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 a man of music, movement and majesty.

Having lost his son earlier this year he says that he “stands here not to regret but to celebrate the 21 years I had with my son.” This maybe went over the heads over of a lot of the audience who were so busy enjoying themselves that they weren’t listening to him speak…

Oliver Mtukudzi is a great entertainer who knows how to work his audience and they respond with dance and love for his music.

Popularity: 8% [?]

Related posts