A Call to Love

What will it take to discard the lie, that each of us is “other”? The refusal to set aside the label of …

The Unrecorded Songs

This Is How You Love this is how you grow, pause take it slow find a spot of sun, where you can …

Open Letter to Jennifer Ferguson

#IBELIEVEYOU! #ISUPPORTJENNIFER! Open letter to Jennifer Ferguson Beloved sister Jenny, I have been deeply saddened by the disclosure of your rape. But …

Forthcoming gigs for December

Friday 1st Dec @ 8pm – The Alma Cafe, Alma Road, Rosebank. Catch the double-bill of Tina Schouw and David Ledbetter at the Alma Cafe,  Friday the …

Forthcoming gigs for November

Sunday 19th November – Jazzbrunch @ The Winchester Mansions Join Tina Schouw and the trio, Andrew Lilley on piano, Wesley Rustin on bass and Maurice Gawronsky on …

it is the season

it is the season for addressing the roar and redressing the raw of our woundedness a time for reaching deep and looking …

Forthcoming gigs for October

Sunday 22nd October – Jazzbrunch @ The Winchester Mansions Join Tina Schouw and the trio, Andrew Lilley on piano, Dave Ridgeway on bass and Maurice Gawronsky …

September Gigs

Sun & Mon the 10th & 11th @ 6pm- Centre for African Studies Gallery, Harry Oppenheimer Building, Level 3 Upper Campus UCT. Tina Schouw …

Forthcoming Gigs for May

Friday 5th May @ 8pm- Kaleidoscope Cafe, 56 Main Road Claremont. Catch the Tina Schouw Quartet at Kaleidoscope Cafe on Friday the 5th …

Forthcoming gigs for March 2017

Thursday 9th & Fri 10th @ The Crypt Catch the Tina Schouw Quartet, at The Crypt this Thursday and Friday. Her trio of …

Forthcoming Gigs for December

Tues 6th – Appearance at the Book Lounge, Roeland St Cape Town Catch Tina Schouw, Donal Slemon and laura Russell in conversation …

Forthcoming Gigs for October

Tuesday 18th to Friday 21st October @ The 7th Northern Cape Writers Festival Catch Tina Schouw at the 7th Northern Cape Writers Festival in Kimberley …

June Gig

Friday 24th June @ The Rockwell Theatre Tina Schouw will do her tribute to “Billie Holiday” at The Rockwell Theatre for One Night Only.  Through story …

Gigs for June

Sunday 5th – Jazzbrunch @ The Winchester Mansions Join Tina Schouw and her Trio (Andrew Lilley on piano, Dave Ridgeway on bass and …

Gigs for May

MAY – Friday 20th @ The Rockwell Theatre The Rockwell Theatre will host a very special tribute, Tina Schouw’s “Billie Holiday Show”, on Friday 20th May …

I accept the blessing

I accept the blessing of this day I accept the blessing of this day every visitor come through my door you are …

begin at the roots

begin at the roots   a voice whispers begin at the roots … I am climbing the tree of my life beginning …

Gigs for March & April 2016

MARCH – Monday 7th @ PIGALLE Tina Schouw performs at Pigalle with Andrew Lilley on piano, Wesley Rustin on double bass and  Gavin …

Songs from Bleed (2000)

 1. TICK-TOCK Something crazy happens deep down inside of me In the dark blue rooms of this restless soul When i’m with …

Gratitude Journal- Day Five

Saturday morning I drove to Oasis in Lansdowne road and arrived early with refuse bags filled with recyclables on my backseat. At the recycling …

Gratitude Journal- Day Four

Last Sunday I drove into the country side to visit a beloved. As I followed the winding road snaking though Dutoitskloof, the huge mountains swallowed …

Gratitude Journal – Day Three

I am glad that the 19th of October is here, marking your birthday. Happy Birthday brother. Today I am walking through the house of memory. I …

Gratitude Journal – Day Two

Right now I am in training as to how to manage my website and social media  tools more efficiently. I love this learning …

Gratitude Journal – Day One

Today is the start of my Gratitude Journal, thanks to Lorelle Bell for the nomination. I looked up the meaning of gratitude and the …