Fresh from his most recent tour of New Zealand, Australia and New Caledonia with the Johnny Clegg band, as well as appearances at a number of high profile jazz events in South Africa, Dan Shout is delighted to have the opportunity to pay an all-too-rare visit to the town he regards as home. Even better is the fact that he will be bringing his highly regarded jazz quartet, SHOUT, with him. The group will be performing a wide selection of jazz standards, as well as original material from their past, and forthcoming, CD releases. Don't miss this opportunity to enjoy a couple of hours of top quality jazz with one of South Africa's foremost jazz ensembles.
Where: The Little Theatre
When: Thursday 12 April 2012
Time: 7:30 pm
Entry: N$20.00 Adults/N$10.00 scholars
Pleased to see the Little Theatre is still in use and impressed by how the entry prices have been kept low. They compare more than favourably with ticket prices in the old days.
Good one, Oranjemund!
Does anyone know if the graffiti (names of plays, casts and crews etc) are still in place on backstage walls of the old dressing rooms? It was a tradition at the after show party to paint up a record of each play.
Hi Bob ~ Having been involved in the Players' for well over 20 years, I can assure you that we've done our best to preserve the "graffiti" you refer to, appreciating how important it is to the history, and ethos, of that fine establishment. Having said that, much of the ink of the earlier scribblings has faded badly and later generations have "over-written" earlier work. There have been structural changes to the Theatre in recent years which have impacted on the backstage areas. I guess it's inevitable that these little patches of history will slowly disappear. Now that you've brought it up, I will make a point of taking photographs of what remains, for posterity!
Pete Shout
Thanks for that piece of history, Pete. At one stage the Little Theatre was a big focal point for community activity. Whatever pics you can post would be much appreciated.
UPDATE ON THE TIMES:
"Hi All
Join us at The Little Theatre tomorrow, Thursday 12th April to hear Dan and his band play some of the jazz tunes he has written and is about to record for his Namibian-themed album.
Soup and rolls will be on sale. The bar will be open before the gig.
Tickets are available at the door - $20 adults, $10 scholars.
PLEASE NOTE THE EARLIER TIME: 18:30 FOR 19:00.
See you there!!"
Got me tickets, I have.... taking my girls to their first live Jazz event...... What a bargain.....
Wonder if they have any bagpipes then?
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The Poster for tonight's gig....
The more I think about it, the more I have to take my hat off to Dan the Man..... here's a hometown boy, that's made it onto the international stage, yet still knows his roots. N$20 bucks a ticket, what a bargain..... no airs and graces..... just a pile of shots at the pub.... unlike a very big ex Springbok player that forgot his roots...
I think that tonight shall be a blast...... support this....
Concert cancelled due to work permit issues, I believe.....
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Yup, the Shouts spent several hours at the border trying to sort it out but no joy.
An acclaimed international artist comes all this way to give back to the community that he grew up in and......well....never mind!
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Feel the same way Sean, If there was no charge for tickets, but rather a "donation" bowl, would a work permit be necessary ?
What if the band just came a played informally in say Pete's garden for a birthday party? Them what? The piper that came to play at my father;s funeral never needed a work permit.....
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Perhaps thats the route they went Mike, I have just hear that we are back on! woo_hoo
Not sure how they managed to sort it out but Dan will be playing tomorrow evening at 6:30pm.
I'll spread the word!!!
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The Show must go on!!!
I believe we are geared to run tonight 18h30......
woo_hoo
Hi Mike
Thanks very much for your enthusiasm, support and kind words, all of which is highly appreciated.
Just to put the "hassles at the border" sequence into context, the actual problem lay with the agency which Dan used to procure visas for the band (this, obviously, does not apply to him as he is Permanent Resident). There were all sorts of inefficiences and admin botch-ups with this agency but I won't bore you with those details! Our local Immigration officials were sympathetic and obliging but their hands were tied ~ they could not act unilaterally in the absence of the work visas which, incidentally, had been applied for six weeks prior to the visit.
Be that as it may, the visas did arrive by fax at about 5:00 pm on Friday evening so the entire "show" got back on the road, albeit a day later than intended. Dan's trip has been extremely successful and I'm sure you'll hear more about it this evening!
Great evening Just back
Thanks All
The house was packed, extra seats were brought in to line the aisles..... Folk were a standing at the back..... and the band played..... If one closed your eyes, as I did, you could feel yourself drifting down Bourbon street..... The highlight for me, was the tune Dan put together after a visit to Kolmanskop...... the sounds....perfect, all in all , what a lekker night.... really awesome stuff.... got to speak to Dan and the members after the show, had to stand in the queue behind the "groupies" holding their recently purchased CD.... clambering for an autograph.....
This was highly appreciated..... Thanks SHOUT!
It was also nice to hear that the band had visited OPS in the morning.... gave a talk and played a few tunes to senior crowd.....
The tunes that were played this evening will be appearing on a new soon to be released cd..... we Oranjemunder's were the crash test dummies and had the honour of listening to the music first...
details to follow....
allgood you rock
SPAR-ring partners? Sorry about the over exposure - it was late at night....
Can't believe you caught me on camera without a beer in me hand!
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Largely due to the fact that I didn't offer you one by way of revenge for leaving my place "dry" every time you gatecrash my braais!!! I also knew you had to drive...
Here's an interesting read in Dan's Blog, with reference to the group's recent tour up to Oranjemund,
LINK: http://www.danshout.co.za/Dan_Shout/Serenading_Ghosts_Blog/Entries/2012/5/2_Serenading_Ghosts.html (http://www.danshout.co.za/Dan_Shout/Serenading_Ghosts_Blog/Entries/2012/5/2_Serenading_Ghosts.html)
Great news for Fans out there..... here is the Official Shout video of Serenading Ghosts, great sounds to a familiar landscape.... can't you just feel it?
SHOUT - Serenading Ghosts OFFICIAL (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEVwK45sTLg#ws)
I enjoyed this clip, not just for the sounds, but there is some nice footage of Kolmanskuppe.... it was laso interesting seeing the band playing in the old concert hall at Kolmanskuppe....
Yes, most enjoyable congrats you rock
absolutely fantastic,the music so fittingly describing the vast surroundings of the sperrgebiet .awesome you rock
I've removed the gigs I'd advertised earlier for the simple reason that Dan has left the Johnny Clegg Band so won't be appearing at the Royal Albert Hall. The reason for his departure is primarily linked to the fact that the band's management have decided that they want a Johannesburg-based band. In view of the fact that Dan is not prepared to sacrifice his considerable business, career and social interests in Cape Town to move to Johannesburg, he elected to resign. If any of our overseas forum members would like tickets (x4) to the Johnny Clegg Concert at the Royal Albert Hall on the night of Wednesday, 27 March, 2013, or to the James Taylor Quartet at Ronnie Scott's (x2) on the night of Saturday, 23 March, 2013, please inbox me. The JC tickets are 60 quid each and the JT tickets are 30 quid each.
WoW! Wonder if that will be the first Oranjemunder to play at the Royal Albert!
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The answer to that would be very interesting to know. I hesitate to say "Yes" because Oranjemunders have this habit of popping up all over the world (where you lest expect to find one!) and a number have achieved some quite astonishing accomplishments! Maybe they've got an "Honours Board" in the Royal Albert Hall? Will get someone to check.
Good clip and yes the Kolmans ,, a whole world moved from Europe to the middle of nowhere .. always has fascinated me ..