Skop Gat by Various Artists

Various Artists

Skop Gat

Format: CD
Label: Supertracks Records
UPC: 0608917576528
Catnr: ST 75765
Release date: 29 October 2010

1 CD

Label
Supertracks Records

UPC
0608917576528

Catalogue number
ST 75765

Release date
29 October 2010

Album

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About the album

SKOP GAT is a music campaign initiated by Music Mayday to spotlight talent in South Africa, through collaborations with Dutch artists with the purpose of drawing attention to the creative potential of youth living in inner cities and townships. Not coin- cidentally the campaign took off during FIFA 2010 Soccer World Cup, where the focus was on South Africa and the African continent. As a result, SKOP GAT was able to bring to life 10 unique songs on one CD, which serve as soundtracks to South African daily life.

This product is the result of dedication, passion, energy and creative juices that flowed between the youth and artists of a diverse background, who never met prior, but shared one commonality - the desire to create something that will change the world and create a better future. Allow us to take you on a musical journey through diverse genres including: hip-hop, house, afro-soul, mbaqanga, dancehall, folk, and a touch of jazz, therefore providing a tasty concoction that will no doubt satisfy your broad musical pallet.
Music Mayday has devoted years to stimulating and guiding talented youth in Africa. We are convinced that creativity is the backbone to social, cultural and economic evolution. Talent can be broken down into various categories ranging from music & dance to film & theater. We build on the creative potential which is already existing among youth. This is where Music Mayday has proven to be effective - by offering guidance and coaching, our projects serve as a safe haven and launch pad for talented individuals. Not only do we provide the necessary equipment, but we also find it crucial to teach these youngsters the business by linking them up with industry professionals and media. Finally we provide them with international connections. Music Mayday has successfully executed various “talent support” initiatives
in Africa (Ethiopia, Eritrea, Uganda, Tanzania, Malawi and Namibia) since 2003.

Artists that worked on this album are: Dennis, Zuluboy, Blaxtar, Zonke, Typhoon, Vuyo Tylo, Giovanca, Zubz, Eric Vloeimans, Gloria Bosman, Ashwin Jaydee & Rootsriders, EJ von Lyrik, Joep Pelt, Black Moses Ngwenya, Franky Rizardo, RJ Benjamin, Kern Koppen and Jitsvinger

All proceeds from this CD will be used to fund our new talent support projects in Capetown & Johannesburg. Thank you for your support!!!
More information about this project: visit http://skopgat.nl/

SKOP GAT is een Music Mayday Campagne voor jong muzikaal talent in Zuid-Afrika
Tien Internationale artiesten werkten samen met tien Afrikaanse artiesten aan tien unieke tracks!
Giovanca, Eric Vloeimans, Dennis, Blaxtar, Typhoon, Rootsriders, Kernkoppen etc. werkten allen mee aan dit project
De opbrengst van het album gaat integraal naar het project van Music Mayday dat jongeren in Afrika stimuleert bij het ontdekken, ontwikkelen en gebruiken van hun creatieve en artistieke talent

SKOP GAT ist eine Kooperation von K�nstlern der Niederlande und Jugendlichen aus S�dafrika. Ein Experiment mit dem Ziel auf das kreative Potential junger K�nstler aus S�dafrika aufmerksam zu machen. Mitwirkende Musiker sind: Dennis, Zuluboy, Blaxtar, Zonke, Typhoon, Vuyo Tylo, Giovanca, Zubz, Eric Vloeimans, Gloria Bosman, Ashwin Jaydee & Rootsriders, EJ von Lyrik, Joep Pelt, Black Moses Ngwenya, Franky Rizardo, RJ Benjamin, Kern Koppen and Jitsvinger.

Artist(s)

Eric Vloeimans

Eric Vloeimans (Huizen, 1963) is an improvising trumpeter and composer who regards the term ‘jazz’ as too limiting to describe his music. His work is characterized by melodic and lyrical power, and a distinctive, individual sound that is called velvety or whispering in the more subdued pieces.
From 2006/2007 Eric Vloeimans has been active with two much-praised formations: the chamber jazz trio Fugimundi (Anton Goudsmit guitar, Harmen Fraanje piano) and the electric band Gatecrash, in which rock and funk elements can be traced (Jeroen van Vliet keyboards, Gulli Gudmundsson bass, Jasper van Hulten drums). With the latter group, he employs electronic effects in his trumpet playing for the first time.
In addition, he continues to develop other projects, such as the band Oliver’s Cinema with accordion player Tuur Florizoone and cellist Jörg Brinkmann (CD available from August 2013, and a US tour in October 2014)) , and a duo with pianist Florian Weber, with a CD release : Live at the Concertgebouw in 2011.
His broad range of interests has led Vloeimans to collaborate with artists from other musical worlds. In the pop music area, these include Fay Lovsky, Doe Maar, Spinvis, Jan Akkerman and trumpeter Kyteman (Colin Benders). Where world music is concerned, Vloeimans was involved in projects with flamenco guitarist Eric Vaarzon Morel, Latin pianist Ramon Valle, and the fado-inspired Pessoa of Fernando Lameirinhas.
Vloeimans has performed as a soloist with classical ensembles such as the Matangi Quartet, the Calefax Reed Quintet, the Metropole Orchestra, the Gelderland Orchestra, the Limburg Symphony Orchestra, the Holland Baroque Society, the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra.
2011 saw the premiere of his first trumpet concerto, Evensong, with the Limburg Symphony Orchestra, orchestrated by Martin Fondse, and recorded for CD with the Netherlands Symphony Orchestra.

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Skop Gat

SKOP GAT is a Music Mayday campaign to promote young talent in South Africa. International artists work together to get your attention. Will you give talent a chance?South-Africa was in the news big this year with the FIFA Soccer World Cup, but there was more: a joining of forces in music for this special project were Dutch internationally known artists met young South African talent, gave them workshops and teamed up with them. In the South African townships young talent does not always have the opportunity to develop their talents and possibilities. With this project initiated by Music Mayday, doors were opened for them! Ten tracks were recorded and an fibrant and energetic mix of cultures is the result on this CD! Hip-hop, house, afro-soul, mbaqanga, dancehall, folk, and a touch of jazz: in other words a tasty concoction! Giovanca, Blaxtar, Dennis, Typhoon, Ashwin Jaydee & de Rootsriders, DJ Franky Rizardo, Kern Koppen, Joep Pelt and Eric Vloeimans (!) have participated in the very special campaign named SKOPGAT. The CD which all of the above ambassadors made Together with South-African talents, is available now in the shops.
Kern Koppen, EJ von Lyrik, Zuluboy & Zonke Typhoon & Vuyo Tyolo Joep Pelt & Black Moses Ngwenya Giovanca & Zubz Blaxtar & Jitsvinger Ashwin Jaydee & EJ von Lyrik ft. Rootsriders Franky Rizardo & RJ BenjaminEric Vloeimans & Gloria BosmanBlaxtar & ZonkeDennis & Zuluboy

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