What is a better way of closing Nelson Mandela Month than through music and dance, things that the father of our democracy and world icon Nelson Mandela enjoyed? As part of the Nelson Mandela Month activities, Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality will on 27-30 July 2016 host a music festival to celebrate the life and times of Nelson Mandela and the values he stood for. The festival is a climax of a number of music development sessions that the municipality held across the City to unearth and … [Read more...] about Mandela Bay Music Festival
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I Admit I Do Have a Smidgin of Sympathy
Sometimes I wonder if the organisers of the Nelson Mandela Bay International Music Festival were properly briefed about how battered the Port Elizabeth public have been with regards to failed music concerts in the city? As it stands we have had more failed concerts than successful in the short history of the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium. I am sure, too, that it must irk everyone involved that a Google.co.za web search finds MyPE as the FIRST result which, unfortunately references the failed … [Read more...] about I Admit I Do Have a Smidgin of Sympathy
Celebrating Music and Sharing Skills via The Nelson Mandela Bay International Music Festival
This weekend the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium will rock with the biggest musical celebration the region has ever experienced. But the NMB International Music Festival will be about much more than getting down to world-class music. On Thursday 12 May before the fest performances, the landmark event begins with the sharing of practical skills and valuable knowledge in a tightly organised series of Workshops and Master Classes. This initiative is at the heart of the festival's strategy to actively … [Read more...] about Celebrating Music and Sharing Skills via The Nelson Mandela Bay International Music Festival
PE’s Nelson Mandela Bay International Music Festival
At the launch of the Nelson Mandela Bay International Music Festival, the organisers of the event made three promises - to stage a world-class act with international headliners; to showcase the towns of Port Elizabeth, Uitenhage, Despatch, Colchester and surrounds as areas of immense musical talent and to present a show that reflects the city's diverse musical tastes. Looking at the lineup, the organisers have kept their word. Not only have they secured guitarist/singer George Benson and … [Read more...] about PE’s Nelson Mandela Bay International Music Festival
