Jeremy Loops is probably not as well known around Durban as
he should be. On a wet December night he appeared at Durban Botanic Gardens as
the opening act for Freshly Ground. Sometimes opening acts only help to pass
the time before the headline act but Jeremy Loops didn't fall into this
category. He wowed the Durban audience despite the miserable weather. He had
done the same thing in Pietermaritzburg earlier last year. I was amazed to see
the rush of young people to snap up the limited number of CD's that Jeremy had
on sale.
It is, however, another side of Jeremy Hewitt, as he is
known in his day job, that I was reminded of today. While reading the inflight
magazine on board a bright green aeroplane there was a fascinating article
about Greenpop of which Jeremy is one of the founding members. Greenpop is an
organisation that started off trying to raise money to plant trees. They have
been very successful and grown in numbers and reach. They describe their
organisation as a 'social enterprise that runs urban greening and reforestation
projects in sub-Saharan Africa'. Visit www.greenpop.org
to find out more about this worthwhile project. And don't forget to look out
for the next time Jeremy Loops is in town. The 'one-man folk band' is
definitely worth seeing.
Getting back to the magazine mentioned above I was amazed to
see the guest editor was none other than Newcastle's favourite (?) rap artist
Jack Parow. He takes on the role of an interviewer, loses the swear words, and
provides passengers with some enjoyable reading material.
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