Mime or Meme ... ???

An act of silence ... ?

“Please forgive me, but what I was doing, I was doing what I believe is my calling, I was doing what I believe makes a difference to the country,” Jantjie

Ballade vir Madiba ... Gavin van den Berg, Shareen Swart, Kaz McFadden

Vreemde nag.
Skarlaken nag.
Koerantpapiere, baksteenmure, Neon nag.
Sirenes onder 'n donker maan.
Nag na nag.
Mens na mens.
Donker nagte, onverwagte.
Skadufigure.
En elkeen is uiteindelik.
Enkeling, vreemdeling, verstoteling rug gedraai op die ligtekring.
Agterstevoor, onderstebo.
Vreemdeling, enkeling alleen.
Agterstevoor, onderstebo.
Vreemdeling, enkeling alleen.
- Richard van der Westhuizen

  Old ballads never die! Our hero Nelson Mandela will never die ...he will live on in our hearts ... he will always live on through all South Africans embracing the values he immersed into our beautiful country.

This week on the iStart2 Show we asked two actors, Gavin van den Berg & Shareen Swart, from one of the most popular Afrikaans television series, Ballade vir n Enkeling, screened back in the Apartheid years (1987) to reflect on the past and to focus on the challenges facing actors today. Kaz McFadden, a young actor known for roles in 7de Laan, Egoli and Villa Rosa, joined us to reflect on sustainability in the arts industry. 

Jacques Rynhardt & Meisie Moolman. Remember?

 

Messages to President Nelson Mandela:

Gavin van den Berg: "You will be with me in spirit forever"
Shareen Swart: "I thank you for giving us a legacy of reconcilliation"
Kaz McFadden: " I hope there are many more like you Mr Mandela"

To listen to the show just click play:




Thought for the Day: 

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The show is broadcast every Monday at 18h30 and repeated on Fridays in its new prime time slot at 19h00 (SA Time) or visit our brand new website: istart2.com

Africa for Africans ... Nomsa Mazwai

"Sustainability is Life" - Nomsa Mazwai on the iStart2 Show

Through Emthonjeni Arts, her "baby"and an artists' residency in the rural town of Hamburg, she aims to help with the economic regeneration of the small community. 

Mazwai was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship in 2010, won a SAMA award and was nominated as one of the 200 Top Young South Africans by Mail & Guardian this year. She also had the honour of  giving a presentation to the United Nations on behalf of South Africa on how to engage young people in the Millennium Development Goals.

Nomsa Mazwai starts2!
"iStart2 think about a future that is positive ... amazing ...
 something to look forward too"

We chatted to this energetic entrepreneur about the Peace Concert in Jo'burg at the Maboneng Precinct on 3 December @Zen, Emthonjeni Arts and her views on sustainability through community upliftment.

The Africa for Africans network and The Festival au Desert partnership will be a melting pot of arts engagements, opening of new markets, collaborations and dialogues at a two-week long residency programme at the Emthonjeni Arts centre in Hamburg, South Africa from 3 – 16 December, 2013.

“It is in celebration of Africa that we are hosting this collaboration of Mali and South Africa, in particular the Xhosa people of the Eastern Cape. Africans will come together to create magic! Because Africa is magical”, says Mazwai

To listen to the show and the song "Africa" by Salif Keita, just click play.



Thought for the Day:

Tune in to the iStart2 Show on Radio Today 1485 AM in Jozi, Nationally on DSTV Audio Channel 869 or worldwide on www.1485.org.za.

The show is broadcast every Monday at 18h30 and repeated on Fridays in its new prime time slot at 19h00 (SA Time) or visit our brand new website: istart2.com

'n Nuwe Land, 'n Nuwe Mens ... Bianca le Grange

"I love Afrikaans - die taal - I am proudly South African. I choose positivity and life" - Bianca le Grange

One of South Africa's busiest female superstars, Bianca le Grange is an accomplished musician who's talent was showcased to millions around the country through SA Pop Idols 2002.

This sassy, sexy and gorgeous singer, pianist, violinist and actress now runs her own business, appears frequently in popular musical theater, guest presents on television and actively supports young talent with her social responsibility projects. In addition to committed training and mass media exposure, Bianca applies her acting, singing and song writing skills to a variety of lucrative roles – corporate gigs, session recording, musicals, television appearances. 

                 Bianca Starts2 ... with Pops Mohamed (iStart2 Ambassador)

"Together we want to write and record a fresh track with all the elements from the ancient past, the present and the future ... and do that for iStart2"

We chat to Bianca about her song contribution to the iStart2 Compilation cd (and she is going to play an important part in the build-up to the TV series), her view on sustainability issues in the world, her role in Blood Brothers currently running at Monte Casino ... and much more.

To listen to a podcast of the show and a song from her latest cd 'n Nuwe land, 'n nuwe mens" (A new country, a new person) just click play below



Thought for the day:

Willam Shakespeare: If Music be the food of love ... play on.

Tune in to the iStart2 Show on Radio Today 1485 AM in Jozi, Nationally on DSTV Audio Channel 869 or worldwide on www.1485.org.za.

The show is broadcast every Monday at 18h30 and repeated on Fridays in its new prime time slot at 19h00 (SA Time) or visit www.istart2.com.

StrussBob ... Tshepo Phologane

StrussBob is an African street culture brand (pronounced Stroes bob) and is a South African colloquial phrase meaning – “The Promise of Truth”. StrussBob is a universally recognised street term representing a promise of truth. StrussBob is known as one of the leading street brands in South Africa and prides itself in being born and bred on the streets of South Africa.

Tshepo starts 2!
"iStart2 be different. Different is interesting" 

StrussBob is a street style brand that prides itself in being born and bred on the streets of South Africa. Our aim is to elevate African street culture to top global status and build a brand that resonates with the youth of Africa and beyond. StrussBob is a representative of African street culture and aims to make a positive contribution in shaping youth identity and aspirations.

We chat to Tshepo Mosa Phologane (Designer & Photographer) who intends to bring StrussBob to the forefront of South African urban fashion and to restore pride in African culture. StrussBob is proud to be AFRICAN.



To listen to a podcast of the show just click play:

Thought for the Day:

The Photograph

Tune in to the iStart2 Show on Radio Today 1485 AM in Jozi, Nationally on DSTV Audio Channel 869 or worldwide on www.1485.org.za.

The show is broadcast every Monday at 18h30 and repeated on Fridays in its new prime time slot at 19h00 (SA Time) or visit www.istart2.com.

Across the Universe ... Dan Schreiber

” I love Tea, bamboo, lotus, nature, people, water, architecture, the sun and open minds. I travel and share earth and soil regeneration ‘technologies’ , seeds, tools and ways of harmonic interaction. ” - Dan Schreiber

All the way from Byron Bay, Australia, Dan joined us in the studio on Monday.  He is a gardener, visionary, father, inspirational storyteller, speaker and lecturer, a professional photographer, videographer and multimedia producer. He is a self-taught herbal healer, ecologist and landscape gardener with a forte for creative direction and vision.

Dan Starts 2!

Dan Schreiber chatted to us about "Growing Life", including growing local economies, food, housing materials, medicine and fuel. He describes this as the future of farming, quantum agriculture and the next level of Permaculture. 

He is incredibly well versed on the subject of the planet, earth and soil regeneration 'technologies', seeds, tools and ways of harmonic interaction. He travels around the world to share his  knowledge about organic plant growth enhancers which are on the cutting edge of increasing plant and soil biota health to support the flowering of human awareness via vibrational nutrition. Dan’s most recent direction is exploring systems of perpetual renewal and designing human interfaces to enable harmonic human communication, relationship and custodianship of the natural world.

To listen to the show, just click play below:



Thought of the day:

Growing life

Tune in to the iStart2 Show on Radio Today 1485 AM in Jozi, Nationally on DSTV Audio Channel 869 or worldwide on www.1485.org.za.

The show is broadcast every Monday at 18h30 and repeated on Fridays in its new prime time slot at 19h00 (SA Time) or visit www.istart2.com.

One Love, Ngoma ... Keitu Gwangwa & Empress Tallowah

Refreshing and inspiring to have two beautiful artists on the iStart2 Show - a Sangoma and a Rastafarian sharing their views on sustainability and healing. Two women who are passionately living different lifestyles but are united in their quest to promote indigenous traditional African music, art and heritage preservation. 

Keitu Gwangwa, has throughout her life explored various arts disciplines with success, has performed in several countries abroad and continues to work with icons and artists to promote African culture and heritage. As director of Ndebi Creations she aims to blend activism and art in encouraging pride in Africans for our history and identity. Keitu talks to us about her life as a sangoma and shatters some of the myths and preconceptions people have about what it means to be a sangoma.

Tallowah and Keitu start 2

Our Rasta Sista, Empress Tallowah, studied at the National School of Arts where she specialised in drama. Being Rastafarian was more a calling than a choice. Tallowah sees Rastafari more as a way of life rather than a religion but she embraces other religions. Tallowah's message is one of love and greatness. She believes: " We are all great and we need to remember, accept and apply this philosophy in our own lives"

( Note to self: So important that our youth learn about the wonderful diversity and different lifestyles of all people in our country) To listen to the show and some rhythmic music by Bob Marley and Thandiswa Mazwai just click play:



Thought for the day:

Healing Hands

Tune in to the iStart2 Show on Radio Today 1485 AM in Jozi, Nationally on DSTV Audio Channel 869 or worldwide on www.1485.org.za.

The show is broadcast every Monday at 18h30 and repeated on Fridays in its new prime time slot at 19h00 (SA Time) or visit www.istart2.com.