BOOK & MUSIC REVIEWS Booking Contact Details Email:[email protected] [email protected] Phone: 072 900 6882 or 0815353547MU SIC Shef & the Kitchen is a young band that has been taking music lovers in South Africa by storm. Behind their aprons beats musical hearts that have come together to create a feast of sounds for all ages. Their original lyrics that combine isiZulu, Setswana and English, offer a repertoire that melts in the mouth and warms the soul. Shef & the Kitchen have been performing at prominent events such as Moshito Music Conference, Standard Bank’s Joy of Jazz, the Joburg Theatre’s Youth Unplugged and many more, while their music has been featured on key shows such as Kaya FM’s Top 40 and YFM’s ReWired, The band members are celebrating their 6 years together and their creations which can only be described as a veritable gourmet of melodies. APRIL 2018 ][ ROYAL ROUGE MAGAZINE 51
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PROFILE BRILIANT MIND ALWAYSPLAYS PART IN SUCCESS Brian surname:neutralAn actor motivational speaker poet model acting director a wheelchair basketball player started doing acting whit a local group from attredgeville called YTDM: year 2010 did few projects stage acting was nominated at the south Afri- can state theatre for the best organization and best actor I won whit them did few proj- ects whit another group from attredgeville called CYTM stage acting shot a movie on 2014 and also worked whit artville production I was casted for a radio drama on 2016 and I also also worked whit siphosami art media shot a series whit them also season one still to shoot season two and am currently signed under mehlreing talent agency And am a art and media com- pany owner called world of talent that was born in 2016 witch I have 82 students in to- tal we have a contract whit the state theatre for a eight year contract and personally am an I.T graduate in 2014 And I also do community ser- vice whit art as an the direc- tor of a group based in at- tredgeville called super divine started two months ago APRIL 2018 ][ ROYAL ROUGE MAGAZINE 53
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PROFILEI AM PENELOPE SEKGOBELA an independent, respon- sible, hard-working young woman with posi- tive-thinking and a drivenpersonality: open and eagerto learn and grow in order toteach and inspire others. I wasraised from a small town calledBushbuckridge Mapulaneng andnow based in Johannesburg.I am a nude [art]ist. I love art;body painting, portraits andnude photography. I am alsointerested in -Commercial-Pro-mo modelling and always lookingforward for fun, exciting, prof-itable opportunities and greatcollaboration for growth.THE LOVE OF NUDEART APRIL 2018 ][ ROYAL ROUGE MAGAZINE 55
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BIG FABULOUS ME The Diary ofMakhosazana TshabalalaMakhosazana Khosi Tshabalala, I was exposed to a lot of was born on the 30th of No- opportunities throughout my vember 1993 at Lesedi Clinic high school years, because of and this is my story… my talkative self, I was votedI hope more than anything my to be one of the Student Rep- story inspires a lot of people resentative Councils in grade out there who are going 11 and matric. Fast forward to through what I went through, when I completed my matric in I want someone to say, ‘’be- 2012 at Princess High School, I was 19 and had my whole fu-cause of you, I didn’t give up’’. ture planned out. I was young, I don’t want to get too much vibrant and spontaneous. into the details of how I grew Growing up, I thought I had everything planned outup because there’s nothing in- perfectly, like how I was goingteresting about my childhood, to live my life, with whom, my career, my graduation party, I was raised by both parents how many kids I was goingbut I’d also like to believe that to have, the type of weddingmy grandmother played a huge I want; the type of song to be played when I walk down role in my up-bringing as the aisle and everything had well. I’ve always been a hard a specific year that it hadworker and a generous person to happen in but I guess life and in 2010 when I was doing itself had its own plans…The grade 10 our school Princess year 2013 I went to Midrand High took us to a leadership Graduate Institute and studied camp which actually helped a Psychology, you know us teen- lot in terms of learning how agers we want go where the money is, we don’t follow our to improve and help other people in order for them to passion but the reason why Igrow but that was not just for chose to study psychology was them, it also helped us grow because a lot of people used to as individuals and made uslook at things in a ‘’grown up’’ tell me that I’m a good perspective, teaching us that life is what you make. APRIL 2018 ][ ROYAL ROUGE MAGAZINE 57
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BIG FABULOUS MElistener and that I give the I want, the disappointed goes ‘’life reminds you ofbest advice, how wrong I was… look in their faces would be what’s important when it’spsychology is not just about unbearable, I guess I had to too late’’ indeed it was toolistening to other people push myself harder, learn to late and suddenly I thoughttell you about their daily love it, but it’s like the more of the time I had wasted andchallenges, it’s also not about I tried the more I failed and wished I could turn back thegiving ‘’the best advice’’ that’s the more I failed a piece of clock and fix everything. I lostactually the theory black my happiness was taken away friends; people whom I neverpeople have about it, how from me because nobody thought I’d part ways with,wrong are they.I’d find myself knew me as a failure and I’m talking about people whosad and miserable, but why? when I started failing all eyes I grew up with, I lost interestIsn’t this my passion? Isn’t were on me, I didn’t know the in my studies, I drifted awaythis what I love and want to person I had become.Life is from God, I became spirituallydo? I realized that I hated psy- unpredictable, we don’t always lost, I no longer saw the needchology with every inch in my get what we want but we to pray, read the bible or evenbody, it actually bored me to get what we deserve. When go to church… I was angry atdeath because it required me everything happened the way God I mean how could he doto sit, observe and write about it was not supposed to happen, this me?? Why did he leave mewhat I’ve observed and I’m I panicked, I freaked out, I when I needed him the most,talkative, I do a lot of talking actually lost myself. I began how could he let me experi-and if this does not require to become ignorant about the ence such pain and heartache?me to express my feelings and most important things in life, I hit rock bottom,I had lostthoughts by talking then I’m in everything took a different myself within myself. Thethe wrong career. I also learnt turn. I used to be an A student world was just too big for me,a lot about myself. I’m not a and when I experienced failure my life was a heavy burden tolistener, I’m a speaker, I’m a I couldn’t take it, I understand carry, I now lost interest in theleader and not a follower, I do that in order to be successful things I used to admire andthe talking and people do the one has to fall down a few love, nothing made sense any-listening. The problem with times, pick themselves up more, I cried a lot, ate more,doing what you don’t love is and move on, but I couldn’t drinking alcohol was a habit,that you fail dismally and no- do that, I felt like I was being I had no friends, laughterbody wants to fail, I wanted to punished. Suddenly nothing became my enemy, I felt likequit so many times but what seemed to make sense and I being alone most of the timeabout the money my parents dropped out of University, I but all I did was cry and sleep.spent to take me to the best didn’t see the point in trying Life didn’t make sense, I didn’tschool to study what they because it wasn’t good enough see the reason for me to livebelieved I loved and enjoyed, I anyway. My parents were so but suicide was not an option.didn’t think I’d be able to look disappointed in me, I was athem in the eye and tell them failure and they had lost hopethat this is not the career in me. There’s a saying that APRIL 2018 ][ ROYAL ROUGE MAGAZINE 59
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LEAST OF THE LASTMUSIC TO THEWORLD by Sipho NgondoKay Gee 40 was born Trevor Released at least 5 singles to be released some time thisRufaro Goustino in Dangamvu- to date including the chat year.ra, Mutare, Zimbabwe on the topping single “6 Oclock” fea-05th of August 1983. Rapper turing Trae Yung which stayed Upcoming projects:First singleand afro soul singer whose in the Power fm Zimbabwe for 2018 is titled “Sterek”music is influenced by Hip Top 40 charts for a record 4 featuring Mr Noxa produced byHop, Jazz and reggae, studied months and ending the year Mr Noxa and Dj Kevy.Ethnomusicology at Mutare 2016 on number 38 on top Roots featuring Tariro NeGit-Polytechnic class of 2007. 100. A collaboration with are and Tora Mari a collabora- Shugeta and Mr Noxa titled tion with Shugeta.He started pursuing music “Ndiyerese” which topped the 2.Growing up i always knewwhen his parents divorced. Power FM Zimbabwe charts. that i am a musician. WhenSeeking to find a voice he Nominated twice at the Zim my dad took me to live showsstarted writing poetry and Hip Hop Awards 2017 with i pictured myself on stage.later on Music. Majored in Shugeta #BestGroup and So i guess i was born artistguitar. He plays guitar and #BestGospel. The latest of- even though i went further torap inspired mainly by poetry. fering is the love song “Kana studying music.His music seeks to motivate Usipo” which he co produced 3. Being able to have an ideaand give hope to mankind. with Richmond “Gransunn” and be able to express it andPerformed at H.I.F.A. 2015, Mutunhu off his upcoming EP people feeling.Performing atShoko Festival 2013, Harare Nothing Without...... HIFA 2015 was a great feelingFood and Music Festival 2016 for me. I always wanted toand Zimbabwe German Society perform there. Having songs(Acoustic Nights) to name a that got in the charts infew. Zimbabwe the past 3 years. So that means consistency.66 APRIL 2018 ][ ROYAL ROUGE MAGAZINE
LEAST OF THE LASTBeing nominated last year 2017 at the Zim HipHop Awards for Best Group and Best Gospel4. What drives me is God and his word, my family,friends and the society.I am inspired by my past, what i see everyday,what i read and other people’s stories. Just lastweek i was watching a Bob Dylan documentaryand immediately i took my guitar and wrote asong.5. Performing all over the world and my visioncoming to pass. I have a passion for music educa-tion and helping the less fortunate.6. Three things that defines me. Proffesional,hardworking and God fearing.7. What else keeps me busy? Teaching music. Ireally do not have a life outside music. If i ven-ture into anything it will still be in the arts.8. I have a couple of projects i am on. Working ona song with the music sensation Tariro APRIL 2018 ][ ROYAL ROUGE MAGAZINE 67
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