Monday Blues line-up - 21 Sept:

Joy of Jozi
Leero & Aviwe & Tenda
Makomele Manaka
Smerf
Sliq Angel
Ternielle Nelson
Siya B
Venus Fly & Lady Fly
Rusty Dusty
Sol & Hugh

Big yoselves up!

This coming week is the last week of the Monday Blues and Arts Alive 2009 Incorporation sessions, we doing it big! So, be part of the African Experience... 28 September @ Ko'spotong Melville, starts @ 20h00.

Monday Blues & Arts Alive Incorp - 14 September

Doors were open @ KO’SPOTONG MELVILLE , ALKA set-up sound in African time, well done…DJ Zweli selected tunes crate digging with mixing J Dilla’s recipes (the original tracks he sampled from) varying from Stevie Wonder, Worlds Worst bands etc.. for over an hour raising the bar for the artists and keeping the audience relaxed with good beats.

Up next was ZUMA FUNK songs of love, changing to praising the elders with “My Grandmother is a super hero”. DAMO MOKGATLA followed with heavy Sotho poetry edutaining. Masello Motana sang proudly three accapellas organic, refreshing and all. Next was Monday Blues own SLIQ ANGEL rocking the exclusive Monday Blues T-shirt performing a medley of his well known songs, he called randomly two back-up singers. It was as if they had rehearsed for it was airtight. He was followed by Nelspruit kings of funk JOY OF JOZI. They’ve been loyal to the Monday Blues stage and the crowd loves them, they know their music because LEERO joined in together with SIYA some nice R&B. After that was SIYA B (comic) he’s got material best way to describe it – it was a laugh out loud set! Back to back was SIZWE the KING RAT with poetry portrayed with harsh but loving still praising the devil in a dress, another lady blessed the stage AVIWE DAMANE singing accapella full of melodies that got everyone’s attention!

Then the Orlando West active muso all rounder S’PAMANDLA COSMIC blessed us with an acoustic pleasurable act, he sang beautiful original mellow but high notes blending with MCing rapping while playing guitar … what a dope one! He then was later joined by THUSI bass guitarist and SMASH the drummer… people requesting song cover versions, it was crazy! BONGEZIWE MABANDLA came up next with a band and started his own killer version of Jailer by Asa and went onto his Monday Blues well known original song GUNUZA. We continued with YOUNG J, first time on the Monday Blues stage, was forced to perform on guitar that was played by SLIQ ANGEL, damn was it nice! BADA BADA literally smuggled himself onto stage in the act doing a ragga (true story: someone in the crowd actually asked JUNIOR SOKHELE if BADA BADA (our own) was from Jamaica?...) Later was NTSIKELOLO xhosa poetry. As time was against us we had to cramp all 12 acts different art formed packed with motivation and knowledge into one memorable Monday Blues evening… your AFRICAN EXPERIENCE!

Monday Blues & Arts Alive Incorp - 07 September

The first Monday Blues & Arts Alive 2009 incorp show kicked off with a bang! The line-up grew longer and longer as the night progressed. The opening act was done a group of comedians, first time on the Monday Blues stage and they go by the name NO TV, NO SLEEP. Nice way to start the evening! Next, we had an acoustic act by LILLY MILLION, who had the crowd very silent, she performed for the first time on the Monday Blues stage on acoustic guitar accompanied by the most beautiful vocals. The live band performances had everyone dancing, big thank you to L8 ANTIQUE, DR BADELA, JOY OF JOZI, BONGEZIWE MABANDLA & THE FRIDGE next time you hear that these bands are performing somewhere, make sure you check them out you won’t regret it! The DJ kept everyone dancing in between performances, big up DJ ZWELI! We did run out of time unfortunately, SLIQ ANGEL, SAMU, TIME, RASTI DUSTI n more couldn’t perform however they have promised to bless us at the next Monday Blues & Arts Alive incorp show on Monday: 14 September. Don’t miss out!

Monday Blues & Arts Alive bringing a breath of Fresh Air

Monday Blues and Arts Alive have teamed up to bring you nothing but the freshest of poetry, jam sessions, open mics, live bands and so much more throughout the Spring month...Be sure to catch the first Monday Blues, Arts Alive show this coming Monday, 07 September @ Ko'spotong Melville. Starts @ 20h00, R30 gets you in!

Switch on to http://artsalive.com/ to keep up with events happening around Jo'burg brought to you by Arts Alive International Festival Johannesburg 2009!

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The month of August were we ran the Monday Blues Woman's Series was amazing thanks to the artists that performed and crowd that was always there till the very end! Big yoselfs up! Sliq Angel (Acoustic performance), Brother Moves On (Acoustic performance), Leero n the band (Band, vocals), Joy of Jozi (Live jazz band), Damo Makgatla (Poetry), Mac Manaka (Poetry), Inner Chi (Music, vocals, poetry), Bongeziwe (Acoustic performance), Dollar I (Poetry), Thomas & Siya B (Comedy), Samu, Aviwe, Marcia, jnr Mabokodo, Roger, King Daniel, Thusi, Mothofela, Sounds of Edutainment rep, Organised Distortion, Expresso feat. Purity, Dr Badela & Guests, Joy of Jozi, DJ: Zweli, Sound Alka..... The list goes on n on, you all know who you are that make this legendary stage live on with your contribution.

Host: CIA
Founder: Peter Makurube