kwantuthu arts magazine - january issue 2014

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THEATRE FASHIONMUSIC POETRY

Kwantuthu Arts January 2014

enqore

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A fully animatedmascot forNdafuna TV

The story behind the The Same OldShirt Collection and the team.

EuropeTour for...

FemaleHouse DJ?

Party at theVic Falls?

The all female groupNobuntu fromBulawayo.

TKP a female housemusic DJ has an epiclaunch at Horizon.

The Jameson VicFalls Carnival anparty to end the

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TRIBUTE TONELSONMANDELA TITLEDDIPLOMATIC

WHO ARE THE? THE NINEVITES

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DANCE FILM VISUAL ARTS LITERARY ARTS


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JANUARY

THE NINEVITES

FRESH

ON DA..

Issue 2014 : Enjoy

an issue packed

with arts of all dis-

ciplines, creativity,

Europe and Back,

an amazing storyof the all femalegroup..

The NinevitesGang packed bagsand missioned toSemonkong, Leso-tho - a place of rootsand inspirationfor designer Nkuli

TKP a fresh DJ who just hadan amazing launch in the CityOf Kings who is promising big

ATRIBUTE TONELSONMANDELA TITLEDDIPLOMATIC

PG : 24

PG : 20

PG : 4PG : 24


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WHATS INSIDE

Hello thank you for an amazing in welook forward to a even bigger year where we willexplore the arts, discover the talents and sharethe amazing moments of creativity and innova-tion from all over Africa and the world.

Our January issue has the Jameson Vic Falls Carni-val as one of the biggest end of year parties thatis attracting visitors from all over the world. Wealso see the fresh TKP a female DJ jumping on thehouse music stage with an epic launch at horizon.We also celebrate the European tour of Nobuntuas they are making huge steps in the develop-ment of African music.

We also morn the loss of all our most cherishedartists in from Chinua Achebe, ChiwonisoMaraire and the nationalist Nelson Mandela. Asmall review of and its moments.

We as the kwantuthu Arts Team are looking

Editorial Note

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CREATIVITY &INNOVATION

LENOVOIDEA

TABLETS

THEJAMESON

VIC FALLSCARNIVAL

PG : 28

PG : 9


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A

TRIBUTE TONELSONMANDELA TITLEDDIPLOMATIC

Inspiration : For those notin the know, Navy Seal has beenputting out hard hitting tracksfor some time now. His last singlemanaged to catch a radio buzz inthe country and helped Elevate(pun intended) him to the nextlevel in the Zimbabwean Hip Hop

scene. We are proud to ll you inon his latest effort which happensto be a tribute to Nelson Mandelawho passed on this th of Decem-ber at age . We managed to getin touch with Navy Seal and this iswhat he had to say about how thissong came about?

Navy Seal : I was gettingready for work, when I saw the

breaking news on eNCA. It only hitme when I was in route to work,to do a tribute to him (NelsonMandela). I wanted a productionfrom home, so I gave the FirstClass a call-the number produc-ers in Kingsville-and told them myidea. minutes later they (FirstClass) emailed me instrumentalsto choose from. I linked up with

Trae Yung,and Karma on Whatsapp,and they both liked the idea. Wearranged for studio time laterthat day. We had a vibrant sessionat Trae Yungs TMG Studio, andeverything went well.

What does this songmean to you? : This songmeans a great contribution tothe Zimbabwe Hip Hop commu-nity, and the world at large, as wemourn the loss of a world leader,father and mentor. Nelson Man-dela fought systems in the most

diplomatic ways, and his deathshall not be a death of his legacy,but he shall l ive through how weconduct business, and how werelate to other people. Henceforthcame about the concept and titleof the song Diplomatic (A Tribute

To Nelson Mandela).May his soulrest in eternal peace

ownload link : e new Navy Seal ft Karma n Trae Yung - Diplomatic (A TributeNelson Mandela) http://www.mcpotar.com/tribute-to-nelson-

andela-by-zimbabwean-hip-hop-artist-navy-seal-hiphop-rip-andela/

Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela : was a South Africananti-apartheid revolutionary, politician, and philanthropist whoserved as President of South Africa from to . Born: July

, , Mvezo, South Africa December May his soul Restin Peace.


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ANIMATION

NWABUA fully animated mascot for Ndafuna

TV, planned to be ready early thisyear 2014...

Nwabu Animation

Nwabu was built and textured in Zbrushand rigged, animated, lit and rendered incinema D. Nwabu is built as a high subdi-vision character with heavy displacements

to generate the detail in the skin.

Over the past few weeks I have been gen-erating branding graphics for our studio,nafuna. part of this effort is animatingand rendering Nwabu, our fully animatedmascot.


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WHO IS NQO?Enqore, one of ZimbabwesA-list music video directors

and digital animationartists .

THE WORK

BEHIND THE

ANIMATIION

LINKS:

www.enqoremedia.com

One of our studio machines hasbeen rendering Nwabu for the past

hours! Additional scenes arebeing rendered across the Nafunanetwork and rendering should bedone by the weekend. The plan isto have the animation ready forthe New Year.

I spoke to Dj Philo, who justreleased his new trap track, pastalavista. Were aiming to get thetrack included on the viral ani-mation. Hopefully soon I will bereleasing yet another new Nafunacharacter. This one is a D projectaimed as content for the web showbut also as a viral production, stay


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Lenovo Yoga Tablet 10, Lenovo is back in the Android tablet market withtwo new slates: the Lenovo Yoga Tablet 10 and the Yoga Tablet 8.

TheResolution.

STAND OUTFROM THE CROWD

The rst thing youll notice aboutthe Yoga Tablet 10 is that its a 16:10ratio display tablet, and that its notcompletely at, either. The round,bulky edge gives the tablet a standto prop itself up, which is nice to haveif youre watching videos or readingcontent while at a desk or table.

While its a beautiful tablet, weregoing to cut right to the chase withwhat we dont like here: the userinterface and the display.

If you didnt work out the math, a 1280x 800 display across 10 inches givesyou density of roughly 151 PPI. Thats151 pixels per inch. By comparison, the

Hardware : The Lenovo Yoga Tablet hardware is actually not bad for its price,

and the faux-metal nish makes it feel

even nicer. The glass display and body giveit a halfway decent feel.

At the bottom end, where the tablet iscurved for the kickstand, there is thepower button and headset jack oppositeeach other. The power button is actuallyreally nice, and has a good feel to it whenpressed. It may be odd to mention this,but when compared to other tablets, itseems really cushy.The opposite side of thepower button is the . mm headset jack,and above that is the volume button and asmall microphone.

When the device is facing you in landscapeorientation, youll also notice there aretwo front-facing speakers. If you purchasethe tablet, you will have already noticedthe Dolby logo on the box. The speakerswill offer Dolby Digital Plus enhancement,which should mean that its sound wouldbe superior to what youd normally nd ontablets. Well get more into that later.

Flip the tablet over to reveal its backside,and youll see a nicely textured back witha smooth panel at the bottom where thekickstand ips out.

Open up that kickstand and youll revealthe microSD card slot. The Yoga Tablet will support up to GB microSD cards, so

if you have tons of media and documentsyou need to take around with you, weresure youll nd plenty of storage optionshere.

Software : The Yoga Tablet runsAndroid . . Jelly Bean, so you arentgoing to nd the latest and greatest here.However, it will support most Androidapps, and for what you might use a tablet,we dont expect any real shortcomings

because of this Android version.

Dolby Digial Plus sound : Con-sidering the addition of Dolby technologyto promote this tablets sound, we werentall that impress with what came throughon the speakers.At maximum volume,music still sounded a little weak andmetallic. Its almost as if the sound is beingcupped, amplifying the sound of speakersthat arent of the best quality

TECH spotlightHigh


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The Yoga Tab-let 10 willsupport up to64GB microSDcards, runsAndroid 4.2.2Jelly Bean. a

1280 x 800 dis-play across 10inches givesyou density ofroughly 151 PPI.


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FASHIONLitso is a clothing brand that aims to bring out you. Dressing upis an expression of art GOT

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NOBUNTU

1 Who is Nobuntu ?A cappella group of ve talented, professional young women from Zimbabwe. TraditionalZimbabwean rooted music, Traditional Gospel, Afro-Jazz and Crossover.BiographyNobuntu was officially formed in 2011.Performed a number of local events and festivals in Zimbabwe.Released their rst album THINA in September 2013.European Tour in November 2013

2 What are the Bands interests ?Sharing our Music on Stage and on CD to the whole world. Meeting with otherMusicians sharing ideas and Jamming.

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The all female Zimbabweangroup Nobuntu, inspired by

the Mahotella Queens reallyhas their unique air, theirvoices resonated taking theaudience on a journey through

Nobunt ha grace man stage throug ou 2013 froEurop , Bulaway ComeAliv , Worl Musi Da an thi weeken a DrumOf Peac a th BulawayTeatr Bulaway ComeAliv , Worl Musi Da an th Drum Of Peac a thBulaway Teatr .


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A N DY CU T T A

MOME

Carl Joshua Ncube:in won an award at the National Merit Awards,hosted the rst ever Zimbabwean comedy festival

SamanthTshuma:in 2013 the for-mer Miss TourismZimbabwe win-ner got to be afinalist in the firstever Miss Grand International.

The professionally a Video & Audio Producer


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passed away in , ( - )is the internationally acclaimedwriter, and the author of THINGS

TS IN 2013Mokoomba:in had toured European countriesand won awards. Zimbabwe Music and ArtsAwards UK (ZIMAA) for the UK TouringMusic Artist of the year, Songliness Awards inthe UK for the best newcomer and NationalArts Merit Awards.

NOBUNTU

Chinua Achebe


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Jamal Nyika Mataurepassed away in 2013, a Mutare-based urban grooves musician

of the kurwizi hit song with Betty Makhaya.

Chiwonisa Marairepassed away in 2013, a mbira song-stress whose strong voice andpowerful mbira rhythms will longremain in the countrys psyche. At15 was part of Afro-fusion hip-hoptrio A Peace of Ebony. 1996 waspart of The Storm, later she frontedChiwoniso and Vibe Culture whichwent on to record three albums.


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Byolife Streets

Whats YourDestination?

Byolife Streets is a simple but yet comprehensive guide that makes it a breeze to book andmanage activities. Find hotels, restaurants, tours and attractions, event listing info

including photos about that area right from your smart phone. Each business entrydescribes the attraction with pictures, opening times and full contact details.

The app is integrated with maps showing directions to users about their current location.

Not all 3rd part applications make use of data connectivity. Some 3rd party applications might make use of the carrier's WAP service which could be chargeable.2012 Webloxion. All rights reserved. Byolife,Byolife Streets and related trademarks,names and logos are the property o f Webloxion. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. E&OE

byo lifebyo-life.com/streets

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The Kasi Princess (TKP) born Sandisiwe Dubehas entered the house music industry as pos-sibly the rst female house DJs in Zimbabwe.

At age TKP has a vision to develop andimprove the house music industry takingthe music to another level.

Most artists in Bulawayo venture into rapmusic and I decided to be different and do

something that is unique she said. TKP saidthere is a readily available market for listenersof house music in Bulawayo and her musicwas getting airplay on local radio stations.

A talented individual who has managed toget acting parts in television productionssuch as Stitsha and Nyaminyami. TKP a strongindividual who has Christian background andis not swayed by the criticism of female DJssigned to Afro Platinum Media.

TKP has released a EP which will be availableon iTunes soon as her record company isnalising the deal.

ETo get a taste of TKPs music download it ofSound Cloud where it currently is available,work on an album is also in the pipeline. Lookout for a princess from the City of Kings work-ing on dropping a house musical hit album

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Horizon Bar sees

the launch of rst

female house DJ

TKP

Most artists in Bula-wayo venture into rapmusic and I decided to

be different...


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FeatureFashion


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FeatureFashion The NINEVITES

In November , The Ninevites Gangpacked bags and missioned to Semonkong,Lesotho - a place of roots and inspirationfor designer Nkuli Mlangeni. Thus wasborn The Same Old Shirt Collection -clothes inspired by Basotho culture andstreet style.

The Ninevites Gang formed in the late thcentury when a group of South Africans

longed to break away from injustice andestablish a new era and way of living. Theywere led by a young Zulu man from Natalcalled Mzuzephi Mathebula, alias Non-goloza. At a young age, Nongoloza wasfalsely accused of a crime and faced yearsof indentured servitude. With nowhere toturn, he joined up with other like-minded,young South Africans and The Nineviteswere born

They took their name from the biblicalNinevites. In both contexts, the groups areportrayed as anti-establishment, revolu-tionary and misunderstood. .

THE GANG. The Gang.. Nkuli Mlangeni. Uma Ramiah. Leila Khalifa

Semonkong, Leso-

tho - a place of roots andinspiration for designer

Nkuli Mlangeni. Thus wasborn The Same Old ShirtCollection .

THE DESIGN. Andre ZoOm Anderson

THE IMAGE MAKERS. Kent Andreasen. Jonathan Mellish

THE MAKE UP. Roxanne Wentworth


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A Once in Li f e t ime New

Ye

Celebr a t ion...

The Jameson Victoria Falls Carnival hostedin Zimbabwes tourist primer city, visi-tors from all over the globe and Zimbosdescend upon the mighty Victoria Falls fora once in a lifetime New Years Celebration.

Combine Southern Africas biggest artists,the worlds greatest adventures andactivities, with a New Years countdown

like nowhere else on earth and you havearrived at Vic Falls Carnival!

About visitors attended the outdoorfestival which had live performances fromacts from South Africa, Zambia, Botswana,New Zealand and Britain. A bush party atJafuta, a few kilometres out of the resorttown, party goers enjoyed a special trip onthe steam train to the party location. DJFrancis and others rocked the stage till theearly hours of Monday morning.

The carnival moved from the rst venueJafuta to Victoria Falls Farm School. A Hotline up of groups such as Mokoomba,Chikwata , Shortstraw, Jeremy Loops,Mampi, Flash Republic, Jason Le Roux,Judgment Yard, DJ Cmbavill and DJ AceDaBass thrilled the crowds with excitingand amazing performances.

From DJs mixing up world number ones,

groups performing sing-alongs a welloiled machine.

W IT H A NE W YE AR S C O U NT D

O W N

A b ush part y at Jafu ta , a

few kilo me tr es out...


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r s

All who attended enjoyed the carni-val which hosted visitors from as far as theUSA, an all amazing welcome.

On New Years Day with

close to 8,000 people

attending the three-day

musical extravaganza.

Live performances by top

southern African musicians,


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CREATIVE

MANIA

ACTNOW BECREATIVE Take a moment

and explore yourcreative nature,

making your mark,individuality in all

you do creativity is

a key component.Remember to shareit with all and have

FUN.


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HAVE ACREATIVE 2014


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