(“Jonathan
vanaf die Oos-Rand”)
Radio Raps, also known as “Jonathan vanaf
die Oos-Rand”, is no stranger to comedy lovers in South Africa and is ready to
entertain fans at Sibaya Casino and Entertainment Kingdom tonight and tomorrow
night.
As he brings to the all-new Rockwood
Theatre at Sibaya his show called Laat ek jou so sê (PG16), Jonathan is
set to have audiences screaming with laughter as he speaks about happenings in
our everyday lives that are sent to test us. In this hilarious one-man show he
tells that we never pay attention to these things because we are too focused on
the daily news and bigger happenings, while life could actually be fun-filled,
simple and meaningful, if we would only focus on the important things. “Basics
boys, basics,” is how he puts it.
He emphasizes that life is difficult to
understand at times but says, “let me tell you (Laat ek jou so sê), it is not
that complicated. It depends what side of the fence you are on, tjom.”
He explains: “People are complex beings
with all sorts of complicated explanations for all sorts of things.” In typical
Radio Raps fashion, he tells fans that the truth is not necessarily
complicated, but that their acceptance of it may well be.
With common phrases used by so many South
Africans such as “Lekker boys,” “Da vat hy,” “Okeey” and “Olraait” Jonathan
speaks to the very lives of his fans and who they are. It is not surprising that material initially
posted by the online radio station Radio Raps, on YouTube, received over 3
million views and landed him in excess of 80 000 followers on Facebook and
Twitter.
Jonathan’s CD titled Da vat hy Vol 1, which is a collaboration of all his most popular
jokes and stories as well as new material was released in August 2014. In 2015,
a DVD of his utterly successful Life 101 show was released and has already
reached gold status. A second live performance, Life 201, was also recorded and
released on DVD last year.
This year Jonathan’s third production, Laat Ek Jou Só Sê was recorded at Carnival
City before an audience of 3,500 people and released mid-2017.
Shows take place at Rockwood Theatre,
Sibaya, tonight and tomorrow (February 1 and 2) at 20h00. Tickets R160 booked
through 031 161 0000, www.rockwoodtheatre.co.za or at the Booking Office at
Sibaya Casino & Entertainment Kingdom.
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