AfricasGateway & Hennessy Cognac presents Hennessy Artistry, the hottest event on this year’s international music calendar. The Artistry event mixes the world’s finest blended cognac with the best the music industry has to offer – Kanye West, The Strokes, Goldfrapp & Carl Cox – all on one stage in New York on 17 October 2006.  You can have the chance of winning one of 4 double tickets to New York City.  Click here for more information on how you can enter this exclusive competition.

Monday 28th August is the third of the monthly Poetry Jams hosted by Nowaday Poets. The concept is to introduce the people to the poets that have been scribbling away their souls for the past few years in poetry circles around Durban. The poetry jam on Monday 28 August will feature Uninvited Guests (from NBOTU), Anna on the violin, Junoir & Phila on the djembes, beatbox fanatics plus an endless list of the illest performance Poets in Durban. Venue: Renaissance Cafe. Date: 28 August 2006. Time: 6pm till 9pm. Fee: R10.00. for more info contact Miracle on 072 058 6675.

Heineken Music, 5fm and Big Concerts are proud to announce the upcoming tour of Hip-Hop heavyweight Jay-Z, and Caribbean Queen, Rihanna. The highly talented stars will be jetting into South Africa this October, for a 3-date tour which will see them performing in Cape Town on the 11th, in Durban on the 13th, and finally in Johannesburg on the 14th.