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Magnificent Viking Sun Closes Cruise Season

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Magnificent Viking Sun Closes Cruise Season: The arrival of the state-of-the-art VIKING SUN cruise liner in South African waters this month marked the first foray into the country for Switzerland-based owner Viking Ocean Cruises. The vessel’s maiden South African voyage also brings our 2018/19 cruise season to a splendid close. Flying the flag of Norway, VIKING SUN arrived in Port Elizabeth […] – MyPE News

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YouTube’s Prince Friend Interviews the Magnificent Shelby J

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YouTube’s Prince Friend Interviews the Magnificent Shelby J:

Tampa, FL, Feb 16, 2019 — To celebrate Valentine’s Day this year, YouTube’s Prince’s Friend has a sweet treat in store for his viewers with the release a special two-part interview with an extraordinary woman from the Prince alumni camp– singer, songwriter, entrepreneur, and social activist, Shelby J.

Shelby Johnson is a native of Greensboro, North Carolina and has been gracing stages around the world with a number of notable musical phenoms over the past 20 years. None have been more legendary though than Prince Rogers Nelson who dubbed her as “Shelby J.” in 2006.

Shelby’s musical career started in 1994 singing background vocals for the hit group Groove Theory. In 2000 she became the lone female member of D’Angelo’s band, “The Soultronics” performing with him in the highly acclaimed “Voodoo Tour” alongside close friend and Grammy Award winning R&B sensation Anthony Hamilton. In early 2003, Shelby collaborated, performed and toured with jazz trumpeting great, Roy Hargrove (Verve Records) and is the featured vocalist and co-writer of the tune “How I Know,” on his Grammy nominated CD “The RH Factor.” That same year Shelby became the voice of Kmart’s National “Right Here, Right Now” ad campaign. Thanks to Shelby’s soulful vocals, this is one of the most successful & recognizable retail ad campaigns for the company to date.

In addition to touring and recording with D’Angelo, Hamilton, and Hargrove, Shelby also had the honor of working with Mary J. Blige, Santana, and bassist Larry Graham. In 2006, it was Graham — of Sly & the Family Stone — who asked her to to perform at Prince’s 3121 Club in Las Vegas. Shelby joined the New Power Generation that year and began touring with Prince worldwide. Shelby didn’t expect to tour so long with him, but the superstar became a mentor and big brother to her. As Shelby told journalist Tina Firesheet in 2013, “I’m gonna ride with him until the wheels fall off.”

And that she did. Shelby J. went on to sing co-lead on Chelsea Rogers, from Prince’s album Planet Earth, and contributed her voice to other tracks such as Future Soul Song, Future Baby Mama, Mr. Goodnight, and Colonized Mind. She also performed on stage with Prince during his 2007 Super Bowl Halftime show, deemed the best Halftime show in history by many.

After Prince’s death in April 2016, Shelby released her debut album titled “10” in 2017 which beautifully showcases her vocal range and musical influences from neo-soul, jazz, funk, rock, and pop. In their last meeting at Paisley Park, Prince told Shelby “Don’t come back here without that record”. She kept her promise and released the album on the one year anniversary of his transition.The album is titled “10” for the ten years she performed with Prince, for her birth date on the 10th of September, and for the ten songs on the album.

Shelby J. also sang lead alongside Kip Blackshire for the 2018 Prince: Live on the Big Screen show at the Target Center in Minneapolis, syncing live musicians to recordings of Prince and is set to do it again this April to celebrate the life of her dear friend in conjuction with Paisley Park’s Celebration 2019 event.

On December 25,2018, Shelby proudly announced to her fans that she was a breast cancer survivor and released a new single, God is Here, to commemorate being cancer free. God is Here is available exclusively on iTunes and the studio album 10 is available on iTunes, Spotify, and Tidal along with her 2012 single North Carolina which hit No. 1 on Amazon’s Neo/Soul R&B charts and was a long-time top-seller. This song features fellow North Carolinian Anthony Hamilton and is co-written and produced by Prince.

Shelby J. is the CEO of Blackgypsy Enterprises which specializes in spreading positive messages through recorded music, books, art, fitness training & live performances. The core messages of her company inspire love and light and her latest U.M.I. movement is designed to uplift, motivate, and inspire people around the world.

The Prince’s Friend two-part video interview with Shelby J. is available to watch now at YouTube: https://youtu.be/EEkIKTiKBlg.

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Magnificent Merlot

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Magnificent Merlot:

Cellar master Jasper Raats with their brand new release Misterie – the most expensive Merlot to be launched in South Africa. Photo: Supplied

Longridge Wine Estate set a new benchmark for Merlot production in the South Africa when they introduced their ultra-premium Misterie 2015 earlier this week. This exclusive addition to the Longridge portfolio will retail at R2000-R2100 per bottle – the most expensive Merlot-based wine ever to be launched in South Africa – with only 3600 of the 2015 vintage bottled.

Cellar master Jasper Raats gathered a distinguished panel of wine experts, including wine critics, sommeliers and restaurateurs to pitch his latest creation against some of the best similar styles and vintages in the world. In a blind tasting, Raats put up their maiden vintage against 2014 vintages of globally recognised wines such as Chateau Trotanoy, Chateau La Fleur-Petrus and a Vieux Chateau Certan – all from the Pomerol region in France – as well as the iconic 2013 Masetto from Tuscany, Italy.

The 2015 Misterie stood up superbly with the majority of the panel rating the wine in the top two running neck-and-neck with the La Fleur-Petrus, retailing at about R4000 per bottle and overshadowing the R9000 per bottle Italian stalwart. Commenting on the uniqueness sublime balance and elegance of this ground-breaking Merlot, the panel validated Raats’ belief that their wine can hold its own with the best and most expensive in the world. .

According to Raats, the creation of Misterie has been a long-term vision, that started in all earnest 5 years ago based on the superlative performance of the varietal in the Heidelberg’s cooler climate and poor soils on the ridges . Over the past decade Longridge has cemented its reputation for producing high quality Merlot with a succession of accolades, culminating in a Top10 classification in 2017 by Top Wine SA for consistently highly rated vintages from 2007.

“We have invested heavily in our soils and work hard in the vineyards to bring the best fruit to the winery. International wine critics like Tim Atkin and Niel Martin have commented that SA has top wines, but we don’t back ourselves and ask the prices our international competitors do. I believe your wine has to be excellent and you have to do everything well, but you then have to be bold if we want to survive in this industry,” mentioned Raats.

The wine is now available from the Longridge wine shop and www.winecellar.co.za.

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