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Vuyo Matinyana - Press Coverage
Selected articles, interviews, and reviews about Raymond Matinyana, Miss Thandi, and the Afro Vibes Band.
Mail & Guardian
Men stay on top at Grahamstown festival
July 7-13, 2000 | By Matthew Krouse
"Matinyane has been dragging up for almost a decade now and so his humour is razorsharp and unabashed..."
Miss Thandi
Leidsche Dagblad
Zuid-Afrika in het Volkshuis
November 26, 2000
Afro Vibes workshop and performance in Leiden, the Netherlands.
Afro Vibes Band
Leidse Post
Afro Vibes steelt de show op Zuid-Afrika Dag
November 26, 2000
"Een van de beste bands voor Zuid-Afrikaanse muziek in Nederland..."
Afro Vibes Band
Gay & Night
Thandi kan het publiek letterlijk en figuurlijk aanraken
December 2000 | By Jeroen Molenaar
In-depth interview with Miss Thandi about drag, culture, and the Afro Vibes Foundation.
Interview
Zuidelijk Afrika
Een duwtje in de goede richting
Summer 2001 | By Jolanda Mels
Dutch study funds for South Africans — featuring the Afro Vibes Foundation.
Foundation
Sowetan Sunday World
Dutch boost for June 16 anniversary
July 1, 2001 | By Vuyo Mntuyedwa
Afro Vibes Festival commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Soweto uprising.
Festival
Telegraaf
South African Woman's Day celebration
August 15, 2001
Photo coverage of Woman's Day event with the South African Ambassador.
Event
Gay News
Raymond, a freelance ambassador for South African culture
September 2001 | By Rich Ascroft
Long interview about growing up, apartheid, drag, and the Afro Vibes Foundation.
Interview
Sunday World Hola
Unofficial envoy raises hard cash
March 18, 2001
How Raymond Matinyana became South Africa's unofficial cultural ambassador to the Netherlands.
Profile
Stichtse Courant
Bezoekers benefiet-avond tasten flink in de buidel
September 27, 2001 | By Ad Bom
Benefit concert 'Boksen voor Boksburg' featuring Afro Vibes Band.
Benefit
Gay News
Vuyo Raymond Matinyana (Miss Thandi) — In Memoriam
January 2002 | By Rich Ascroft
Obituary and tribute, including Raymond's own words from his last interview.
Tribute
Het Parool
Vuyo Raymond Matinyana (1969-2001) — Consul van Zuid-Afrika in de scene
November 22, 2002 | By Malika Sevil
In memoriam: the life, legacy, and foundation work of Raymond Matinyana.
Tribute
Zuidelijk Afrika
In memoriam Raymond Vuyo Matinyana (1969-2001)
4/2001 | By Marnix de Bruyne
Tribute to Raymond's life, his band, and the tragic plane crash.
Tribute
Zuidelijk Afrika
In memoriam Raymond
4/2001 | By Peter Hermes
Personal remembrance of Raymond Matinyana, first meeting in 1991.
Tribute
Gay & Night
In memoriam Vuyo Raymond Matinyana/Miss Thandi 1969-2001
July 6, 2000 (reprinted) | By Babette LaFayette/Jeroen Molenaar
Remembering Raymond and the Jazzabell afternoons at Lellebel.
Tribute
Sunday Sun
Drag star's ashes laid to rest
December 2, 2001 | By Dumile Meintjies
The tragic story of Miss Thandi's body lost in the Nigeria plane crash.
News
Sunday World
Final curtain for Miss Thandi
November 25, 2001
Obituary for Vuyo Raymond Matinyana and the Afro Vibes Foundation.
Tribute
To Night Tribute
Farewell Miss Thandi
November 29, 2001 | By Adrienne Sichel
Celebration of Raymond Matinyana's life and the continuation of the Afro Vibes Foundation.
Tribute
The Star
'Helderberg's sister plane' crashes
November 28, 2001 | By Chimaimba Banda et al.
News coverage of the MK Airlines crash that destroyed Raymond Matinyana's body.
News
The Herald
Kowie artist's body lost in crash
November 29, 2001 | By ECN, Sapa-AP
Local coverage from Port Alfred on the loss of Miss Thandi.
News
Het Parool
Toestel met Matinyana neergestort
December 20, 2001
Dutch coverage of the plane crash carrying Raymond Matinyana's body.
News
