Port Elizabeth - A growing reggae culture in Nelson Mandela Bay is seeing local musicians create special platforms to support the growing demand for the peace-loving genre made popular by Bob Marley and the Wailers. According to music advocates such as the Bay's Rushay Booysen, the growing demand for the music was good news for local artists. Booysen is heading to Europe and the US in September in a bid to grow support abroad for the Eastern Cape music industry, which often loses its artists … [Read more...] about Bay’s growing reggae culture
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Time to Put the TwoTone Penguin Suit On and Shine
TwoTone Music is back with a slick song and dance extravaganza that promises to be a treat for the ears as well as the eyes! The show 'Buble & Beyond' is the launch of TwoTone's brand new concept, The Tuxedo Club. Michael Buble meets ol' Blue Eyes, the Rat Pack and other icons of song in this salute to the finest tuxedo-clad showmen of recent years. A selection of top-class entertainers directed by TwoTone Music's Ulagh Williams performs timeless classics and popular sing-along hits while … [Read more...] about Time to Put the TwoTone Penguin Suit On and Shine
Giving Back in Two Tones
Inspiring performers and music educators, Gareth and Ulagh Williams have embarked on a music development programme aimed at identifying young talent in the township schools of Nelson Mandela Bay and providing them with high-quality musical training. TwoTone manages the TwoTone Show Band, as well as the Mandela Bay Symphonic Wind Orchestra and Mandela Bay Big Band (MB3). The voluntary non-profit Sound of Learning (SouL) project is currently in its pilot phase. TwoTone believes in providing a … [Read more...] about Giving Back in Two Tones
Just What is this MBSWO?
NMMU music students will be part of a brand new concept of the Mandela Bay Symphonic Wind Orchestra (MBSWO), just in time for Valentine's Day. TwoTone Music's "Shall we Dance?" features the orchestra under the baton of part-time music lecturer Gareth Williams in this interactive first for the Bay. TwoTone Music directors Gareth and Ulagh Williams, both NMMU music alumni, are excited about this venture, which combines the orchestra with vocalists and the award-winning TwoTone Show Band in a … [Read more...] about Just What is this MBSWO?
