MAM ISSUE #2
From the dusty streets of Makotopong in Limpopo just outside Polokwane , Morema Jacky, well known as Mopedy in the music business had a vision to one day be a well-known hip hop artist . It is evident, given what Mopedy has achieved thus far, from popularising Pedi rap to being nominated in the SATMAs. It is clear that he wanted to be extraordinary and bring something new in the music industry, more especially in the hip hop scene. It is with no doubt that he has done wonders and continues to do so. We talk to Mopedy about his music, the progress he has made and his big ideas and understanding about the music industry
From the dusty streets of Makotopong in Limpopo just outside Polokwane , Morema Jacky, well known as Mopedy in the music business had a vision to one day be a well-known hip hop artist . It is evident, given what Mopedy has achieved thus far, from popularising Pedi rap to being nominated in the SATMAs. It is clear that he wanted to be extraordinary and bring something new in the music industry, more especially in the hip hop scene. It is with no doubt that he has done wonders and continues to do so. We talk to Mopedy about his music, the progress he has made and his big ideas and understanding about the music industry
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MEGA POET<br />
Miles<br />
C a l a m o<br />
Issue no: 02<br />
Dear Mona Lisa<br />
Do you remember the conversations we<br />
had in my dreams?<br />
Can you recall the words I whispered to<br />
you while you were in my thoughts?<br />
Screaming secrets that you kept<br />
Not a single day have you wept<br />
Smiling at the world-as if to please<br />
Your smile kept my lonely nights chilly.<br />
Un-musk yourself<br />
Let your eyelids tell the tales of the hurt<br />
behind that smile<br />
The tears beyond those rigid eyes<br />
Let your hair down<br />
Frown upon a purple moon – and curse<br />
at the sun<br />
For angels with broken wings that cast<br />
broken arrows,<br />
Because they sold you broken dreams,<br />
Mona Lisa.<br />
Warrior you are- that smiles during trying<br />
times<br />
A hurricane, Pharaoh of all forms<br />
You have won wars with no weapon<br />
Weakened the knees of soldiers<br />
See, you stood with kings during trials<br />
While your presence was faint<br />
So today I want to tell you it is okay to<br />
keep a straight face,<br />
cause even with decades of that smile<br />
Your silence still scar's my heart.<br />
Say something Mona Lisa , say<br />
something.<br />
Born Mashlene Matlwa. A blogger, poet<br />
performer, co-founder at Rhythm N'<br />
Poetry; Miles calamo's love for writing<br />
became evident through high-school, from<br />
writing short stories to poems. She only<br />
started performing her work in Varsity<br />
when she met up with like Tom Revenus<br />
and other writers. The name ( Miles<br />
Calamo) is an indirect Latin translation for<br />
“pen soldier”. At the age of 19 she was<br />
featured in a poetry anthology called via<br />
grapevine, has shared a stage with De<br />
Javu Tafari (Cape town) and G.O (Native<br />
refugees) collaborated with the likes of<br />
Narcotix Wordsmith and Harry Werry on<br />
several projects that are yet to be released.<br />
When asked to describe herself she often<br />
says “I am a lover of light, word, and self- a<br />
warrior at heart, I am a student in this life”.<br />
www.villagesecrets.wordpress.com<br />
/bozza.mobi/milescalamo for more<br />
information and details on Miles Calamo.<br />
www.megaartists.co.za NOV-DEC 2014<br />
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