African Jazz Diva to perform at INPUT 2008

She has performed alongside jazz and music greats including Selaelo Selota, Jimmy Dludlu, The C-Base Collective, The Cape Symphonic Orchestra, Loading Zone, Ian Smith’s Virtual Jazz Reality, Jack van Poll and Gerry Spencer. She has serenaded presidents and leaders including Nelson Mandela and Thabo Mbeki and has toured extensively in Europe and Africa.

The FUBA Academy and University of Cape Town graduate majored in Jazz under the supervision of Prof. Mike Campbell and was trained in classical Jazz Singing by Virginia Davids. Her explosive talent awed Africa with the release of her debut album A CRY, A SMILE, A DANCE which won her two South African Music Awards for BEST FEMALE ARTIST and BEST JAZZ VOCAL ALBUM, two KORA All Africa Music Awards for Best Artist from Southern Africa and Best African Female Artist (Africa/Diaspora) and two Metro Fm Music Awards for Best Female Vocalist and Best Jazz Artist.

Her second release NEW BEGINNINGS left no question that Judith Sephuma natural gift of music and song was going to live with us for a very long time.

Polokwane born jazz vocalist Judith Sephuma’s will entertain delegates at the Input 2008 Gala Dinner, Wednesday May 7^th at the Sandton Convention Centre.

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Input into township & urban spaces

This year, Input 2008 and the Gauteng Film Commission and its partners Rishile Bosele Communications and Coalstove Pictures present an Outreach Project that will target communities and young people in both Urban and Township screenings.

Audiences will be treated to some of the best television programmes in the world at a screen near them and be able to engage in discussion with filmmakers and facilitators.

The Gauteng Film Commission’s partners in the Input outreach project – Rishile Bosele Communications and Coalstove – have been running successful outreach screenings with audiences in urban centres and townships. Above is pictured an outdoor township screening that attracted both committed and incidental audiences.

Township Screenings

Input 2008 and the GFC partners with Rishile Bosele Communications to bring the following screenings to:

Atteridgeville 2^nd May @ 14h00

Alexandra 2^nd May @ 14h00

Kliptown 3^rd May @ 19h00

Boipatong 3^rd May @ 14h00

Urban Screenings

Input 2008 and GFC partners with Coal Stove Pictures to bring the following screenings to these unique city venues:

Hatfield Galleries, Pretoria

Hector Pieterson Museum, Orlando West, Soweto

Private Practice, Jeppe Street, Johannesburg

Carfax, Newtown, Johannesburg

Watch the blog for updated details on venues, dates and times of the outreach screenings.