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A Young Graphic Designer Finds Artistic Success

Art director Sivuyile Mntuyedwa.

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Art director Sivuyile Mntuyedwa oversees the graphic design team at Live magazine, a 100% youth-produced publication. Journalists, photographers and designers collaborate with each other and gain vital work experience in media production. The free quarterly publication aims to be an authentic voice of South African youth and just released its third issue. Sivuyile talks about how his love of drawing took him on a path to artistic success.

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Sivuyile Mntuyedwa, Art Director of Live Magazine by childrensradiofoundation

The Radio Workshop would like to thank Sivuyile Mntuyedwa for contributing to this show.

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Sivuyile and the Live Magazine staff.

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Jazz musicians blow it up

Dave Koz

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Jazz musicians Christian Scott and Dave Koz have both been nominated for Grammy awards. Christian plays the trumpet and Dave the saxophone. They share their insights about talent, music and reaching for your star.

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The Radio Workshop would like to thank Christian Scott and Dave Scott for talking to us…and for the music of course!

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Christian Scott

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Radio Workshop: Celebrating your heritage

Lihle Skeyi in front of Albany Museum

Lihle Skeyi, a pupil at Victoria Girls High School takes a tour of Albany Museum.

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South Africa’s past has led to an abundance of diverse cultures and traditions. The Radio Workshop is celebrating Heritage Day, 24 September 2011. We’ll be journeying to the past with two young girls who share what their heritage means to them. Lihle Skeyi and Aviwe Diko, both high school learners in Grahamstown find new meanings in their cultures and traditions.

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Radio Workshop: Celebrating your heritage by childrensradiofoundation

The Radio Workshop would like to thank Lihle Skeyi and Aviwe Diko, as well as the tour guides at Albany Museum for sharing their stories with us.

15-year old female learner, Aviwe Diko

Aviwe Diko,15-year old, high-school learner at Nthaba Maria School

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Radio Workshop: South African musicians share their talents

Pretty Yende

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A beat, a harmony, a melody… everyone dances to their own tune.  The Children’s Radio Foundation spoke to three musicians about how they fell in love with music.

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The Radio Workshop would like to thank Pretty Yende, Achmat Sabera and Anele Mhlahlo for taking part in today’s show.


Achmat Sabera

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Radio Workshop: Young writers bring words to life

Toni Stuart

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They all have different styles and themes but for three young writers, there’s something exciting happening with their words. The Radio Workshop spoke to them about their writing journey, the satisfaction of creativity and sharing it with everyone else.

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The Radio Workshop would like to thank Toni Stuart, Alex De Oliveira and Kyle Khan for contributing to the show.

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Alex De Oliveira

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Radio Workshop: Youth Day remembered and reinvented

Imam Rashied Omar

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Stuck in the history books or relevant today? The Radio Workshop talks to a youth leader of 1976 about the student riots that swept through the country. We also meet some young people who build on that legacy, though this time their struggles are different.

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The Radio Workshop would like to thank Imam Rashied Omar, the National Youth Development Agency, and the cast of Bash or be Bashed.

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Radio Workshop: Beats, rhythms and harmony

Mathew Moolman

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We sing along to their music, take refuge in their lyrics and let their rhythms move us. But who are the people behind the musicians and how did they start their musical journey? The Radio Workshop gets personal with Capetonian musician Mathew Moolman and New York house sensation Tortured Soul.

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The Radio Workshop would like to thank Mathew Moolman, and Ethan, Christian and Jordan from Tortured Soul for their insights and their music.

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Tortured Soul

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Radio Workshop: Finding Inspiration

Graffiti art by Ricky Lee Gordon

What motivates you to feel better? What makes you reach for your star? The Radio Workshop spoke to a graffiti artist and students from Maitland High School about what inspires them. We discovered inspiration can come from very ordinary things if you’re looking with curious eyes and an open heart.

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The Radio Workshop would like to thank the students at Maitland High School and Ricky Lee Gordon for their inspired contributions.

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Radio Workshop: Conversations about music

Ivan Mazuze

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Today they are world renowned musicians…but for Ivan Mazuze and Cindy Blackman Santana it all started with a gift. They tell us the story of how they came to their instruments and what it takes to be really good.

This Radio Workshop is all about music…creative music. The high notes of the horn and the passionate beat of the drums compose this conversation.

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The Radio Workshop would like to thank Ivan Mazuze and Cindy Blackman Santana for sharing their insight, stories and music.

Infecting the City arts festival

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Art infected the Cape Town city centre and the Children’s Radio Foundation was there to capture all the excitement, performances and creativity. Hundreds of high school pupils were led through a day of dynamic art as they experienced the Infecting the City public arts festival.

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The Radio Workshop would like to thank all the artists who helped create the Infecting the City festival and who took time out to speak to us.  Thank You to Malika Ndlovu and the guides of the Arts Aweh education programme.  And a huge thanks to all the pupils from high schools across Cape Town whose opinion, visions and great enthusiasm made today’s show possible.

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