After a battle with visa police, Oliver Mtukudzi finally arrived in Grahamstown  to eager crowds. If you didn't have a ticket you weren't getting in!! The first time I saw this tall man performing I was at House-on Fire in Swaziland and have subsequently seen him elsewhere. The rolling music reminds me of these journeys and transports me to a place beyond where I am. He says a few beautiful words "You can use music when you are lonely or when you are working like I am working now. (laughter). But most of all we use music to diffuse tension. The purpose of song is to give life to people. When we are frustrated we use music to diffuse that pain." He is ...

Shannon Hope is awesome! her voice is amazing ,and the way she puts her all into every melody is admirable. I especially loved  how her voice is so powerful yet intimate  at the same time. Her music really touches you and when you walk out of the performance some things just  make sense . If you have no idea what I mean you must go and experience  her for yourself. I guarantee you won't be disappointed! Related posts:Talk less, commune more Talk back to me! And that’s an order! Jokes, please

    In the tie-dyed early ‘90s, when Splashy Fen was the Mecca of local music festivals and hitch-hiking was the preferred mode of transport, a gorgeous hippie dolphin-lady friend of mine gave me a bootleg cassette of a string folk band called Plagal Cadence.   It’s even got a drawing of a pixie on a toadstool on the flyleaf.     I still occasionally play that tape today more_link_text Related posts:Pumping Come play with the big okes and anties Tuku King