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Julian Wenn Julian Wenn is a singer, actor, dancer, lyricist and MC. He is best known for making it to the semi-finals of South Africa's Got Talent in 2013. What makes him truly unique is his friendly nature, captivating charisma and ability to sing about social conscious issues, a subject matter which many artists do no not cover. So, we meet up at the upmarket Seattle Coffee Shop in Claremont. After being informed about our interview the day before, the waitress treated us and the Win Media Production team with delicious complimentary chocolate milkshakes topped with cream, strawberry milkshakes and ice tea, throughout our interview, making sure that our thirst is quenched. Delicious beverages courtesy of Seattle Coffee Shop. Q and A How would you define yourself in a nutshell? I’d box myself in the unboxable box of the unlimited being, a jack of all trades but a master of fun. I also like to question and ask why we can’t do things this way or ...

Two members of the Rieldans group and I. I see live acts all the time but wow, these Northern Cape-based rieldansers really stand out and fascinate me. They're unique. Their entire performance, ticks all the boxes of what a captivating and energetic indigenous live act should be like. Adding tap dancing to their art  has given their performance a different twist to it. Die Nuwe Graskoue Trappers rieldans group, as they are popularly known as wowed audience members on the opening night of the Baxter Theatre Dance Festival recently. They received a standing ovation at the end of their hour-long performance. Some audience members were in tears as they walked out. Based in Wupperthal in the Cederberg mountains of the Northern Cape, the dancers became overnight sensations, after winning numerous medals at the 19th annual World Championships of Performing Arts (WCOPA) in Los Angeles in July this year.  The competition is known as the 'Talent Olympics' for asp...

Carl Wastie and I. Carl Wastie 1 on 1 with Carl Wastie So, I got to sit down and have a good chat with energetic media personality, Carl Wastie at a popular restaurant in Cape Town. Known for his dynamite (literally, after all, dynamite does come in small packages), who cam miss his funky mohawk? Carl is friendly and super-humble . Who is Carl Wastie in a nutshell? He is a Cape Town-based individual that feels that humility is more important than talent. I studied psychology at UCT and later worked at a video shop. People from Good Hope FM saw me at an MC gig, all thanks to the people at the video shop. So, I could say, I started my career in the entertainment industry out of a video shop. You can't believe in luck and hard work at the same time, because lucky people are those who are at the right place, at the right time. Hard workers put themselves in the right place and get there at the right time. Since then, people Good Hope FM spotted me and then Expresso . I...

Izembatho creations Soon-to-be launched township magazine,#TAGMAG presents KFS - Khayelitsha Fashion Show 2015. The fashion extravaganza will feature some of the coolest designers in the fashion industry, such as Izembatho creations. Their designs has been showcased at African Fashion Week in London. Inga of INDALO, Zano of SKORZCH and HEAD HONCHO will also be showcasing there designs. Email terry.hashtagmagazine@gmail. com to be included on the guest list. The event does not only serve as a fashion and talent showcase, but is aimed at giving fashionista's and business-minded people an opportunity to network. #TAGMAG will also be launching on the night of the fashion show. KFS will take place on Friday 2, October 2015 at Chilliers Place, Section H, Khayelitsha at 5.30pm. Refreshments will be provided. An after-party will be held thereafter. All about #TAGMAG #TAGMAG is an iconic township fashion, beauty and lifestyle magazine for the youth.  It is a recomme...

The fifth annual Music Exchange conference was held at the GrandWest Market Hall on Friday, 25 and Saturday, 26 September. Top local and international speakers from the music, film, marketing and fashion industry gave motivational and educational talks. Key-note speakers included award-winning music producer, Bryan-Michael Cox. He has produced music for the likes of Beyonce, Mary J Blige and Usher. He also holds the Guinness World Record for the longest consecutive period of chart success, after spending over five continuous-years on the Billboard chart, breaking the record previously held by The Beatles. London-based Brandon Bakshi, BMI’s Executive Director of Writer/Publisher Relations for Europe & Asia, Publisher John Fishlock, legal expert Nick Matzukis,Vuyo Tofile of Nedbank,Yoel Kenan from Africori, Moreira Chonguiça, who happens to be Mozambique's top jazz artist , as well as R&B singer, RJ Benjamin and music legend, Sipho ' Hotstix ' Mabuse. Delegat...

Tony American R&B stars, Toni Braxton and Babyface serenaded thousands of fans at the GrandWest, Grand Arena in Cape Town on Tuesday, 1 September 2015. Despite starting the concert almost an hour late, fans went gaga as Babyface performed first and sang his popular hits such us Everytime I Close My Eyes and The Cool In You . He also performed hits such as Boys To Men's I'll make Love To You and End Of The Road . (He composed the lyrics for those hits).  Throughout his set, he oozed sex appeal and even went as far as un-buttoning his shirt. Lucky fans in the front row got a close up shot of Babyface, when he walk through the front section of the golden circle area. Meanwhile, Tony Braxton made several costume changes throughout the show, looked elegant yet, sultry dressed in white. She too, oozed sex appeal. "I'm single," she joked, referring to her relationship status. Accompanied by her two sisters, who are her backing singers, she performed her ...

Sizwe Banzi is Dead is back on at the Baxter Theatre until 12 September 2015. The new cast is made up of Atandwa Kani and Mncedisi Shabangu. The production is directed by theatre legend, Dr John Kani, who starred in the original production more than 40-years-ago and in the reprisal in 20O6. Earlier this year, Size Banzi is Dead enjoyed a successful run in the U.S.A. It premiered at the Market Theatre in Johannesburg last year. The production, set in the apartheid era, revolves around a man who moves from King Williams Town, to look for work in the bigger city, Port Elizabeth.Upon arriving there, he realizes that there are certain documentation that an individual need to have in his pass book in order to work in the area, such as a work seekers permit, lodges permit and the right to be there. The regulations was implemented by the apartheid system at the time. When he arrives in Port Elizabeth, he realizes that he does not have his pass book in order and his work permit has expired...