The Buzz around iCaracara by: The N.Y.A.O.P.E Team

 

 

Just as you think that music shows are played out, here comes a new innovative hip hop show that encompasses live performances, interviews, a platform for upcoming hip hop “emcees” to showcase what they are made of and hilarious skits that remind me of the Ashifashaba show, where the host does skits with the “Big Dawg” DJ Fresh who acts as an older guy in class who keeps failing and the late Senyaka. This new exciting project produced by Shap Moja Films and First Joint, is an incredible touch on Hip Hop and the streets. The name just says it all, MICRO-BUZZ!

The setting is out of this world. It’s set out in one of the most famous streets in South Africa, Khumalo Street in Thokoza, East of Johannesburg which is known for its history during the apartheid era. As you arrive on the set, you are greeted by a live band playing and a DJ right beside them. The people involved in this production are ever so welcoming and make you feel at home. On the far right, there is a stage and right next to it is a vintage book shelf with old television sets on top of tyres which are stacked on top of each other. On the other side of the stage is an old but still in good condition couch for the guests to sit on.

The presenters, Sinikiwe Ngcobo and Kabelo Kevin Tshabalala have the bubbliest personalities and are a professional pair. The band is made up of a drummer and a pianist who is also a rapper. He opens the show with a performance alongside vocalist Flow H. It is an electrifying performance and I could not help but bob my head and tap my feet.

The audience there was amazing and they were enjoying themselves, and the technical team was outstanding. I could not help but watch in awe.

Towards the end of the show, rap extraordinaire, former member of Hidden force and one half of Deep Level, Lebohang “Lebza” Masiane arrived and got the crowd moving. He is hilarious and down to earth. He gave some of the young aspiring artists some words of wisdom.

This show might be something that South African television has needed all along and I cannot wait until the show airs.