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Jong Man se Seëninge Reën soos Water vanuit die Hemel! Michael Blignaut se tweede enkelsnit, Hemelwater, is onlangs vrygestel en nou volg die musiekvideo vir hierdie inspirerende lied. Die lied is geskryf deur die uiters talentvolle Vaughan en Nerine Gardiner. Die musiekvideo is in Johannesburg geskiet en begin in ‘n atteljee met fotorame sonder fotos om die leegheid wat hy ervaar, te beskryf. In die tweede helfde van ...

Van die Hart op jou Mou, Tot die Hart se Wens… Die Jazz-prinses van Mosselbaai met die tydlose stem, Sunel, wat bekendheid verwerf het vir haar debuut-enkelsnit, Fickle Heart en wie se tweede enkelsnit, Hart Op Jou Mou, bo-aan verskeie trefferparades gepryk het, het onlangs haar derde enkelsnit en musiekvideo, Hart se Wens vrygetel. Sunel het Hart se Wens  self geskryf en dit is gebasseer op ‘n liefdesteleurstelling.  Dit is die tipe ...

Innerlike Krag vir al die Ysters in die Vuur! Dit gaan oor innerlike krag, liefde en aanvaarding vir jouself, asook selfvertroue om net jouself te wees, ten spyte van wat die samelewing verwag. Dit is die betekenis agter Charlize Berg se splinternuwe enkelsnit en musiekvideo, Yster in die Vuur, wat onlangs vrygestel is en reeds oud en jonk gaande het. Hierdie treffende popsnit, wat sy saam ...

‘n Afrikaanse enkelsnit wat soos Goeie Wyn kan Oud Word. Ons lewe in moeilike tye, met soveel probleme en bekommernisse en dis dikwels moeilik om net te laat gaan en die lewe te geniet. Maar Deon Groot se nuwe enkelsnit en musiekvideo, Wyn, herinner ons om presies dit te doen! Die musiekvideo is pas onlangs op sosiale media platforms asook op die kykNET Top20 en Jukebox vrygestel en ...

Strome van Lewe vir ‘n Silwer Siel. Jacobus Silwer en die liefdadigheidsorganisasie, ENGO waarvan hy ’n ambassadeur is, is tans op almal se lippe nadat hy onlangs ’n treffende nuwe enkelsnit uitgereik het wat geïnspireer is deur dié organisasie se doel om hoop en lig in die donker te wees. Jacobus is ’n groot voorstaander van die “skoonblaadjie omslaan”-benadering wanneer dit kom by foute, verkeerde besluite en ...

Debut Single Awaken to the Sounds of Not Giving Up. 22 year-old Joburg-based multi-instrumentalist and musical prodigy James Deacon has teamed up with recording outfit Bad Future Records to release his debut single Not Givin’ Up. Not Givin’ Up heralds James Deacon’s awakening to his own powerful determination. A blistering clarion call to those who yearn to give their managers and imposers, their higher ups ...

Local Rising Star comes from Under the Water… Underwater is about the transition from being kids with no stress and all the imagination in the world to then becoming adults with responsibilities, stress, bills, etc. which is a transition we all have to face at some stage of our lives. We all have moments where we wish we could just drop everything and be back ...

‘n Klein Liggie uit ‘n Donker Verlede maak Mooi Musiek! Die musiekvideo van Valeska Muller se nuutste elektroniese poptreffer, Skyn jou liggie vir My, is onlangs vrygestel en het reeds almal aan die praat… en met goeie rede, want in hierdie vertelling oorwin sy nie net ’n intense innerlike stryd met haarself nie, maar beïndruk sy ook met haar vernuf as aktrise regdeur die video. Hierdie ...

New Single sees Charlie Returning to his Hometown Roots. Although Charlie Finch has firmly established himself as a folk-laced force of a singer-songwriter on the Gauteng scene, he’s originally from the windy city of Port Elizabeth, and now these winds blew this artist in tune with Ukulele melodies that merges with his homegrown aesthetics.  His new video for single It’s Not Over saw him return ...

New Kid on the Block teams up with acclaimed SA Star for first Single! Owen Kay released his debut radio single Stakes are High featuring Billboard #1 artist, Louise Carver earlier this year. The single is accompanied by the music video which was released as well. Truthfulness, competence and exploration are three words to describe this powerful artist. Owen Kay met Louise Carver through a ...

‘n Nuwe horison wink vir Ramey Short. Ramey Short, alombekend vir sy rol as Dr. Quinton Meyer in die daaglikse drama Binnelanders, se nuutste projek gaan aanhangers van die akteur se voete behoorlik laat jeuk van plesier – asook hul harte raak. Short stel eersdaags sy solo-album aan die wêreld bekend, maar intussen kan musiekliefhebbers hul ore spits vir die eerste enkelsnit Al wat ek kan sê wat ...

From the Big Screen, to the Radio in less than 17 Shots! Adored South-African actress, Christia Visser, ventures into music with her hard-hitting debut single 17 Shots. Christia Visser is a fun-loving and passionate artist, born in Cape Town and raised in the small town of Swellendam. With her expressive personality, she wants nothing more than to entertain, whether it’s through acting, dancing, singing or ...

Nuwe Album vir Kontrak-Tema-Liedjie singer! Aanhangers van Dewald Wasserfall sal verheug wees om te hoor dat die gewilde sanger se nuwe album, getiteld Nuwe Begin binnekort beskikbaar sal wees. Die kunstenaar met multi-platinum verkope en sakke vol toekennings agter sy naam, se gewildheid het selfs verder toegeneem nadat hy in 2018 een van die afrigters was op Die Kontrak. Bekend vir sy rasperstem, skerp humorsin ...

Kom ons kuier tot die aand gaan lê… Eers Dirk en die Flooze en nou snoer Dirk en Bobby van Jaarsveld kragte vir ’n folkdanstreffer met ’n country-ondertoon uit Dirk se eie pen. Dis Wat Ons Wil Hê gaan oor vriende en om lekker tye saam met jou hulle te hê. Dit gaan oor om die beste te maak van die lewe saam met jou ...

Espach Duo draai die volume op as die Son sak! Skemer, ‘n nuwe Afrikaanse man- en vrou-duo, het pas hulle heel eerste enkelsnit vrygestel en hulle gaan verseker Suid-Afrikaanse musiekliefhebbers is in rep en roer hê.  Sê dit Harder, wat beskryf kan word as ’n moderne Country-liedjie met ’n pop-aanslag, is soos ’n vars briesie in die bedryf en gaan beslis die radiogolwe oorneem.   Sê ...

Afrikaanse Musiek en Leefstylfees gee Woema aan Moedersdagnaweek! GROOTfm 90.5 bied met trots Groot Op Die Gras aan: ‘n Splinternuwe Afrikaanse musiek- en leefstylfees op Saterdag 11 Mei by die Pretoria Nasionale Botaniese Tuin. Kom spandeer jou Moedersdag-naweek in die natuurskoon van die Tuine, terwyl jy top-musikante Die Heuwels Fantasties, Bobby van Jaarsveld, Valiant Swart, Refentse, Howie Combrink, Saarkie, Charlie Finch en Van Wyk Brand beleef. Die fees beloof om ‘n ...

Sexy, and Slick RomCom, to open on 5 April. A new breed of South African film is about to hit our screens. Thando Thabethe and Lungile Radu team up in Love Lives Here, a movie about love, loyalty, friendship and family. The star-studded cast also includes Zola Nombona, Andile Gumbi, Motlatsi Mafatshe, Nomalanga Shozi and Nkanyiso Bhengu. Filmed in KwaZulu-Natal and directed by Norman Maake, ...

Afrisaam Fees 2019 vier weer Afrikaans-Wees. Afrikaanse musiek van ‘n Top Klas, heerlike feeskos en ’n veilige kindertuin waar die kinders die dag kan spandeer terwyl die ouers lekker kuier, is hoe die organiseerders van die jaarlikse Afrisaam Fees wat vir ’n vyfde keer aangbied word, hierdie jaar se verwagtinge beskryf. Hier is sommer ‘n kykie na verlede jaar se fees, toe Dirk van der ...

Audition Calls for Schools and Choirs. Following the incredible success of SHINE 2018, Born To Perform are excited to announce the show will be re-staged at The Teatro at Montecasino from 13th – 15th September for four performances only. Born To Perform is a platform to give young performers opportunities and experiences in the arts, whilst allowing self-development and personal growth through the love and passion for music. In 2018 they played to sold-out audiences ...

Nuwe platform in Afrikaanse Musiek gaan groot opslae maak. Villa Avianto in Bloemfontein en The Big Red Barn te Pretoria, gaan binnekort die tuistes wees van twee baie unieke en betowerende musiek konserte, wat beloof om die mees aangrypende musiek en van die beste talent in Suid-Afrika ten toon te stel! Musiek soos Grond is die heel eerste van sy soort in die land en ...

Nat Geo on DStv explores Earth’s most hostile Environments. National Geographic’s Hostile Planet is an unflinching look at the volatility of Mother Nature and the resilient animals that survive earth’s most extreme Habitats. This six-part nature docu-series, hails from Academy Award winner Guillermo Navarro, and the Emmy- and BAFTA- winning natural History Filmmakers of Planet Earth 2 and Plimsoll Productions. Hostile Planet is a ground-breaking ...

Stephen Sondheim Magical Musical at Monte! Into the Woods is a sleek and sexy beast of a musical. It is in turn moody and magical as well as witty and wise, providing the kind of intellectual and emotional satisfaction, and the kind of exhilarating theatrical experience that you would expect from Stephen Sondheim, the creator of musical masterpieces such as Sweeney Todd and West Side ...

Puppet mayhem returns to Montecasino… South Africa’s most famous puppet, Chester Missing, and his sidekick, ventriloquist, Conrad Koch, return to Montecasino once more, almost a year after their last performance, in their internationally acclaimed show, Puppet Guy. Including world-class ventriloquism, an array of hilarious puppet characters as well as audience participation, Koch and Missing are up to mischief; sure to surprise and delight theatre-goers again ...

The Heath is turned on Because of You! Johannesburg artist Christian Heath launched his solo career in 2016. Though his former band of the same name, afforded him great success in the past – his vision for the future was far beyond what the band could offer at the time. With an eye for the international landscape, Christian began writing songs with a more universal ...

Bonatuurlike riller-reeks maak buiging op KykNET in April. Daar is iets onheiligs aan die broei op die hange van die berg. Kinders verdwyn, gelok deur ‘n geheimsinnige roomyswaentjie en ‘n man, wat glo vroue klere dra… Die bonatuurlike kom kuier op kykNET, DStv-kanaal 144, met Die Spreeus, wat op Dinsdag 9 April 2019 om 20:00 sy verskyning maak. Die Spreeus, is ʼn bonatuurlike riller-reeks, waarin ...

Killer Hit Musical Chicago Returns to Razzle Dazzle SA! A nightclub singer, a double-murderess, a smooth-talking lawyer and a cell block of sin surrounded by the razzle dazzle of the world’s sexiest musical returns in 2019! You’ve got it Comin’ as the story of the award-winning Broadway and West End Musical Chicago unfolds to show-stopping songs including ‘All that Jazz’, ‘Cell Block Tango’ and ‘Mister Cellophane’.  The multi-talented all-South ...

Peter Shaffer’s iconic psychological thriller coming to Montecasino. Equus stars Graham Hopkins as psychiatrist Dr Martin Dysart and Sven Ruygrok as 17-year-old Alan Strang – a stable boy who has been arrested for blinding six horses with a metal spike. With its controversial nude scene and simulated sex act, Equus still causes quite a stir amongst theatre goers wherever it is performed around the world. Most recent being a production starring Harry ...

Evil incarnate in this gripping Afrikaans Drama By Jaco Lotriet South African film productions have garnered quite a few accolades in recent years on the International scene. Sink and especially Tsotsi come to mind, cementing our country’s achievements in filmmaking, not only on the local scene, but especially abroad. This wide acclaim catapulted our filmmakers into the upper ranks of producer royalty, subsequently exposing them ...

Nuwe Album vir SA se Saam-Sing-Stêr! Die Storie van Afrikaanse Musiek is Pieter Smith se negende en mees onlangse CD wat uitgereik is in 2019. Met hierdie CD en vertoning, neem Pieter sy gehoor terug in die geskiedenis van Afrikaanse Musiek – van die heeleerste opname van Afrikaanse Musiek wat sovêr as 1906 dateer en bring hy hulde aan legendariese liedjieskrywers en sangers soos Chris ...

Rhythm, rhyme and rapturous laughter guaranteed during the holidays. By Jaco Lotriet With the school holidays now in full swing, one cannot wonder whether parents are dreading this break, or embracing it? While Johannesburg offers a myriad of different entertainment options for both young and old, serving as a most welcome reprieve from boredom, one entertainment option seems to be overlooked by most families: The ...