Ukhozi Gospel Event

 The show that will keep your spirit up

The Ukhozi Fm logo source: radiobiz.co.za

On Saturday, 4th August   2012 the Ukhozi FM Gospel Music Festivals will take place at the Coca Cola Park. The Ukhozi FM gospel show is the brainchild of Big Fish Music Production, it is sponsored by Vodacom and SABC 1, the show will not only be based on the songs there will be dancing and prayers.

The show aim to pray for South Africa’s wellbeing says Pastor Mosa Sono of Grace Bible church in Pimville, Soweto.This year ukhozi  aim to have a lot of audience as the day will be used to pray for peace in South Africa and other problems challenging our country.

The 15 gospel artists that will be performing for the audience
source:radiobiz.co.za

Government officials and celebrities are invited to the grace the event and there will be 15 gospel artists from 

·         Rebecca Malope

·         Hlengiwe Mhlaba

·         Winnie Mashaba

·         Solly Mahlangu 

·         To Sifiso, Sechaba,

·         Lundi and Keke

The Fans can look forward to the show because not only will they have the best acts they can also benefit to witness the prayer to take place. Tickets will be available from computer tickets for R80, R100 or R130 gates will open at 8am, a portion of the money will be donated to the Arnie Williams Foundation for Abused Women and Children read more. The EMI (Electric & Musical Industries Ltd) and Sunday world are giving away a hamper to 10 lucky readers which includes double tickets to the festival, as well as Rebecca malope, Winne mashaba and hlengiwe CDs

EMI and Sunday World are giving away a hamper to 10 lucky readers that include double tickets to the festival, as well as Rebecca Malope, Winnie Mashaba and Hlengiwe CDs for more information about the hamper read more .

As a public relations I think this show  creates benefit for the involved organizations and the audiences .I also think the organization have a great community relation with the community as they are using a portion of the money to help the Arnie Williams Foundation for Abused Women and Children in Johannesburg.

IS SOUTH AFRICAN MUSIC SURVIVING

When I really think about the South African(SA) music I ask myself that do we support our South African music or we don’t that we even forget the songs that our grandmothers taught and even forget songs of our South African artists Sometimes I wonder what the future hold for the South African music because one can never be sure when the youth really don’t listen to the songs of artist like  late Mama Mariam makeba who sang beautiful  jazz songs about Our Country. Nowadays the youth prefers to listen to songs of:

v  Beyoncé Knowles

v  Robyn Rihanna Fenty

v  Jay zee(Shawn Corey Carter)

v  Justin bieber

v  And more

You find that the youth listens to them because they are cool and famous that’s why they listen to them is no longer about what the songs mean and because their friends listens to them. Are we really so persuaded by people to listen to music or is it because the world is changing that we forget the songs of our culture and introducing new once .



Arthur mafokate's believed words
source:www.zazzle.co


The king of kwaito Arthur mafokate made a speech at the 18 Annual SAMA Awards on the 30^th April 2012 saying that “South African music never dies “I find it hard to believe that look at the Music show in South Africa like Live Club808 and even the SoweTOP10 you find that they play American music.

Do you agree that  South African music never dies or it has already died?

A GOOD PUBLIC IMAGE BRAND DOES BENEFIT

Branding is a marketing communication concept from the business world that many arts organisation and individuals musicians have also found useful read more.

Image and branding are the important aspects of Public relations and communicationthat musicians  should have because not only is being famous and being the top musician going to be a success of their careers they need to have a good image because the fans are their perception and there reason they make music for. That’s where Public relations comes in to make sure that musicians have consistent messages that people or fans  will remember them by. more on image and branding aspects link this .Image and branding is the clarity of what you are saying to you fans it invovlecommunicating with audiences using differnt effectine channels like Facebook.

Beyonce knowles shows she has a good image and brand with her fans for her to be named the world most beautiful women for 2012 source :http://www.sowetanlive.co.za/entertainment/2012/04/26/fairest-of-them-all

For example Beyoncé Knowles the musician that has been named the world’s most beautiful women for 2012 not only is does she paints her read more i would say with beyonce she really has the true image and brand,what you see is what you get with her that why i think that why she been named the World's Most Beautiful women for 2012.

What  is ask myself is are there musicians out there without having a development public image brands.

THE DISADVANTAGES OF SOCIAL MEDIA

The downfall of social media

Yes nowadays social media is seen as a new platform for musician, industries, celebrities and more to create publicity or get exposure and more as public relation practitioner it is our job to make sure we get our product or clients recognised by its public or even more audience by advertising them on different social media platforms so that we can target different audience and attract them tour clients or products.

  

above Rihanna on the a man at the coachella where she went to do performance bottom Rihanna using the same  man' head to cut powder that looks like drugs source :HTTP://www.hiphopsince1987.com



But when I read an article online on the music news website social media sometimes has its disadvantages according to the music news online published on the 19 April 2012 Rihanna ‘Lashed out in to the controversy surrounding the photos she posted of herself cutting up powder on a man’s head at the coahella festival ’ and apparently the picture also reached MTV base  a music and general entertainment channel.

MTV and Rihanna engaging in a tweet about the photos she
posted on her  instagram page source:www.hiphopsince1987.com

This raised questions  to her fans that was it weed that she was cutting  Read more.Sometimes celebrities write or post things that will later ruin the image, so I ask myself what is the use of using social media if the is a disadvantage to it or is it that we get into the habit of social media that we end up even writing or posting things that will later ruin our images and why post them knowing that you will later regret why you did post them.

  

From a Public Relations point of view I think we need to have to educate our clients about how they should use the social media because social media is a platform of their publicity and good branding for them.

LAURYN HILL'S FLOP PERFORMANCE

Was it the technical issues or was it Ms Lauryn Hill?
                                

Source:yomzansi.com

The Cape Town Jazz Festival had their 13th festival on the 31 March 2012 in Cape Town at the famous kappies stage; they had a problem with one of the artist Ms Jill Scott who cancelled when the tickets were sold out but were able to manage to have her replacement which was Ms Lauryn hill. The Cape Town jazz festival promised the audience that the event was going to be a sensational show, but according to The Star newspaper on the 2 April 2012 her performance was so bad that audiences could'nt  take it anymore and left early read more and even facebook and twitter was making bad comments that Ms Lauryn's performance was what they did not expert. I can’t imagine what the audience felled like having paid to come to listen to a bad performance, EspAfrica the company that organised the event was so unprofessional for blaming the technical equipment it was their job to make sure that they double check their sound equipment and everything for the event to run smoothly.



Lauryn hill performing at the 13th Cape Town International Jazz festival
source:http://shavarross.com.fans-walk-out-on-lauryn-hill-at-jazz-festival-concert-in-cape-town/

Was it because of the sound issue or was it because she was late and did not have to rehearse before the concert because according to the online Botswana gazette her band arrived early and tried to entertain the audience while she was on her way read more. Her performance ruined not only her image but the event organizers and the festival not to mention her disappointment to her fans because they are the reason she is famous.

Was it really right for Ms Lauryn hill to come to perform when she did not rehearse and was she ready when she was asked on the last minute to come perform on the biggest event ?

DJ'S PLATFORMS IN MUSIC INDUSTRIES

Do the DJ's careers taken seriously

The fast way to look for an audition social media is the best fast source to get you there why wait just check out http://www.djsa.co.za/ if you wanna be a DJ.

This week on Wednesday 28 March 2012 i was checking out industry website that help young DJ's to be recognised and becoming the best of the best , i was suprised when i saw the results. The are many industries and agencies that looking for talented musicans to name but a few :

• Topjock searching for  the best DJ's for weddings and othe functions
• Big talk entertaintment       
• Department of trade and industries which just supported of the best DJ's  Thabo Konopi who represented Soutwest in the music conference in the Unites State of America      

when i saw the DJSA i was  so suprised that not only does music industries help exploit talent but even the artist and DJ's also help others to be recognised like DJ Zinhle and i feel that if the artist and Dj's help it will make it more helful because they have experience and know what the people love. DJ Zinhle one of the best DJ's and an inspiration to women who want to be DJ's  and wants to help them young women in their dreams.




http://www..djsa.co.za/.DJSA.CO.ZA

 

DJ Zinhle and her fans taken from
http://www.justcurios.co.za/

If we as South Africans help each other in achieving our dreams.The DJSA helps young women,they use gig like

 



• Bar mitzvahs
• Birthday parties
• Corporate functions
• Matric dances
• Company family days
• Dog shows
• Fashion shows
• Promotional launches
• Weddings

To get the young DJ to be exploit to different biggest gigs that can make them one of the best DJ'sread more we need more people like DJ zinhle because the inspire us women that we can achieve anything we want only if we do our best.

THE POWER OF MUSIC

Music gives unity and peace

I have read an article this week in the star online article (March 22 2012)in the Cape Argus section,the article was about one of the most biggest campaign against crime called Shout for a safer place the campaign started in 2007 by artist Danny K and Kabelo Mabelane after the death of a reggae artist was murdered in a carjacking attempt. The campaign sells and market their products so that they can fund projects that can assist prevent crime and remove or eliminate criminal from the society. read more

 

The campaign has recently launched their second new anthem called Your Are The Voice the original song of John Farnhan. The video  was collaborated by:

• Artists like Danny k, Kabelo Mabelane, Kurt Darren and many more
• Actors like Tumisho Masha,Thami Mngqolo from generations, Gail Nkoane and many more
• Sport stars  like the former soccer player   Lucas Radebe and many more
•  And even that Archbishop Emeritus Desmond  Tutu

Danny k the founding member of shout at the launch
of the second new antem
http://www.iol.co.za/capeargus/shout-let-it-all-out-1.1261533

the first week of the launch they reached about 20 000 cellphone downloads and 40 000 You Tube views of the song but the campaigns hopes to reach more than 100 000 downloads. According to the staff reporter who wrote this article the campaign has helped the Anonymous tip-off services since the launch of shout as the Police has arrested  2 650 criminals form murder to rape.The results of crime have been decreasing ever since and could increase if we work together and stop crime in our country.

The launch has launched a tracker for smartphone available at Android platform to help the police ,ambulance or fire departments to track the numbers that called them to make things easier for them to know where they are going.Acording to police deputy commissioner major general Sharon Jeptha said they also need help of  individuals to participate for campaign to succeed because working together we can achieve  more in preventing crime .read more

It is amazing how our musician can change and safe lives of many people in their country just by singing and being involved in campaigns, projects and being involved in community work  because most of   the people support campaign that have musicians this shows the music industries and musicians are one of the most influential and perceptual source to get people involved.