Category Archives: Pop Culture

Burna Boy Live in South Africa

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Fresh from his whirlwind world stadium tour that saw him make history by becoming the first African artist to headline a stadium show in the USA, Burna Boy is bringing his show stopping ways back to South Africa.

The Grammy award winning Nigerian singer and songwriter will continue his tour in Johannesburg, South Africa at the FNB Stadium on 23 September 2023.

The  Last, Last hit maker made waves in South Africa when he headlined the Delicious Festival last year to a rousing fanfare. Followers and supporters of the African megastar will once again be mesmerised by his many hits including Ye, Bank On It and Anybody  from acclaimed albums Love, Damini (2022), African Giant (2019) and Twice as Tall (2020) among others.

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Ndlovu Youth Choir Announces 2023 SA Tour

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I’ve had the pleasure of seeing the Ndlovu Youth Choir perform at corporate events twice before, and they are truly talented! Now you can see them live in concert!

Following on from the phenomenal sold out success of the Ndlovu Youth Choir in Concert in Johannesburg and Cape Town in 2022, local promoter Showtime Management is pleased to announce the return of Ndlovu Youth Choir for five shows only in each city. 

The Ndlovu Youth Choir’s SA Tour kicks off at Montecasino’s Teatro on Friday 25 August at 7:30pm followed by two performances on Saturday 26 August at 3pm and 7:30pm and two shows on Sunday, 27 August at 2pm and 6pm. Cape Town concerts at the Artscape take place on Friday, 13 October at 7:30pm;  Saturday, 14 October at 3pm at 7:30pm and Sunday, 15 October at 2pm and 6pm. Tickets are now on sale at www.showtime.co.za or Ticketmaster.co.za.

Since its inception in 2009, the Ndlovu Youth Choir has become one of South Africa’s most treasured choral groups, also recognised globally for their unique sound, with recent tours across the USA and forthcoming tours to Germany and the Netherlands, which includes performances at the North Sea Jazz Festival in Rotterdam and the Carnegie Hall Summer Festival in Bryant Park, New York.

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“The Greatest Love Of All” – Belinda Davids Returns to the Jo’burg Theatre

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“Belinda is Back” by popular demand! 

South African singing sensation Belinda Davids returns to the Jo’burg Theatre with “The Greatest Love of All” * at the iconic Mandela Theatre from 24 August to 10 September 2023.

Last year’s sold-out run exceeded all expectations, resulting in an unprecedented demand for tickets which led to the 2023 return season. To avoid disappointment, fans are encouraged to book sooner rather than later. Tickets are on sale at Webtickets.co.za

Belinda Davids, a RiSA chart-topping artist who has performed alongside the likes of Keri Hilson, Keyshia Cole and Monica and featured on Fox TV’s ‘Showtime at the Apollo’, ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ and BBC1 TV’s ‘Even Better Than the Real Thing’ will be performing a very special return season including additional songs from the Whitney Houston repertoire.  The state-of-the-art sound, lighting, vision and theatrical effects together with mesmerising vocals by Belinda Davids, brings the late Whitney Houston’s musical legacy to life. 

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“Kizazi Moto: Generation Fire” on Disney+

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Featuring stories from creators hailing from Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Uganda and Zimbabwe, “Kizazi Moto: Generation Fire” promises to take viewers on an unforgettable ride into Africa’s future, presenting visions of the continent as never before seen. 

The action-packed animated anthology draws on the continent’s rich and diverse histories and cultures to present 10 sci-fi and fantasy stories featuring bold and brave new worlds of advanced technology, aliens, spirits, and monsters. 

The 10 films are: “Stardust” (Ahmed Teilab, Egypt), “Mkhuzi: The Spirit Racer” (Simangaliso “Panda” Sibaya and Malcolm Wopé, South Africa), “Hatima” (Terence Maluleke and Isaac Mogajane, South Africa), “Enkai” (Ng’endo Mukii, Kenya), “Moremi” (Shofela Coker, Nigeria), “Surf Sangoma” (Nthato Mokgata and Catherine Green, South Africa), “Mukudzei” (Pious Nyenyewa and Tafadzwa Hove, Zimbabwe), “First Totem Problems” (Tshepo Moche, South Africa), “Herderboy” (Raymond Malinga, Uganda) and “You Give Me Heart” (Lesego Vorster, South Africa).

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Sandton City spearheads the integration of AI in “Future Icons” campaign

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True to its promise to stay at the forefront of the African retail landscape, Sandton City has taken another leap forward. In 2022, the centre launched its “City of Icons” campaign, profiling iconic fashion staples such as the little black dress, denim, trench coat, hoodie and suit, with shoes, sunglasses, handbags, and lipstick, all must-haves for any fashion forward shopper. Now, the esteemed shopping centre has taken the campaign to another level, inviting shoppers to imagine what the city of icons will look like, in the future, featuring these iconic items, tech-nified.

Driven by a futuristic vision, tech savvy shoppers will be delighted to see artificial intelligence (AI) generated iterations of these items, and others, crafted in the same approach, that propel the imagination on a futuristic journey. Generated using a Midjourney Bot on Discord, a generative artificial intelligence program, the campaign aims to help visitors to the centre envisage incorporating these essential items into their future fashion routines and to imagine future possibilities, where technology and icons integrate.

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