JOBURG PARTY! – A snapshot of SA’s new youth underground

one small seed — Thu, 04 Jul 2013 13:05:39 +0000

Over two days and nights in Johannesburg, South Africa, Rod Stanley & Chris Saunders travelled to illegal rooftop parties, warehouse raves, street fashion shoots and poolside jams to meet some of the young musicians, DJs, zine publishers and artists set on taking the SA scene global, and asked them how the city’s youth culture is changing. This short film features great music and interviews with Dirty Paraffin, Richard the Third, Desmond & The Tutus, MJ Turpin, Jamal Nxedlana CUSS) and Khaya Sibiya AKA Bhubesii. Joburg…It’s like a movie.

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“Joburg Party”, image: screen grab

Credits:

A Film by Rod Stanley & Chris Saunders.
Edited by Rob Hannah.

Music Video Credits:

DIRTY PARAFFIN in collaboration with CUSSMONTHLY
Edited & Directed by: Ravi GOVENDER
Shot by: Justin MCGEE & Jamal NXEDLANA
Animation by: Lex TRICKETT
Styled by: Jamal NXEDLANA & Ravi GOVENDER
vimeo.com/24394476

Dirty Paraffin – ‘Papap! Papap!’
Directed by Smiso Zwane.
Footage by Lebogang Rasethaba.
Edited by Ravi Govender.
youtube.com/watch?v=HITto4e6BK4

Artist: mtkidu
Song: ‘Skeleton key’
album: skeleton key 2012
free music: MT KIDU
Written and Directed by MJ Turpin
Dop: Chris Saunders and Justin Mcgee
Edit: Malcolm Che
Producer: MJ Turpin

MTKIDU SNUFF HOUSE PARTY ARCHIVE 1992.
Artist: Mtkidu
Album: shakawon 2010
Track: ‘Zombie’
Written, Produced and Directed
by MJ Turpin and Nick Nesbitt.
Dop. Robyn Nesbitt
Edited Nick and Robyn Nesbitt.

Bhubesii – ‘Members Only’.
directed by Obrian Manana and Khaya Sibiya
Cinematography Sims Phakisi
Edited By Themba Mbelu
youtu.be/izrRttbuzUA

Shiny, Happy, People… The people of Joburg

one small seed — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 04:20:01 +0000

Not often do you meet a person who emits an energy that continues to resonate through you. Well Spoek Mathambo is that guy. An Ndebele Prince, a DJ, graphic artist and recently Mshini Wam – Spoek transcends all those petty nationalisms. Berlin. Germany. Miami. New York. He travels the world, making friends and breaking stereotypes, breeding little Spoeks and making SA proud. With bold colour to suit bold ambition, Spoek’s a mover, a shaker and Joszi’ very own filthy-beat-maker.

Joburg- A city in consistent fluidity. Meet Aryan Kaganof, a maven of all things creative. Aryan possesses a rare tenacity for raw experimentation. He’s a visual being, with a macabre insight into the human psyche. Suspended naked, blood smeared and silhouetted by hostile global images, his work reminds us of the fragility of human kind. A subjective voyeur and an inventor who cannot be found on a Sunday morning. He’s prolific and he’s watching YOU. Check out www.kaganof.com.

Hello Bruce Cowie. A Jozi boy through and through, this creative ambassador has been “doing his thing” in the design industry for over 11 years. Founder of Design Is A Good Idea, Bruce celebrates all of life’s marvellous obscurities. Noticing & promoting interesting things that others tend to miss, he illustrates how find extraordinary beauty and colourful flamboyancy can be found if we just look a little closer, for a little longer.

Frivolities aside, Chris Saunders is just another man with a camera. Alongside Murray Turpin (m18j92t), Nick Nesbitt (Kidu) and Clinton Jordaan he’s part of Team Uncool. Chris believes in the power of a collective energy. He’s about revolutionizing conventional ways of thinking, making great sandwiches, and hustling like Rudolf “Minnesota Fats” Wanderone.

Joburg isn’t dressed pretty. Shit goes down. It’s about embracing the intense energy. A real place for real people. No matter who you are, where you’re from or where you’re going, remember that “Today you are You, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is You’er than You.”! So, from us and Dr Seuss adios amigos, we’ll be seeing you soon.

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JOBURG PARTY! – A snapshot of SA’s new youth underground

Shiny, Happy, People… The people of Joburg