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Ba Re E Ne Re Literature Festival, Maseru. September 5-7 2014
We’ll be in Maseru to celebrate new and old writing from Lesotho and the region at the annual Ba re e ne re Literature Festival – an important platform initiated by our dear departed comrade and sister Liepollo Rantekoa. Via PASS, we’ll livestream selected sessions from the festival, plus interviews with participating authors, live music and DJ mixes and more. Please join us.
A press release for Ba re e ne re can be read here and for more information check facebook.com/barelitfest.
Nakhane takes em to Church
Taking his first pilgrimage to the Grahamstown carnival, our PASS Chi-laaitie Joshua Adams reports on South Africa’s much hyped prince of pop. The cold, dimly lit venue had a pious calm to it. Blue and orange back-lights illuminate the set of drums, a keyboard, a couple guitars, and laptop, as the performer Nakhane Touré prepared to rock the crowd. It made sense that everyone was sitting, listening attentively as if this show was mass and the stage was the altar. Touré is playing at St. Aidan’s …
Soul Housing Project live
Soul Housing Project live from the Chimurenga office, Pan African Market, Cape Town. Coming at 9pm tonight (local time). Listen to audio here. For images click play on the player: Join the conversation at #PanAfricanSpaceStation and/or comment above or below.
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Thath’i Cover Okestra LIVE at Guga S’thebe
“The second installment of Thath’i Cover Okestra with the Pan African Space Station was, like it’s Johannesburg predecessor: a day-time concert, and in the same way, a child, woman and man family affair. The sound that came out of Guga S’thebe Arts and Culture Centre in Langa, Cape Town was now-now, an old-school kwaito of the future. What I saw and certainly experienced was an open, inter-generational classroom ruled by boogieing and screaming teacher-learners of all shade and size.” – Ra, Rangoato …
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The last week at Tagore’s
Dear friends – as some of you have heard by now, 42 Trill Rd, the building that currently houses Tagore’s and PASS is on de market. While de market does its thing, we’ll pause on September 30 – nuff said pon dis. We invited friends, musicians to help us through this last week. The lineup: Monday 23 September (Coltrane Day) – Mandisi Dyantyis tribute to JC – supported by Bugz Tues 24 September – Texito Langa – Boeta G in …
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Reza Khota, Masello Motana, Planet Lindela – live on PASS
This week, live on PASS radio [ broadcasting from Tagore’s Jazz Bar, 42 Trill Road, Observatory, Cape Town ]: REZA KHOTA Quartet back on Wed 29 May – closing session of their May residency PHAROAH SANDERS (“Africa”) – in spirit this Thursday (30 May) MASELLO MOTANA and guests (Friday, 31 May) – if it’s nice… PLANET LINDELA (Saturday, 1 June) – Brothers from another planet called Jhb. Heavy. All from 9pm-ish. Livestream by hitting the ‘Listen to the live stream’ …
Swartznelfjord, Boeta G, Tony Cedras & some surprises live on PASS
This week, live on PASS radio [ broadcasting from Tagore’s Jazz Bar, 42 Trill Road, Observatory, Cape Town ]: Wednesday, 24 April: Funky, dubby grooves via Swartznelfjord Trio. Thursday, 25 April is church – a surprise live act and Boeta G on the decks later. Friday, 26 April: Bra Tony Cedras visits from New York All from 9.30pm. Livestream by hitting the ‘Listen to the live stream’ link on the left
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Mthunzi Mvubu, Bokani Dyer, Tony Cedras – live this week
This week, live on PASS radio [ broadcasting from Tagore’s Jazz Bar, 42 Trill Road, Observatory, Cape Town ]: Tuesday, April 9: Rising Jhb-based alto saxophonist Mthunzi Mvubu leads a jam – yes that’s a Tuesday Special! He’s with the BNTO in this vid. Wednesday, April 10: Bokani Dyer closes his residency – don’t miss the send-off Thursday, April 11 is church Friday, April 12: Bra Tony Cedras visits from New York Sunday, April 13 is Topshelf – bring your …
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Bokani Dyer & Sibusiso Phd Dlamini live on PASS
This week, live on PASS radio [ broadcasting from Tagore’s Jazz Bar, 42 Trill Road, Observatory, Cape Town ]: Bokani Dyer Quintet perform brilliant new works at Tagore’s on Wed, 27 March. Church on Thursday, 28 March. Sibusiso Phd Dlamini and trio teach Ological Studies on Friday, 29 March – new term is on. All from 9.30pm. Learning is free. Livestream by hitting the ‘Listen to the live stream’ link on the left