Born in Johannesburg, Fruit Vendor is a well-known musical act in the Mother City whose presence is characterized by original sing-a-long tunes that creatively combines rap, comedy and ‘real-life’ topics. He has shared the stage with many well-acclaimed artists and musicians this year. At the recent Cape Town Folk ‘n Acoustic Music Festival, he was singled out by David Kramer as having a “fresh sound” and was praised for his use of audience interaction (yes, we can relate to this one ‘coz we love it when he asks us to sing along to “aaaaaaah, aaaaaaaaah… a real real job!”). His debut EP entitled “Giants” is currently in production. On Valentine’s Day this year, Cultsha Kennis had the privilege of meeting him for the first time when he performed at the ‘My Earth Community’ Artsemble in Maitland. After witnessing the multiple talents of this guy in his many collaboration events thereafter (he plays guitar AND keys, and writes poetry too!), we thought it’s time we snatched him to get...
Clive Ridgway is a South African musician and singer-songwriter of 70s-born country-rock band 'Rocking Horse'. He is also the founder and teacher at the Cape Town School of SONGWRITING, and is the author of a songwriters' guide 'Crack The Songwriting Code'. Clive is also the Program Director of one of the Mother City's newest and most well-loved radio station, Smile 90.4FM, and is a loving husband and father of 3 children, 2 boys and a girl. Cultsha Kennis loves a good story about the coming years of accomplished musicians! Read about Clive's musical journey below. Cultsha Kennis: Take us through your musical journey from childhood. How did you first fall in love with music? Clive: I’ve been involved with music most of my life. I grew up in a simple household with loving parents. They allowed me and my brothers to listen to pop music, watch movies, play football, read comics and generally have an adventurous childhood. We were encour...
Taare is a Bollywood dance troupe based in Cape Town, who serves to preserve Indian arts and heritage through the promotion of dance, choreography and community enrichment. Taare consists of 30 talented dancers, most of them who are all day-time students and working professionals. Their showcases range from solos to performances with 12 dancers on stage at a time. Since their birth, Taare ’s eloquent presence has graced various stages, such as the Arts and Culture Department in Cape Town, the South African Navy, South African Parliament, Baxter Dance Festivals (2012 – 2014), ‘Dancers love Dogs’ at the Artscape Opera House and the Cape Cultural Collective ‘Shades of Freedom’ celebration, amongst various other corporate and charitable events around Cape Town. Two milestone events in the history of Taare ’s journey also includes their first production called “Dance Through Bollywood” in April 2013, followed by their second one titled “Rhythm India”...
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