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 SKIP&DIE on Riots In The Jungle

SKIP & DIE, a genre-blending band formed by South African vocalist & visual artist Catarina Aimée Dahms (aka Cata.Pirata) and Dutch musician & producer Jori Collignon, recently releasing their debut album, ‘Riots In The Jungle’ on Crammed Discs.

The album was written by Cata.Pirata and Jori while they travelled through South Africa’s Soweto, Johannesburg, Cape Town and Gugulethu, collaborating along the way with some of SA’s most inspiring music makers on the rise. The album portrays their experience of blazing sun, dusty roads, township shacks, cockroaches, skulls, bones and lovebirds. It contains songs in English, Afrikaans, Xhosa, Zulu, Spanish and Portuguese. Cape Town’s very own, Driemanskap, feature on ‘Lihlwempu Lomlungu’.

Buy Riots In The Jungle on iTunes South Africa

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Jukebox Sessions 003 at Ragazzi: Video

We had a great time at the third instalment of Jukebox Sessions at Ragazzi on Saturday night. Despite the poor quality of the sound system, the performances were on point and Kritsi held down hosting duties with his usual sense of humour that had the lively crowd in stitches all night.

Jukebox Sessions is a regular event started by Driemanskap to showcase the best in Cape Town hip hop. Spaza is heavily represented which is great to see. Jukebox Sessions could well become a classic event in Cape Town because Driemanskap have created a ‘family’ environment – it feels like a party at a friend’s house. The fact that we’re heading into winter and the people are already supporting in impressive numbers shows the appeal of the event.

If you want to experience Cape Town hip hop at its most raw, exciting and fun, make sure you don’t miss the next Jukebox Session. The parties are advertised on Facebook so don’t miss out.

Check out video of some of the performances…

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Ben Sharpa Interview on One Small Seed TV

Check out this Ben Sharpa interview on One Small Seed TV. (please be patient, it takes a while to load the player)…

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Ben Sharpa Portrait by Krijn Van Noordwijk

This photo of Ben was taken by Dutch photographer, Krijn van Noordwijk, in Eindhoven at the Extrema Festival.

Krijn is working on a book called DJ that will feature portraits of various artists who have been performing on the European festival circuit.

The two sample copies of the book Krijn has made so far contain strikingly beautiful portraits that capture the personality of the artists with amazing intensity. His portrait of Chuck D is one of the best I have ever seen!

Check out Krijn’s blog here

‘Next Statement’ featured on Hype mag CD

Konfab’s track ‘Next Statement’ is featured on this month’s free CD that comes with Hype magazine. This track is from KONFAB’s forthcoming album ‘Swart Gevaar’ and features Ben Sharpa. A little taste of the ruggedness to come.

“Before you walk the streets of the Mother City, you better know the anthem, straight up!… this collaboration with Ben Sharpa is for all you notty-headed Hip Hop fiends.”

Look out for Hype magazine in an outlet near you!