This post is a first of its kind, for many reasons. I've never written anything here in the hours leading up to a performance of any sort. This time I am. In about an hour-and-a-half, I'll be trudging down-campus to host this year's version of the SRC Jazz Evening. Yes, I'm back at Rhodes again. … Continue reading Mack the night
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Comic movement in full swing
It's as if last term never ended. Fresh from the busiest performance period of my life, this new term (only a week old) has already thrown up three appearances. Straight after my showing at St Mary's Hall Ball last term, I went on an aggressive "Get-me-to-appear-at-your-hall" drive. I hounded a few of my friends from the different dining halls … Continue reading Comic movement in full swing
Three crowds and a comic
Three nights, three performances. That's a very basic summary of what I can safely call the most jam-packed weekend of my life - from a performance perspective. Wow. OK, so Friday finally saw one of the long-awaited gigs actually come to life. I opened for Carl Joshua Ncube, one of Zimbabwe's foremost comics. I was … Continue reading Three crowds and a comic
Mind the death traps
You have no idea how nervous I am. I'm scared. My next performance comes at the St Mary's Hall ball on Saturday. The stakes are pretty high. I mentioned in a previous post that I'd been approached to do a set for the guests that evening. It rocks that people are starting to notice what … Continue reading Mind the death traps
I knew a glittering star
Nothing prepares you for the brutal grip of reality when you lose someone special. A knock on my res room door at about 23:15 on 5 June 2011. That is what separated the calmest of evenings from a plunge into the swirling depths of grief and pain. I was informed of the passing of one … Continue reading I knew a glittering star
Tyson Ngubeni 