The Cape Cultural Collective will be holding their Shades of Freedom event on Friday, the 21st April at 7pm at the Slave Church 40 Long street. The lineup is amazing and entrance is free. See you there!
Posts Tagged ‘culture’
Listen to some Profound words
21/04/2017The oldest dance in Africa, Xho-pera and the klopse
12/12/2016One of Bush Radio’s oldest programmes is called Backchat and it sees almost 20 guests (activists, NGOs, social movements etc) come through and onto the airwaves per week. But we have a saying at Bush (one of many), “that a little bit of sugar makes the medicine go down”, so from time to time the Backchat team which consists of Bassie, Siviwe and Natasha bring in some interesting musicians and artists to lighten up the studio.
So whether it is learning the oldest dance in South Africa or experiencing a new musical form like Xho-pera, we thought we should share a small sample of these acts here:
Get a radio programme on air in 2015
09/01/2015Bush Radio 89.5 FM is inviting interested individuals and organisations to submit programme application proposals to develop volunteer radio programmes under the following broad subject areas:
- Children
- Youth
- Aged / seniors
- Citizen’s Education
- Arts and Culture
- Gender
- Disability
- World Music
- Africa
- Media
- Health
- Sport
- Technology
Programme proposals should have a specific aim, a defined target audience and be focused on specific issues/themes under the subject area.
No previous broadcasting experience is required to submit a proposal as Bush Radio will provide the necessary training and support should your proposal be selected for development.
What are we looking for in your proposal?
- Potential – not only in ideas, but in people.
- Programming produced by groups, not individuals
- Local content and roots in the listening community
- A diversity of grassroots voices, languages and accents from all over Cape Town
- Identifies an audience that it wishes to serve
- Respects its audience
- Commitment to the concept of volunteerism
- Puts a premium on local (ie Cape Town) content
- Contributes to meeting our regulatory obligations
How to apply?
Download the Bush Radio Programme Application Form.
Completed application must be sent via email to bushradioprogramming@gmail.com – only emailed applications will be accepted.
The subject line of the email must read as the following example: Programming 2015 Subject Area: Gender
The deadline for submission of proposals: 25 January 2015
Only proposals accepted for potential development will be contacted for more information or follow-up.
Related: Join a production team at Bush Radio and get skilled
Who said mid-morning radio is only for background music?
29/02/2012Just in case you didn’t notice, what with all the confusion caused by 2012 being a leap year, tomorrow is the 1st of March and this brings a programming change for us at Bush Radio 89.5FM. For the past few months Ruth Molteno (from The Dank!sh) has been holding down the fort while we develop a new team to run the Morning Cruise from 9am – 12pm.
We are pleased to announce that starting on the first of the month, Victor J, Somie and Winslow will lead a new-look Morning Cruise on 89.5FM.
The Morning Cruise is your mid-morning dose of that extra special something you need to jump-start your day. The team will still bring you daily inspiration, interviews, did-you-know facts, the important jobshop, career tips, topic of the day and more – but now with triple madness!
Who said mid-morning radio is only for background music and should be boring?
Some more info on the team:
Victor Jantjies
Returns to the Mother of Community Radio and brings his experience of hosting the breakfast show on 89.5FM (remember that show?) and will guide the team as their skills develop.
Chisomebi “Somie” Emma-Iwuoha
Somie is a digital junkie with a love for social media and all things music-related. This Nigerian native has been living in Cape Town for the past 11 years and has adopted the lifestyle and culture of the city – including Afrikaans!
Winslow Schalkwyk
Winslow is a performance poet and creative-writing facilitator who lives in Ravensmead. He has performed at various venues in Cape Town and has a passion for words and sound – and he’s ready to use the power held by these elements.
MKK 2009 presents a bright future
22/12/2009Putting MKK 2009 together was not without its challenges, like others we too have suffered due to the economic meltdown.
We are proud to say that the 10th Media Kidocracy Konference (MKK 2009) which ran from the 14th to the 18th December 2009 was a resounding success.
On the final day the young delegates (12 – 18 years old) presented their productions in a four hour closing ceremony which included video, online, graffiti and radio presentations.
The closing ceremony also included performances by young Capetonian talent such as Shaz & B, Apple and Cinnamon and Grand Alliance.
The photographers have captured the contrast between the beauty of our natural landscape and the filth that soils it.
The television group challenged us to re-examine our so-called natural ways of being as men and women with respect to violence within the home.
The graffiti group showed through their piece that although we may differ linguistically and/or culturally, we can live in harmony.
The online and radio groups have spread the word that violence is not and never will be an option, be it violence inflicted by others through forced child labour or self-inflicted violence in the form of substance abuse.
WATCH THE ONLINE GROUP’S POWERPOINT PRESENTATION (CLICK HERE)
LISTEN TO THE RADIO GROUP’S FEATURE (CLICK HERE)
Together these products send a resounding message that states that their vision for tomorrow is one in which they wish not to live in fear and is filled with hope.
We would like to thank the following individuals and organizations for their assistance through advice and contributions in making this conference a success:
St Agnes Primary School and in particular the principal Mr. Alfonso Louw and caretaker Mr. Marsh.
Mr. Darion Pillay from Woolworths Financial Services
Mr Neil John Smith from John Smith Photography and Design
Mr. Brad Hale from Wild Organic Foods
Superfoto Canal Walk
Shoprite Woodstock
Ms. Lache Woldson from MTN
Trevor Muller from The Indibano Group
We would also like to thank:
Elroy Williams for logistical support
Brenda Leonard and Belinda Sepkit from Bush Radio’s admin department who made the lunches
All the production facilitators and content facilitators.
The guest speakers who joined us on the first day of the conference, especially Ms Jennifer Hartnick from the Provincial Parliament whose kind and gentle words set a good tone for the conference.
We would also like to thank our delegates who joined us from as far a-field as Northern Ireland (Public Achievement) and Canada (Canada World Youth).