04 April – Arts, Culture and Environment

Today’s show was very exiting and lively, we were joined Instudio by Jonathan Rubain – Jazz Musician. Jonathan is very young but he is already the bass player of preference for legends such as Mac McKenzie and Alvin Dyers. He wowed the crowd at this year’s Cape Town International Jazz Festival ‘Free Community Concert’ last Wednesday. This young man is said to be destined to become an important player on the SA music scene. He told us more about his music. He will be performing at Manenberg’s on Sunday night. If you want to book him for a performance contact 073 461 4000 or email him to jrubain@yahoo.com

We also joined by Mrs Sheryl Lee Ralph – an acclaimed veteran of film, television and stage. In the country we know her as Dee from the popular sitcom, Moesha. Tomorrow she will be performing her one woman show called "Sometimes I Cry" that will be staged at the Artscape Theatre. “Sometimes I Cry” creatively examines the female struggle when coping with HIV and AIDS, and offers an engaging window into the unique difficulties women face. There will be only two performances at 2:30 in the afternoon and at 20:15 in the evening. Tickets costs R250 and are available at Computicket or at the Artscape. For more information contact (021) 410 9800 or visit www.artscape.co.za

Nigel Vermaas was also in today for the Arts update in and around the city.

We closed off the show with an interview I had with councilor James Vos – Health Portfolio committee from the City of Cape Town. According to the City of Cape Town’s pilot air pollution study that was conducted in Khayelitsha, the air quality in the area often falls below safety levels with pollution on average being 70% more than it is in the city centre. The Khayelitsha Air Pollution Strategy is a pilot project to improve air quality in informal areas and it involved a detailed survey of households, business, a traffic survey and other sources of air pollution in the area. Councilor Vos says the outputs of this survey will also lead to the development of appropriate air quality forecasting and planning tools.

PICS:by Tina George

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