Tag: Music
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Podcast: How ProVerb worked his way from underachiever to hip-hop hero
Growing up in Kimberley in the Northern Cape, he struggled at school, whiling away his free time by rapping freestyle with his friends. He turned his skilfully rhyming words into action when he moved to Joburg in 1999 and began entering rap contests and talent shows. Having discovered his niche in sound engineering, he found…
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How Slikour, SA’s slickest rap star, grooved his way from the backyard to the front stage
A role-model of cool, calm confidence and home-grown stardom, Slikour – his name comes from his one-time habit off slicking up his hair with gel – sat down with Ruda for an easygoing chat about black pride, the joys of fatherhood, and the ultimate key to survival: “Happiness makes you a find a way to…
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The Joy & Agony of Choosing a Wedding Day Playlist
Picking out songs that must be played should be easy, but it isn’t. So far, I’ve selected 956 songs that need to be played, and I haven’t even asked him about his yet.
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How ProVerb worked his way from underachiever to hip-hop hero
Actions speak louder than words, says the proverb, and Tebogo Thapelo Sidney Thekisho, also known as ProVerb, is the proof of the pudding.
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When I’m the DJ at a Party, You Need to Call the Paramedics
At a party not that long ago some teenagers stared in bewilderment at the old vinyl turning around, unable to believe that the sound they heard emanated from this black shining disc that was being stroked by a needle. With a diamond in it!
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Jack Parow: From fish packer to Afrikaans rapper
What do you do when an employee cites “to become an Afrikaans rapper” as the reason for his resignation? You tell him he’s crazy, right?
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Podcast: Wouter Kellerman’s long, hard road to global Grammy success
Now a superstar of the diverse crossover genre known as World Music, he took time off from recording and touring to chat with Ruda about life in the frontline of the winds of change, and to play an exquisite excerpt from “The Long Road”, his epic tribute to the life and times of Nelson Mandela.
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Why this bride-to-be can’t wait to make a fool of herself
As if planning a wedding wasn’t already stressful enough, now comes the additional agony of having to choose a song for the First Dance. A tough proposition, especially when bride-and-husband-to-be are both useless at dancing. But that doesn’t matter, because there’s a special secret to the art of the First Dance… By Mary B
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#MusicMonday – Songs ruined by our kids
At some point or another, any parent will find him- or herself in a scenario where a child gets hooked on an annoying song, or a song that seemed nice in the beginning, but was ruined by the child, who can’t stop listening to it.
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#MusicMonday – Songs that remind us of home
For this week’s edition of #MusicMonday, we asked some of our Change Agents to compile a playlist of songs that remind them of “home”.