Jockey Shabalala, a member of Ladysmith Black Mambazo, the South African a capella group which achieved worldwide fame after featuring in Paul Simon’s “Graceland” album, has died at his home in Ladysmith. He was 62.
The Ladysmith group, which brought the sounds of the rhythmical, urban brand of Zulu choral music known as isicatamiya to the ears of the world, was founded by Shabalala’s brother, Joseph.
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Every Monday night - especially during the warm summer months - Clifton’s second beach is taken over by African drum enthusiasts, fire-dancers, capoiera players, belly dancers and those of the chill-and-drink ilk.
People gather on the beach for a picnic and sundowners (technically, alcohol is banned), although the show really starts going around 8 p.m., or when the sun sets, and ends around 10 p.m.
Having missed the spectacle last week, I vowed to check it out this Monday. There were a dozen or so cops at the top of the stairs, checking people’s bags for alcohol and issuing stern warnings …
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Leticia posts a comment, asking - What is the best way to find out which performing arts events will be happening while I am in Cape Town - especially the insider stuff?
Tip: get thee to the Independent Armchair Theatre.
The independent Armchair is a bastion of alternative performance and music - it’s considered a prinicpal home of the Cape Town “underground scene”.
Best of all for Leticia, it’s just a 5 - 10 min walk from her hostel in Observatory, the Riverview Lodge.
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Cape Town’s annual free jazz festival, the Jazzathon, inundates the V&A Waterfront this weekend, with no less than 25 acts over the next three days. The event opened yesterday (Thursday), and builds up to full steam on Saturday night.
It’s the city’s most popular free event: 50,000 people each evening will cram into the cozy confines of the Waterfront’s two outdoor music venues, the Ampitheatre (outside of the food court), and a special stage built in the Clock Tower District (near the Robben Island Museum embarkation point). The flood of music and people begins at 1pm each day, and continues until …
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