Maftown Heights #AddSomeFlavour with Flying Fish SA

With just 3 days to go till SA's annual Hip Hop festival, Maftown Heights has added another value add to the event, this time in association with SAB's new premium flavoured beer, Flying Fish SA. For the next 48 hours, anyone without tickets, wanting to still attend the festival can #AddSomeFlavour to their week by purchasing reduced tickets. General admission tickets can be purchased for R180 and Golden Circle tickets for R280. Tickets can be purchased at Computicket, Shoprite, Checkers Hyper and Checkers.
 
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Computicket Purchase Link:
http://www.computicket.mobi/mobile/event/performance/398777645?nocache=13847570425289b73283beb
 
Watch Maftown Heights promo video here: http://youtu.be/pFvjOSETVnI
 
Tickets Prices at the door:
General Admission
-             R300 at the door
Golden Circle
-             R400 at the door
 
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Line-Up:
Motswako Crew:
Khuli Chana, HHP, Morafe, Molemi, Tuks, Cassper Nyovest, Hash 1, KT, Flex Boogie, Notshi, JR,
Lection, Kgosi Pampier, Beatjunky
 
Friends of Motswako:
Ice Prince, AKA, Da L.E.S, Teargas, Reason, iFani, Pro, L-Tido
 
Special Guests:
Mafikizolo
 
DJs:
Ms Cosmo, Dimplez, Vigilante, Sphe, Naves, Zan D, Speedsta, Capital, Major League DJz, Akio, Raiko, P-Kuttah, Coco, Lemonka, Big Boy
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Ms Cosmo to MC the opening night of Soweto Fashion Week

Soweto born and bred, Ms Cosmo, will MC the opening night of the second annual Soweto Fashion Week which will take place at the Soweto Hotel in Kliptown from 21 – 23 November 2013.
 
Soweto Fashion Week is a podium that inspires and supports to build consciousness of upcoming and established designers in South Africa, particularly those based in Soweto.
 
"I'm quite excited about the Soweto Fashion Week. It's a great time for fashion and for young designers as a whole. Soweto is rising as the new hub of haute couture. To present this to the fashion world makes it all the more enticing!" expresses Ms Cosmo.
 
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THE SHOW MUST GO ON!!!

WITH PASSION COMES SUCCESS.

As we all know the 05th October marked a very special day for Westrand in terms of fashion.

The 1st annual WestrandFashionShow took place as promised by the organises Carol and Refilwe.

The show started out very slow but with a blink of an eye the show picked up momentum. The designers were running around making sure that all is well with the story they about to tell with their creations. Models- Make-up-Go, that was the countdown for the night.

The beautiful Masego Kunupi, owner of Chique Beauty Westrand also ensured great order on the stage as she was the MC for the night.
Entertainment such as dancing and singing lightened up the atmosphere but at some point I felt like it was taking over the designers' time to showcase their talent.

Westrand designers were the important factor of the night and they sure made us understand that. Moropa, Neo, Katlego, Mpho M, Karabo and Mpho T were the six designers that showcased their skills and passion; Suenel as the surprise designer for the night.
These designers were afraid to show that Westrand has the potential to open doors that aren't meant to be opened when it comes to fashion but their drive and love for their craft showed that they are more than hungry to learn.

Denim and African print played its rounds on the stage but it wasn't daring enough. When I saw silk and sheer fabric just to name a few hit the runway I thought to myself "We on our way to fashion victory".

The designers feared to set trends but we give them five stars for knowing what was trending at that moment so we saw denim on denim, pattern on pattern and some pop-art on the runway a numerous amount of times.

Monochromes and neutral colours were missing but with exposure comes experience so I do believe with the next WestrandFashionShow we will be in for a surprise.

Carol and Refilwe took the first step to what Westrand will soon call "THE IT" event.

Maftown Heights Artist Spotlight – CassperNyovest

Born Refiloe MaelePhoolo on 16 December 1990 in a Mafikeng village called Montshiwa, CassperNyovest love for performing before crowds developed at an early age in primary school where he'd always fight to be on every single play and show.
Inspired by his late brother "KhotsoMotebangPhoolo" who was a rapper but sadly passed on in 2003, Cassper decided to take on the music world and hasn't looked back since.  
In 2008 at age 17 Cassper got a record deal with "Impact Sounds", arguably the strongest Motswako label at the time with artists like TuksSenganga& Morafe. After committing 2 full years of his career without signs of his album dropping he decided to part ways with the label to start his own label "Press Play Music". 
HipHop Pantsula featured Cassper on his album Dumela joint 'WamtsebaMtho', heavily contributing to his respect by the game as a Motswako artist. HHP's "WamTsebaMtour" put him at stages across South Africa. Working with Jabba has boosted Cassper's young music career to amazing levels, performing all over South Africa multiple times, and crossing over to international shows in Botswana, Ghana, Lesotho, Namibia, and Mozambique. He also toured with HHP and Tuks to UK in December 2011 performing in Camden, London and Milton Keyes. 
This year, CassperNyovest teamed up with OkMalumKoolKat to produce one of the best South African rap tracks of the year, "Gusheshe". "Gusheshe" has also given CassperNyovest nominations for the upcoming SA Hip Hop Awards in the categories: "Best Video", "Best Collaboration", "Song of The Year" and "Best Freshman".
 

What do you think is the relevance of indigenous language in giving African Hip Hop a unique, exportable identity?
I don't know how to answer this question… I'm also caught in between the western influence and the urge to discover an African sound.

What are you looking forward to the most about performing at Maftown Heights this year?
I wanna F**k  S**t  up!

 
Why should people come see you at Maftown Heights this year/What can they expect?
Because my mom is gonna be there and I wouldn't want her to see an empty show... She would be on some "You're good nana marabathobakaekante"..Lol.. Well man.. They should expect to see the rise of a living legend..Haha..Yo man.. Just come to the show, it's gonna be dope!!
 
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Twitter: @CassperNyovest
 
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Gospel goes Global

   
The world-renowned South African Grammy Award winning world music group, Soweto Gospel Choir, has inked a deal with Universal Music`s prestigious Classics label in the United States that will see the group`s current album "Divine Decade" distributed throughout North America and Canada.
 
Since their formation in 2002 Soweto Gospel Choir has racked up a string of accolades that would be the envy of even the biggest global pop star, including among others:
 
The No.1 spot on Billboard`s World Music Chart with their debut album "Voices from Heaven".
An American Gospel Music Award for "Best International Choir".
2 Grammy  "Best Traditional World Music" Awards for their albums "Blessed" and "African Spirit".
An Emmy Award for their collaboration with U2 for ESPN's 2010 FIFA World Cup promotion.
An Oscar nomination for their collaboration with Peter Gabriel for Disney's "Wall-E".
Performances and collaborations with superstars  as diverse as Celine Dion, The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Josh Groban, Diana Ross, BeBe Winans, Peter Gabriel, John Legend, U2, Robert Plant, Aretha Franklin and many more.
 
NB see attached `The Story..So Far" for a full breakdown of international and local awards as well as career highlights.
 
Elizabeth Sobol, President & CEO, Universal Music Classics had this to say about the signing " Soweto Gospel Choir has been a powerful and important presence on the American scene, bringing their inspiring music to concert halls across the US.  Universal Music Classics is proud to be part of the Choir's 10th Anniversary celebration as we release "Divine Decade" in conjunction with their Spring 2014 US tour. Universal Music MD, Randall Abrahams, commented " The choir have been a fixture on the international touring circuit and are one of South Africa's most significant musical assets. I'm extremely happy to see this landmark album released in the US market. I believe it will garner a diverse audience of listeners who will be enthralled by the choir's songs and arrangements"
 
The choir`s "10th Anniversary Celebration" US tour kicks off in Florida on February 4 before rolling across America over two and half months, ending in Arizona on April 19. Soweto Gospel Choir`s 6th album, "Divine Decade", which celebrates the group`s 10th anniversary, was released to critical and commercial acclaim earlier this year.It features collaborations with a host of international and national stars including among others,  U2, Zahara, Elvis Blue, Robert Plant, Johnny Clegg and Yvonne Chaka Chaka with Ladysmith Black Mambazo .    
 
10 years on and the Soweto Gospel Choir continues to set the standard in inspirational music .
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