3 Tons of Fun

International Noteworthy Performances

3 Tons of Fun's first international engagement was in Thailand in September 2006 to entertain Pick n Pay franchisees from all over the world in their annual Conference, and they returned to this country in April of 2010 to perform as part of the SA Freedom Day celebrations. Since then they have travelled to Switzerland, Swaziland, Togo, Zambia, Ghana, Namibia, Botswana and Nigeria for a variety of performances.

South African Noteworthy Performances

Some performance highlights include singing the acceptance speech for John Vlismas at the 2007 SA Comedy Awards, and performing on SABC3’s 3Talk Conference early in 2006, and at the Woman of the Year function later that year.    They were also privileged to have joined some of South Africa’s top performers to perform at the switching on of the Christmas lights in Cape Town in December 2007, and their performance at Evita Bezuidenhout’s 80th birthday party in 2005 remains the talk of the town!  More recently they have performed at the Loerie Awards 2008 and the Huisgenoot/YOU Skouspel in October 2008.

Media

3 Tons of Fun have enjoyed significant media coverage in the form of regular reviews and articles in local newspapers, magazines and on the internet.  They also featured in the hillarious 2011 Marmite ad called "Broadside Maxwell"

What the press have had to say:

“More tons of voluptuous fun … when they are looking the three divas can have any crowd eating out of their hands.”
Peter Tromp, Cape Times

“WOMEN WORTH THEIR WEIGHT IN GOLD VOICES...”
The Herald, Port Elizabeth

“THREE TONS OF TALENT AND PLENTY OF FUN … For some time Three Tons of Fun has existed in a universe of it’s own.  There simply hasn’t been as durable and ubiquitous a stage / cabaret act as these three larger-than-life divas.  A cultural phenomenon, the women have taken Cape Town by storm, and at the end of this show, when the audience showed their appreciation with roaring approval, it was as satisfying to this reviewer as it must have been for the perfromers.  They have enough razzle-dazzle to fill at least two full-scale musicals.  One senses a synergy between the performers and if it continues, the whole world beckons.”
Peter Tromp, Cape Times

Members

BULELWA SAKAYI (mezzo soprano) comes from a classical music and theatre background having performed in numerous television, film and stage productions including the local film ‘E Carmen’ which received critical acclaim internationally.

MICHELLE THOMAS (alto) hails from Cape Town and has been involved in numerous musical productions including ‘Music Active’ at the Baxter Theatre.

STHE MFUPHI (alto and mezzo) has a diploma in light jazz, plays keyboards and drums, does musical arrangements and compositions, and is well known on the Cape Town jazz circuit, having performed at numerous jazz venues including ‘Mannenberg Jazz Café’.

Regular stand-in performer:

If any of the ladies are unavailable, their shoes are filled by the flamboyant diva SOI-SOI GQEZA.  Soi-Soi's career has seen her performing backing vocals for artists like Peto, Ringo Madlingozi, the late Brenda Fassie, Lucky Dube, Winston Mankunku  Ngozi and many others.  She regularly performs  at restaurants, hotels, corporate  and private functions and has also performed internationally in Spain, Vietnam, Bahrain and Thailand.

Noteworthy bookings with Five Seasons

One of our most popular acts, 3 Tons of Fun has been booked for a myriad of corporate functions, conferences, festivals and private events.  Some of our favourites include:

• Unisa SBL Leadership in Practice Award, Emperor's Palace
• Pharma Dynamics Road Show, Johannesburg, Pretoria, Durban & Cape Town
• MiWay Finance Corporate Event, Zoo Lake, Johannesburg
• Woolworths Christmas Media Day, The Lookout, Cape Town
• Pink Illumination Ball Charity Gala Dinner, Sandton Convention Centre
• Clover Gala Dinner, Sun City
• Nedbank Staff Recognition Awards, Westin Grand, CTICC
• Dimension Data Strategy Conference, Cape Town
• Pro Am Final Night, Fancourt, George
• Deney Reitz Cocktail Function, The Lookout, Cape Town
• Merchandise Day & Year-end Function, Upper Eastside Hotel, Woodstock Cape Town
• Zeda Company Awards Dinner, Theatre on the Track, Johannesburg
• SANLAM Client Dinner, Spier Estate
• Nederburg Wine Auction, Nederburg Estate
• Avroy Shlain Cosmetics Gala Dinner, Sun City
• Heineken Hospitality Marquee, Durban July
• Spine Congress 2010, Somerset House
• Steers Awards function, Sun City
• ASATA Awards event, Pigalle Cape Town
• Swift Micro Laboratories Year-end, The Venue Melrose Arch
• PetroSA Year-end event, ATKV Hartenbos
• Eastern Cape Tourism Awards, Regent Hotel, East London
• Indwe Risk Services Annual Awards function, Hyatt Regency Hotel, Johannesburg
• Wella Awards function, Emperor's Palace
• Metropolitan Life Gala Dinner, Sun City
• Kelly 40th Birthday Celebration, Rosebank Hotel
• SANTAM Gala Dinner, Montecasino
• Opening of the IPL, Newlands Cricket Grounds, Cape Town
• IPL Private Party, One & Only, Cape Town
• ABSA Bank Corporate Awards, Emperor's Palace
• Moore Stephens International Gala Dinner, CTICC

Client Feedback

All the acts were excellent and client was very happy.
Ginny Daly, Draftfcb

The event was indeed a great success, and the girls were great!  Thanks for all your assistance.
Eleanor Williams, Liquidlingo Communications

Could you please convey my sincere thanks to 3 Tons of Fun for making our year-end function such a huge success!! The ladies were awesome and really got the party started.
Yvette Botes - Clicks Group

They were excellent! Could'nt stop watching them. They are true performers!
Karen Phipson - ATKV Hartenbos

This is just a short message to once again say THANK YOU to you and your team/s, helping make last night a BIG success! The people at the office, and Kevin are raving about last night … they loved the restaurant, food, drink, entertainment and awards – and all this would not have been possible without you guys – well done! You all have amazing people working for you / with you – please forward my thanks to them as well.
Sunet de Koker - Famous Brands

As always, The Ladies performed superbly and showcased SA Talent to the Miss World Contestants, that had them up & dancing at the 3rd song!
Stuart Lee - Famous Faces Management

Please could you extend our HUGE thank you to the very lovely ladies. They were an absolute pleasure to work with.  They went beyond their duty and contractual call and put up an absolutely World class show. We will work with them any day.
Olga Grigorova, True Colour Events