Mannenberg duo teach more than music
Zakie Johnson and Aziza Davids are skilled participants working for the Community Work Programme, a poverty relief government initiative that provides a job safety net for the unemployed. The average daily rate is R63,18.
Crowdfund Abavuki to Spain and Morocco
Abavuki have been invited to showcase their music at two international music festivals, two weeks apart: Womex in Spain and Visa For Music in Morocco. While neither festival offers money, they do offer a chance of sharing Abavuki's music across the world.
Applications open for BASA Basics
Applications are now open for arts organisations in the Free State to become part of Business and Arts South Africa’s 2014 BASA Basics programme.
How to write press releases
Over and above a biography, all artists need to have material that can be sent mainly to media, but also to fans and to websites that keep people up to date with activity. These are called press or news releases.
MTV EMA Best African Act nominees announced
MTV has revealed the first four nominees for the Best African Act in the 2014 MTV EMA. They are Davido (Nigeria), Goldfish (South Africa), Diamond (Tanzania) and Toofan (Togo).
Call for nominations to SAMRO board
SAMRO is calling for the nomination of candidates for election as non-executive directors to the SAMRO board of directors.
The Warongx of Khayelitsha
Despite the positive role Khayelitsha band Warongx and their Khayelitsha Music Academy play in the community, official and formal support for them is largely absent.
