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On her latest CD, The One Love Movement on Bantu Biko Street, modernistic fashion icon and vocal-harmony loving Simphiwe Dana sings her songs inspired by Steve Biko’s philosophy.

To Simphiwe (her first name means ‘gift’), Biko was saying that you must first love and respect yourself in order to love others - that by having faith in your capabilities through an intense love for life, for the Divine in yourself, you cannot help seeing the Divine in others. Simphiwe grew up in a poor family in the rural Eastern Cape of South Africa, carrying water while chanting ceremonial circumcision and wedding songs, resolving to have music as part of her life. She’s now based in Johannesburg to pursue her singing career. Her sound is jazzy and smooth - South African pop music with an emphasis on rich vocal harmonies.

Playlist

1421
Innuendo Out The Other
Philip DeGruy
Degruy-Gruy Music
NYC 6013 2 (US Import)
Philip DeGruy, Innuendo Out The Other
15 seconds (excerpt)
(solo 17-string elec guitar, fingerstyle; v quirky, virtuosic & humorous, more or less a bent-boogie)

1423
CD Cut 11 - 'The One Love Movement: Umthandazo Wase Afrika Part 1 - Sonini Nanini'
Simphiwe Dana/Dineo Pule and Pro Kid
Black Carrot Publishing Company/Control/Gallo Music Publ SA
Gallo Records CD Gurb 093 http://www.gallomusicsouthafrica.co.za/
Simphiwe Dana - 'The One Love Movement on Bantu Biko Street'
6:45
(Relaxed feel for hand drums, high flute, Simphiwe's voice and vocal chorus in song that implores God - 'Looks like you have forgotten us. The Nation is dying')

Segue

1429
CD Cut 19 - 'Shosholoza' (Keep on Moving Along the Mountains)
Trad, arr L Bok
Standard Music/EMI Music Publishing
ABC Music 5144279212 ( in Australia through Warner Music.
Available at ABC shops & online: www.abcshop.com.au )
Soweto Gospel Choir - 'African Spirit'
3:10
(Inspirational Zulu song for male and female choir that says 'the train is moving in the mountains coming out of South Africa)

MORE ABOUT SHOSHOLOZA: "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shosholoza"

SOWETO GOSPEL CHOIR AUSTRALIAN TOUR ALERT:

MAY

16 Monash, Robert Blackwood Hall 03 9905 1111
17 Melbourne, the Arts Centre, Hamer Hall 1300 136 166
19 Newcastle, Civic Theatre 02 4929 1977
21,22,23,24 Sydney, Theatre Royal 1300 795 012

JUNE

5 Revesby Workers Club 02 9772 2100
6 Wollongong, Regent Theatre 136 100
7 Castle Hill, The Hills Centre 02 9899 3433
8 Sutherland Entertainment Centre 02 9521 8888
10 Canberra, Theatre Centre 02 6275 2700
12 Frankston Arts Centre 03 9784 1060
14 Mandurah PAC, Boardwalk Theatre 08 9550 3900
17, 18, 19 Perth, His Majesty's Theatre 08 9484 1133
24 Bunbury Entertainment Centre 1300 661 272

1435
CD Cut 2 - 'Bantu Biko Street'
Simphiwe Dana
Black Carrot Publishing Company
Gallo Records CD Gurb 093 http://www.gallomusicsouthafrica.co.za/
Simphiwe Dana - 'The One Love Movement on Bantu Biko Street'
5:12
(electric guitar with shakers then piano, bass and drums and chorus vocals in song about absorbing Steven Biko's credo that black is beautiful)

Segue

1440
CD Cut 4, 'Rwanda'
Andile Yenana
Wild Flo Publishing
Sheer Sound SSCD 120
( some releases - this one included - are distributed in
Australia, through The Planet Company/ MGM
email: info@theplanetcompany.com
website: www.theplanetcompany.com
Worldwide {all releases}: www.sheer.co.za )
Andile Yenana - 'Who's Got The Map?'
9:35
(its nature suggests that this grandly-solemn/beautiful African jazz piece has in mind Rwanda's beauty and recovery as well as its genocide. The composer's piano, with trumpeter Sydney Mavudla, tenor saxophonist Sydney Mnisi, drummer Marobo Morojele and ac bassist Jimmy Mngwandi )

1451
CD Cut 4 - 'Monkey On A Wire'
Shane Nicholson
Pub Not Spec
Liberation Music LMCD 0005 ( www.liberation.com.au )
Kasey Chambers and Shane Nicholson - 'Rattlin' Bones'
3:05
(Austral comp and perf: Kasey and Shane's voices intertwine seamlessly on this minor key depiction of his desires, monkey-fied, with Mick Albeck's sawing fiddle prominent)

KASEY CHAMBERS AND SHANE NICHOLSON REGIONAL TOUR ALERT:

Thursday 15 May Albury Convention centre
Friday 16 May Wagga Civic Theatre
Saturday 17 May Barooga Sports Club
Sunday 18 May Griffith Regent Theatre
Wednesday 11 June Coffs Harbour Ex Services Club
Thursday 12 June Taree - Manning Entertainment Centre
Friday 13 June Wollongong Regent Theatre
Saturday 14 June Penrith Panthers Evan Theatre
Sunday 15 June Newcastle Civic Theatre
Wednesday 25 June Lismore Workers Club
Thursday 26 June Tweed Heads Twin Towns
Friday 27 June Toowoomba Empire Theatre
Saturday 28 June Nambour Civic Centre
Sunday 29 June Bundaberg Moncreiff Theatre
Thursday 03 July Hobart Wrestpoint Casino
Friday 04 July Launceston Country Club
Saturday 05 July Launceston Country Club
Wednesday 23 July Cairns Convention Centre
Thursday 24 July Townsville Civic Theatre
Friday 25 July Mackay Entertainment Centre
saturday 26 July Rockhampton - Great Western Hotel
Sunday 27 July Gladstone Entertainment Centre

1454
CD Cut 12 - 'Newman Town'
Jeff Lang
Assume APRA/AMCOS
ABC Music 5144271282 ( in Australia through Warner Music.
Available at ABC shops & online: www.abcshop.com.au ) www.jefflang.com.au
Jeff Lang - 'Half Seas Over'
4:48
(Austral comp and perf: Jeff's lead vocal, dobro and junk percussion, Grant Cummerford's Upright bass, Ali Ferrier's fiddle and group vocal in song about trying to force Willie, a local drinker at a pub in WA's Newman to sing a traditional murder ballad. Willie kills one of the singers. The chorus goes: 'do the words cut close to the bone?')

JEFF LANG HALF SEAS OVER TOUR ALERT:

May

16 Fri Fly By Night (*) Fremantle, WA Tix
17 Sat Her Majesty's Theatre (*) Adelaide, SA 131 246
18 Sun Ruby's Lounge Belgrave, Vic Tix
21 Wed Kinross Woolshed Hotel Albury, NSW Tix
22 Thurs The Home Tavern Wagga Wagga, NSW 02 6921 3117
23 Fri Candelo Town Hall Candelo, NSW 02 6492 3533
24 Sat Milton Theatre Milton, NSW 02 4455 3056
25 Sun Heritage Hotel Bulli, NSW 02 4284 5884
28 Wed The Clarendon Katoomba, NSW Venue or
02 4782 1322
29 Thurs Lizotte's Ettalong Beach, NSW Info
30 Fri The Brass Monkey Cronulla, NSW 02 9544 3844
31 Sat The Basement Sydney, NSW Venue or

June

1 Sun The Street Theatre Canberra, ACT 02 6247 1223
6 Fri The Loft Warrnambool, Vic 03 5562 2803
7 Sat The National Hotel Geelong, Vic Tix
13 Fri Harmony Row Vineyard Pipers Creek, Vic 03 5423 5286
14 Sat Peninsula Lounge Moorooduc, Vic Venue or
03 5978 8955
20 Fri Launceston Country Club Launceston, Tas 1300 795 257
21 Sat The Republic Bar Hobart, Tas Tix
26 Thurs The SoundLounge Gold Coast, QLD Tix
27 Fri Judith Wright Centre of Contemporary Arts Brisbane, QLD Venue or
07 3872 9000
28 Sat Bangalow Catholic Hall Bangalow, QLD Tix
29 Sun Joe's Waterhole Eumundi, QLD 07 5442 8144

Presenter

Lucky Oceans

Producer

Lucky Oceans