Page 6 ENTERTAINMENT 23 June 2006 SHOWBUZZ Trend-setter’s step to stardom PRESS HUMANIST ART Art Gallery: Until Sunday, KEN MCHUNU Marubini Music Productions. 2 July The album was a Exhibition of symbolic sites. SPURRING the rapid growth combination of kwaito and Entry is free. of the local kwaito scene, house music genres and “also Call 311 2264/9 another singing sensation has featured a few Maskandi been unleashed, and it has tracks with a slight touch of THE INDIAN IN DRUM come in the form of Zakhele kwaito in them,” said the Art Gallery: Until 23 July Msomi, better known as youngster. Exhibition. Entry is free. ‘Mzayoni’. He has featured the DJs Call 311 2264/9 Hailing from KwaMakhutha TKO, Malcolm and Mr Dust township, Mzayoni started on his album and personally MADIBA MAN OF DESTINY out as a dancer at music regards the album as “a hit”. Art Gallery: Until Sunday, festivals and talent-search Mzayoni defined Tsula as 30 July shows. 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Sibaya, Krakatoa: Friday, 30 recording an album. “He is extremely talented June It was thanks to Maphindi and is always willing to give Doors open at 9.30pm and Mpumi Mahaye from back to his community, KwaMakhutha that this something I personally want MOZART SPLENDOUR youngster’s dream started to to do a lot of,” he said. City Hall: Until Thursday, 29 take shape. His intention of “giving back June, at 7.30pm After recognising his rare to the community” was KZN Philharmonic World talent, they took him to attested to when the Symphony Series Winter Johannesburg where he was youngster recently performed Season. Call 369 9453 introduced to Lahlum’lenze, a in a charity show for the popular Maskandi hit-maker. Nqobani HIV/Aids Care WINNIE THE POOH Mzayoni recently released Centre in KwaMakhutha. 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Book Expo art and about world through Computicket KEN MCHUNU of Korn MINCE AND THE CITY Heritage Theatre, Hillcrest: THE Durban Art Gallery ARTIST: Korn Wednesday, 28 June, to recently hosted the Humanist ALBUM: See You on the Other Sunday, 2 July Art international travelling Side Legendary Lily Slapsilly and exhibition, featuring work by LABEL: Virgin Kieron Legacy in a show 29 artists. packed with comedy and The exhibition started in LIFE is a long journey, and song. 2000 and has visited several we’ve always had music to Tickets R165, includes a symbolic sites worldwide. guide us and give us comfort to the fans, and the good two-course meal. To book, It promotes the use of art as for the road ahead. times. The album kicks off call 765 4197. Call Debbie a medium to inspire peace The latest offering from with Twisted Transistor, a Reynolds on 312 3187 or and encourages awareness of metal monoliths Korn is an head-bobbing joyride. The 083 447 5221 or human rights. auditory trip down memory video features popular [email protected] South African artists lane. Ask any metalhead gangster rappers, and shows featured were Helen Sebidi, HUMAN ANGLE: Director of the Durban Art Gallery about his or her favourite how the band have become THE INDIAN IN DRUM Lionel Davis and Jan Jordaan. Carol Brown and artist Jan Jordaan at the Humanist Art band and Korn are sure to be swamped in so much fame Durban Art Gallery: Now on Some of the works on exhibition Picture: KEN MCHUNU on everyone’s tongues. and hype but are still in it for An exhibition of images from display were from the See You on the Other Side is the love of the music. Coming watershed 1950s South Durban-based Art for “It’s there for generations the Czech Republic, Vaclav the band’s latest (and Undone, a chart-topper, sees African magazine Drum, Humanity portfolio. and it becomes cultural Havel; and Ireland’s Rita probably final) offering, and the band peeling away all the curated by Riason Naidoo. Jordaan, director of Art for heritage in a real way,” said Dovey and David Arteagoitia. sees the band playing their layers that have been built There is access for the Humanity, said the exhibition Jordaan. Carol Brown, director of same brand of driving music. over them by the hype. In all, disabled to the gallery. Entry was meant to impress upon He said this would help Durban Art Gallery, said: “The With the ever charismatic, the album is superb. Korn is free. 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