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And the finale of the four show spectacular that was negotiate<\/i> (do a search for that term on this blog to see LOTS more) launched this Saturday at the Johannesburg Art Gallery. What a fantastic event! In addition to brilliant work by Bronwyn Lace, Abrie Fourie, Donna, Thulane (neither of whose surnames do I recall, but I am not a journalist, and can therefore avoid most fact-checking criticisms, excepting Ed Young – who paid to tan people that were too white, as part of the show – I am sure ;) and many others, there were several amazing, provocational, and downright beautiful performances – my only complaint being that too many happened at once, so I missed a lot…<\/p>\n
The highlight was joao orecchia (pictured, with new friends – formerly known as neverland); having just arrived from Berlin, to move to Johannesburg indefinitely, he blew the crowd away, and inspired fellow musicians to jam and collaborate on new sounds. Electronic\/acoustic “stuff” that’ll melt your heart and your thumbnails.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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