Images by Irvin "Nyfe" Khumalo
To commemorate 35 years since the 1976 Soweto Uprising against Bantu Education and Racism and also to mark 14 years since the existence of YFM, the station hosted a Youth Day Celebration Party. The event promised a night of music, dance, fashion and live performances and indeed the youth station lived up to it's those expectations. The event was held at the Bus Factory in Newtown and the venue was packed with attendants kept up with the theme which was High School Glam and Warm Winter Elegant as most were wearing their school blazers, white shirts and ties. Spotted a couple of celebrities basking in the warmth of the VIP area which was packed to the rafters maybe because of the free booze in the VIP area, but a great place to mingle and make contacts.
Attendants on the dance floor were bedazzled by spectacular live performances from Professor, Nothende, Tumi(Of Tumi and The Volume), Relo and Stoan. The biggest highlight of the night was the live fashion show by local South African label's Diamond Face Couture (DFC), Thula Sindi, Gert-Johan Coetzee and streetwear label Strusbob which has released some trucker caps with the yfm logo. YFM dj's Josi Chave, Just Mo, Mo flava along with Dimplez and Dj Tira kept the dance floor on fire. We partied till the Bus Factory had to closed and of course YFM lived up to its party reputation.
