Noele 4 Jazz Saartjie Baartman Centre Fundraiser

The Saartjie Baartman Centre, due to a funding crisis, might close their doors to our community at the end of May 2012. The centre was formed in 1999 to provide free shelter, legal and conselling services, job-training programmes and other resources for abused womena nd their children.

We had a great interview with Judith Kennedy for Noele 4 Jazz Dance Studio and Aleshia Solomans, the only female singer at the event and the band Uproots as well.
Noele 4 Jazz is a community based jazz dance school operating in the Cape Flats. On the 11th of May N4J in Conjunction with Bush Radio 89.5 fm and West End will be hosting a fundraiser and part of the proceeds will go to the Saartjie Baartman Centre for Abused Women and Children. 

This White Sassy Jazzy fundraiser will Feature A host of artist such as Sammy Webber Allou April, TJ Simon, Dylan Roman, Alicia Solomons, Wayne McKay as our Host and many more show your support with R50 per person at the door drinks and snacks on arrival.

You can visit the Saartjie Baartman Centre website http://saartjiebaartmancentre.org.za/ for more information on how you can donate funds or contact them telephonically via 021 633 5287.

Pre book your tickets by calling or sending a sms to 0825575178 or pay a visit on the Noele 4 Jazz face book page.  

In Studio Today :: The SCrIBE Script Writing Competition - Sam de Romijin

Today we had Sam de Romijin in studio alking to us about the SCrIBE Scropt Writing Competition.

The SCrIBE Script Writing Competition is open to playwrights who are South African residents, over the age of 21 and living in the Western Cape. The winning script will be produced for a run in Cape Town from 22 October to 3 November.


The 2012 Scribe initiative is the inaugural competition and will be an annual event. It is the brainchild of the Imbewu Trust, a non-profit organisation set up to nurture and promote the contemporary theatre industry, providing a platform for new works as well as showcasing the best of South African theatre on an international stage. The Imbewu Trust was founded by highly acclaimed director and teacher Paul Griffiths, who has worked extensively in South Africa and the UK; Sam de Romijn, who is a seasoned theatre teacher, performer and stage manager; and accountant and business consultant Paul Dickson. It has established a number of programmes including an international showcase in New York, USA, and a bursary to enable graduates of the Waterfront Theatre School to produce a production at the National Arts Festival.


To find out more about how you can enter by checking out the website here

In Studio Today :: Inzync Poetry Sessions

We has Adrian Van Wyk and Peter Odendaal from inzync Poetry session came in to chat to us about their next show which is going down tonight in Stellenbosch!

If you are interested in finding out more check out their website or you can follow them on Twitter to stay up to date on all that they are getting up to and to find out more about tonight's show

In Studio Today :: Emil Jansen and Street Steppers

Today we had Emil Jansen talking to us about the second season of Step Up or Step Out and the auditions that are going down this weekend in Athlone! So if your interested make sure to check out http://www.stepuporstepout.co.za/

We also had the Street Steppers talking to us about their participation in the Cape Town carnival this weekend. If you would love to join the crew or find out more about them you can find them at the Recreation Hall, Main Rd, Delft and they are there Tuesday and Thursdays 4.30pm - 6.30pm

In studio today:: Langa Youth Donation Drive

Lwandile Tshwete, a youth leader from Langa, was in studio to raise awareness around the Donation drive the youth of Langa are having on Saturday 17 March 2012 from 9am to 2pm to aid the victims of the fire that raveged Area Zone 17 in Langa 2 weeks ago. Donations can be dropped at the Langa Community Library until Wednesday 21 March 2012 which is also the day the donations will be handed over to the victims of the fire.

Lwandile can be contacted on: 0760532492

Community Notice Board:: Donations To Victims of Zone 17 Langa Fires

Help the youth of Langa help their community by assisting them in their drive to help those families that were affected by the recent shack fires.

Lwandile and friends will be collecting donations during a door to door campaign on Sat 17 March - Sun 18 9am - 2pm.
You can also drop off you donations at the Langa Community Library.

If you would like to help or get more information about the initiative contact Lwandile Tshwete on 078 614 5120