Street Treats
Wednesday 3rd January 2007

The third Zula Culture and the first one of 2007 focused mainly on creativity from the streets. Nick Herbert performed live graffiti art that sprayed his visions from behind his mask to a fanned room of onlookers. Giving importance to an art form that is so easily misrepresented, and forced to use vandalism as an outlet. If this art form were given the right platform for its messages, would it remain vandalism or modern day rock art? Sean Vockerodt captures strong and striking photographic images of urban structures and street movement. He has an amazing talent for capturing action that appears to jump out of the photo and into your reality.

The interviews this month were very open and comfortable and everyone featured gave clarity to the audience about their message and creative process. The audience proved that they were hanging on every word by the complete respect they gave with simple silence. One interview we really enjoyed was with Inga from Tokyo Beach, a beautiful German woman with a message that everyone should read in her biog. She was fluid and sensitive with an acute understanding of her surroundings, and intent for social progress.
Jeanne Joubert had me fashioning a pair of her original designed trousers that turned my whole physique into a ninja and had me buying them just so I can have days when I pull out the ninja pants and take on the world! Her cloths were fashioned by saucy models with lots to say, and gave credit to her range called Lega. The Lega range combines funky styles with street comfort ability at incredibly affordable prices.

Interviews were broken up by performances from the beautiful firecracker, Blaq Pearl. She gave a heart felt interview filled with passion for uplifting life and the human race and followed with an inspiring performance of some of her songs off her latest album. She is not to be missed and will be launching her album very soon so look out for her!
Poetry was performed by Cantelle, softly spoken wisdom over backing tacks of inspired sound.
The night ended with someone, who I personally take my hat off to and have utmost respect for what he gives his time to, MC Brown. He is an MC originally from America who has experienced street life in Cape Town and the daily struggles all street children encounter. He has become a direct inspiration to all the youth he works with and has helped young individuals channel their untapped talent to help rehabilitate them and gain worth. He not only contacts them in their mother tongue but he writes about his experiences in his songs to spread the words that break down ignorance and separation between societies. It's amazing how someone who is not native to this land, has taken the hard task of putting on the shoes of responsibility and walking Cape Towns youth to a better Place.
They are all our future, every single one!

Peace & Love,
Zo‘ & Jolette