On The Couch

WG: How old are you and did you always have this gift to do Psychic readings? D: I am 38 years old and as a child I had many strange, unexplainable and uninterruptible experiences, which continued and still occurs, throughout my life. I was very aware as a child of the existence of a guiding force that allowed me to experience the feelings, thoughts and emotions of other persons around me. My guide, an older man….he was there with me since birth and guided me ever since.  I was the only one who could see and communicate with him.  He helped me with this gift and brought people and spirits as mentors and tests. He thought me the rules and regulations of the spiritual world. WG: When did you realise that you could do psychic readings for people ? D: I was 18-years old, at that stage I was lost in my life and I needed answers. One day I went to a Tarot/Palm Reader doing readings. She said, "You are sent on earth to save people, you are an Angel". I thought she was ...

Musical quartet, Sterling EQ is made up of four beautiful ladies. The South Coast News' Se-Anne Koopman recently caught up with them for an On The Couch interview to find out more about them and their interesting music.  SK : Who is Sterling EQ? S EQ : Sterling EQ is a SAMA Award-winning instrumental pop band whose fresh sound and innovative approach has changed the face of instrumental music in South Africa.  The band consists of pop flautist Carina Bruwer, electric violinists Eriel Huang and Renate Riedemann, and cellist Ariella Caira SK : What inspired the fascination with such "strange" looking creations (instruments)? S EQ : The modern look of the instruments really represents the contemporary sound that we make; and that is one way of visually presenting the fact that – although we are Classically trained – our music is NOT Classical.  The instruments are sexy and in line with what the contemporary world is doing, and complete the package. SK : Why o...

One of SA's Best Corporate Entertainers, Stand-up Comedians and Emcees WG: Your best line in the show that still makes you laugh? AP: Wow! Its hard for me to laugh at my own material, but I really enjoy several of Warren’s lines. I watch his set from backstage every night as he always adds an extra twist that cracks me up. We also have sections of the show where we improvise gags from audience input, just to make sure that each performance is unique and that we make a real connection with the crowd.  WG: When did you realise you should be on stage making people laugh? AP: I realised that making fun of serious situations was the only way forward when I discovered that I was totally lacking in ability to do anything worthwhile or “manly” like plumbing or rocket science. Plus, I figure if you can’t be good in bed, at least be funny. WG: Where did you perform your first comedy act and how did it go? AP: My first gig was at a place called The Punchline Pub in Johannesbu...

Sultry singer, ChianoSky has taken the South African music market by storm! Having recently released her much-anticipated debut album, Hungry, this raven-haired beauty is firmly cementing her petite feet and showing her critics that she is here to stay! We recently caught up with Ms Sky to find out more about her. SCN :  Who exactly is ChianoSky? CS : An artistic soul who has been dreaming of an idea and is busy making it a reality. SCN : Where did you grow up? CS : I was born in Cape town , but raised in Joburg in a cosy home around Sundowner. SCN : What is your favourite childhood memory? CS : I played video games all day and all night when I was a child, Tetras and Super Mario were my favourites. SCN : What inspired your love for music? CS : I think music chose me, my dad liked the old school rock ‘n roll and my mom liked her jazz which definitely rubbed off one me and led me to discover artists such as Amy Winehouse, Marvin Gaye, Nina Simone etc who I fell so in...

Flamboyant Prince of Spice, Reza Oh My! Some interesting questions here My moment with Reza Mahammad Reza Mahammad The Spice Prince by Yashika Ramautar YR: Where did your passion for cooking and food begin? RM: In many ways it began from staying with family in India, learning to make jams and all sort of stuffs. I used to help my mum make samoosas by filling it up and so on. Then with the restaurant business, my father passed away when I was 15, so I did a Hotel Management course, and then went straight into the business. I do love it, its fun but a lot of hard work too, and I tend to bring the fun out of it more than anything else! When you enjoy what you do, its like art or music where you can be expressive, and I love that. YR: Is there any part of being in the kitchen that you don't like, and why? RM: IThe thing is that,if you are doing something, then you've got to do it at the end of the day. For me every aspect is as important, from ...

Courtney "Scott" Smith, is a local street dancer from Wentworth, who dreams of one day  opening  dance academies all over the country. He believes that teaching youngsters the raw cultures of street dancing, will take away many of the negative perceptions many people have about street dancing. Southern Star caught up with  The Scott, just to find out a little bit more about what he wishes to achieve in the future. SS: When did your dance journey begin? CS: Well, everything began when I was about twelve years old. I used to dance with my cousins, doing small imitations of Michael Jackson for our family. When we started getting a bit better at it, we were given the chance to do proper performances at weddings and stuff like that. I did that kind of stuff for a while. When I was in my Matric year of High School, I formed a duo with another aspiring dancer in my area and not long after that, we were both recruited to one of the Bluffs best crews Prime Effect. Since the...

Kagiso Ledgia is well-known in comedy circles. Having been on shows like The Pure Monate, often featuring on comedy DVDs and so forth, Lediga has finally opted to do his one-man show. The Weekly Gazette-Glenwood's Se-Anne Koopman caught up with Lediga while he was promoting his film last week and got to find out just a little more about the raspy-voiced funny man. SK : Who is Kagiso Lediga? KL : I don't know where to start… I was born about 33 years ago in Pretoria. I am a comedian. I make movies and television programmes and I am funny! SK : Where did you spend most of your childhood? KL : In Pretoria SK : When you began comedy, it was during your studies. What did you study and did you finish? KL : Yeah, I was studying Drama at UCT. I was also involved in comedy, even at University and it just continued from there SK : What inspired your love for comedy? KL : I guess comedians… Other comedians. When I was a kid I used to watch Woody Allen movies and thought this ...