kwantuthu arts magazine january 2014

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THEATRE FASHIONMUSIC POETRY

Kwantuthu ArtsJanuary 2014

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Of

Moments10

Magazine

A fully animatedmascot for

Ndafuna TV

The story behind the The Same Old

Shirt Collection and the team.

EuropeTour for...

FemaleHouse DJ?

Party at theVic Falls?

The all female group

Nobuntu from

Bulawayo.

TKP a female house

music DJ has an epic

launch at Horizon.

The Jameson Vic

Falls Carnival an

party to end the

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WHO ARE THE?THE NINEVITES

2013

DANCE FILM VISUAL ARTS LITERARY ARTS


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WHATS INSIDE

JANUARY

THE NINEVITES

FRESHON DA..

Issue 2014 :Enjoy an

issue packed with

arts of all disciplines,

creativity, innova-

tion, and just pure

genius.

Europe and Back,an amazing storyof the all femalegroup..

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 Ar ts Team are looking for-ward to a very memorable .

The NinevitesGang packed bagsand missioned to

Semonkong, Leso-tho - a place of rootsand inspirationfor designer NkuliMlangeni.

TKP a fresh DJ who just had

an amazing launch in the City

Of Kings who is promising big

things in House music.

Editorial Note

HappyNewY

ear!

CREATIVITY &INNOVATION

LENOVO

IDEA

TABLETS

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THEJAMESONVIC FALLSCARNIVAL

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ATRIBUTE TONELSONMANDELA

TITLEDDIPLOMATIC

Inspiration :For those notin the know, Navy Seal has been

putting out hard hitting tracks

for some time now. His last single

managed to catch a radio buzz in

the country and helped Elevate

(pun intended) him to the next

level in the Zimbabwean Hip Hop

scene. We are proud to fill you in

on his latest effort which happens

to be a tribute to Nelson Mandela

who passed on this th of Decem-

ber at age . We managed to get

in touch with Navy Seal and this is

what he had to say about how this

song 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 (Nelson

Mandela). I wanted a production

from home, so I gave the First

Class a call-the number produc-

ers in Kingsville-and told them my

idea. minutes later they (First

Class) emailed me instrumentals

to choose from. I linked up with

Trae Yung,and Karma on Whatsapp,

and they both liked the idea. We

arranged for studio time later that

day. We had a vibrant session at

Trae Yungs TMG Studio, and every-

thing went well.

What does this songmean to you? : This songmeans a great contribution to

the Zimbabwe Hip Hop commu-

nity, and the world at large, as we

mourn the loss of a world leader,

father and mentor. Nelson Man-

dela fought systems in the most

diplomaticways, and his death

shall not be a death of his legacy,

but he shall live through how we

conduct business, and how we

relate to other people. Henceforth

came about the concept and title

of the song Diplomatic (A Tribute

To Nelson Mandela).May his soul

rest in eternal peace

Download link :

The new Navy Seal ft Karma n Trae Yung - Diplomatic (A Tribute

To Nelson Mandela) http://www.mcpotar.com/tribute-to-nelson-

mandela-by-zimbabwean-hip-hop-artist-navy-seal-hiphop-rip-

mandela/

Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela :was a South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, politician, and philanthropist who served

as President of South Africa from to . Born: July , ,

Mvezo, South Africa December May his soul Rest in Peace.

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ANIMATION

NWABUA fully animated mascot for Ndafuna TV,

planned to be ready early this

year 2014...

Nwabu Animation

Nwabu was built and textured in Zbrush

and rigged, animated, lit and rendered in

cinema 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 animating

and rendering Nwabu, our fully animated

mascot.

WHO IS NQO?

Enqore, one ofZimbabwes A-list

music video directorsand digital animation

artists.

THE WORK

BEHIND THE

ANIMATIION

LINKS:

www.enqoremedia.com

www.ndafuna.tv

One of our studio machines has

been rendering Nwabu for the past

hours! Additional scenes are

being rendered across the Nafuna

network and rendering should be

done by the weekend. The plan is

to have the animation ready for

the New Year.

I spoke to Dj Philo, who just

released his new trap track, pasta

lavista. Were aiming to get the

track included on the viral anima-

tion. Hopefully soon I will be

releasing yet another new Nafuna

character. This one is a D project

aimed as content for the web show

but also as a viral production, stay

tuned!



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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 OUT

FROM THE CROWD

The first thing youll notice about

the Yoga Tablet 10 is that its a 16:10

ratio display tablet, and that its not

completely flat, either. The round,

bulky edge gives the tablet a stand

to prop itself up, which is nice to have

if youre watching videos or reading

content while at a desk or table.

While its a beautiful tablet, were

going to cut right to the chase with

what we dont like here: the user

interface and the display.

If you didnt work out the math, a 1280

x 800 display across 10 inches gives

you density of roughly 151 PPI. Thats

151 pixels per inch. By comparison, the

iPad Air has 264 PPI and the LG G Pad 8

has 278 PPI.

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

and the faux-metal finish makes it feel

even nicer. The glass display and body give

it a halfway decent feel.

At the bottom end, where the tablet is

curved for the kickstand, there is the

power button and headset jack opposite

each other. The power button is actually

really nice, and has a good feel to it when

pressed. It may be odd to mention this,

but when compared to other tablets, it

seems really cushy.The opposite side of the

power button is the .mm headset jack,

and above that is the volume button and a

small microphone.

When the device is facing you in landscape

orientation, youll also notice there are

two front-facing speakers. If you purchase

the tablet, you will have already noticed

the Dolby logo on the box. The speakers

will offer Dolby Digital Plus enhancement,

which should mean that its sound would

be superior to what youd normally find on

tablets. Well get more into that later.

Flip the tablet over to reveal its backside,

and youll see a nicely textured back with

a smooth panel at the bottom where the

kickstand flips out.

Open up that kickstand and youll reveal

the microSD card slot. The Yoga Tablet

will support up to GB microSD cards, so

if you have tons of media and documents

you need to take around with you, were

sure youll find plenty of storage options

here.

Software : The Yoga Tablet runsAndroid .. Jelly Bean, so you arent

going to find the latest and greatest here.

However, it will support most Android

apps, and for what you might use a tablet,

we dont expect any real shortcomings

because of this Android version.

Dolby Digial Plus sound :Considering the addition of Dolby technol-

ogy to promote this tablets sound, we

werent all that impress with what came

through on the speakers.At maximum vol-

ume, music still sounded a little weak and

metallic. Its almost as if the sound is being

cupped, amplifying the sound of speakers

that 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. a1280 x 800 dis-play across 10inches givesyou density ofroughly 151 PPI.



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THE BEST IN

From

Africa

to

Europe

NOBUNTU

1 Who is Nobuntu?A cappella group of five talented, professional young women from Zimbabwe.Traditional Zimbabwean rooted music, Traditional Gospel, Afro-Jazz and Crossover.

Biography

Nobuntu was officially formed in 2011.

Performed a number of local events and festivals in Zimbabwe.

Released their first 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.

TheEropean

Tour

The all female Zimbabwean

group Nobuntu, inspired by

the Mahotella Queens really

has their unique flair, their

voices resonated taking the

audience on a journey through

Africa.

Nobuntu has graced many

stages through out 2013

from Europe, BulawayoComes Alive, World Music

Day and this weekend at

Drums Of Peace at the

Bulawayo Theatre Bulawayo

Comes Alive, World Music

Day and the Drums Of

Peace at the Bulawayo

Theatre.



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A NDY CUT TA

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

MOMENTS IN 2013

Carl Joshua Ncube: won an award at the National Merit Awards,ed the first ever Zimbabwean comedy festivalalso embarked on a national tour.

SamanthaTshuma:

in 2013 the for-

mer Miss TourismZimbabwe win-ner got to be afinalist in the firstever Miss GrandInternational.

The professionally a Video & Audio Producer,

Mokoomba:in had toured European countriesand won awards. Zimbabwe Music and ArtsAwards UK (ZIMAA) for the UK TouringMusic Artist of the year, Songliness Awards in

the UK for the best newcomer and NationalArts Merit Awards.

NOBUNTU

Chinua Achebe



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ByolifeStreets

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 th e property of Webloxion. All other trademarks are the property o f their respective owners. E&OE

byolifebyo-life.com/streets

R

Skeem Sami

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

of the kurwizi hit song with Betty Makhaya.

Chiwonisa Maraireassed away in 2013, a mbira song-tress whose strong voice andowerful mbira rhythms will long

emain in the countrys psyche. At5 was part of Afro-fusion hip-hopio A Peace of Ebony. 1996 wasart of The Storm, later she fronted

Chiwoniso and Vibe Culture whichwent on to record three albums.

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The Kasi Princess (TKP) born Sandisiwe Dube

has entered the house music industry as pos-

sibly the first female house DJs in Zimbabwe.

At age TKP has a vision to develop and

improve the house music industry taking

the music to another level.

Most artists in Bulawayo venture into rap

music and I decided to be different and do

something that is uniqueshe said. TKP said

there is a readily available market for listeners

of house music in Bulawayo and her music

was getting airplay on local radio stations.

A talented individual who has managed to

get acting parts in television productions

such as Stitsha and Nyaminyami. TKP a strong

individual who has Christian background and

is not swayed by the criticism of female DJssigned to Afro Platinum Media.

TKP has released a EP which will be available

on iTunes soon as her record company is

finalising the deal.

ETo get a taste of TKPs music download it

of Sound Cloud where it currently is avail-

able, work on an album is also in the pipeline.

Look out for a princess from the City of Kings

working on dropping a house musical hit

album soon.

ANewFl avourin

HouseMusicIndust r y

Horizon Bar sees

the launch of rst

female house DJ

TKP

Most artists in Bula-

wayo venture into rap

music and I decided to

be different...



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FeatureFashion



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FeatureFashion

The Ninevites

The NINEVITES

In November , The Ninevites Gang

packed bags and missioned to Semonkong,

Lesotho - a place of roots and inspiration

for designer Nkuli Mlangeni. Thus was

born The Same Old Shirt Collection-

clothes inspired by Basotho culture and

street style.

The Ninevites Gang formed in the late th

century when a group of South Africans

longed to break away from injustice and

establish a new era and way of living. They

were led by a young Zulu man from Natal

called Mzuzephi Mathebula, alias Non-

goloza.At a young age, Nongoloza was

falsely accused of a crime and faced years

of indentured servitude. With nowhere to

turn, he joined up with other like-minded,

young South Africans and The Ninevites

were born

They took their name from the biblical

Ninevites. In both contexts, the groups areportrayed as anti-establishment, revolu-

tionary and misunderstood. .

THE GANG. The Gang.

. Nkuli Mlangeni

. Uma Ramiah

. Leila Khalifa

COLLECTION

Semonkong, Lesotho - aplace of roots and inspira-

tion for designer Nkuli

Mlangeni. Thus was born

The Same Old Shirt Collec-

tion.

THE DESIGN. Andre ZoOmAnderson

THE IMAGE MAKERS. Kent Andreasen

. Jonathan Mellish

. Uma Ramiah

THE MAKE UP. Roxanne Wentworth



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AOnceinLifetimeNewYears

Celebration...

The Jameson Victoria Falls Carnival hosted

in Zimbabwes tourist primer city, visi-

tors from all over the globe and Zimbos

descend upon the mighty Victoria Falls for

a once in a lifetime New Years Celebration.

Combine Southern Africas biggest art-

ists, the worlds greatest adventures and

activities, with a New Years countdown

like nowhere else on earth and you have

arrived at Vic Falls Carnival!

About visitors attended the outdoor

festival which had live performances from

acts from South Africa, Zambia, Botswana,

New Zealand and Britain. A bush party at

Jafuta, a few kilometres out of the resort

town, party goers enjoyed a special trip on

the steam train to the party location. DJ

Francis and others rocked the stage till the

early hours of Monday morning.

The carnival moved from the first venue

Jafuta to Victoria Falls Farm School. A Hot

line up of groups such as Mokoomba,

Chikwata , Shortstraw, Jeremy Loops,

Mampi, Flash Republic, Jason Le Roux,

Judgment Yard, DJ Cmbavill and DJ Ace

DaBass thrilled the crowds with excitingand amazing performances.

From DJs mixing up world number ones,

groups performing sing-alongs a well

oiled machine.

All who attended enjoyed the carni-

val which hosted visitors from as far as the

USA, an all amazing welcome.

WITHANEWYEARSCOUN

TDOWNLIKE

NOWHEREELSEON

EARTH

On New Years Day with

close to 8,000 people

attending the three-day

musical extravaganza.

Live performances by top

southern African musicians,

attracted tourists from all

over.A bush party

atJafuta, afewkilometres out...

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CREATIVE

MANIA

ACTNOW BECREATIVE

Take a moment

and explore your

creative nature,

making your mark,

individuality in all

you do creativity is

a key component.

Remember to share

it with all and have

FUN.

HAVE ACREATIVE 2014



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