Being currently involved in a
music development program, I am only too aware of how desperate our musicians
are for viable platforms to perform on. Without much marketing effort the
Concerts SA program at the Rainbow Restaurant in Pinetown was oversubscribed
within no time.
The
Playhouse Company will be holding auditions for next years’ Test Drive program
on 12 and 13 December. Applications for audition slots open on Monday and will
close on 6 December. Contact Khulekani Kunene on 031 369 9440 during business
hours to apply.
Talking
development, coming up on Tuesday 3 December at the BAT Centre, is a workshop
entitled Introduction to Marketing, targeted at musicians, managers of music
venues or groups and music promoters across all mediums and genres at any level
of experience. It is presented by Concerts SA and the Arts and Culture Trust
under the auspices of the SAMRO Foundation.
The
workshops will be facilitated by cultural practitioner, music researcher and
academic, Brett Pyper. Pyper’s broad-based marketing and entrepreneurial
knowledge, coupled with his specialised research and experience in the
discipline of music, will ensure that participants gain an understanding of the
importance of innovative marketing endeavors for the arts.
With
limited space, you have until 21 November to apply via http://tinyurl.com/pfn4kdx or by
contacting Karabo Legoabe on 011 712 8410 or karabo@act.org.za
Today:
Yum Yum presents Local Motion at
Uber Zulu, 295 Florida Road. The key element to this event is surfboard art
created by eight of Durban’s top artists, which goes on display from 6pm at an
invite only exhibition opening. This is followed by the Local Motion party from
8pm, which is open to all at a ticket price of R50. Proceeds from the sale of
the jazzed up surfboards goes to the Umthombo Street Children charity, which
uses surfing as a means to reintegrate abandoned and homeless children into
healthy social activities.
Summer
Blues Friday at Live – The Venue, Matthews Meyiwa (Stamford Hill) Road features
Bobby and the Dynamites, Gloucester Blues Project and East Coast Basement Blues
Band. Music from 7:30pm and entrance is R50. Info on 084 510 3107.
Carita
Mottian Band at Jazzy Rainbow, Smiso Nkwanyana (Goble) Road, Morningside. Doors
open 7pm and entrance is R60.
The
Incidentals at Amsterdam Bar, Helen Joseph (Davenport) Road, Glenwood from 8pm,
free entrance.
Charismatic,
award-winning chanteuse Danièle Pascal hits the East Coast over the next two
weeks with a jam-packed program. The Songs of Edith Piaf is the show at the
Rhumbelow Theatre, Cunningham Avenue off Bartle Road, Umbilo from 8pm tonight.
Tickets for all Rhumbelow shows (Durban and Pietermaritzberg) listed are R100
and can be booked via Computicket or 082 499 8636 or roland@stansell.za.net
Tomorrow:
The Kickstands at Wahooz on the
promenade in front of uShaka Marine World from 12pm, free entrance and
dependent on weather conditions.
Salty
Dog at Beach Bums, Casuarina Beach, Westbrook from 1pm. Table bookings on 032 943
1132.
Sheila
Mkhize and her eight-piece band project Sheila Da Blue Note at Rainbow
Restaurant, Stanfield Lane, Pinetown on the Concerts SA development program.
Free entrance, info on 083 463 8044.
There
is a Roller Derby happening at Hillcrest Primary from around 6pm with the after
party heading down to the Winston Pub, Clark Road, Glenwood and kicking off at
9pm. Free entrance if you were at the derby, otherwise R20. Performing are
Dirty Royal and Load Shedders.
Danièle
Pascal with The French Affair from 8pm at Rhumbelow Theatre, Umbilo.
Sunday:
The World Day of Remembrance is
held on the third Sunday of November to remember those killed in road accidents.
Kicking off from 10am on the Imbizo Lawns of Moses Mabhida Stadium you will
find the regular I Heart Durban market plus a Bos Ice Tea acoustic music stage
hosting John Ellis, Veranda Panda, The Incidentals, Badyn and Iris and the
Tokoloshe. Lots of other activities that sound like they will make a good day
out for the family, whilst at the same ramming home an anti-drunk driving
message.
Talking
of new music platforms, it has taken me a while but I have managed to unravel
what Music in the Meadow is all about. Might I give the people behind it a
small nudge to consider the marketing workshop coming up? Anyway, Music in the
Meadow takes place at Fig Tree Farm, Inanda Road from 3pm. The first ninety
minutes is dedicated to the open mic format for aspiring musicians, who have
pre-applied, to showcase themselves. This is then followed by a performance
from an established artist. The established artist this week is Amy White,
co-founder of RBT Music Group and one of the driving forces behind this new
stage. There is a nominal fee at the gate to assist with costs. In the event of
rain, the event will be postponed to next Sunday.
Danièle
Pascal with the Songs of Edith Piaf from 2pm at the Rhumbelow Theatre, Allan
Wilson Shellhole, Allan Paton (Durban) Road, Pietermaritzberg. From 6:30pm she
presents The French Affair. Two separate shows.
Rowan
Stuart at Seabrookes Theatre, Durban High School. St. Thomas Road from 6pm.
Tickets R50 and bookings on kingrowan@rowanstuart.com
Wednesday:
Danièle Pascal in the French
Affair at Alliance Francais de Durban, Sutton Crescent, Morningside. Doors open
6:30pm and tickets R100, with concessions for Alliance members and students.
Booking essential on 031 312 9582 or afdbn@global.co.za
`Thursday:
To celebrate this years’ release
of Beaujolais Nouveau there is a special dinner followed by a performance from Danièle
Pascal at Alliance Francais. Beaujolais Nouveau is a red wine and the most popular
“vin de primeur”, fermented for just a few weeks before being released on the
third Thursday in November. Thanks to Alliance Francais de Durban we get to
participate in this global event. Tickets are R250 and booked on 031 312 9582
or afdbn@global.co.za
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