Category Archives: Music

Theuns Jordaan performs live at the Strand Town Hall

Posted on Sunday, 25 December 2011 by

On Friday night, 23 December 2011, we drove out to The Strand with the Two Moms. We had bought some tickets for a concert at the local Town Hall. Nope, it wasn’t for a concert by the SA Navy Band … Continue reading →

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André Rieu and his Johann Strauss Orchestra at the Grand West Arena

Posted on Monday, 14 March 2011 by

“Do you want to see a concert by André Rieu this evening?” “Eh? Seriously?” “Yep, we have two extra tickets.” “YES! YES! YES!”

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Bookings open for the Cape Town Military Tattoo 2010

Posted on Wednesday, 13 October 2010 by

I am delighted to report that bookings for the Cape Town Military Tattoo 2010 at the historic Castle of Good Hope in central Cape Town have finally opened at Computicket. Yayyy!! The nightly performances will take place from Wednesday 3 … Continue reading →

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“Come fly with us”: A delightful spring concert by the SA Air Force Association

Posted on Sunday, 5 September 2010 by

We’ve just come back from the City Hall in central Cape Town, where we attended an uplifting spring-time concert to raise funds on behalf of the South African Air Force Association (Cape Town branch) for economically disadvantaged ex-servicemen and women … Continue reading →

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World premiere exclusive of ‘Making Time (To Love)’

Posted on Tuesday, 3 August 2010 by

Do yourselves a favour and pop on over to Alan’s blog (otherwise known as Houdini). He is a hugely talented musician, artist and teacher, who has composed and recorded a hauntingly beautiful song, “Making Time (To Love)” for the play … Continue reading →

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A meet-and-greet social at the Castle: Getting ready for the Cape Military Tattoo 2010

Posted on Wednesday, 7 July 2010 by

When I arrived at the magnificent and historic Castle of Good Hope in central Cape Town early on Friday evening there was a serious party happening at the FIFA Fan Fest on the Grand Parade, in front of our beautiful … Continue reading →

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I love My Cape Town too!!

Posted on Monday, 21 June 2010 by

Fellow South African Blogger Juanita from The Hiking Guide posted a fun music video by some South African musicians recently. I thought it was so cool and funky and catchy that I wanted to tell my friends and loyal readers … Continue reading →

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Pangea Day

Posted on Sunday, 29 June 2008 by

I don’t know why this passed me by. I only came across it by accident on YouTube.   In case you also missed out on all the excitement surrounding this international multimedia event on 10 May 2008, here is a … Continue reading →

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A thunder of drums!

Posted on Thursday, 28 February 2008 by

Tonight, I attended a ‘West African Drumming’ Workshop at the Pinelands High School. It formed part of the Continuing Education Programme run by the PHS on a term-by-term basis. Our teacher was Janis Merand, and she was accompanied by four … Continue reading →

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