{"id":218780,"date":"2019-09-05T14:35:23","date_gmt":"2019-09-05T12:35:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/218780\/line-announced-nubian-music-festival\/"},"modified":"2019-09-05T14:35:23","modified_gmt":"2019-09-05T12:35:23","slug":"line-announced-nubian-music-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/lifestyle-news\/entertainment-news\/2019\/09\/05\/line-announced-nubian-music-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"Line-up announced for Nubian Music Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The festival is a fusion of music and food and aims to bring family and friends together.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s about showcasing the cuisine of this country,\u201d said Mpho Mathope, founder and organiser of the festival. \u201cI wanted it to be a weekend festivity and getaway, for people, friends and family to get together.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mpho Mathope talks Line-up announcement for Nubian Music Festival - by Caxton East and South\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?visual=true&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F683950213&#038;show_artwork=true&#038;maxheight=750&#038;maxwidth=500\"><\/iframe><\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHosting this festival is close to my heart. I\u2019ve always loved spending time with my family and bringing people together. When I noticed a lack of family-friendly festivals, I started my own festival in order to accommodate people who wanted to spend a fun-filled weekend away with their families in a safe and scenic environment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-357238\" src=\"https:\/\/benonicitytimes.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2019\/09\/Nubian-Music-Festival-3-Custom-520x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This year sees House of BNG as one of the main sponsors of the event.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Award-winning acts Lira, Mi Casa, Thandiswa Mazwai, Judith Sephuma, Ringo Madlingozi, Amanda Black, Mafikizolo and The Soil, have been announced as the official line-up for the festival.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen you think Nubian, you think Africa, celebrating our roots and our continent\u2019s amazing potential. I\u2019m proud to be part of such a unique festival that celebrates Africa, including performing alongside an incredible calibre of musicians. I can\u2019t wait until we all come together and experience what I believe will be a joyous moment,\u201d said The Soil\u2019s Buhlebendalo Mda.<\/p>\n<div class=\"stream-item stream-item-below-post-content\">\n<div class='tenancy_slot tenancy_slot_1 jannah_ad' style='display: none;' data-query-id='18f15e804fc2d73c961f2935e3a6ed31'><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Nubian Music Festival, one of SA\u2019s biggest annual cultural festivals, will be taking place from December 13 to December 16, 2019, at the Eagle Waters Wildlife Resort, on the banks of the scenic Hartbeespoort Dam in the North West province.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6776,"featured_media":218781,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"hasGravity":false,"cxt_article_byline":"Mahume Daniel Seleme","cxt_disable_google_ads":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,3686],"tags":[18356,28970,28971,28972,28973,28974,28975],"class_list":["post-218780","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment-news","category-lifestyle-news","tag-18356","tag-at-the-eagle-waters-wildlife-resort","tag-line-up-announced-for-nubian-music-festival","tag-on-the-banks-of-the-scenic-hartbeespoort-dam-in-the-north-west-province","tag-one-of-sas-biggest-annual-cultural-festivals","tag-the-nubian-music-festival","tag-will-be-taking-place-from-december-13-to-december-16"],"amp_enabled":true,"category_labels":{"Category":"Lifestyle","SubCategory":"Entertainment"},"tag_labels":["2019","at the Eagle Waters Wildlife Resort","Line-up announced for Nubian Music Festival","on the banks of the scenic Hartbeespoort Dam in the North West province.","one of SA\u2019s biggest annual cultural festivals","The Nubian Music Festival","will be taking place from December 13 to December 16"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/218780","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6776"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=218780"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/218780\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/218781"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=218780"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=218780"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=218780"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}