Cape Town Effects live at Les Abattoirs | Photos

The Cape Town Effects team spent 8 days in residence at Les Abattoirs in Bourgoin-Jallieu, a small town near Lyon, France. During that time the team, consisting of KONFAB, El Nino (Driemanskap), Jaak, Tebz, Big Space, spo0ky, Dplanet, FX (lighting technician) and Chris (sound engineer), rehearsed and prepared for their first two shows.

The ‘Cape Town Effects’ project aims to create a snapshot of the South African underground music scene by creating a live show and releasing an album – a beautiful way for Jarring Effects to celebrate 10 years of musical connection with Cape Town.

Putting together a full show in such a short time was quite an achievement but everyone worked hard and the results showed. Check out these photos taken by Hélène Mejza at the first show in Bourgoin-Jallieu.

KONFAB (front), El Nino (background).

Big Space, Dplanet, spo0ky

Tebz feeling it

KONFAB and Jaak get down

Jaak and El Nino

El Nino, Jaak, KONFAN and Tebz share a moment

El Nino bringing the fire

Tebz performing Kodi Ya Malla

Cape Town Effects Crew!

Tebz on the violin

El Nino summoning the spirits

Cape Town Effects is due to be released by Jarring Effects in August 2013. In the mean time, check out ‘All Rise’ by KONFAB and El Nino. Dplanet and Led Piperz on production…

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‘Badman’ video by KWAAI featuring Driemanskap and Kanyi

In December last year, a group of Swedish musicians came to South Africa to record an album project called KWAAI. The aim of the project was to bring together some of Sweden and South Africa’s finest rappers and producers to create a collaborative album and, later this year, a tour of Sweden. Naturally your boys Driemanskap got all up in the project and did what they do best – kill ish!

The first offering from the project is a track called, ‘Badman’. It features Syster Sol, Mofeta, Kristin Amparo, Cleo, Driemanskap and Kanyi. The beat is by Khosh, who also produced Izulu Lelam, Driemanskap’s first offering from their forthcoming album, Hlala Nam, which drops later this year.

The video was only released last Friday and already has over 15,000 views on Youtube! Check it out below…

Stay tuned for the forthcoming KWAAI album (June 7th) and peep the website: kwaai.nu

Connect with Kwaai on Facebook

Download Badman for free

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Cape Town Effects European tour

In the middle of last year we were approached by Jarring Effects to work on a collaborative project called ‘Cape Town Effects’. The project was conceived as a celebration of Jarring Effects’ 10 years of involvement with Cape Town’s independent music scene. We set out to create a forward-looking take on Cape Town hip hop.

The project features Led Piperz (Dub Invaders, High Tone), Dplanet (Pure Solid), Big Space, Jaak, El Nino (Driemanskap), Konfab, Tebz, Ben Sharpa & spo0ky (Pure Solid). The whole project was overseen by Jarring Effects’ studio boss, Lenfant (R;zatz). There is also an accompanying documentary and photo exhibition.

The first tour starts on 1st May with a residency at Les Abattoirs in Bourgoin Jallieu, France. The first show will be at the highly prestigious festival, Nuits Sonores on Saturday May 11th.

Check out a preview of the Cape Town Effect documentary, ‘Mother City Blues’…

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Ben Sharpa & Pure Solid European tour dates

Ben Sharpa and Pure Solid are kicking off their 2013 European tour schedule on Friday 22nd February.

After coming back from the first leg of their European tour, they will be performing at the prestigious Cape Town International Jazz Festival in April. Pure Solid are also performing at the 2nd Cape Town Electronic Music Festival in Cape Town in February.

Follow behind the scenes tour photos on Instagram: Dplanet or spo0ky

Check the full dates below:

Fri 15th February, 2013
w/ Richie Hawtin, Haezer, Black Coffee, African Storm Soundsystem + many more
V&A Waterfront car park
Cape Town, South Africa

Fri 22rd February, 2013
Le Baraka
Clermont-Ferrand, France

Sat 23rd February, 2013
w/ Carte Blanche a Jarring Effects
Des Lendemains Qui Chantent
Tulle, France

Wed 27th February, 2013
Peniche Cancale
Dijon, France

Thurs 28th February, 2013
w/ Brain Damage & Mat3r
Transbordeur
Lyon, France

Fri 1st March, 2013
Bikini Test
La Chaux De Fonds, Switzerland

Sat 2nd March, 2013
w/ Al’tarba
Le Moulin
Brainans, France

Thurs 7th March, 2013
Le Batofar
Paris, France

Fri 8th March, 2013
L’appart Cafe
Reims, France

Sat 9th March, 2013
w/ Poldoore & Bazz Phaz
La Cave Aux Poètes
Roubaix, France

Fri 15th March, 2013
Saint Ex
Bordeaux, France

Sat 16th March, 2013
Le Stakhanov
Nantes, France

JUST ADDED!
Tues 19th March, 2013
Club Winston
Amsterdam, The Netherlands

For updated tour dates and online tickets track Ben Sharpa and Pure Solid on Songkick.

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Driemanskap collaborate with Mr Cat & The Jackal | Video

Check out the video of the collaboration between Driemanskap and Mr Cat & The Jackal from last night’s episode of Jam Sandwich on SABC2. The track is called ‘Stop the Violence’…

Enjoy and please leave a comment below!

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Driemanskap collaborating with Mr Cat & The Jackal on SABC2′s Jam Sandwich

Tune into Jam Sandwich this Wednesday 6th Feb at 22:00 to catch Driemanskap and Mr Cat & The Jackal collaborate on a track made specifically for the show.

For those of you that don’t know, Jam Sandwich is SABC2′s ‘reality’ documentary series where musicians from different background are put together to collaborate on a song.

Jam Sandwich opens the door on how musicians work, how they create and what they are really capable of. The viewer gets to witness everything that happens when music is created. The entire creative process; conversations between artists, the choice of song, the laying of the tracks, the rehearsals, the jams, the fights and the successes – it’s all documented and shown to the viewer.

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Ben Sharpa & Pure Solid to perform at 14th Cape Town International Jazz Festival

We’re massively excited to be able to officially announce that Ben Sharpa and Pure Solid will be performing at the 14th Cape Town International Jazz Festival. We believe that this is some well-deserved recognition (in South Africa) for one of South Africa’s finest rappers.

The Cape Town International Jazz Festival has grown into a hugely successful international event since its inception in the year 2000. Attendance figures have increased from the initial 14,000 to 34,000 in the last 13 years.

Melodytrip has ranked this proudly South African event as No.4 in the world, outshining events such as Switzerland’s Montreaux Festival and the North Sea Jazz Festival in Holland.

Rashid Lombard and Ben Sharpa in Réunion Island

The CEO of ESP Afrika (the company behind the Cape Town Jazz Fest), Rashid Lombard, saw Ben Sharpa and Pure Solid perform in Réunion Island at the IOMMA festival in May 2012. He immediately booked them for the Jazz Fest much to their surprise and delight.

Ben Sharpa and audio-visual electro-dub group, Pure Solid, will be performing on the Bassline stage on Saturday 6th of April, 2013. Joining them will be Tebz (violin / vocals) and Lelo (percussion).

Also on the Bassline stage will be Mi Casa, Khuli Chana and AKA, Dubmarine, Trenton and the Free Radicals, Brother Ali, Mafikizolo and Chef’Special. Jill Scot, Thandiswa Mazwai and Jimmy Dludlu will be headlining the festival.

The Cape Town Jazz Festival is on the 5th & 6th of April 2013. Tickets cost R440 (day pass) and R645 (weekend pass). You can buy tickets at all Computicket outlets and Shoprite Checkers outlets.

Buy your ticket online at Computicket

Feel free to leave a comment below.

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Pioneer Unit and Jarring Effects to collaborate on ‘Cape Town Effects’

We’re really excited to be working on a new project with our friends at French label, Jarring Effects. The project, ‘Cape Town Effects’, is a cross-continental collaboration between music producers, musicians, emcees and visual artists. The project is due to be released in May 2013, along with multiple European tours, workshops and exhibitions. The show will debut at the highly prestigious Nuits Sonores festival in Lyon.

We have been working with Jarring Effects since 2005 when we released music on ‘Cape Town Beats‘. Since then, we have released 2 full Ben Sharpa albums (‘B. Sharpa‘ and ‘4th Density Light Show‘) as well as contributions to various compilations. Jarring Effects have also facilitated numerous international tours.

‘Cape Town Effects’ is a celebration of Jarring Effects’ 10 years of involvement with Cape Town’s independent music scene and we are proud to be part of it. The project features Led Piperz (Dub Invaders, High Tone), Dplanet (Pure Solid), Big Space, Jaak, El Nino (Driemanskap), Konfab, Tebz, Ben Sharpa & spo0ky (Pure Solid). The project will be overseen by Jarring Effects’ studio boss, Lenfant (R;zatz).

We are currently recording at Red Bull Studios in Cape Town. Big up to Richard, Steve, Jake and Ivan as always!

Also, a big thanks to Aki from Eastern Acoustics for supplying us with a whole host of pro audio gear, including some beautiful Focal Twin6 Be monitors, for the duration of recording.

Check out the Cape Town Effects page on the Jarring Effects site.

Follow our progress on the official Cape Town Effects Tumblr (English and French).

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Cream performs ‘Stamina’ live at park jam

Check out Afrikaans hip hop superstar-in-the-making, Cream, killing the crowd with a live version of ‘Stamina’ at a park jam in Paarl. It’s great to see a crowd rhyming along and showing love for real Cape Town hip hop!

‘Stamina’, which was produced by Pioneer Unit’s super producer Hipe, is the first single from Cream’s debut album, ‘Bruin Brood’, which was released in September 2012.

It’s never been easier to support good music!…

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Driemanskap and friends live at Trinity (FREE event)

Come party with us on Tuesday at Trinity – Mahala!

International sports apparel brand, Reebok, have chosen Driemanskap to feature in their forthcoming global TV campaign. As part of the campaign, our friends at Kool Out Entertainment are putting on a free show featuring Driemanskap plus a full line up of some of Cape Town’s illest hip hop talent. The show will be be filmed and selected highlights will appear in the commercial.

The event is completely free and a free bus service will be operating from a variety of locations in the hood (see below).

Tuesday 18th December.
Trinity (15 Bennett Street, off Prestwich Street, Greenpoint).
19:00 – 00:00
Entrance FREE.

Featuring LIVE:
DRIEMANSKAP
Rattex
Kanyi
Illverse
Raptile
Mic Substance

DJs:
EMI
I.D.
Raiko
Zuai

FREE transport to the venue, leaving from:
Gugulethu – Sports complex
Crossroads – Circle, corner of Stulo Street and Sonwabile Drive
Philippi – Library
Khayelitsha – Radio Zibonele, iLitha Park
Delft – Park, opposite SPAR
Mfuleni – Mfuleni Secondary School

Be there at 6pm.
first come, first served…

NO UNDER 18s

Check out the event of Facebook

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