To be a featured band or poet meant having a product, be it a book of poetry or a CD or MP3 download. Featured artists were paid. Free mic performers were not. The free mic portion was an open stage for anybody who wished to share their thoughts. It was used mainly by hip hop MCs

The shows were free. They took place on Church Square once a month, in the Cape Town CBD, and in a suburb of the Cape Flats once a month. Both shows featured the same acts. The Church Square shows started as evening events and became lunch events. Cape Flats events were Saturday afternoon sessions.

Cape Town foods were available at the events. Tables and chairs were provided by the production, and audience could enjoy the meals sitting at a table watching a show.

Each show was filmed and recorded. Performance, recording and image release contracts were signed with featured artists. All intellectual copyright is retained by the performers and composers, while Goemarati has full promotional rights, and first right of release should all parties agree the material is commercially releasable.

It was impossible to do this with the open mic performers. They each receive a copy of the video, recordings and images made on the day. The same rights apply. Not all open mic performers have received their recordings yet.

Suppliers

Each show used the following suppliers:

Cleansing - Straatwerk
(This is a project of Ophelp Projekte, an initative of the NG Kerk. Based on Bree street in the CBD)

Sound - Eastern Acoustics
(BEE supplier, and one of the oldest and most respected sound companies in Cape Town. Owner Aki Khan gave the production a good deal. Based in Wynberg and at the CTICC)

Staging and fencing - Ultra Sound and Stage
(based in Woodstock. They also gave the production a good deal, based on a 7 month service level agreement)

Toilets - Sanitech
(based in Maitland, they also gave us a good deal based on 7 month service level agreement)

Tables and chairs - All Events Hire

Electricity - City of Cape Town

On-site medical services - St John's Ambulance
(public service organisation.

Video - Nawaal Deane and Tumi Tsukudu
(Nawaal for 80 per cent of the shows, Tumi for the balance..BEE suppliers)

Photography - Dan Boshoff and Lenore Cairncross
(50% BEE supplier)

Communications strategy - Lunch Communications
(they created the Goemarati brand identity, and produced the monthly Zines and posters. Formerly based in Gardens, now disbanded, BEE supplier)

PR - Corporate Image for 2 months, Mustard Seed for 3 months, Coffee Beans Routes

Foodcourt - Nomzamo Butchery, Langa and Cafe Wafa
(Nomzamo were the anchor restaurants on Church Square; in Cape Flats venues, various suppliers were used in addition to Nomzamo and Wafa)

Security - CCID
(supervised by Muneeb Hendricks, Chief of Operations)

Production Manager - Keith Sparks
(from May to completion)

Production Assistants - variously, Jade Houghton, David Harris, interns Johannes Kraus, Maeike van Dijk, Niek van Wierengen, Marina, Germaine
(Jade Houghton from February to April, David Harris February, Johannes Kraus July & September, Maeike & Niek September)

MC - Zozo Mohoto, Mangaliso, Falko
(Zozo February, May to end, Mangaliso April, Falko March)

Percentage BEE supply chain: approx 80%