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This is the backstory, what really happened before I spoke. Being selected as a speaker at Pecha Kutcha was a big deal, for me at least and even though I tried my best to prepare… everything that could go wrong went wrong. I wrote the speech, prepared the slides with the help of A-Mic and […]
I will be honest with you people – falling madly in love has turned my world upside down. Just what am I supposed to do about this stupid smile that won’t leave my face? And let me not get started on the warm sensation that erupts like one of those creatures from Aliens when my […]
“The only thing life will do is refine who you already are,” a friend once said. Meaning that if you are an asshole now, chances are with either fame, time or more money you might end up a bigger asshole. This I must confess is not very encouraging. Humans are meant to evolve. Yet how […]
Most of us find it terribly hard to leave our past in our past. Especially when it comes to love. This bit of writing was inspired by my Gilda. It’s her voice I hear clearly when I write. And luckily she approved…hehe! Do note – no one was killed….except on paper and perhaps in song! […]
My Mother often told me to take note of who I spend time with. Being headstrong I ignored her. I was determined to do things my way and on my terms. When I reflect on my life thus far I must concede – Mummy was right….about almost everything. Birds of a feather flock together after […]
My latest single Rolling Deep will be available on all digital platforms on the 12th July. It is a little murder mystery song I wrote with Tumi Kgosi, my most amazing friend and producer. A- Mic, the beatboxer is also a graphic designer and he created the image attached to this post. Gerald Bedeker created […]
I have serious trust issues, this I admit to. I consider myself very lucky to have only a few people I trust, but it was a deeply painful process. Again, I am offering what I have learnt.
Here it is…take a look. This was directed by Ruairi Rorz Abrahams. So many people were involved in making this music video possible. This is only the first cut of the music video and I am immensely pleased. Oh yeah – I now have blonde hair and yes, it happened by accident. From my new album […]
Very honoured to be part of an international creative exchange program involving Artscape, Barefeet Theatre in Zambia and Samba Résille in France. I am looking forward to everything! And the South African delegation are a bunch of inspired, mad creatives….we might just start a new band of our own! In July we are in Zambia! […]
All it takes to calm down the crazy in a room is one single song. One. Single. Song… and maybe a bit of whiskey! Music is a great equalizer, but Ben Harper said it best “Music is the last true voice of the human spirit. It can go beyond language, beyond age, and beyond color […]