The cover boasts three evergreen jokers: Emo Adams; Robbie Wessels; and Pieter Koen. Inside there’s hours worth of reading material and pictures of a wide variety of Afrikaans artists. Readers also get a free CD when they buy the exciting fourth issue of Huisgenoot Tempo, which hits the shelves on 26 August.

Within a relatively short space of time this glossy quarterly Huisgenoot brand extension that focuses on the Afrikaans music industry has succeeded in making a significant impact on the magazine market and the Afrikaans music industry. The first three issues sold like hot cakes.

“People who’ve had a sneak preview of the latest issue of Huisgenoot Tempo can’t get over the excellent quality of the features and photography,” Editor Esmaré Weideman says. “The general consensus is it’s the best Tempo ever.

“Like our readers we love Afrikaans music so it’s been loads of fun putting this magazine together. Tempo is definitely a must for anyone who enjoys Afrikaans music from Kurt Darren to Die Heuwels Fantasties.

“The free CD featuring the winners of our second song-writing competition is a must for Afrikaans music fans. Buy several copies and dish it out to your friends who haven’t yet discovered Tempo!”

Skouspel, Huisgenoot’s annual musical extravaganza at Sun City, celebrates its 10th anniversary this year so the Tempo team delved into the archives to give readers a comprehensive overview of this incredibly successful live show. The magazine boasts pictures from each year’s Skouspel; hilarious behind-the-scenes anecdotes and details about what goes into staging this massive production. It also reveals some of the artists who will take to the stage this year.

While doing its cover story, comedians Emo; Robbie; Pieter; Wicus van der Merwe; Thys die Bosveldklong; Zak van Niekerk; and Leon Schuster it discovered that doing comedy for a living is no joke.

If you dream of becoming South Africa’s next music sensation, the magazine gives practical advice on how to set about making your dream a reality and chats to established artists such as Theuns Jordaan and Heinz Winckler who followed these guidelines.

Not all artists started off in the music industry. Some first put in some hard graft in other fields before finding their niche. Bok van Blerk talks of his days working on construction sites while Wicus van der Merwe tells how he sold insurance policies.

The Tempo team travelled far and wide to get exclusive interviews and capture unforgettable moments. One such moment was at Matthys Roets’ celebration-of-life dinner in Bloemfontein. It was a thanksgiving event hosted by Huisgenoot-Tempo that he shared with 11 of his closest friends to mark his recovery after his motorcycle accident earlier this year.

The team also spent time with Jennifer Jones in Cape Town; Adam Tas in the bush; and sexy Elizma Theron. Things are looking up for Ddisselblom; Nadine shares pictures from her photo album; and piano man Coenie de Villiers looks back on 30 years in the music industry.

There are also prizes worth R40 000 on offer including tickets to SkouspelPlus in Cape Town as well as a variety of CDs.

Huisgenoot Tempo is on sale now for R25 at leading retailers.

For more info visit www.huisgenoottempo.com. To subscribe call 0860 103 686 or SMS the words 'INTEKEN TEMPO' to 32113.

Huisgenoot Tempo is published by Media24 Family Magazines, publishers of Huisgenoot; YOU; DRUM; Huisgenoot-Pols; YOU Pulse; and tvplus magazines.