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I was reminded of this band by @glenn_gould on Twitter. I only saw them play once, but man, they were fantastic. Erotic, rhythmic, weird, darkly flamboyant and a little bit disco. I’ve stolen all the info below from that great labour of love, the SA Rock Digest. According to singer René Veldsman, Via Afrika was " … A glamorous protest against government policy, homophobia, the constraints on freedom of expression and, generally, the rules in place during the apartheid years. We wanted our music to be a visual experience of textures, cultures and language – a celebration of the wonders of being African and the realisation of this privilege. Our work was ahead of its time, but in later years we were recognised for our work with a United Nations award presented by Beyers Naude in New York City. Our style of music was strictly South African – no boundaries, just a unique sound that grew from a free-thinking group of musicians and artists." 

Via Afrika made two albums, Via Afrika (1983), and the less successful A Scent of Scandal (1984). Besides Veldsman, members were Spider Wider (Kitty Cooper): vocals, percussion, Lukas Luislang (Crous): keyboards (died April 2002), and Michele Rowe: dancer and percussionist.

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