FUTURE / MUSIC
Mma Tseleng,kicked off the show with a set that included some kwaito classics by Trompies, Alaska and Boom Shaka to name a few. This self proclaimed “kwaito scholar's” set got the crowd grooving to nostalgic sounds that remain part of a very important South African youth culture.
Popularly known for their podcast Highlife Radio, Auntie Flo and Esa's performance was an exciting blend of global music and dope live percussions. Having both worked on a range of interesting music based projects this collective played a memorable set.
Kwaito veteran Senyaka got the crowd jamming to some of his classics including the hit singles “Chisa Mpama” and “Fong Kong”, taking us down memory lane with a montage of his video's playing in the background.
London based 2Bears,the last performance of the evening were worth the wait. Fresh from collaborating with a few local musicians earlier that week they performed with a pantsula dance collective who had some serious moves. The duo played many familiar tracks including their own remixes of Santi Gold's “Disperate Youth” and Nneka's “Shining Star”.
2Bears, Aunty Flo and Esa performed the next day at the Future Music series in Cape Town with local DJ's Tommy Gun, Miss CJ, DJ Fosta and Ego.The Future Music Series are presented by Live SA in association with Connect ZA and SshadoworksS and continue to breathe new life into the local live music scene.
All images taken by LIVE SA photographers Siya Mkhasibe, Nzolo Bidla and Lee Molefi.