A couple of weekends ago I attended the Cape Town International Jazz Festival. It was just as great as last year. I got to interview Wanda Baloyi and Nemza of the band Skwatta Kamp for a newspaper I was covering the festival for. They were great and performed really well too. I will eventually post the transcripts of those interviews. The one with Wanda was particularly great - I think we need to watch out for her.
I managed to see many of the acts. Dutch saxaphonist and vocalist Candy Dulfer was a personal favourite. She is extremely beautiful. her music is amazing and I love her accent. I have to hunt a copy of her album, Candy Store down. I also caught Vicky Sampson's comeback show. She was promoting her first album in 12 years - and it was actually really good. She also performed 'African Dream', but I think the rest of her album is even better than her signature track. The Manhattans, Jimmy Dludlu, Oliver Mtukudzi, The Ananda Project, Zola and Sergio Mendez were also some of the amazing performers.
The highlight of the festival was walking past Jacob Zuma - former Deputy President of SA, accused fraudster, polygamist and president of the ANC. It caught me so off guard. The crowd went crazy when Mr Umushini Wami himself was pictured seated in the front row of The Manhattans show. I was on the same flight as The Manhattans as they flew into Cape Town, and for legends, they really are down-to-earth nice guys.
Today, I recorded a radio podcast for a friends radio show. I will make it available as soon as I get a copy. It went well, I really enjoyed it. I am alive - hating academia.
