february 2014 kwantuthu arts magazine

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Kwantuthu’ ArtsFebruary 2014

Clive ChigubhuThe hilarious, rib cracking comedian who has been in the industry since 2010...

A SCRIBE CALLED

THE WHO OF HOUSE?

THE MAN BEHIND

Tswa, the Poet, Writer from Bulawayo.

The Kanye West of House Music, Khan Master.

The hit track “Mur-derer” Metaphysics” the dancehall king.

DJ JULIEN LEBRUN Rocking the ZimClub Groove

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Issue 2014 : Enjoy an issue packed with arts of all disciplines, creativity, innova-tion, and just pure genius.

A Scribe Called Tswa

A label that was founded by Nku-luleko Ncube a fash-ion designer who has designing for over two years and has been worked exten-sively to showcase his art.

The hilarious, rib cracking comedian who has been in the industry since 2010

Rocking the ZimClub GrooveFrench DJ...

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Hello February is the month of love all over the world and we also call out to everyone to show more love to the arts industry. Our February issue has the Metaphysics one of Zimbabwe’s best musical talents with a new hit single. We see King Krude the creative master drop an amazing video for MC Tytoh, also in this issue is the self proclaimed “Kanye West of House Music. We also feature the fashion hit Rebelious Kloth-ing with his new and forward thinking designs. We sit down too and have some laughs with Clive Chigubhu and share some thoughts with “A Scribe called Tswa. ”We show love also to all the creative’s who just got nominated at the annual NAMA awards.

Editorial Note

Show Some Love

LOVE &INNOVATION

TECH Spotlight

ACER ICONICA A1

METAPHYSICSNEW HITSINGLE...

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“I am a theater actor/ standup comedian”


Mr. Funny ManThe hilarious, rib crack-ing comedian who has been in the industry since 2010 has been hard at work putting smiles on the faces of the audiences that have attended his shows. Clive Chigubhu a multi talented individual who is also an actor has rose up the ranks of the Comedy industry to be one of Zimbabwe’s top ranking comedians and is promising more than just laughs. He describes himself with these words “ I am a theatre actor/ stand up comedian interested in working on comic pro-jects or anything that gives me a challenge to portray.”

Mr. Funny Man has shared the stage with Ntando Van Moyo (Bul-awayo Comic), Carl Joshua Ncube (Harare Comic), CDE Fatso (Harare Comic), John Vlismas (South Afri-can Comic), Michael Nicker (South African Comic), Doc Vikela (Harare Comic), Michael K (Harare Comic), Babongile Sikhonjwa (Bulawayo Comic), Siyaya (Bulawayo Artist), IYASA (Bulawayo Artist) and Sulu-mani Chimbetu (Harare Artist). We are looking at seeing more of Clive in 2014 as he is fixing up his show dates for the year.

COMEDY PERFOR-MANCE PROFILE: • Bang Bang Comedy Club: December 2012 & January 2013

• Shoko International Fes-tival Comedy Night @ The Alliance Francaise de Harare- September 2012

• LMFAO Stand Up Com-edy Show @ The Bulawayo Theatre

– August/September 2012

• Simuka Comedy Anni-versary @ZGS Harare – June 2012 & Theatre in The Park – April 2012

• Bang Bang Comedy Club @ the Red Café Harare – May 2012

• Protest International Arts Festival 2011 - Harare.

• Simuka Comedy show at The Mannengberg October 2011

• The Bulawayo Agenda Ideas Festival-15 October 2011

• The NYDT Human Rights and Democracy Arts Festival - 2011

• Initiatives Arts’ ‘An Hour of Laughter’ at the Intwasa 2011

• Opening act for Carl Joshua Ncube’s Big Announce-ment Launch_2011

• Opening act for South African Comedian, Michael Nicker @ Bulawayo Amphitheatre- a Cancer benefit show – April 2011

• Ibumba Arts Festival (Comedy Night) – 2010

• Mamela Youth Festival – National Art Gallery - December 2010

• The Clive Show (Comedy Special) @ Amakhosi Elite 400 – May 2011

Mr. Funny ManCLIVE CHIGUBU

Clive Chigubhu Live at The Bang Bang Comedy Club.


WITH A New Hit Single

METAPHYSICSMETAPHYSICS

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What inspired your dancehall track Murderer?

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“Just felt like doing something a little different to what people usually hear from me and Murderer was the outcome”

The title of the new joint is “Murderer” and is poised to be a crossover hit for radio, clubs and digital devices. The song has already been embraced by the street and heads are nodding to the killer joint. Metaphysics went even further and utilised the track a proper visual representation through video and came down to Zimbabwe and shoot a video. The video was shot as a tribute to the late Chiwoniso Maraire at the same location that “A Peace of Ebony” shot their video “Vuka” almost 21 years ago.

We managed to catch up to the music genius who has worked with dancehall legends like Buju Baton, Mr Vegas, Jah Thunder, Patrice and local heroes like Winky-D, Mickey Inity, Laygwansharkie to name a few. We did an online interview with Metaphysics and we were finding out what 2014 has in store for his fans and the inspiration behind his new hit single “Murderer”.

The Miami based musician has dropped a killer track with Gandanga Records. The music veteran who is not new to the Regge/Dancehall movement and has consistently dropped heavy hits which have got club and Regge/Dancehall lovers moving to the tunes.

What can the ZiMbabWean public be looking out froM your albuM?“Good Music”

is gandanga Music signing up any local artists and assisting theM to go international like yourself?“Yeah started looking at a few new artists but at this point really just trying to build the brand Gandanga.”

any shoWs lined up locally or internationally for 2014?I will be on tour the whole of this year in and around

Europe and perhaps we will set up a few events during the Shoko Festival in Zimba-

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Acer made headlines in the last year putting a new spin on the laptop/tablet debate with their Iconia W7 and A5.

Need a touchscreen laptop? You’ve got it.

ACER ICONICA A1

Joining that fast growing category of 7-8” tablets which we here at Coolest Gadgets got a chance to preview. Launching in the next month, the Acer Iconia A1 should successfully vault them into the midst of the small tablet race with a 8GB version expected at $169 and 16GB version at $199. Affordability will certainly be the first point that will make the A1 stand out.

the A1 will run Android Jelly Bean 4.2 and offer a quad core processor. Jelly Bean enables the owner to create multiple users for one device – each being able to customize their tablet experience. No wor-ries about the kids accessing your private

“assets” when they want to play Candy Crush. The quad core also gave a speedy experience. The microSD slot will expand another 32GB so you can take your movies and music with you too.

Design : Design-wise the A1 offers a healthy 7.9” screen and .43” (11.1mm) profile. One of those points of differentiation for Acer will be the 4:3 1024×768 XGA display. Some of you may consider a non 16:9 aspect ratio a deal breaker. OK, if video is your primary purpose for a small tablet we get it. But after playing with the unit we were pleasantly surprised at the 4:3 browsing, reading and gaming experi-ence. Of course the physical drawback is that going with a larger 4:3 screen in a 7-8”

tablet means a wider unit (145.7mm) versus say the Nexus 7 (16:9 and 120mm wide). So get ready to stretch your hand out to hold the unit. Another physical features worth a mention are a mini-HDMI port so you can plug in to your big screen.And as you would expect the A1 comes with cam-eras on either side including 5MP, 1080p capable version on the back.

The actual user experience definitely gives a few more points of differentiation. With our on-the-go society, instant access to your top apps becomes a necessity. Acer’s Touch Wakeup function will enable direct passage to the app of your choosing from a locked screen by either double thumb touch or five finger twisting motion. Personally this would be a great feature to always have your email literally at your fingertips. Like with competing units, the navigation buttons are always present on-screen, taking up a little space but always readily available. Video screen quality was adequate, giving a decent picture and handling motion fairly well. The 170 degree viewing angle via the IPS screen was definitely a big plus. Touch responsiveness certainly wasn’t that of a unit twice the price. For those that need a unit on-the-go and have interest in sharing the device with other users take a look at the A1 when it launches in June. It will get you the mobility the masses are seeking in a small tablet at an affordable price.

TECH spotlight High


Scribe Called TswaA

Working in

literature,

theatre and

film, the

productions

to my name

are my vision

from this

background.

The multitalented artist “A Scribed Called Tswa” is a creative and artistic individual who describes himself with these words. “My being is the coming together of the many ‘what I am’s’ that have been my experience”. Like the Buntu concept of ‘a village raising a child,’ it is that which is around me that inspires my definition. Creativity, purpose, love, beauty, knowl-edge, respect, etc. This is the community with which I have chosen to raise myself.

We profile the artist “A Scribe Called Tswa” as is currently working on a film project that is set to be released in the first quarter of 2014. Tswa is reluctant to divulge the details of his film but promising a story of visual art and creativity of the most highest standard.

I was born Tswarelo Mothobe, a Sotho boy in a Ndebele society that houses many other tribes, i.e. Xhosa, Kalanga, Rozvi, Zulu, Tonga, etc. Already at my birth and growing, I was a convergence of a diversity of cultures. The last of my kind, my last name means ‘the Healer’ A tribe central to the practice and pres-ervation of the heritage and conscious-ness of the African. It is this that propels the attitude of my spirit in that which I write, perform and direct. Working in literature, theatre and film, the produc-tions to my name are my vision from this background.

Art for me has been, first, my only means of education, considering my level of schooling, has been my vocation and my means of communication with the rest of humanity. Through it I express that which I am.


Scribe Called Tswa

The Writer

Since those days that township streets were my definition, their dust dress-ing the energy that was this African boy, the creative my only companion, I was always creating worlds in my mind. Seeking to understand the creations of others, I loved to learn; reading everything I could, I loved to listen and explore. The writer is my beginning; it is what I am first. I write because it is all that I have, what I came with into this existence, that which God placed directly in my hands… this ability to play God with my mind and pen things into being. Every other aspect of my being begins in the writer and evolves to suit the necessity, be it theatre, film, music, the ears of an excited sweetheart, the elated expressions of children by fire light or just mere talk; I write…

The Poet

I believe poetry is what we feel and what we think, and because everyone has feelings and thoughts, I believe each of us are poets in a way or another. It is left to each of us to realize this and our means of expressing it… My yearning for an existence better than that which we have defined for ourselves invokes the poet in me… my belief is rooted in the idea that change towards the better begins within the self… so through my

words, I challenge myself towards positive growth, tolerance, respect, definition; of myself first and a beauti-ful realization of the world and all of its inhabitants. Because I have become this person, I begin to see every other being in this way and as epitomes of this in our various ways.

The unfolding of history and time in Africa and its people has fragmented the definitions, beliefs and being of our peo-ple. My work is an attempt at reminding ourselves of ourselves. Because some-where in the nooks of time and space, we have been great people and even greater as a people.


The house music label Chife09 has dropped a new hot single called “higher”, the company just shot a video with NAMA award nominated Andy Cutta. The video is out and they are working on putting it out on local TV channels also international ones like Channel O. The single is coming of their upcoming album called “Leap of Faith”. The album got its name from all the hard work the producers put in Khan Master they said were going forward with a new and different marketing strategy which he said was a top down one. We caught up with part of the crew and had an interview with Khan Master and he filled us in what Chief09 Music was up to for 2014.

We met at a local restaurant in Bulawayo and Khan Master came through and the interview began

How would you describe the house music Chief09 produces?Our house music is emotional, mature, deep and one can listen to the music at any time of the day.

Khan MasterThe Kanye West of House Music

The house music label Chife09 has dropped a new hot single called “higher”, the company just shot a video with NAMA award nominated Andy Cutta. The video is out and they are working on putting it out on local TV channels also international ones like Channel O.


Well also as the “Kanye West of House Music” our sound does not follow the con-ventional styles and techniques.

How Many tracks does your album have?We worked on a lot of tracks which are over 30 songs and selected 12 tracks that made it on the album as we were develop-ing what we think is great house music also catering for all times and all ages. The tracks are also in Zulu, Shona, Ndebele and English.

Who have you worked with on the upcoming Album?Well we have tried to work with some of the local artists but we have failed because of a lack of commitment and some of the artists are just busy thus they could not work with us on this album we will see in the future.

Which vocalists are on your album?We took our time to select the best vocal-ists that were committed and had what it took to make our beats sound good. So we worked with Snook , Cake, Mack, Glen K, Kirkiy, Prim and Raster K. Snook and Cake are featured in the single “higher” that is part of the Chief09 label.

When is the album out?We are dropping the album within the first quarter of this year and latest is in April.

What inspired the name of the label?Chief09 comes from the name of our city

‘City of Kings’ and we are chiefs here and also the 09 is the telephone code for the city those are the two elements we put together to come up with chief09.

How can people get your music?At the moment we have not released the album but people can get the singles on soundcloud and contact us on facebook.

We are looking to hear more from Khan Master and the Chief09 record label as they are working on more house hits in the near future. The interview was an interesting one as we had laughs and cockles during it, Khan Master a well rounded, focused individual pushing local music to higher heights with his creative team and setting new levels for others to follow.

Working on over 30 tracks to come up with one album is no easy achievement the creativity and hard work put in is now showing results with the new video they have just put out. The single Higher is going to take this new record company to higher levels within Zimbabwe and Africa.

For more about the label follow them on facebook and soundcloud where you are bound to get a better look and feel of what Chief09 is all about.

Chief09 Music planning to change the house


Feature Fashion


Rebelious KlothingClothing Indaba - A show case for the clothing label.


Rebelious KlothingJewel Magazine - A photo shoot for the cover.

Feature Fashion

REBELIOUS KLOTHING

Rebelious Klothing a label that was founded by Nkululeko Ncube a fashion designer who has been designing for over two years and has been worked extensively to showcase his art. Rebelious Klothing has dressed the reality program host for Zimbabwe Ine Styra, Mbo Mahocs for the Jewel Magazine Cover, and show cased his designs at the Design Indaba. We sat down with the talented designer to find out more of his inspiration and how he goes through his design process.

We asked him how he got in to fashion and he says it was by coincidence that as a young man he wished to go into Graphic Design and when he was looking for a

local college to study Graphic Design-ing he was failed to find an institution that offered a comprehensive course he would be interested in and was then told of Fashion Design and how it was similar to Graphic Design. He says he reluctantly enrolled and the love of fashion grew from there.

Nkululeko attributes his inspiration of his design from the everyday man and woman also life in general. Hip-hop Couture

INSPIRATION

“Nkululeko attributes his inspiration of his design from the everyday man and woman also life in general. .”

As to the name of his fashion label as rebellious, he aims to move away from the normal and the stereotypes of fashion and clothing, thus Rebelious Klothing. A fashion brand that designs Street Wear, Street Couture and Hip-hop Couture with a with a twist to the normal ideas of how to dress. The brand is currently just working on tailor made outfits for its clients and is working on a wider distribution of the designs in Zimbabwe and Africa at large.


King KrudeCREATIVE MASTER


MC Tytoh has just shoot an amazing video for his single next in line, working with a multitalented Music Producer and Video Director King Krude.

The multitalented King Krude a hit making music producer has out done the current trend and shoot a video for MC Tytoh which has got all music lovers in the country talking of the new standard that he has set for Zimbabwe and Bula-wayo artists. King Krude who is also part of the international Nafunasages. We spoke to Enqoe the founder of Nafuna TV to find out more of what Nafuna sages is and this is what he had to say “NafunaSages are elitist artists on all multimedia fronts. It’s a thing we do where we acknowledge people in our ecosystem.”

“NafunaSages are elitist artists on all multimedia fronts”

We paid a visit to this creative master at his musical studio just to get him to shed some light on his work. We asked King krude what MC Tytoh had in store for 2014 he said the single Next in line was taken from the album “Micgnificent” which is dropping any time this month. King Krude said the album was going to get all hip-hop lovers on their feet and nodding their heads.

We had to ask king Krude what it took to work with him and develop amazing videos and he had this to say. We have to

sit down and work on the scrip, get the idea down assemble all the resources that it would need to bring the concept alive. The most important thing is the budget and keeping to the schedule that we would have set up and the budget is the limit not any of our abilities.

“sit down and work on the scrip, get the idea down

assemble all the resources”

Before we left the busy maestro we had to find out what we and the public had to look out for and he said “ we have a lot of projects that are about to drop but all I can say is look out for Prozac and Orthodox we are working on some dope stuff.” We thanked King Krude for his time and cannot wait for him to drop some more good music and lovely creative and innovative videos.

MC Tytoh had in store for 2014 he said the single Next in line was taken from the album

“Micgnificent”


MC TytohThe hot video ‘Next in line’ by MC Tytoh single taken from his new album.


DJ JULIEN LEBRUNSoul jazz and Afro funk Dj since 1995.

He’s a rare groove records digger and co- fonder with Djamel Hammadi of HOT CASA records, an afro soul label created in 2003 in Paris.

He’s also musician in the French “nu jazz” band Hi Perspective & The Boogie Gentle-men, known for their remixes of Ravi Shankar, Astor Piazzolla, Furyo soundtrack, advertising for french mobile company and collaboration with Osunlade’s label

“Yoruba “with tracks featured Nadirah Shakoor (Arrested development), Siji (BBE), Jimmy Abney, Santos…

Dj resident in prestigious place like Man Ray restaurant in Paris and opened the one in NYC. He also did the compilation vol 1, 2 and toured from Miami, Los Angeles , Moscow … from 1999 to 2003.

From 2003 to 2008: Resident dj at L’Alcazar ( Conran shop group)

2008: He was resident dj in Hyatt on the Bund in Shanghai in 2008 and did the compilation “Hyatt in Tokyo “.

As Resident dj, he organized every Sunday since 1999 the jazz brunch in le Reservoir , with the upcoming soul

jazz band from Paris .

2010: He’s resident dj at Sir Winston, Murano Hotel , Baxo, and Kube hotel...

2013: He’s resident Dj at - L’Avenue (Avenue Montaigne) for

Costes group.

- L’Aquarium de Paris for private events with company such as SFR mobile,

Kenzo …


He’s also a sound designer for Alain Ducasse restaurant called “ Rech” and participated as musical consultant on the French movie “ Un conte d’hiver “ by Arnaud Desplechin.

Globe trooter , he’s always try to travel in Benin , Senegal , Burkina Faso, Brazil , India, to find record and the original musicians to licence directly golden funky treasures from the 70’s .

Manager and artistic director of Setenta , the latin soul band from Paris since 2006 ,

+ different Parisian band.

Since 2012, his bi monthly radio show “Hot Casa Radio Show “ is recorded live every Tuesday on www.lemellotron.com (http://www.lemellotron.com/show/hot-casa-radio-show-18/)

Dropping lovely mixes at the Goove Night Club in Bulawayo the DJ got all who attended the event on their feet as he served up his mastery of soul-ful music and jazz it was a night to me remembered.

Discography:

Man Ray vol 1, 2 ( Milan rec /

Universal) 1999 / 2001

Impala Lounge ( Wagram) 2002

Park Hyatt Tokyo ( Milan / Uni-

versal) 2007

Badrutt Palace à ST Moritz (vol

2, 3, 4) 2004, 2005

Hot Casa Records , 10 years

anniversary , 26 records .


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