In this week’s show we meet award-winning musician and singer/songwriter Simphiwe Dana, one of our younger listeners reviews a book for us, and we hear from young trainees at the Zip Zap Circus.
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Welcome to the show!
Radio Workshop host Mbali Vilakazi welcomes listeners to the show.
The Radio Workshop broadcasts every Saturday at 12 noon on SAFM. Visit SAFM’s website for information about how to find their frequency in your area.
Zip Zap Circus
The fantastic, fabulous Zip Zap teaches circus skills to anyone who wants to learn. Let’s meet some of the young performers-in-training as they go their paces.
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Simphiwe Dana – South Africa’s soul
Simphiwe tells us about her earliest musical influences and offers advice to aspiring young musical artists.
Welcome to the Radio Workshop’s podcast. We’ve got an exciting show for you this week.
In this week’s episode we go to the circus. Have you ever been to the circus? This is your chance!
First up on the show, circus star Siyabonga Swelindawo gives us a juggling lesson.
Then we take a visit to the Zip Zap School of Circus Arts in Cape Town and meet some young aspiring circus stars.
And finally, we stroll back in time with “This Week in History.”
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Welcome to the Show
Radio Workshop host Lesedi Mogoatlhe takes listeners through the lineup of this week’s show.
The Radio Workshop broadcasts every Saturday at 12 noon on SAFM. Visit SAFM’s website for information about how to find their frequency in your area.
A Juggling Lesson
20 year-old Siyabonga Swelindawo says that juggling is much easier than it looks. Let’s see if he’s right. Siyabonga takes us, step by step, through the process of learning how to juggle. Go get three balls (or oranges) ready, and give it a go!
Do you need a bit more help? Check out this video for more juggling tips!
Zip Zap Circus
Now we enter the big top. The Zip Zap School of Circus Arts gives free circus and performing arts training to young people in Cape Town. Trampoline, trapeze, juggling, and unicycle–those are just a few of the things you can learn through this great project.
Want to find out more about the Zip Zap School of Circus Arts? Click here.
This Week in History
What do Nelson Mandela, Boxer Baby Jake Matlala, Kermit the Frog, and Stevie Wonder have in common? Find out in This Week in History.
Want to discover more interesting facts, people, places, and events in South African history? Visit South African History Online!
Signing out
That’s it for this week, join us next week for more from the Radio Workshop. We hope you’ve enjoyed it. Feel free to leave a comment below. We’d love to know what you think!
We end with music from a band from Germany called Shantel. This track is called “Bucovina,” from the album Gypsy Groove, released by Putumayo.
Thanks for joining us for this week’s show.
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