The Last Lions on NatGeo WILDTV on December 16 2011

If you have listened to One Voice From Africa, you will recall Kenneth Hieber’s exceptional interview with filmmakers Dereck and Beverly Joubert covering The Last Lions.

Finally, The Last Lions will air on NatGeo WILDTV at 8:00PM on December 16^th, 2011. The Last Lions is a masterpiece in cinematography with a gentle yet thought provoking story line. The filmmakers Dereck and Beverly Joubert are an exceptional couple whose artistry touches all who view The Last Lions. And no more fitting storyteller than Jeremy Irons narrates the story of Ma di Tau (“Mother of Lions”) as she battles to protect her cubs against a daunting onslaught of enemies in order to ensure their survival.

Dereck and Beverly Joubert are award-winning filmmakers from Botswana who have been National Geographic explorers-in-residence for over four years. Their mission is the conservation and understanding of the large predators and key African wildlife species that determine the course of all conservation in Africa.

A Thousand Beautiful Things

'The Bachelor - on ABC'

Ed Ewert - "Behind The Lens"

Presents "The Last Lions"

Available at Amazon.com

Mario Frangoulis

South African Tourism

Personal copy of MISFIT by Natalie Gamsu (autographed)

What a delight to have received my personal copy of MISFIT – a compilation of magnificent artistry performed by Natalie Gamsu. Visit Natalie and order your own copy – you’ll love it!

A great evening here on One Voice From Africa as I chatted about various routes in South Africa . . . reliving childhood memories of growing up South African and privileged to have had so many encounters within the Animal Kingdom.

South African Airways came in at the top of the first hour in the segment"Have You Heard" as I talked of several reasons to fly SAA to Johannesburg’s O.R. Tambo International (and beyond). The airline is indeed a member of the Star Alliance team.

South African Tourism deserves great praise at promoting South Africa, particularly at the recent New York Time Travel Expo this past weekend here in New York City. Congratulations to Sthu Zungu and her terrific team for displaying South Africa in such a grand manner. And special 'kudos' to the very same team for landing ABC’s "The Bachelor" on location in South Africa. Tune in to The Bachelor on ABC for the final episode on Monday, March 14 at 8:00PM (ET) and enter to win the trip of your dreams – a stunning journey to South Africa.

I am delighted to welcome Ndela Edwards to One Voice From Africa! She and I will co-host "The Cultural Connection," a new feature on Wednesdays in the first hour. A fine lady, a great friend, and an immaculate travel planner in every sense of the word – in advance – Welcome Ndela – I cannot wait (as they say) to get the show on the road!

Presented by National Geographic Entertainment and Botswana Tourism,"The Last Lions" is in theaters now. Check your local listings and see this magnificent masterpiece of survival as filmed by Dereck and Beverly Joubert and told by Academy Award Winning Jeremy Irons.

Laurika Rauch, the multi-talented South African performer sang Hot Gatesthis evening to a 'full-house' -  Laurika, our sincerest gratitude to you for sharing the depth of your talent with us.

Michael Gonzalez-Wallace shifts to Thursdays moving forward and we look forward to his ongoing series "Fit To Travel" – visit Michael at SUPER BODY SUPER BRAIN when you can.

We’re looking most forward to becoming more associated with "AFRICAN SAFARI GURU" Matthew Grace and as our segment evolves, we’ll constantly keep you updated. You’ll not want to miss his reports from remote parts of Africa!

Our Blogtalkradio show page featured 'Ask Arthur Frommer', Frommer’s South Africa, and "Follow Your Heart" by Mario Frangoulis. These products are available at Amazon.com and you simply need to click the icon to go straight through to the product. And whilst you are browsing aroundAmazon.com, look for Miakoda : Power Of The Moon – written by my friendJon R. Parker. Jon is a courageous man and a true humanitarian whose goal is to raise $1,000 or more for the Apollo Theater in Martinsburg, WV. Every time you download a copy of Miakoda, Jon will donate $1.00 to the Apollo Theater. Please help – one little click can make an enormous difference! I hope to have Jon share his passion and brief us on Miakoda: Power Of The Moon with us on One Voice From Africa in the very near future.

I always have a great time learning from Ed Ewert from "Behind The Lens". Click on the Ewert Photography logo and stay tuned to Ed’s BLOG. You’ll learn a lot from him about photography. Look particulary at the incrediblephotograph of the leopard he has just posted.

Gabriella joins me on One Voice From Africa this Thursday to chat about the luxurious Blue Train, which offers another alternative to admire the beauty and the mystery of South Africa.

My sincerest gratitude to Brad Tuttle and the editors of Arthur Frommer’s Budget Travel Magazine and Budget Travel Online for a handsome article on 2AFRIKA and our very well priced GRAND COMBO SAFARI to KENYA and TANZANIA.

To everyone who made this evenings episode of One Voice From Africapossible – thank you!  

Visit One Voice From Africa online and 2AFRIKA, where you will find great tour and safari deals to Africa and the Indian Ocean Islands.

Camp Savuti - Botswana

Camp Savuti - Botswana

Camp Savuti - Botswana

Camp Savuti - Botswana

Camp Savuti - Botswana

ABC's 'The Bachelor' in South Africa

National Geographic Entertainment - "The Last Lions" - in theaters NOW!

Tonight on ONE VOICE FROM AFRICA, at the top of the hour, "Have You Heard" introduced a soon to be opened Botswana Safari Camp – Camp Savuti – and you can be sure that it will feature prominently on the 2AFRIKA website the moment we have all the details!

Over the years, the Savuti developed a reputation as being a prime place to view predators and in particular, lion and spotted hyena, The Savuti lies within the Chobe National Park and boasts one of the highest concentrations of wildlife in Africa. The Savuti Channel was a river, which abruptly stopped flowing in 1982.

In 2010, it started flowing again – nature at ‘it’s best’!

Great specials coming your way on 2AFRIKA as well as the 2AFRIKA BLOG, the ONE VOICE FROM AFRICA BLOG and of course right here on Blogtalkradio.

The New York Times Travel Show opens at the Jacob Javits Convention Center here in New York City tomorrow and the 2AFRIKA team will work alongside South African Tourism at their booth. I will be presenting South African Food & Wine – to say I present is not all together appropriate – I tell 'stories' and I hope that you will pop buy and listen.

The New York Times Travel Show is presented by American Express and I encourage you to visit! The Frommer’s, Arthur and Pauline will be presenting on Saturday and you’ll not want to miss them.

'The Bachelor' – South Africa is hosting 'The Bachelor' on February 28^th and the finale on March 14^th. Tune in on ABC to get a glimpse of our beautiful country.

Also, I will be on Ed Salvato’s Panel for LGBT Tourism to Africa – do pop by and listen – you’ll be glad you did.

This evenings episode of  ONE VOICE FROM AFRICA was brought to you by Botswana Tourism and National Geographic Entertainment – what could be better? With the launch in theaters of "The Last Lions" filmed by Dereck and Beverly Joubert and told by Jeremy Irons, my co-presenter Michael Gonzalez-Wallace of SUPER BODY SUPER BRAIN acclaim opened last night’s 'Fit To Travel' segment at the top of the second hour . . . he told me that "The Last Lions" made it onto his list of Top 5 films that he has seen.

"Dreams cannot be tamed. Dreamers cannot be ruled," Paulo Coelho, wrote which lead right into "Follow your heart" by Mario Frangoulis who will soon be my special guest on ONE VOICE FROM AFRICA.

"Daring and inspiring" is how Billboard Magazine described Mario Frangoulis who performs with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra on March 9. SEE HIM! It will be life altering!

I came across an article on Mario Frangoulis that I would like to share with you.

"Greek tenor Mario Frangoulis paid a lightning visit to South Africa last month, performing at the Sun City Super bowl on Saturday 9 April, 2005. His South African fans were treated to the young tenor’s sensational voice and soulful style.

We caught up with Mario in Johannesburg, and in spite of having stepped off the plane the same morning he was extremely friendly and more than willing to chat. He was born in Rhodesia in 1967, but returned to Greece at the age of four. He still has memories of his African childhood—"I remember big parks, and climbing lots of trees!" He grew up in Athens.

Laurika Rauch and Natalie Gamsu performed this evening and Mario Frangoulis will soon be my 'special guest' on ONE VOICE FROM AFRICA. The episode will be announced on our several BLOG spots – so stay tuned! In the meanwhile, visit Mario Frangoulis online and in the Apple iTunes Store as well as Amazon.com. Purchase his work – you’ll be glad you did.

That concludes this week’s episodes of ONE VOICE FROM AFRICA . Thank you for listening.

Next week, after the New York Times Travel Show, we’ll be talking 'all things South African' brought to you by South African Tourism and South African Airways.

Great surprises are in store – so stay tuned.

Affordable Kenya Safari

One Voice From Africa – thrilled to welcome Mario Frangoulis to the show

Great show this evening on One Voice From Africa – thank you all for listening in! "Have You Heard" featured new and enticing trips to Cape Townand the Western Cape which you cannot afford to miss.

Botswana was the topic of conversation this evening brought to you by Botswana Tourism and National Geographic Entertainment. Botswana of course the location for the just-released "The Last Lions" by filmmakers Dereck and Beverly Joubert and told by Jeremy Irons. Cause An Uproarand help prevent these magnificent creatures from extinction.

Ed Ewert popped in for "Behind The Lens" this evening and he shared some really valuable information with our listeners. Great tips, great presenter, great friend, Ed will leave to Zimbabwe in May with a group of photographers and we’ll be bringing you live coverage of his trip.

Zimbabwe of course formerly known as Rhodesia and the birthplace of an 'incredible' voice from Africa, Mario Frangoulis who is set to perform with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra in Dallas this March 9^th. Mario is going to talk with us on One Voice From Africa in March so be sure to tune in to that episode – and look for his music wherever you are! You can find him in the Apple iTunes store, Amazon.com and many other outlets. Visit Mario’swebsite to learn more.

Ard Matthews and the guys from Just Jinjir performed 'What He Means' and 'Sugarman' and the beautiful and very talented Natalie Gamsu performed 'The Click Song'. Natalie has just released her second album MISFIT – you can order your copy by clicking here.

Michael Gonzalez-Wallace joins us tomorrow with his segment 'Fit To Travel' and invites listeners to call in and ask him questions. He will give his first caller an autographed copy of Super Body Super Brain and 2 DVD’s.

Remember the New York Times Travel Show at the Jacob Javits Center this coming weekend. South African Tourism will be there and I will be joining them and delivering a talk on 'food and wine' – whatever you do, do not miss the Frommer’s – Arthur and his daughter Pauline are presenters on Saturday. Talking of the Frommer’s, 2AFRIKA is pleased to be featured in Arthur Frommer’s Budget Travel Magazine (March issue) out in bookstores and newsstands shortly.

That wraps up this evenings episode of One Voice From Africa – follow along on Twitter and become friends on Face Book of either One Voice From Africa OR 2AFRIKA.

Safaris in Botswana on One Voice From Africa

“Have You Heard?” starts at the top of the first hour. This week, we’re focusing on safaris in Botswana. Learn how you can enjoy a safari in the country where “The Last Lions” was filmed. Ed Ewert presents “Behind The Lens” and teaches you how to take great photographs on safari in Africa. This episode of One Voice From Africa is brought to you by Botswana Tourism and National Geographic Entertainment.

"The Last Lions" in theaters on February 18th, 2011

Each time you view the trailer on You Tube - you help! Click and watch!

"The Last Lions" in theaters on February 18th, 2011

Last week I had the pleasure of interviewing the Emmy Award winning filmmakers Dereck and Beverly Joubert on One Voice From Africa.

Their passion for their work is astonishing and you can 'hear' the emotion in their voices – do give it a listen and check your local listings for show times – "The Last Lions" presented by National Geographic Entertainment.

Click Here and listen!