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Thath’i Cover Okestra
The Pan African Space Station host Thath’i Cover Okestra in a unique re-exploration of kwaito music live at 2pm today at Guga Sthebe- Arts & Culture Center, Washington Street, Langa.
The brainchild of Rangoato Hlasane and Malose Malahlela from Keleketla! Library, Thath’i Cover Okestra invites a crew of young independent Joburg-based musicians (supported by the Goethe Institut) to investigate the meaning and importance of kwaito music’s legacy for a new generation.
This performance will feature original and new members of the okestra, including Card on Spokes (electronics), Lee Thomson (trumpet) and Masello Motana (vocals), and will be arranged, directed and conducted by Cape Town jazz pianist Bokani Dyer. Dyer, the 2011 Standard Bank Young Artist Award winner for Jazz, hopes to channel the okestra’s free-wheeling energy and spontaneous creativity into a “new super nostalgic African futuristic spiritual chant non-genre”.
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This week live on PASS radio
This week, live on PASS radio [ broadcasting from Tagore’s Jazz Bar, 42 Trill Road, Observatory, Cape Town ]: Thursday: Nga Funk Friday: Hilton Schilder Trio Saturday: TheBrother Moves On (Jhb) Outdoor Sunday: Thath’i Cover Okestra with Bokani Dyer live from Guga Sthebe All performances from 9.30pm (excerpt Sunday – info here) Livestream by hitting the ‘Listen to the live stream’ link on the left.
PASS Presents Thath’i Cover Okestra
The Pan African Space Station presents Thath’i Cover Okestra – a collaborative re-exploration of kwaito arranged, directed and conducted by Bokani Dyer 4 November 2012 at 2pm Guga S’thebe Arts & Culture Centre, Washington St., Langa R50 presold from Chimurenga- Pan African Market, 76 Long Street and Tagores- 42 Trill Road, Observatory. Or call: 021 422 4168 “Waar was Jy?” asked kwaito crew Skeem in their 1996 pumping house, ragga and rap hit with the same title. “Where were you?” …
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Sorrow, Tears and Blood – R.I.P Fela
Father of Afro-beat. Spiritualist. Pan-Africanist. Commune king. Composer, saxophonist, keyboardist, vocalist, dancer. PASS Chief Priest. Fela Anikulapo Fela, who passed 15 years ago today. He inspired a country and people around the world with his music and fight for freedom and justice. His message lives on. Join the Felabration by listening to Wanlov the Kubulor live @ Slave Church, PASS 2009. As Ntone says, “I think Fela moved to Accra. He lives inside the body of Wanlov the Kubolor.” Follow-follow …
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Introducing heavy residencies this week at Sans-Souci (aka Tagore’s aka Ma Ella‘s kitchen) [ 42 Trill Road, Observatory, Cape Town ]: Wed 18: Nicholas Williams – with Mark Fransman, Benjamin Jephta and Heindrich Goosen Thurs 19: Church Fri 20: Makweru – feat. Wakhile Xhalisa Sat 21: Sakhile Moleshe and Bokani Dyerbring the Soul Housing Project. Music starts at 9.30pm – well, it never really stops. We ask for donation at the door – or livestream the ish from wherever by …
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