Potjiekos Charity Fundraiser Competition

Come and join us for a day of fun, sun, live music and entertainment and help us raise funds for little Baby Sarah Paige McCabe who was born on 2nd January 2012 with a very rare condition called Lissencephaly (Abnormal Brain Development). Doctors say Sarah will need constant medical care and will never be able to lead a normal life.

All proceeds raised from the sales of the plates of food, FAXE Extra Strong Beer, Supermalt Non-Alcoholic Beverages will be donated to help raise funds for little Sarah’s medical care. Solsken Clothing will also be donating 10% of all their proceeds made on the day, as well as Playboy Magazine will also be donating the money raised from the sales of the Playboy Magazines on the day to the cause.

If you or your company would like to make a cash donation, or any other type of donation, please speak to the SA Music News representative at the event for the banking details.

Date: Saturday, 31st March 2012
Venue: Cool Runnings, Benoni
Address: Lakefield Road, Benoni

Competition Entry Fee: R 50 per contestant

ENTRY TO THE VENUE IS FREE!!!

Potjiekos Competition Winners Prizes:
1st Prize: R 1000 CASH
2nd Prize: R500 CASH
3rd Prize: R 250 CASH

Alberante Ink Tattoo Studio will also be sponsoring the following Prizes for the Potjiekos Winners:
1st Prize Winner: R1000 tattoo voucher
2nd Prize Winner: R 800 Tattoo voucher
3rd Prize Winner: R 500 Tattoo voucher

The following bands have graciously offered their time and services to entertain you with some of the best live music during the day:

Cover Up - http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100002126093654
Smoke On The Moon - http://www.facebook.com/pages/Smoke-on-the-Moon/217520175009651
Friday Beyond - http://www.facebook.com/fridaybeyond
2nd Life - http://www.facebook.com/2ndlifeband
Vortex - http://www.facebook.com/vortexofficialbandsa
Hexotericka - http://www.facebook.com/pages/Hexotericka/82721446769

Potjiekos Competition Categories: Chicken, Ox Tail, Lamb, Beef, Biltong, Vegetarian/Vegan

PLEASE NOTE: Contestants are to bring your won pot/s and your special ingredients for your potjie! 1 Bag of Fire wood and 1 bag of Charcoal and pack of firelighters per contestant will be provided free of charge. If you require more, you can buy it at the venue at cost price or if you prefer, you can also bring your own. Gas braai's are also welcome!

Competition starts at 12pm and runs until 6pm

Judging from 4pm – 5pm

Winners to be announced at 5:30pm

Plates of Potjiekos to be sold at R 20 per plate from 4pm - 6pm (with a choice of Braai pap, Rice or Samp). FAXE Extra Strong Beer and Supermalt Non-Alcoholic Beverages will be on promotion (500ml and 1liter cans), as well as normal local beers and alcohol will be on sale. FAXE T-Shirt and Cap give-aways during the day!!!

Braai’s, eating utensils and plates will be provided at the venue!

Celebrity Judges:
Imogene Meyer - Playboy South Africa - Playmate January 2012
Philip Howard - SA Music News Partner
Adele Coetzee - FHM Top 20 Model - Model 3
Rose Leigh Anne Mosenohi - UJFM Radio Presenter
Werner Botes - Total Exposure/Vodacom
George Harito - Cool Runnings, Benoni

The Playboy South Africa Playmates will also be there to help sell Playboy Magazines to raise funds and sign your copies and autographs, so come get yours and meet the beautiful ladies in person

Playboy South Africa Playmates confirmed so far:

Imogene Meyer - http://www.facebook.com/pages/Imogene-Meyer-Playboy-Playmate-January-2012/231465776928294
Yolandi Wigget - http://www.facebook.com/pages/Yolandi-Wiggett-Playboy-Playmate-February-2012/198161610279665
Wendy du Toit - http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1281289579
Amy Tara Bridger - http://www.facebook.com/pages/Amy-Tara-Bridger-Playboy-Playmate-April-2011/143713862380402

Solsken Clothing will also be putting up their stall with some really sexy outfits. Solsken Clothing will also be donating 10% of all their proceeds to the cause, so PLEASE COME AND SUPPORT THEM, YOU WILL LOVE THEIR OUTFITS GUARANTEED - See their website on http://www.solsken.co.za/ or their gallery on http://www.solsken.co.za/gallery3/

2nd Life Potjiekos Even Link: http://www.facebook.com/events/325130527528081/?ref=ts

Solsken Clothing Potjiekos Event Link: http://www.facebook.com/events/369828773043265/

Handstyle Tattoos (http://www.facebook.com/groups/81055090944/) will be sponsoring various tattoo vouchers to be given away on the day. Their shop is situated at Shop 2, Sandella Court cnr. Levubu & Olifants Roads, Emmarentia, opposite the Johannesburg Botanical Gardens. They also have a second studio in Alberton as well, you can also find them at 101 Michelle Avenue Meyersdal. They offer custom tattoo work in a safe, sterile and friendly environment. - Also see http://www.handstyletattoos.co.za/

Alberante Ink Tattoo Studio will also have spot prize vouchers for the following:
Best rocker chick: R300 tattoo voucher
Best rocker dude: R300 tattoo voucher

Alberante Ink Tattoo Studio is owned by Ludwig Herrmannsen and specialises in touch up and redesign work besides free hand tattooing. They are situated in Marzan Office Park, 76 Hennie Alberts Street in Alberton. For the best interactive source over the net, would be via visiting http://www.alberanteink.co.za/ or http://www.LudwigArtProductions.com/, or send a joining request on face book to Ludwig Art Production Group. For more info please give Ludwig a call on 073 175 1024.

Sponsors:

Cool Runnings - Benoni, UJFM Campus Radio, Playboy Magazine South Africa, Solsken Clothing, Handstyle Custom Tattoos, Alberante Ink Tattoo Studio, SA Music News - MORE TO BE CONFIRMED SOON!!!

UJFM Interview - On Wednesday 8th February at 11:10am, UJFM did an on-air interview with Philip Howard from SA Music News and little Sarah's dad, Chris McCabe telling you more about the fundraiser and Sarah's illness - See http://www.ujfm.co.za/

MORE RADIO EVENT LINKS:
Jacaranda 94.2 FM - http://196.41.20.218:8080/kagiso/content/en/master/jacaranda-whats-on?oid=1517958&sn=Detail&pid=174357&Potjiekos-Competition---Charity-Fundraiser

94.7 FM Highveld Stereo - http://www.highveld.co.za/pages/events/jobiz.asp?date=3-31-2012#57341

Little Sarah's web page: http://dragangrafixcreativegraphicdesignstudio.wozaonline.co.za/Sarah+McCabe

For competition entry details and further information please contact Conrad on 071 124 4808 or Email: events@samusicnews.com

SA Music News is an official Playboy South Africa Ambassador and FAXE Distributor

2012

 

January 2012 will be finished shortly and it's been busy. I vote for another holiday :)

This year will be jammed packed with gigs and parties, events and excitement.

We will also be here to keep you informed.

MK awards are in the voting process so go on over and vote for your Favorites.

Keep your eyes peeled for some up and coming exiting times.

Win an IDEOS S7 Slim Tablet with the Vodacom Mofaya Summer Beach Parties Photo Competition

Vodacom Mofaya Summer Beach Parties, Total Exposure and SA Music News bring you the funniest, craziest and sexiest photo competition this December.

We invite all our readers, fans, friends and followers to send in your photos taken at the various Mofaya Video Booth’s at the selected beaches across the country from now until the end of December. The more crazy and hilarious and sexy the better!

Entrants stand a chance of winning a brand new IDEOS S7 Slim Tablet complete with a Limited Edition Vodacom Satchel and Vodacom Lanyard. The total Value of the prize is R 3 400.00

Simply email us your photos to competitions@samusicnews.com or you could also use our Uploader to send us your pics, from where we will then post them on the SA Music News website where our other readers can then VOTE for their favourite photo by SHARING it on TWITTER, using the hash tag #mofaya

The onus is therefore on you, the entrants who sent in your photos to make sure that your buddies vote for them by Tweeting your photo! At the end of December the photo with the most Tweets (shares on Twitter) is the winner.

The Vodacom Mofaya Summer Beach Parties are in action on the following beaches throughout the holiday season

9 - 11 Dec – Nahoon Beach - Eastern Cape
15 - 17 Dec – Ganobi Beach - Eastern Cape
16 – 18 Dec – Ratanga Junction - Western Cape
16 - 18 Dec - Margate Beach - KwaZulu-Natal
20 - 22 Dec – Summerstrand - Eastern Cape
5 - 7 Jan - Ballito - KwaZulu-Natal

Entrance is FREE and is an all day event!

Activities
Exciting activities such as beach-volleyball, “Everybody’s Shuffling” dance-offs and giveaways are in the pipeline and beach-goers can be assured of an awesome day in the sun.

Mofaya Summer Photo Booths will also be installed on several beaches across the country for beach-bunnies to immortalise themselves through groundbreaking green screen technology.

Visitors to the state-of-the-art photo booths will be able to have their own image superimposed onto one of the amazing Mofaya-backgrounds. They will also receive a copy of their Mofaya Summer-photo to take home as a keepsake of their summer-fun!

Vodacom Mofaya Summer is coming to a beach near you this summer. And you had better get ready for a big beach experience. Sunlovers of all ages can expect more this summer – more fun, more activities and bigger beach gear!

As part of Vodacom’s Mofaya Summer Beach events, holidaymakers will see gigantic beach umbrellas, towels and loungers to point the way to the best beach party around.

Huawei launches THE IDEOS S7 Slim tablet in SA Official Video

Van Coke Kartel - Wie's Bang

Van Coke Kartel

To all my English readers, please use your translator to translate it only seems right to do this in Afrikaans.

Die CD bekendstelling vir Van Coke Kartel Wie’s Bang het my omtrent  opgewonde gehad.  Ons was te Boksburg Barcode nader geroep om die okasie te kom vier.  Die aand was nog ‘n kleuter toe ek en my twee vriendinne daar arriveer.  Ek het stadig rond geloer om die skare se gevoelens uit te pluis.  Almal was woes besig om kiekies te neem en verseker dit vas te le in die geskiedenis van hul lewens.  Die aanloop na Van Coke Kartel was Klein bietjie ondraglik omdat ek vreeslik graag net die eerse rif deur my ore wou laat bars.

Van Coke Kartel

Die eerste oukie wat gesing het, shame ek kan nie nou sy naam onthou nie.  Hy het glad nie ‘n slegte stem gehad nie, maar ek kon my lag nie meer hou nie en wou net Van Coke he……

Die Tuin dwergies was soos in spanktastic en hulle het my baie aan Violent femmes in Afrikaans laat dink. Heehaa…. Ek sal se dit was die perfekte opkikkertjie vir die aand.  Die skare het hul geniet en ek kon self nie help om saam te sing nie...... 'n Band om dop te hou.
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Ek kon beslis nie my lag hou nie, al wat my rus vir my rustelose siel sou gee was Van Coke Kartel.  Weet nie of dit my ongeduld was nie maar dit het way te lank gevat vir hulle om te begin, maar soos jou ma altyd vir jou gese het.  "Goeie goed kom na die wat wag", dit was beslis presies wat ek nodig gehad het toe Van Coke Kartel Begin.  Ek het my brein verloor in die land van kleure en drank, sonder om te dink aan die eiende van die wereld en dit het aangehou tot die son uitgekom het....toe weet ek dis nou of nooit :)

Elektriese onbeheerbare uitspraak is waaroor dit gaan.  Mens kan nie help om saam te sing, saam te voel en vryheid te verklaar nie. Moet ons altyd stilbly oor als wat pla, kots en kou duer sagte stemme in ons voorhuise waar niemand hoor nie, wanneer gaan jy uitbasuim genoeg is nou genoeg.  Ek het die skare dopgehou en dit is duidelik hoekom Van Coke Kartel ‘n Steweige volgenskap het, hulle praat met ‘n mens, elke liewe persoon verstaan dat hier word geskiedenis gemaak. Dit is ‘n beweging van vreesloosheid, praat uit, spoeg uit als wat verkeerd is, als waaroor jy stilbly.
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Ek het dadelik vir myself die CD aangeskaf na die vertoning, net jammer ek kon nie almal se handtekeninge gekry het nie.  Jedi was darem vreeslik nice, so dit het gehelp *wink* *wink*

Staan op en gaan koop die CD, staan op en gaan luister na die lewendige opstanding in passievolle sang.
Al wat ek vra Wie’s Bang?

Alle Fotos deur Sean Brand Verskaf, regte voorbehou.

The Curious Incident

O how we are surely in for a treat the South African Born, London bred band called The Curious Incident is coming back "home".  We as South Africans like to claim all the talented ones for ourselves but this very talented band belongs to the universe, they are after all a mixed nationality band ;)

What we can expect when they hit our shores are nothing short of a heart pulsing, leopard skin, oozing full flavoured robust talent that will leave your stomach outside and your heart in Ecstasy.  I for one hope to be at a show.

So now that I made you ache for more, when where and who you would say?
When will be December/ January
Where: You will have to keep an eye on their sites: I could not see it at the point of this post going out.
Who: Hello........ THE CURIOUS INCIDENT here in SA to BLOW YOUR MIND.
The band is made up of four very peculiar(in a good way) members:

	Kyle Roberts (vocals & guitars) Diaz Tanurrezal (drums and energy) Jack Stephenson-Oliver (lead guitar & backing vocals) Francesco Moreno (bass & piano)

Their sound is described as Afro/Latin/Rock, where else have you seen such a curious incident? ;)

I would say their sound is the delightful confusion your mind goes into just before you have the best time of your life.

Do yourself a huge favour and check out all their pages:
facebook
Website
Twitter
MySpace

Almost famous.

Copyright @Lizelle Ferreira

Bands, singers, artist and performers do not get up one morning and say today I am famous!  

It takes allot of hard work and dedication, blood sweat and tears to get up that perfect morning and say I am famous.

Till then you will be almost famous.

Constant promotion of your art is needed, constant nagging in your face publicity is not always readily available. All I know is you have to walk the walk and talk the talk, be on everyone lips.  Make sure the world knows about you.  Don't sit in your room and mix your tapes (ok maybe not tapes but you get my scenario) and dream without action that someone will discover you.   You need to get out there.
Mix your tapes, take your photographs,  paint the world with your name, but most importantly tell everyone, everywhere about your music.

I came across Lizelle-Ferreiras-Promotions-and-Events her page is there to help without asking a cent.
She says that she will help with anything she can.
Now if one awesome girl out there is trying to make a differences I am sure there will be others too.  So dig, search and make yourself known, if you don't you will always just be almost famous.

LOCAL MUSICIANS TO REACH OUT TO UNDERPRIVILEGED CHILDREN AT CHARITY PERFORMANCE

Top South African artists will be gathering for a free charity performance in aid of raising awareness for Toys for Africa and Diabetes South Africa at Mall@Reds in Centurion, Gauteng on 3 December 2011.

The gig, that kicks off in the new piazza at 16h00, will be a part of a campaign whereby 5,000 toys will be handed out to various children from underprivileged children’s homes in the region.

Bands partaking in the event are:
Evolver One, one of South Africa’s premium rock bands having had huge local success with their hits Criminal and Get Up.
Jacques Terre’Blanche, a leading pop/ R&B singer with 7 Number One hits under his belt including a duet with international sensation Akon and more recently Do For Love.
Cameron Bruce, former 2009 Idols finalist who is wowing audiences with his chart-topping hit, I Didn’t Mean to Come Around.
Marcel Caroto, a fresh face in the world of South African pop, who launched his debut album earlier this year, available in all Look n Listens stores nationwide.
Esti, the first South African to have her song Blessed on the Ministry of Sound in England, with the song in the Top 3 of 5FM’s Top 40.
Bilo, who’s worked on various cruise liners and travelled all over Europe performing great classics and a few originals.

“I am very honoured to be performing alongside some of South Africa’s finest talent all in aid of a very worthy cause and hope that this will be the beginning of a long-standing relationship between our local talent and Toys For Africa,” said Marcel Caroto, who is one of the ambassadors for Toys For Africa, alongside Esti, Heinz Winkler and Matthew Booth.

Marcel has performed over 50 shows in aid of the cause and is currently working on a second album. He will be releasing a Christmas song with colleague Bilo on the day of the event which hopes to raise money for Toys for Africa.

“Our objective is to ultimately give 15 million toys to 15 million children across the world over the next decade,” said Danie van Loggerenberg, Founder of Toys for Africa, “Our charity, although very new, is starting to make an impact and we are incredibly grateful to companies, especially McCarthy Toyota Centurion, for making this day possible and the artists who have lent us their support right from the outset.”

For more information, click to www.facebook.com/toysatheart or http://www.causes.com/causes/540223-toys-for-africa . Toys for Africa are currently a beneficiary of Diabetes South Africa, an Article 18A Non-Profit Organisation (NPO: 000-795).

For information on Toys for Africa, please contact Danie van Loggerenberg on 0823037088 or toysforafrica@twincitiessa.org. For information on Diabetes South Africa, please contact Leigh-Ann Bailie on leigh@diabetessa.co.za or 011886 3204/3765. For information on Marcel Caroto, please contact Tim Hill, Tuned in Publicity, tim@tunedinpublicity.co.za or 082 888 5945

John F. Kennedy said: "All of us do not have equal talent, but all of us should have an equal opportunity to develop our talents."

TOYS FOR AFRICA stands for the children of our beautiful country. Not for colour, nor language or any political party, but for every single child in South Africa. We at Toys for Africa have a mission to hand out toys to all the children in South Africa. We search for children at a school, in an orphanage, at a day care centre, in a hospital, etc. who do not have toys, send them a catalogue to choose their own toys, find a buyer/sponsor for the toys and deliver the toys.

We are always looking at new ways to offer opportunities to children and while our main aim is to hand out toys to all the children in Africa, we realise that there is a bigger responsibility on our shoulders. We also get involved with various other projects and create our own events and projects to raise the funds to be able to hand out more toys to more children.

Toys for Africa are an organisation that works closely with the registered NPO’s such as Diabetes South Africa, Adventures 4 Christ and Child Trace. Our Ambassadors include Heinz Winckler, Matthew Booth, Marcel Caroto and Esti.

Also see http://www.samusicnews.com/events_calender.htm