do rehearsals with dancers in a stage production called “Afro-Euro” which will later go on a tour in South Africa.

Ambassadors with attitude

- Kwani Experience is a great ambassador for the contemporary young pulse of South Africa, says Project Director, Brother Buntu. – They push boundaries and represent both traditions, fusion and experimentation. Kwani brings together the past, present and future through their eclectic style and appeal to young people with their “I-define-myself” attitude.

Fearless musicians

The 6-piece live-band brings together jazz, soul, hip-hop and African traditional sounds fused with a message of inspiration and rootedness. In South Africa they have been hailed as an innovative group of fearless musicians, providing the soundtrack for a soul-searching generation in “the new South Africa”. Their two releases, “The Mudaland Funk” (2005) and “Live After Birth” (2007) have become landmarks in contemporary South African music, and through their tours to many countries they have grown a large following around the world.

Partnerships

Kwani Experience will be hosted by Nordic Black Theatre in Norway and work and meet with many artists based in and around Oslo. The program is a partnership initiated and coordinated by Off The Hook Productions in South Africa, and the exchange is funded by MMINO.

About the project and the stake holders:

BRIDGE THE GAP

Bridge The Gap is an exchange program between artists from South Africa and Norway. The program seeks to merge different expressions, genres and styles through workshops, collaborative performances and rehearsals. From 15 to 24 October, South African band Kwani Experience will be in Norway to do performances, workshops and collaborations with artists based in Oslo. Part of the program is dedicated to rehearsals for a co-production called “Afro-Euro” which will later tour in South Africa. The exchange is coordinated by Off The Hook Production in South Africa and will be hosted by Nordic Black Theatre in Norway. The program is funded by Mmino.

OFF THE HOOK PRODUCTION

Off the Hook is a South African company involved in community-based work within arts and culture. The company has previously coordinated artist exchange programs in cooperation with Afrikan History Week, Norway.

NORDIC BLACK THEATRE / MS INNVIK

Nordic Black Theatre (NBT) is a theatre and a theatre school focusing on performance artists and youth from different parts of the world. The theatre is located at MS Innvik, a cultural boat located at Langkaia in Bjørvika, Oslo. The boat houses a performance stage, a café, Bed & Breakfast facilities and hosts many cultural activities. Web: www.nordicblacktheatre.no / www.msinnvik.no

MMINO

MMINO – the South African – Norwegian Music Education & Exchange Cooperation – is funding organization focusing on the development of music. MMINO operates in partnership with the National Arts Council in South Africa and Rikskonsertene in Norway. Web: www.mmino.org.za

Kwani Experience are at the Bassline this Friday as part of the Edgars Music Series. Also on the bill are

Ntando, Jozi, Dj Zan D and Gang of Instrumentals.

Couvert charge is R50 and doors open at 8pm. Kwani on stage at 10pm.

On Saturday, O Kwani will be at the Morija Festival in Lesotho.

Follow this link: www.morijafest.co.ls

This Sunday 28th DJ Bob plays at Soulsa on 7th in Merlville from 1pm until 5pm. Expect a chilled out jazzy, bluesy type sunday thingy. Book a table and come for that late Sunday lunch/ brunch.

On Sunday night at 7pm, also at Soulsa, Paul Hanmer and McCoy Mrubatha make a rare appearance. Details below.

Paul Hanmer and McCoy Mrubata live @ Soulsa

Celebrated pianist Paul Hanmer will be joined by saxophonist McCoy Mrubata for a rare performance on Sunday night 28th of Sept. Paul’s musical talents are vast. Not only is he a recording artist and session pianist, but he enjoys working as a composer and an arranger. He loves to work with other composers who have a distinctive South African voice and are proud of it. With his love for collaborative work, Paul has recorded with the likes of Tananas, Miriam Makeba, Ray Phiri, McCoy Mrubata and Unofficial Language. He also formed part of and toured with Tony Cox’s Cool Friction and collaborated with Pops Mohamed, for a “Main Stage” production at the Grahamstown Festival. He has released the critically acclaimed albums Trains to Taung, Water and Lights, Naivasha, Playola and Windows to Elsewhere. As “Unofficial Language” where he was joined by Pete Sklair and Ian Herman, he released Primal Steps.

Besides recording his own music prolifically McCoy has collaborated with a dazzling array of South African jazz players, and with overseas artists such as Airto Moreira and Flora Purim. He has been involved in drama, creating scores for South African productions about journalist Bloke Modisane and saxophone legend Kippie Moeketsi, and in 2001 starring in a Norwegian production based on the life of John Coltrane. He has also created what he calls the Oyoung Friends: a collaboration with the next generation of South African jazzmen.

We are very proud to be presenting this performance: Paul’s music has become a strong feature of Soulsa’s over the years and we look forward to hearing him live.

This event begins at 7 pm. The cost is R250 per head and this includes dinner and dessert. Booking is essential.

Soulsa: 16 7^th st, melville, jozi, 011 482 5572, soulsa@worldisbeautiful.co.za,

www.dining-out.co.za/goto/soulsa

Also on this Sunday night we see the last of the Levi’s Vintage Sundays at Tings & Times in Pretoria. We’ve had to shuffle the lineup a bit, it now looks like this:

20h30: Southern Gypsey Queen

21h30: Piet Botha and special guest Greg Georgiades.

Entrance is free, please book a table at Tings: 012- 430 3176