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Jungle & Goodluck at Kirstenbosch
Fri 1 April 2016 British electro-soul outfit Jungle’s Kirstenbosch show has been hotly anticipated by Cape Town for the last few months, and it didn’t disappoint. Even though it rained (like, a lot) during the end of opening act Goodluck’s … Continue reading
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Tagged autumn, british, cape town, electro, favourites, gigs & festivals, goodluck, guitars, international act, international artist, jumping musicians, jungle, kirstenbosch, long hair, mountains, nature, outdoors, photography, pop, rain, rock, south africa, south african, texx and the city, uk, weekends, winter
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Tagged autumn, british, cape town, electro, favourites, gigs & festivals, goodluck, guitars, international act, international artist, jumping musicians, jungle, kirstenbosch, long hair, mountains, nature, outdoors, photography, pop, rain, rock, south africa, south african, texx and the city, uk, weekends, winter
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Cape Town Nu World Festival 2015 at the city hall
17 & 18 July 2015 Formerly the Cape Town World Music Festival, the newly renamed Cape Town Nu World Festival took place at the CT city hall last weekend. The lineup featured an exciting mix of local and international artists … Continue reading
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Tagged acoustic, bateleur, beanstalk, blackfoot phoenix, cape town, cape town world music festival, card on spokes, cbd, city, city centre, city hall, crowd, ctnwf, ctwmf, dancing, derek gripper, disco ball, dunkelbunt, events, fantasma, favourites, gigs & festivals, guitars, hip hop, hippies, international act, kanda bongo man, long hair, mokoomba, native young, photography, rain, riky rick, rock, simphiwe dana, south africa, south african, spoek mathambo, spoek vs spoko, tcheka, the grrrl, thris tian, tourist, turkey, vukazithathe, weekends, winter, zuko collective
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Tagged acoustic, bateleur, beanstalk, blackfoot phoenix, cape town, cape town world music festival, card on spokes, cbd, city, city centre, city hall, crowd, ctnwf, ctwmf, dancing, derek gripper, disco ball, dunkelbunt, events, fantasma, favourites, gigs & festivals, guitars, hip hop, hippies, international act, kanda bongo man, long hair, mokoomba, native young, photography, rain, riky rick, rock, simphiwe dana, south africa, south african, spoek mathambo, spoek vs spoko, tcheka, the grrrl, thris tian, tourist, turkey, vukazithathe, weekends, winter, zuko collective
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Red Huxley ‘Nothing More’ album launch with the Dollfins and Goodnight Wembley at the Assembly
Friday 15 November 2013 A few months ago, I joined over 100 others in backing Red Huxley on Kickstarter to help them record their debut album with Dave Catching of Eagles of Death Metal in the USA. Their crowdfunding effort … Continue reading
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Tagged album launch, cape town, events, gigs & festivals, goodnight wembley, guitars, harrington street, jumping musicians, launch, long hair, music, photography, rain, red huxley, robfather, rock, south africa, south african, summer, taxi violence, the assembly, the dollfins, the mysticcs, weekends
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Tagged album launch, cape town, events, gigs & festivals, goodnight wembley, guitars, harrington street, jumping musicians, launch, long hair, music, photography, rain, red huxley, robfather, rock, south africa, south african, summer, taxi violence, the assembly, the dollfins, the mysticcs, weekends
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Lightning storm in Cape Town
Monday 12 November 2012 Thunder and lightning isn’t very common down in Cape Town, but it’s weather I really love. I sat outside in the rain and wind last night with my brother (he has uncanny lightning precognition) watching the … Continue reading
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Tagged bolt, camps bay, cape town, cloud, electricity, landscape, light, lightning, mountains, nights, outdoors, outside, photography, rain, sky, south africa, storm, summer, summer nights, table mountain, unusual, weather, wind
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49M Rocking the Daisies 2012 – Saturday
Saturday 06 October 2012 Friday night was freezing, my pillow was covered in black, scented candle wax (spilled all over the place by the thieves who broke into our tent and went through our stuff before making off with Jess’ … Continue reading
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Tagged arno carstens, benguela, bloc party, camping, cape town, christian tiger school, cloof wine estate, costumes, darling, desmond & the tutus, dirty bounce, dressing up, fireworks, gigs & festivals, guitars, international act, jeremy loops, landscape, long hair, matthew mole, mr cat & the jackal, music, nomadic orchestra, out in the country, outdoors, photography, rain, rock, rocking the daisies, rudimentals, shadowclub, south african, southern gypsey queen, summer, the bone collectors, weekends
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Tagged arno carstens, benguela, bloc party, camping, cape town, christian tiger school, cloof wine estate, costumes, darling, desmond & the tutus, dirty bounce, dressing up, fireworks, gigs & festivals, guitars, international act, jeremy loops, landscape, long hair, matthew mole, mr cat & the jackal, music, nomadic orchestra, out in the country, outdoors, photography, rain, rock, rocking the daisies, rudimentals, shadowclub, south african, southern gypsey queen, summer, the bone collectors, weekends
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