‘And the wind cried Mary’
Forty years after his passing Jimi Hendricks lives. Jimi was a dirty uncle, one who crooned “Foxy Lady” to girl 6 years old in a house filled with adults slurring expletives of the extra terrestrial kind.
I had no idea what he meant or who he was talking to. As plain as the lyrics are, the censorious nature of the song at least for a six year old, were lost to me. What made the song special, what earned Hendrix a place in my heart like no other musician was the way he whispers ‘foxy’ at the begining of the song and expression itself.
What got me going was imagining that he couldn’t go to sleep without his piece close by, that he wanted it like he wanted that ‘foxy lady’. I was and am still convinced that when he sung that song it was dedicated to an illusive riff, that itched at the tip of his fingers refusing connect heart string to guitar string.
With that conclusion I had cured a palate for a music crediting Fishbone, TV on the Radio and other punk/rockers of the charcoal kind. Jimi was a dirty uncle, who synthed me to sleep, set me jumping on furniture and earned me much punishment- you don’t just hop around on rent-to-own property.
RIP Jimi.
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Sun-days 19th September
photo by gregory franz 10:00 – 12:00 Warongx– a duo made up of Ongx who has the revolutionary ideals and lyrics of Fela Kuti, plays the guitar like Bob Marley and sings like the Howlin’ Wolf and his partner Wara plays the guitar, harmonica and sings. 12:00- 15:00 Fong Kong Bantus– break the lunchbox lock with Veteran DJ’s Mogale and Boeta Gee opening the session followed by a performance by Jitsvinger and Jethro “Tanneman Gam” Louw. Session closes with guest …
Plantation Miners on a Saturday trot
Plantation Miners is artistic approach to the voice of the social ills of our society today, giving a voice that is honest and thought-provoking to the human dyanmics of existence through soundscapes, movement and spoken-word. This is an all-engaging musical concept which is something these young artists have spent time and heart putting together as they have a placed a piece of themselves in parts of this art. It also draws in the visual by showcasing videos of events or …
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Friday Radio
11:00-1:00 DJ Spouse is a Khayelitsha born Tribal House spinning, crate digging maestro. Collaborating with Driemanskaap and Spaza (local MC’s who express themselves in the local isiXhosa), he mixes two genres that are said to hardly share the same dance or crate space in the townships. 1:00-3:30 Andy Williams– DJ, radio host, promoter, music history archivist, all-around nice guy with great taste- a man who’s come back to Cape Town reclaim a hat he mislaid at PASS last year. …
Unmasking the face of PASS 2010
She’s out in the city, today we finally received prints of PASS 2010 posters- when you see her please remember chivalry died. You are allowed to stop- point-shoot and MMS forward. Gawk- your oohs and aahhh are just what she expects, whistles are completely acceptable and are in fact the preferred space lingua franca.
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Thursday Shuttle
Usually reserved for ‘Church Sessions’ with DJ Ntone at Tagores in Observatory, the Thursday Shuttle transports congregants to PASS with the following line up: 1-3:30 DJ Andy Williams Carries us through the post Lunch grind- 4:00-5:00 LIMBE-Coming through from Cameroon- satellite feed. 6:00-8:00 PASS 1 PASS ALL– Nonkululeko Godana beams her Writer’s Stokvel poetic swaps, presenting poetry, commentary and live Music. Simphiwe Dana is studio guest and DJ Mogale is on the decks. Call Nonku: +2772 337 6023 to make …
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PASS 1 PASS ALL
PASS 2009 gave way for some creative constructions at a poetry slot called ‘Dreaming Wide Awake’ (hosted by Nonkululeko Godana). This year, the slot moves from Sunday afternoons to Thursday evenings and features the works of some these creative collaborations as well as other poets who have been met along the course of the year. The first session, called ‘Pass One Pass All’ comes at a time where the education system of the country is experiencing an epic #FAIL (from …
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