Hoezit Tjeps!
Ruth and I are going to have a 'smorgasbord' of local music in the next few weeks. Since our days in Rome, Italy, we have been listening to the music of Hugh Masekela, a black South African with a worldwide following. 'Bra Hugh' as he is affectionately known here in South Africa is a Jazz Trumpeter playing with the distinct African rhythms known as 'Mbaqanga'. The 'q' pronounced with a 'click' of the tongue. We see him play at a venue called 'Montecasino' this Friday...looking forward to it!
On the 4th July we venture back to the 'Radium Beer Hall' to see a band called Jackhammer. The lead guitarist is a bloke called Piet Botha who is the son of the ex Apartheid National Party Minister of Foreign Affairs - Pik Botha. I am sure 'Pik' is familiar to many of my readers during the Apartheid years.
Then on the 5th July we are off to Emmarentia Dam to see Johnny Clegg play. Johnny Clegg used to be the front man together with Sipho Mchunu of Juluka. After Sipho left Juluka, Johnny Clegg formed Savuka. As those of you lucky enough to have seen Johnny Clegg perform, this is a man of vast energy and enthusiasm for African music.
That's all the music we have lined up for now. Ruth is off to see Annie Lennox play on the 8th July, but seeing as Ms. Lennox is not a South African, I thought of her unworthy of a special mention.....
I will keep my ears and eyes peeled for any other South African performers in the near future to enhance Ruth's South African experience.........
Ruth and I are going to have a 'smorgasbord' of local music in the next few weeks. Since our days in Rome, Italy, we have been listening to the music of Hugh Masekela, a black South African with a worldwide following. 'Bra Hugh' as he is affectionately known here in South Africa is a Jazz Trumpeter playing with the distinct African rhythms known as 'Mbaqanga'. The 'q' pronounced with a 'click' of the tongue. We see him play at a venue called 'Montecasino' this Friday...looking forward to it!
On the 4th July we venture back to the 'Radium Beer Hall' to see a band called Jackhammer. The lead guitarist is a bloke called Piet Botha who is the son of the ex Apartheid National Party Minister of Foreign Affairs - Pik Botha. I am sure 'Pik' is familiar to many of my readers during the Apartheid years.Then on the 5th July we are off to Emmarentia Dam to see Johnny Clegg play. Johnny Clegg used to be the front man together with Sipho Mchunu of Juluka. After Sipho left Juluka, Johnny Clegg formed Savuka. As those of you lucky enough to have seen Johnny Clegg perform, this is a man of vast energy and enthusiasm for African music.
That's all the music we have lined up for now. Ruth is off to see Annie Lennox play on the 8th July, but seeing as Ms. Lennox is not a South African, I thought of her unworthy of a special mention.....
I will keep my ears and eyes peeled for any other South African performers in the near future to enhance Ruth's South African experience.........
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