Odwa Mbira also known as E.M.O.W, is an up and coming artist based in Cape Town, South Africa from the Township called KTC in Nyanga

Odwa Mbira also known as E.M.O.W, is an up and coming artist based in Cape Town, South Africa from the Township called KTC in Nyanga.

The genre of music EMOW does is Hip-Hop, his music is motivational to whoever listens to it. He also mentions the word “Activision” where he also states his music is there for people to act towards their vision in life. Started doing music since 2006 started with Kwaito music.

He always adds his traditional flavor into his music, just so that he doesn’t lose his identity. Ever since he started his music career, he got some very good responses from the community even though Nyanga is one of the dangerous Township in South Africa where he grew up and it hurts him seeing people dying but despite all those Challenges which is why he tries to motivate children to get out of that situation. Because “the more you speak positive things, it’s more likely to happen.”

The Covid-19 Lockdown has affected him in a positive way. He used this time to find himself by putting more effort on writing songs. That made him more confident about his work and passionate, he doesn’t let anyone bring him down. Even if somebody doesn’t like his songs there is always somebody that would listen and appreciate his music. E.M.O.W is not a Signed Artist but work with other artist’s in the Industry.

E.M.O.W’s new EP (Extended Play) would be released soon, which goes by the title “In No Mood to be a Slave” on the Show we Played his Latest Single called Idlozi (Ancestor) (which will be released on the 15^th October 2020 Thursday) and Bush Radio 89.5fm is the first station to play his song on the show called The Morning Cruise.

You can find him on Facebook and Instagram @EMOWZA.

Presenter: Mkuseli Khusi Veto

Producers: Clayton Daniels & Renato Van Schalkwyk

Morning Cruise · E.M.O.W (Artist)

Rabs Vhafuwi

Rabs Vhafuwi is a music producer from Venda who is a successful house music producer. He is the winner of LIMA 2017's Best Dance Single, "Let's Go to China,"  and his most popular song is "Count Your Blessings" with over 1.3 Youtube views. His latest tracks feature Zak Leigh, Portia Monique, and Busiswa, to name a few. His latest album titled 9 Provinces debuted this year.

Rabs said his journey began DJing while he was in university. He said at times he would be dissatisfied with his deck and wish that sounds sounded different. This is when he decided to try and produce his own sounds. Rabs said his creative process begins when he has a song in his head. He then hums it while recording on his phone. Later, in the studio he tries to recreate it. Sometimes he said he knows what kind of voice he wants to incorporate immediately and other times he listens to the beat with multiple other voices.

Rabs also is an owner and distributor for online music, as well as physical copies. He said he enjoys being on the sales side of music, because he has a background in producing management.

Rabs Vhafuwi will be performing in Cape Town tonight at 9 in the News Cafe. To stay up to date with his tours and appearances, follow him on instagram at rabsvhafuwi and on Facebook at Rabs Vhafuwi FanPage.

Lea Heart local Artist from Bellville

LEA HEART

Lea Heart is from the Mother City, like she says “United States of Bellville”… Lea always knew she was supposed to be a singer, from a young age had vocal training, did a few road shows and a courageous music teacher putting her on the stage encouraging her to show people her talent   as she adds to that she was quite a show off from the get go! Only a few years back she started doing original tracks all thanks’ to her producer and partner Jodi Ova aka JAXEE.

Lea is an independent artist that is not closed off to being signed, she believes she’s happy where she is and having control over what music she puts out into the world; what she decides to record and what she decides to be on. She’s open to being signed if the opportunity arises and she gets a good feeling about it.

When asked if she’s getting paid for her music she answered of cause but everything belongs to Jaxee Entertainment, keeping it in the family right now.

Her music has definitely advanced since she was young, she says you need to grow, her music and vocally has definitely grown. She says you need to learn as you go along You need to find your niche, your voice, and most importantly tone of voice you’d like to put out there because people will recognise you because of your voice.

Her new single Look at me, was described as beautiful. As she explains she just came into studio and the song was given to her. Jaxee, Jodi Ova her producer, explains the song was written for a popular artist and due to communication skills it did not happen. And because Lea did the Demo song, the song was fire. Lea Heart made this song her own.

Lea has a job, an amount of hours during the day that puts  food on the table, she says when she’s ready she will pursue her music career full time. Lea does not believe you need a back-up plan, because she will never have that doubt in her mind that she is not going to succeed. You have to believe that you will succeed therefore the step s you take will move you forward towards that point, because in this business you will have disappointments and no’s and you can turn those no’s in to yes’s and once you get to that point a whole new world is going to open up for you.

Lea Heart would love to collaborate with Neyo, because his amazing, he does hard work and he does close off himself to a certain genre.

Jasmine Mazwi, Lea Heart and Mkhuseli Khusi Veto 

For now Lea heart is just pushing singles creating awareness for her brand, will be performing at Rocking the Daisies.

Lea Hearts message to aspiring artists is don’t give up, sometimes you have to have a tunnel vision when it comes to where you want to be because all the distractions will derail you

How to get hold of Lea Heart

@lea_heart_private

@lea_heart_music

Soundcloud

Itunes

A  very big thank you to the beautiful Lea Heart @leaheartprivate and her talented producer @jaxeemusic for joining us on #morningcruise on #bushradio, debuting her new single titled "Look at me".


Presenters & Producers
Mkhuseli "Khusi" Veto & Jasmine Mazwi

     

Technology Takes Over Marketing

Description:Founder of Boo-Yah, Carmen Marie, is called in to tell us more about the ways in which she aims to bring technology into the corporate world. Boo-Yah! is an African inspired Educational and Advisory Marketing Services Company that focuses on providing training and getting people ready for the Technological Age with a wide range of courses on Marketing, Technology and Innovation.

She describes how people start changing once they start to use technology and these courses are aimed at equipping people with the skill set needed to adapt. She adds that she was blown away by the immense amount of knowledge and skills that are available, as well as the benefits of being technologically aware. We also discussed the significance of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the age of technology and how most people make use of it without even realising it. She explains that through the use of applications such as Facebook and Google. The concept behind this is that the application itself tracks how it is used, prioritizes frequently used sites and utilizes this information to provide the "best user experience". She expresses excitement as she explains that while most see AI as a threat, she expects it to "take us to a whole new level", adding that while people see it as "one of the top 12 threats" she would argue it would be "an anti-dote to 11 of those threats".

Boo-Yah!, has partnered with The Connected Marketer TM, a digital marketing advisory services company from the UK to offer masterclasses in SA. These places including Cape Town, Durban, Zimbabwe, Botswana and Namibia, adding that they are planning a seminar.
"Modern marketing is evolving beyond the point where technology can be ignored and it is proving to be a skill every person requires to be effective and secure a future in business. The course is less about teaching how technology works and more about teaching how it is used."
She adds that in order to learn how to use technology to its full capacity, people need to be given the opportunity and tools to experiment and learn how it works. With the consistent upgrading and evolution of the digital marketing and media industry, combined with consumers that are becoming more and more technologically advanced, it is clear that we "need to give people the techniques and not techno-phobia".

For more details you can contact her through LinkedIn on Carmen Marie or email her at Carmen@boo-yah.co.za.

Written by: Tauhierah Salie


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Learn2Cycle takes Open Streets

Lebogang Mokwena,  who is originally from Johannesburg, but moved to Cape Town recently via New York City where she was a student for 2 years and part of Learn2Cycle (adults learning to cycle at Open Streets).

While being in New York City, she got involved with an NGO called the Bike New York, that does a free bicycle education program throughout the city and that is where she learnt how to ride bike at the age of 31.

No one has ever came up to her and said that it’s a kid’s toy, but given her levels of enthusiasm sometimes people would think it’s quite childlike, but she is really crazy about bicycles. ”In many developing countries around the world bicycles are the principle mode of transportation, because they are free and you use your own sweat and power to get you through” says Lebogang. This could result in people using less money on transportation and they can over huge distances. To her bicycles are about that level of freedom, autonomy and money saving, especially to her as a student.

Cycling has been working well for her and she uses it to go everywhere, for example, she’ll traveled with it from her home in Woodstock to Kommetjie. She reckons that anybody can get as far as they willing to push themselves to do.

There are certain benefits when it comes to using a bicycle. Physically, you get to do exercise without having to create space for whatever gym equipment. It can help you emotionally and psychologically, knowing that you have to focus and concentrate on not being hit by vehicles, you are not worried about anything else but being present moment that you are cycling.

For the environment, climate change, greenhouse gases, bicycles are healthy for the environment. People who commute by bike are friendly and an open community. There is something around the social communion particularly in South Africa, with so many racial and class desperacies, that a bicycle can really be a good medium for different types of people to connect in ways that they otherwise don’t and wouldn’t.

Her recent cycle experience was in May, which she and her husband cycled through Italy from Florence to Rome, compared to Cape Town and Rome, Italians are much more patient and respectful towards cyclist except in Florence. People in Cape Town don’t understand the hand signals of cyclist. If more motorists can get to know cycling language, it will make it easier for motorist and cyclist to have less tense interactions on the road.

Lebogang Mokwena has successfully introduced adult cycling lessons in Cape Town. Although structured around the Bike New York technique, the Learn2Cycle program is informed by her personal experience of learning how to cycle as an adult. Learn2Cycle is interested in getting black women in general who never got the opportunity, either because it’s a toy prioritize for boys or it’s a toy that’s really expensive that low income households cannot afford. It’s for adults that feels as if it’s too late to learn. The program dispels all the myths that you’re too old to be on the road and claim the public space that people are too scared to use.

So far she has gotten a great review and people from Durban and Johannesburg would like her to bring the program there. There’s a level of need that we all take for granted.

There will be an event on October 1 called Open Street. Learn2Cycle will be at the Grand Parade, teaching people how to cycle. There are two slots which is 10am-12pm,1pm-3pm and there are another 4 spaces for people to just drop in and learn how to cycle.

To get hold of Lebgang Mokewena contact: lebogang.mokwena@gmail.com

Liverpool Portlands fc – A Football based NPO from Mitchells Plain

Jason Oostendorp and Hein Matthys joined us in studio to discuss the history and current situations surrounding the footballing team from Mitchells Plain. Starting in 1978, the team Liverpool fc then amalgamated with Portlands fc to create the club Liverpool Portlands fc. Reaching the status even of playing against club giants Kaizer Chief in the 90’s.   

Jason then continued to give a brief history lesson on the team and the variety of age divisions in the Liverpool team. Losing their status over the years of competing against the big dogs in the superior leagues, he also added that they are currently building up their respect again within the community to reach past heights. “We don’t stop players from leaving, as long as they are still playing football because that is the way to go”, he added.

Hein Matthys said, “Currently we are working on a project, with Portlands Primary, for an astro turf (artificial grass pitch) of our own which costs around R9million.” Funding is the main issue that has been setting the project back and not allowing the team to move forward with plans of finishing the turf in the near future. Different aspects such as the levelling the ground, JOJO tanks that have to be installed and maintenance of the turf, all portray expensive problems that Hein and Jason are faced with. Engaging with many shareholders, Jason and Hein struggle to find funding and the proper doors open to them and the project.

Due to the drought, football in and Cape Town have been on a bit of a slow pace this year, but has not stopped the behind the scenes work from the exco (division within the team that runs their daily duties) of Liverpool and other members. Future plans for the team include getting services providers and different sponsors to seek funding for the turf, engaging with their fundraising committee to have more events as they have been having for the past 2 years, ensuring the involvement of the community as well.

If anyone is interested in contacting or sponsoring a fee to the NPO, browse online and enter Liverpool Portlands fc on Facebook, also kindly call Jason Oostendorp on 082 381 3541. Alternatively, you can contact their secretary on 083 260 8842.

Presenter: Mkhuseli Khusi Veto

Producers: Tyler Layman, Michaela Muller

Muso Masoabi (Contemporary Fine Artist)

Are you inspired through Art? Today we heard from Muso Musoabi in Studio, who is a Contemporary Fine Artist originally from Lesotho.

According to Musoabi artist systematically, do not live in the same state of mind as others do. As an artist, the listens to what you are not telling him and not what you are saying, to observe life from another point of view. They care about most things, that people do not care about.

"The ability to draw is not art" says Musoabi. Art consists of high level of interllectual. Every painting needs to have a meaning behind it. If you are looking at it from your perspective, it has to potray a meaning that as an impact or something you can relate to you. That is why people buy paitings right? Converting your emotions into the art work should be orchestrating.

Muso Masaobi & Mkhuseli Khusi Veto 

Art is a luxury. Most people who are set out to buy the art, does not have many problems when it comes to surviving, so he says. Plenty are opressed with issues, that they don't take the time to appreciate art. Namely: finance problems. Not having food could be converted into art, but many do not think in that way. Thinking rich helped Musoabi get through his troubles. Living in a shack is a form of art in his case. If he paints in this mind set, the rich can possibly relate.

Interllectual capacity, historically message sare sent through generations in technical drawings. Emotional Art, "relating to black people, who have more emotions" says Mswabi. These are the two parts of art which is separated into. He uses an example of when you  a doctor studies for his\her profession and you say you have pain, the doctor will know exactly what is wrong. Same goes for a Grandmother, she will know what it is and what to use. This shows that both are interllectual, one just in an emotinal condition.

There are also two sides of art; Commercial Art, selling painting for a living or on a daily bases and Investment Art, keeping the painting until it's value has increased. The highest painting is going for 2.3 billion rand by a guy in Qartar Republic. Musoabi sold his first painting for R150 in 2012 and five years later the value increasingly became more. It becomes investable.

No one introduced him to painting. He studied Natural Science and dropped out in the first year. "We are told that without education we are nothing" says Muso. He believes that everyone has a certain ability and that all you need to do is find what you are good at and what you believe in through sacrifices.

To find out more information contact: Muso Musoabi Art on facebook.

Presenter: Mkhuseli Khusi Veto

Producers: Tyler Layman, Michaela Muller

Carel du Toit: Teaching Deaf Children to Speak

Imagine learning to speak a language that you have never heard before. Now imagine you cannot hear your own voice as you attempt to pronounce the words correctly… this is what deaf children at Carel du Toit are doing everyday at their school centre where they learn to speak spoken language.

The center currently has 190 students and because deafness can be detected at birth, Carel du Toit has children as young as 3 years old in their programme. From age 3 to grade 3, children at Carel du Toit learn to speak Xhosa, Afrikaans, or English. Although the focus is speech, the centre acts as a full school and provides classes in maths, science, and other standard school subjects. The programme hopes that by enabling children to speak, they will have more choices in their future regarding lifestyle, career, and school.

Some children come to the centre with cochlear implants, which are pieces of technology attached to the ear and head that allow a deaf child to hear. The devices are the most successful if a child begins wearing it at a young age because their brain develops at a rapid speech during infancy and soon thereafter. When teaching children with implants to hear, Carel du Toit creates a natural listening environment. Instead of speaking to the child face to face all the time, teachers will speak from behind the students so that they must listen rather than read lips.

In order to reach as many children as possible, Carel du Toit needs more funding. They currently get 18% of their funds from the government, but the rest relies heavily on donations. In addition to the center, there is also a Carel du Toit Trust where donations can be made. For more information, go to the website www.careldutoit.co.za

Presenter: Mkhuseli Khusi Veto

Producer: Sophie Breck 

MTN8 Legends on the Morning Cruise

Have you ever been star-struck? Today in studio we were joined by two MTN8 soccer legends. They could barely fit through the studio door with the massive trophy that they were carrying. We spoke with Brent Carelse and Edries Burton who both played in the MTN8 finals. Our news team also met some of the players out on the field.

Brent Carelse is the 2017 legend and Edries Burton was a previous legend who also played for Santos, Bafana Bafana and had a short stint with AmaZulu FC. As MTN8 legends, they are travelling the country giving motivational talks and attempting to bring hope to the young soccer players out there.

Both players want to spread the message to young players that today you can grow up to become anything and everything that you want to be. In their own careers, both players were limited to playing on a small selection of teams. Now however, “homegrown” Cape Town players have just been signed. The pool of talent has become more competitive in the past few years, both legends said, so they encourage youngsters to “carry on, keep pushing, and never give up”.

This Sunday 27 August at 3pm, Cape Town City FC will face Bidvest Witts FC in Cape Town Stadium. MTN8 will be sponsoring prizes and providing data to fans who come to the game. Both Brent Carelse and Edries Burton said that fans have been their biggest motivation during their soccer careers, so they encourage all fans and friends alike to come out to Sunday’s match.

Presenter: Mkhuseli Khusi Veto

Producer: Sophie Breck