Valentine’s Day took a different turn this year. A global awareness campaign called “One Billion Rising” used the day of love and romance to protest sexual violence against women and children through dance and street action. Ten girls from the Ons Plek project in Cape Town, turned up the volume on the campaign theme song and danced to say NO to rape and sexual violence against women and children.
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The Radio Workshop would like to thank Ons Plek for their bravery and for sharing their insights with us.
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Youth in Cape Town are celebrating Youth Day on June 16 with music and dance. Some children from the Amy Biehl Foundation will be participated in a benefit concert. A student and two teachers from the foundation talk about music and its role in the lives of youth.
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The Radio Workshop would like to thank Thenjiwe Mgedisi, Luyanda Nkangezi, Mthandeki Damane, Thabang Bolofo and James Fernie.
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Young Kwaito dancers rehearsing.
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In today’s show we celebrate the talents of surfer Kwezi Qika and dancer Theo Ndindwa. We also remember the anniversary of the death of a great South African, Steve Biko.
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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.
Theo Ndindwa
As a young boy, when Theo Ndindwa and his friends agreed to be some of the extras in a production the ballet he had no idea where it would lead. Years would he’s a dancer and director and runs his own dance company, iKapa Dance Theatre.
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Kwezi Qika
We head down to Muizenberg beach front to meet surfing champion 20-year old Kwezi Qika. He first tried riding the waves when he was 11, but at the time, he didn’t even know how to swim!
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Thanks for joining us for the Radio Workshop’s podcast. We’ve got a special holiday edition of the show for you this week, as we will be revisiting some of the most popular Radio Workshop stories from this past year.
Did you know that once upon a time, December 26th used to be known as “Boxing Day”? We’ll tell you about the holiday’s origin later in the show.
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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. If you live in South Africa, you can listen live on air. Tune your radio to a frequency between 104 to 107FM to find SAfm.
Community Capoeira
Capoeira is a dance-martial art developed by African slaves in Brazil. It’s extremely popular in Brazil and Angola, and is taking off across the world. Marcio Lopes has been teaching capoeira in South Africa for 9 years. Recently he decided to take Capoeira to the children of Cape Town, and it’s been a huge hit.
To find out more about the Capoeira Educational Youth Association, click here.
Audio Profile: Theo Ndindwa
When Theo Ndindwa was young, he had dreams of becoming a professional soccer player one day. Along the way, Theo found a different calling.
Theo Ndindwa and Tanya Arshamian recently launched a new dance company in Cape Town called the iKapa Dance Theatre. Read more about it here.
Learning the violin
What does it take to learn to play a classical musical instrument? Today, seventeen year-old Anele Mhahlahlo introduces us to his violin.
MIAGI (Music is a Great Investment) promotes music education for children and youth as an effective tool for social upliftment. For more information about MIAGI, visit their website.
Pretty Yende
24 year-old Pretty Yende is about to embark on a considerable journey. The young opera star got a scholarship to go study music in Milan, Italy. Today we hear from her about her journey thus far, and find out what it takes to make it as a musician.
Do you want to study music? Pretty Yende is a student at South African College of Music at the University of Cape Town. For more information about bursaries and entrance requirements, visit their website.
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