{"id":534,"date":"2011-02-13T18:26:03","date_gmt":"2011-02-13T16:26:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/?p=534"},"modified":"2011-06-25T14:59:36","modified_gmt":"2011-06-25T12:59:36","slug":"spoek-mathambo-mshini-wam-and-the-wild-eyes-at-the-assembly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/2011\/02\/spoek-mathambo-mshini-wam-and-the-wild-eyes-at-the-assembly\/","title":{"rendered":"Spoek Mathambo &#038; Mshini Wam and the Wild Eyes at the Assembly"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"eventDate\">Sat 05 February 2011<\/div>\n<p>Last Saturday I saw the Wild Eyes again for the first time since 2005. Last I&#8217;d heard they&#8217;d broken up some years ago &#8211; I was always a fan, so when I heard they were back I was pretty excited, and when they played a set of all-new songs, I was really excited.<\/p>\n<p>Last time I saw them, front-man Nikhil was in a short, hot pink wig; aside from the fact that this time&#8217;s wig was platinum blonde, visually they hadn&#8217;t changed. Their sound however had changed quite a bit. The new material feels a little less frantic (which isn&#8217;t really the word but&#8230;) and a little more measured&#8230;older and wiser maybe? I dunno, and it doesn&#8217;t really matter &#8211; the point is they&#8217;re back and they&#8217;re better than ever:<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-534 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/wild-eyes2bc_LMcC_0466.jpg' title=\"The Wild Eyes\" data-rl_title=\"The Wild Eyes\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/wild-eyes2bc_LMcC_0466-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"The Wild Eyes\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/wild-eyes2_LMcC_0438.jpg' title=\"The Wild Eyes\" data-rl_title=\"The Wild Eyes\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/wild-eyes2_LMcC_0438-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"The Wild Eyes\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/wild-eyes2_LMcC_0449.jpg' title=\"The Wild Eyes\" data-rl_title=\"The Wild Eyes\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/wild-eyes2_LMcC_0449-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"The Wild Eyes\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/wild-eyes2_LMcC_0460.jpg' title=\"The Wild Eyes\" data-rl_title=\"The Wild Eyes\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/wild-eyes2_LMcC_0460-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"The Wild Eyes\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/wild-eyes_LMcC_0463.jpg' title=\"The Wild Eyes\" data-rl_title=\"The Wild Eyes\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/wild-eyes_LMcC_0463-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"The Wild Eyes\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/wild-eyes2-cu2_LMcC_0464.jpg' title=\"The Wild Eyes\" data-rl_title=\"The Wild Eyes\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/wild-eyes2-cu2_LMcC_0464-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"The Wild Eyes\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/wild-eyes2b_LMcC_0467.jpg' title=\"The Wild Eyes\" data-rl_title=\"The Wild Eyes\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/wild-eyes2b_LMcC_0467-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"The Wild Eyes\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/wild-eyes2_LMcC_0472.jpg' title=\"The Wild Eyes\" data-rl_title=\"The Wild Eyes\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/wild-eyes2_LMcC_0472-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"The Wild Eyes\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/wild-eyes2b_LMcC_0474.jpg' title=\"The Wild Eyes\" data-rl_title=\"The Wild Eyes\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/wild-eyes2b_LMcC_0474-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"The Wild Eyes\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/wild-eyes2b_LMcC_0476.jpg' title=\"The Wild Eyes\" data-rl_title=\"The Wild Eyes\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/wild-eyes2b_LMcC_0476-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"The Wild Eyes\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/wild-eyes2b_LMcC_0477.jpg' title=\"The Wild Eyes\" data-rl_title=\"The Wild Eyes\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/wild-eyes2b_LMcC_0477-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"The Wild Eyes\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/wild-eyes2_LMcC_0492.jpg' title=\"The Wild Eyes\" data-rl_title=\"The Wild Eyes\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/wild-eyes2_LMcC_0492-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"The Wild Eyes\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/wild-eyes2bc_LMcC_0512.jpg' title=\"The Wild Eyes\" data-rl_title=\"The Wild Eyes\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/wild-eyes2bc_LMcC_0512-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"The Wild Eyes\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/wild-eyes2cb_LMcC_0515.jpg' title=\"The Wild Eyes\" data-rl_title=\"The Wild Eyes\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/wild-eyes2cb_LMcC_0515-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"The Wild Eyes\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/wild-eyes2_LMcC_0521.jpg' title=\"The Wild Eyes\" data-rl_title=\"The Wild Eyes\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/wild-eyes2_LMcC_0521-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"The Wild Eyes\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/wild-eyes2_LMcC_0550.jpg' title=\"The Wild Eyes\" data-rl_title=\"The Wild Eyes\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/wild-eyes2_LMcC_0550-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"The Wild Eyes\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/wild-eyes2bc_LMcC_0578.jpg' title=\"The Wild Eyes\" data-rl_title=\"The Wild Eyes\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/wild-eyes2bc_LMcC_0578-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"The Wild Eyes\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/wild-eyes2_LMcC_0594.jpg' title=\"The Wild Eyes\" data-rl_title=\"The Wild Eyes\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/wild-eyes2_LMcC_0594-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"The Wild Eyes\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/wild-eyes2_LMcC_0615.jpg' title=\"The Wild Eyes\" data-rl_title=\"The Wild Eyes\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/wild-eyes2_LMcC_0615-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"The Wild Eyes\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/wild-eyes2bc_LMcC_0636.jpg' title=\"The Wild Eyes\" data-rl_title=\"The Wild Eyes\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/wild-eyes2bc_LMcC_0636-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"The Wild Eyes\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Even though I was mainly there for them, the Wild Eyes were actually the support act &#8211; the night&#8217;s main attraction was Spoek Mathambo &amp; Mshini Wam.\u00a0 I&#8217;d read that they&#8217;ve been touring across the world in all kinds of interesting places, and that their music is a sort of experimental mix of electro, hip-hop, rock &amp; kwaito &#8211; so that all sounded pretty promising. Their rather bizarre (yet not exactly unenjoyable) reinterpretation of Joy Division&#8217;s &#8216;She&#8217;s Lost Control&#8217; aside, I enjoyed them quite a bit.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-534 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/spoek-mathambo2_0643.jpg' title=\"Spoek Mathambo &amp; Mshini Wam\" data-rl_title=\"Spoek Mathambo &amp; Mshini Wam\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/spoek-mathambo2_0643-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Spoek Mathambo &amp; Mshini Wam\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/spoek-mathambo2b_LMcC_0644.jpg' title=\"Spoek Mathambo &amp; Mshini Wam\" data-rl_title=\"Spoek Mathambo &amp; Mshini Wam\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/spoek-mathambo2b_LMcC_0644-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Spoek Mathambo &amp; Mshini Wam\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/spoek-mathambo2_LMcC_0675.jpg' title=\"Spoek Mathambo &amp; Mshini Wam\" data-rl_title=\"Spoek Mathambo &amp; Mshini Wam\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/spoek-mathambo2_LMcC_0675-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Spoek Mathambo &amp; Mshini Wam\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/spoek-mathambo2_LMcC_0719.jpg' title=\"Spoek Mathambo &amp; Mshini Wam\" data-rl_title=\"Spoek Mathambo &amp; Mshini Wam\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/spoek-mathambo2_LMcC_0719-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Spoek Mathambo &amp; Mshini Wam\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/spoek-mathambo2_LMcC_0724.jpg' title=\"Spoek Mathambo &amp; Mshini Wam\" data-rl_title=\"Spoek Mathambo &amp; Mshini Wam\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/spoek-mathambo2_LMcC_0724-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Spoek Mathambo &amp; Mshini Wam\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/spoek-mathambo2_LMcC_0731.jpg' title=\"Spoek Mathambo &amp; Mshini Wam\" data-rl_title=\"Spoek Mathambo &amp; Mshini Wam\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/spoek-mathambo2_LMcC_0731-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Spoek Mathambo &amp; Mshini Wam\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/spoek-mathambo2_LMcC_0758.jpg' title=\"Spoek Mathambo &amp; Mshini Wam\" data-rl_title=\"Spoek Mathambo &amp; Mshini Wam\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/spoek-mathambo2_LMcC_0758-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Spoek Mathambo &amp; Mshini Wam\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/spoek-mathambo2_LMcC_0762.jpg' title=\"Spoek Mathambo &amp; Mshini Wam\" data-rl_title=\"Spoek Mathambo &amp; Mshini Wam\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/spoek-mathambo2_LMcC_0762-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Spoek Mathambo &amp; Mshini Wam\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/spoek-mathambo2_LMcC_0764.jpg' title=\"Spoek Mathambo &amp; Mshini Wam\" data-rl_title=\"Spoek Mathambo &amp; Mshini Wam\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/spoek-mathambo2_LMcC_0764-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Spoek Mathambo &amp; 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Mshini Wam\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/spoek-mathambo2_LMcC_0789.jpg' title=\"Spoek Mathambo &amp; Mshini Wam\" data-rl_title=\"Spoek Mathambo &amp; Mshini Wam\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/spoek-mathambo2_LMcC_0789-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Spoek Mathambo &amp; Mshini Wam\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/spoek-mathambo2b_LMcC_0790.jpg' title=\"Spoek Mathambo &amp; Mshini Wam\" data-rl_title=\"Spoek Mathambo &amp; Mshini Wam\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/spoek-mathambo2b_LMcC_0790-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Spoek Mathambo &amp; 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Mshini Wam\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/spoek-mathambo2_LMcC_0947.jpg' title=\"Spoek Mathambo &amp; Mshini Wam\" data-rl_title=\"Spoek Mathambo &amp; Mshini Wam\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/spoek-mathambo2_LMcC_0947-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Spoek Mathambo &amp; Mshini Wam\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/Spoek-mathambo2bcu_LMcC_1003.jpg' title=\"Spoek Mathambo &amp; Mshini Wam\" data-rl_title=\"Spoek Mathambo &amp; Mshini Wam\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/Spoek-mathambo2bcu_LMcC_1003-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Spoek Mathambo &amp; 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