Well last night was fun.
I was due to see a show called Music in the Air at 7pm at a venue I’ve never been to before called the BB Zondani Hall. It’s out of the main part of Grahamstown, in the township area.
I was quite looking forward to seeing it – it was due to be a musical tribute to the stars of South African music in the mid to late 1980s: Yvonne Chaka Chaka, Brenda Fassie, Chicco, Stimela and Lucky Dube among others.
But with no sign posts up to indicate where the venue was and no indication on the map exactly what road it was in, I went round in circles for about half an hour. Some local residents eventually managed to point out the venue to me. But it was deserted.
Not a soul in sight, no lights on, no cars parked there, nothing.
We’re trying to get to the bottom of it, although there are rumours that the organisers may have done a dissappearing act.
I didn’t get to see the show, or to sing along with old favourites like Papa Stop the War, Too Late for Mama or Umqombothi. But hey, on the positive side at least I got to see parts of Grahamstown I’ve never seen before!
Tags: brenda fassie, chicco, lucky dube, stimela, yvonne chaka chaka
