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Thabiso Mahlape (founder of BlackBird Books) will MC this event, which will feature SabataMpho Mokae, Dudu Busani-Dube, Helen Moffett, Rehana Rossouw and Malebo Sephodi, and will be chaired by Redi Tlhabi. Details: Wits Senate Room, Senate House, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, August 2. Reply to rsvp@jacana to secure your place. Renowned bass player Banda Banda and his cohorts take us on a trip across the diaspora with a project that collapses the borders between jazz, funk, Latin and a host of continental styles. It features Sam Ibeh (Nigeria) on drums, El Hadji Ndong (Senegal) on percussion, Curt Petrus on piano, Cameron Ward on guitar, Mthunzi Mvubu on saxophone and Sibusiso Mkhize on trumpet. Details: John Kani Theatre (Market Theatre), Johannesburg, August 4 and 5. Doors open at 8pm and tickets are R150 at the door. Visit markettheatre.co.za for details.
The 11th annual Women’s Humanity Arts Festival celebrates the stories and experiences of women and those with a disability, creating a space to air the many challenges women face. These will be addressed through theatre, talks by participants like Phumla Gobodo-Madikizela, art exhibitions, dance performances and the return of highly acclaimed At Her Feet, Nadia Davids’s groundbreaking 2002 play about four Muslim women whose lives are affected by 9/11 and the honour killing of a Jordanian girl. Details: Artscape Theatre, Cape Town, August 2 to 12. For the full programme, go to artscape.co.za
This is a monthly day party, serving up sounds ranging from funk, soul, R&B, house, hip-hop and reggae to global grooves. On the decks will be DJ 1D, Bubbles the DJ, Doda, Bhibo, Scott the Girl, Themba Lunacy and Zanele & Zodwa. Melo B Jones will be playing. Details:
1 Eloff Street, Salisbury Claims, Johannesburg central, July 29. Doors open at 3pm. Tickets are R50 online and R100 at the door. Visit quicket.co.za
The Bubblegum Club, in partnership with Joziburg, presents volume six of New Sound Night, featuring Cape Town-based future-electronic kwaito duo Stiff Pap showcasing their EP, Based on a Qho Story. The rest of the line-up includes Bo’s Hub, DJ Mdubulo, Fiji Fantana and one half of Stiff Pap, Jakinda. Details: 1 Eloff Street, Johannesburg central, July 30. Doors open at 2pm. Free admission. Visit New Sound Night’s Facebook page for more details.