Join us for a vibrant celebration inspired by the iconic Feria de Sevilla, brought to life in Cape Town. Set in the stunning Youngblood Africa gallery, this festive day is all about dancing Sevillanas, community, and Spanish flair.
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Date: Thursday, 1 May 2025 Time: 17:00 - 21:00 Youngblood Gallery70-74 Bree StreetCape Town "With opened eyes; and all delight, all grief,shall be like smoke, as empty and as brief." - Marcus Aurelius by Thirza Schaap Desert Diamonds: Namibia's Royal Essence by David R. Schwartz Art Haus presents Eden by Rossi Di Vino WORLDART presents The African […]
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Join us for a vibrant celebration inspired by the iconic Feria de Sevilla, brought to life in Cape Town. Set in the stunning Youngblood Africa gallery, this festive day is all about dancing Sevillanas, community, and Spanish flair.
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Join us for a vibrant celebration inspired by the iconic Feria de Sevilla, brought to life in Cape Town. Set in the stunning Youngblood Africa gallery, this festive day is all about dancing Sevillanas, community, and Spanish flair.
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Join us for an unforgettable evening of world-class jazz as SAMA Award-winning pianist and harmonica virtuoso Adam Glasser returns to Cape Town!
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Date: Thursday, 3 April 2025 Time: 17:00 - 21:00 Youngblood Gallery70-74 Bree StreetCape Town I thought about us being in love. The "thought of love" can encompass different types of love:
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Date: Saturday, 29 March 2025 Time: 18:00 - 23:00 Venue:Youngblood Gallery70-74 Bree StreetCape Town Buy Tickets online from R250.00 Continue the celebration of Bongi Mvuyana's album, live on stage at Youngblood on March 29th! Following a successful album launch late in 2024, Johannesburg- based songstress Bongi Mvuyana returns to captivate audiences with a performance showcasing her highly-anticipated second […]
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Date: Thursday, 6 March 2025 Time: 17:00 - 21:00 Youngblood Gallery70-74 Bree StreetCape Town IN THE BEGINNING there was a river. The river became a road, and the road branched out to the whole world. And because the road was once a river it was always hungry. In that land of beginnings spirits mingled with the unborn. […]
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We do not choose stories, they choose us and when they do so, we are required to be placid for us to be able to understand them beyond our material and intellectual insufficiencies
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An ongoing rehearsal is an artistic space created by improvisor and scholar Nduduzo Makhathini to grappling with the ways in which black aesthetic(s) is fugitive.
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“Reawakening” is more than just an album; it's a powerful journey into the heart of South African protest music.
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Bokani Dyer embarks on a solo performance series presenting reimagined works from previous album...
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We are thrilled to present a unique musical experience featuring the Natasha Otero Trio, as they bring a fresh perspective to the timeless compositions of Piazzolla.
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Only those who truly love and who are truly strong can sustain their lives as a dream. You dwell in your own enchantment.
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Join acclaimed South African vocalist, educator, and storyteller NALEDI for a soulful evening of music and storytelling.
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The launch of The Collab Album will be a Pre-release showcase featuring 10 dynamic Artists, each representing a different genre and style.
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n an exciting collaborative effort, the Juliet String Quartet and Luna Duo join forces to present a unique programme of chamber works for two clarinets and string quartet.
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Date: Thursday, 7 November 2024 Time: 17:00 - 21:00 Youngblood Gallery70-74 Bree StreetCape Town to the nine i owe it to the nine to the nine I whisper to close my eyes and hope to hear inspiration trickle down their leaves of guidance like aquatic drops of wisdom to purify a heart, or taint it to the […]
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This will be an auspicious occasion that marks the first time the queens of Kaapstad hip-hop perform live together after their viral cypher dropped in September.
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Listen to the silent dialogue- revealing a hidden language- one that speaks of beauty, diversity, and the many faces of humanity-
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House of Sachane presents The Brother Moves On at Youngblood Gallery in Cape Town on Friday 04 October 2024.
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The evening presents a music program with collaboration with dancer/choreographer Theo Ndindwa as well as other guests.
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Through the interplay of light, shadow, and color, the aim is to capture the essence of communication, that transcends mere words
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Qualified as a poet of the piano by conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Jean-Philippe Sylvestre was awarded the prestigious Virginia Parker Prize in 2008, the highest distinction given by the Canada Council for the Arts.
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SIN AND SALVATION – The Story of Johnny Cash delves into the character of one of the most charismatic and controversial artists in American music.
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Date: Saturday, 31 August 2024 Time: 19:00 - 21:00 Venue:Youngblood Gallery70-74 Bree StreetCape Town Buy Tickets online from R250.00 The Inaugural ‘Intimate Concert With The African Queen’ is a series of concerts where Siki Jo-An travels in small venues across South Africa, and Brazil from July to October 2024. Sikelelwa Jo-An Qwazi, also known as Siki Jo-An, is […]
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Date: Friday, 23 August 2024 Time: 18:00 - 22:00 Venue:Youngblood Gallery70-74 Bree StreetCape Town Buy Tickets online from R250.00 Invitation to my Intimate Live Show at YoungBlood Africa. I'm thrilled to announce my 2nd live show of the year, at Youngblood on August 23rd. Join me for a special evening of music and connection, I'll be playing music […]
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Date: Thursday, 1 August 2024 Time: 17:00 - 21:00 Youngblood Gallery70-74 Bree StreetCape Town
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Experience an exclusive and intimate live music event hosted by Pop/R&B Artist Jimmy Nevis. Come together with us to enjoy acoustic sets by Grammy Award winning artist, Manana, and multi-award winning icon, Zolani Mahola
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In a forgotten corner of the countryside, where the earth whispered tales of hardship and hope, there existed a small farmstead that was home to a group of children who bore the weight of responsibility with a grace far beyond their years.
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Date: Saturday, 3 August 2024 Time: 18:00 - 21:00 Youngblood Gallery70-74 Bree StreetCape Town
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Surround yourself with women who are go-getters, dreamers, and achievers. Our ladies share their journeys, triumphs and challenges, providing endless inspiration.
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Unlike Makhathini’s previous records which often expressed intention through composition or some form conceptual paradigm, this offering was born via a kind of prophetic text.
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Date: Thursday, 6 June 2024, Time: 17:00 - 21:00 , Youngblood Gallery, 70-74 Bree Street, Cape Town
Transmuting
Your journey
of pains
of tears
of sorrows
is your soul’s bet to succeed this time to transmute all
these pains
these tears
these sorrows
into life, light and possibilities.
-The Healer in you
by Verlaine-Diane Soobroydoo
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Date: Friday, 28 June 2024 Time: 19:00 - 22:00 Youngblood Gallery70-74 Bree StreetCape Town Buy Tickets online from R150.00 Prepare yourself for a transcendent journey through the realm of soulful hip hop, unlike any other experience you've encountered before. Khanyisa, the virtuoso of emotive lyricism and mesmerizing beats, is set to grace the Young Blood Africa stage on […]
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Date: Thursday, 27 June 2024 Time: 19:00 - 23:00 Youngblood Gallery70-74 Bree StreetCape Town Buy Tickets online from R100.00 #NewGigAlert !!! Music and Comedy at YOUNGBLOOD (Africa) is set to be one of the cornerstones of RAW music and comedy talent delivered in the heart of the Cape Town CBD. Bringing you classic piano musician and film maker […]
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Date: Thursday, 20 June 2024 Time: 19:00 - 22:00 Youngblood Gallery70-74 Bree StreetCape Town Buy Tickets online from R250.00 Kesivan Naidoo in collaboration with House of Sachane present a rare performance by Kesivan and the Lights featuring South Africa’s preeminent jazz musicians. Kesivan is unarguably the most eminent South African drummer of his generation. Say, what? Well, this […]
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Go on a musical journey with Carletheia, an up and coming recording artist based here in Cape Town. Carle, as she affectionately called, shares the same manager as PJ Morton, a 5X Grammy Award winning R&B Artist and the keyboardist in Maroon 5.
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The vertical perspective of "my subjective experience" is always unique, whereas the horizontal perspective refers to commonalities of ideas and publicity of meanings and behaviour, to music as shared practices with rules, principles, and traditions.
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Paulina burst onto global film screens in 2005 as a passionate, mercurial Carmen in U-Carmen eKhayelitsha, a Xhosa adaptation of Bizet's opera Carmen, set in a Cape Town township.
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African Music is usually viewed as a kind of music that is of traditional origin and music that takes us back to our roots (embo) because of the originality of many indigenous African instruments that we play as African Musicians and that is not always the case.
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Experience the vibrant rhythms and colourful spectacle of Spain's Feria de Sevilla right in the heart of Cape Town!
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This will be the third performance of this simply mesmerizing and beautiful show by Cape Town singer-songwriter, Paul Abro.
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Every experience that you have and will have upon the Earth encourages the alignment of your personality with your soul.
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Nicola Conte has established himself as one of the finest and most eclectic musicians, producers, and composers in the Italian and international jazz scene...
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After an acclaimed sold-out show in Johannesburg, Keenan Meyer returns to the Mother City for a one-night-only solo offering inside Youngblood Gallery.
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We are thrilled to present a unique musical experience featuring the Natasha Otero Trio, as they bring a fresh perspective to the timeless compositions of Piazzolla.
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The Law of Divine Oneness states that everything and everyone is intrinsically connected to one another as we all come from the same source.
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When we're focused on who we've been and the decisions we've made in the past, we often lose track of our authentic selves in the present.
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Get ready to groove at the most electrifying event of the year! Presenting 'Music Unite' at the fabulous Youngblood Gallery on Thursday, 28th December!
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Date: 1 December 2023 Venue: Youngblood Africa Gallery Time: 14:30 - 17:30 Buy Tickets: QUICKET 2 December 2:30pm Njangi:Ramón Souto (Spain) Njangi* for ensembleAya Oluranti (Nigeria) MandEʋe Lines & Patterns from the Motherland* for ensembleChristine Onyeji 1967) Ero Muo* for ensembleDaniel Roca (Spain) Uguquko* for ensembleMonthati Masebe (South Africa) Alakanisa* for ensemble and electronics *World premiere. […]
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Date: 1 December 2023 Venue: Youngblood Africa Gallery Time: 13:00 - 22:00 Buy Tickets: QUICKET Concert 1: 1pm Estêvão Filipe Chissano (Mozambique): As 5 lágrimas (6)Jonathan Blair (US/SA): Excerpt from String Quartet No. 1Amici String Quartet (SA): Suzanne Martens, Philip Martens (violins), Katrin Gaertner (viola),Peter Martens (cello) Markku Klami (Finland): Elegia Stefanie Knorr (Germany - […]
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Flamenco on Bree is a live flamenco show for music and dancers lovers alike. This enthralling performance showcases South Africa’s foremost flamenco guitarists, Bienyameen and Daawood Camroodien, singers Maya Spector and Harriet Mitchell, and cajonista Mandisa Qwesha.
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Shine your light on me
Shine your light on me,
on me…
me… us…
What does it signify?
What is its essence?
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Colours play an exceptionally prominent role in our lives. They influence our thinking, inspire our decision-making, and impact our moods.
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Book launch of Time to Mourn by Thandiwe Nqanda in conversation with Mbali Matches on Friday 13 October at the Youngblood Gallery, Cape Town.
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Dark Matter is a dance work about emerging from the dark into the light, exploring space, entering the unknown, defying the impossible. It’s about creating the future where nobody needs to chant they matter because it’s as logical as physics.
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PEOPLE by Hage Mukwendje, ICON SERIES 2.0 by Turnup Music, Date: Thursday, 7 September 2023, Time: 17:00 - 21:00, Youngblood Gallery
70-74 Bree Street, Cape Town
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Performing works by Debussy and Faure: Nicholas Bruiners (Violin), Daniel Albertyn (Violin), Jana Smit (Viola), Ashlin Grobbelaar (Cello) and Joshua Heugh (Piano).
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Fearless….reinforcing, knowing our place in the world and the struggle to live passionately and with grace and courage. You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.
Success is liking yourself, liking what you do, and liking how you do it. Have enough courage to trust love one more time and always one more time. Never make someone a priority when all you are to them is an option.
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Date: Saturday, 19 August 2023 Time: 20:00 - 21:15 Youngblood Gallery70-74 Bree StreetCape Town Buy tickets via Quicket Cape Town singer-songwriter Paul Abro celebrates Leonard Cohen in a poignant tribute show, performing Cohen's greatest hits and lesser-known tracks with their own unique renditions, creating a moving honouring of the legendary artist's life and legacy. Anyone who has […]
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Date: Thursday, 6 July 2023 Time: 17:00 - 21:00 Youngblood Gallery70-74 Bree StreetCape Town "Stuck on you" paints a picture of a bond unyielding, a connection that defies distance and time. It embodies a love that clings, entwines, and holds hearts captive in its grasp. It represents the beauty of being helplessly and willingly attached to someone, […]
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Matters of the Heart with Ncedeka the sensational, versatile and gifted musicians who sings from her heart with a soulful voice that bleeds through the walls of many hearts.
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Experience the intimate moment with Seth Grey ft Jitzvinger live at Youngblood Africa. The RnB and Neo-soul musician/ producer is known for his smooth vocals and warm tone.
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On the 30th of June, Paulina Malefane will showcase a much anticipated and awaited recital at The Youngblood Gallery.
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Hip hop is global, lapping on every shore and landing at every airport. But what does hip-hop mean? Is it the music with a chest-thumping beat? The rapid-fire lyrics rapped into a handheld mic?
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Prepare to be captivated by "Letters To The Youth” A musical event hosted by The One Who Sings and her band The Feminine Force featuring the incredibly talented poet Kush Mahleka.
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Come and celebrate the launch of my new album, "Turbulence and Pulse", out now on International Anthem and Mushroom Hour Half Hour!
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Date: Thursday, 4 May 2023 Time: 17:00 - 21:00 Youngblood Gallery70-74 Bree StreetCape Town SAPOLOGY by Joel Mamboka N'Kumu MUKUNDI by Richie Madyira BIG DREAMS by Tshidzo Mangena WE FEEL WITH YOUR HANDS AND WE FEEL WITH OUR HEARTS by Melani Rossouw THE SKY IS NOT THE LIMIT by Many Libuta ART HAUS PRESENTS GLUED […]
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We've got some amazing musicians lined up for you, including cellist David Pinoit, violinist Rebekah Beelders, and pianists Elizabeth Retief and Joshua Heugh.
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Everybody wants beauty and everybody has beauty. The common thread to all my works stems from an innate compulsion to force my audience to the wonder, depth, and mystery of the African heart.
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Matters of the Heart with Ncedeka the sensational, versatile and gifted musicians who sings from her heart with a soulful voice that bleeds through the walls of many hearts.
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Eve- full of life, female, to breathe, to live, to give life… The traditional meaning of Eve is life or "living". It can also mean full of life and mother of life. Eve.
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Cape Town singer-songwriter Paul Abro celebrates Leonard Cohen in a poignant tribute show, performing Cohen's greatest hits and lesser-known tracks with their own unique renditions, creating a moving honouring of the legendary artist's life and legacy.
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ART OF LISTENING - First Thursday 2 February 2023
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KUJENGA & FRIENDS is a celebration of community, African cultures and connectedness
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Homegrown Immigrant is an exploration of a foreign identity within societal constructs. This sonic project highlights traditional apartheid values and how these systemic constructs are currently upheld within a post-apartheid diverse society.
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Renowned saxophonist, composer and 2020 Standard Bank Young Artist Award winner Sisonke Xonti performs live at YoungBlood Africa at the inaugural The Beautiful Ones Jazz Series.
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Love the style..the manner in which something is expressed or performed, a distinctive, formal, or characteristic manner of expression in words, music, painting, way of dressing etc.
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It is with great pleasure to finally get a chance to connect with you in an intimate setting for a live performance of my music, including some songs from my latest release Sasitshotsha.
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Having experimented with a solo setup which she then called Ndiza at The Orbit, Johannesburg in 2017, Thandi now makes a return with a stripped down performance of a her lyrical musings at Youngblood Gallery in Cape Town.
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Being in accordance with the actual state or conditions; conforming to reality or fact; not false: a true story. Real; genuine; authentic: true gold; true feelings. sincere; not deceitful: a true interest in someone's welfare.
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Talented Afro-soul act formed in 2010 when Mthabisi ‘Mthae’ Sibanda, Simphiwe ‘Simz’ Kulla and Sifiso ‘Atomza’ Buthelezi met while singing in the University Of Johannesburg Choir.
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Come and enjoy an unparalleled music experience, “There’s Music In The Air”, with violinist Neo Motsatse, at the Youngblood Gallery, 70-74 Bree Street, Cape Town.
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Aptly named after a poem written by the artist, “When water covers your head- Breathe Sis, You Won’t Drown”, is a most vulnerable visual collection of artworks narrating Kenyaa’s delicate, fluid-like journey, as well as relationship with mental health.
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Otherness; the innate quality or fact of being different. Often used within a negative connotation, to ostracize, belittle or Isolate.
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The eight edition of the radical Purpur Festival returns to the Youngblood Gallery, Cape Town with the theme NOTHING IS REAL.
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Born in 1996 in South Africa, Zizipho is an award-winning poet who creates work that seeks to heal. Using the body and its experience as inspiration, she reimagines longing, loss, and love and turns her stories into works of art. “Sunflowers for my Lovers” is her first poetry collection.
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The No Say Experience is a live musical performance of Liso debut body of work: The No Say EP. Liso will be accompanied by The Legends and The No Say Experience Band for an unforgettable performance!
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The No Say Experience is a live musical performance of Liso debut body of work: The No Say EP. Liso will be accompanied by The Legends and The No Say Experience Band for an unforgettable performance!
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Joburg based trombonist, vocalist and composer Siya Makuzeni is in Cape Town; performing at YoungBlood Cape Town on Friday 26th August 2022.
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27 AUGUST 2022 Join Thesis ZA as they share the sonic stories that shaped the making of their critically acclaimed debut album, Sondela. Youngblood Gallery70-74 Bree StreetCape Town19:00 - 20:00 TICKETS AVAILABLE AT QUICKET
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FIRST THURSDAY - 4 AUGUST17:00 - 21:00 LIVE PERFORMANCEMaya Spector - VocalsZwide Ndwandwe - Bass INFLORESCENCE ET ALby Lara Klawikowski SPECTRUMPerformance by Chesire VinyardFeaturingRori Le Cap, Berlin Le Cap & Chenal Le Cap KINTSUGIby JariiidFeaturing Joel Mamboka and Shakers Mbolekwana ISILILOby Nhlakanipho Mkhize SCULPTURESby Louis Chanu COBRA EXHIBITIONFeaturingIan AlbertynNusenu Prince MawuliRas Silas MotseThemba MkhangeliJoel MambokaMatthew […]
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MUNEYI - LEOMILE - KEKELINGO LITSOMOSongs Around The Fire Date: 29th of July 2022 Time: 7pm for 8pm Ticket: R250 Quicket
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COVID HAPPENED...by Lihle Matini ISILILOby Ntlakanipho Mkhize SPECTRUMby Courtney Rabbit MAGA SERIESy Dr Millicent Akua Gyan-Attipoe In Collaboration with HEARTYATELIER ATEby Manon Ajorque and Nicolas Mehdipout First Thursday - 7 July 202217:00 - 21:00
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TRIALS THAT TRAIL Youngblood and the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire presents the world premiere of Monthati Masebe’s “Trials that Trail” for solo viola A series of ten short pieces each dedicated to one of the Rivonia Trialists . Young and brilliant South African composer Monthati Masebe wrote these unique and moving works in 2020 amidst the […]
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LIGHT SPECTRUM Lelethu Fundakubi ITHEMBA by Major Ndlovu INSPIRED BY THE NAMIBIAN DESERT by Peter Webber 'J'AIME REGARDER' by Jooj SELF REFLECTION by Matthew Potter IS THERE A TITLE YET? by Rhuben Jacobs Also featuring:SthuManaka | Guto Bussab | Lihle MatiniTertius van Dyk | Nicole Henn | Beth MeyerEvan Watkins | Lelani Heard | Bonnivale […]
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THE SN PROJECT Live at Youngblood Art Gallery(70 Bree Street, Cape Town) Date: 27 May 2022 Time: 7pm Tickets: R260 per ticket on Quicket
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Butterfly Visit Date: 5 May 2022 Time: 5pm until 9pm ITHEMBAby Major Ndlovu MOVEMENT REVEALEDby Richard Joshua THROUGH THE LINEby Matthew Potter SUBMERGEDby Kristi Marie In collaboration with HEARTY ATELIER ATEby Manon Ajorque and Nicolas Mehdipour ALSO FEATURINGLelethu FundakubiLihle MatiniXolani SivundlaAmos RetyuMbali ZuluEmma HooperOnele JamJam Sculptures by Louis Chanu LIVE INSTALLATION (Homage to Ben Moyo)by […]
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Creative Conference Date: 6 May 2022 Time: 5pm until 9pm Ticket price: R80 per person on Quicket Venue: Youngblood Art Gallery, 72 Bree Street Charl Du Plessis Trio Date: 20 May 2022 Time: 19:30 Tickets: Available on Quicket Venue: Youngblood Africa, 70 Bree Street, Cape Town Cello & Piano Favourites Date: 21 May 2022 Time: […]
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Calling all dancers, choreographers, dance researchers, scholars, teachers and friends.
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All of the media through which I express myself as an artist are represented at this Youngblood Africa show.
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We say someone is a Legend if they do something very helpful, very generous or very successfully.
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From 26 February to 26 March, renowned South African trumpeter Feya Faku will tour the country bringing his two new albums to local audiences.
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Energy is the strength and vitality required for sustained physical or mental Energy. Scientists define energy as the ability to do work.
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