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Ancient Monarchy, Firetown’s no 1 reggae music promoter through the works of Lava is back pon top a tings. This time around they are rocking 2010 in a local raggamuffin style and fashion.
Ancient Monarchy reggae tour poster
We are pushing local reggae music to the maximum by taking the artists to the people. Reggae music in South Africa is under strict media shutdown so it is tought to be a reggae music promoter, you have to start from zero.
Just before the fall of last tattered piece of the purple poster signalling the Grahamstown tour by the English dub poet Linton Kwesi Johnson.
LKJ concert poster
As sights, sounds and flavour brought by this odd concert by the well travelled poet dwindle into the world of forgotten.
LKJ and Dennis Bovell Band in Grahamstown
I feel the need to add one more line to this story already told to highlight a crucial role played by local bands and the audiences in this concert.
I could not believe my eyes as I saw Grahamstown listed amongst metropolitan venues like Durban, Cape Town and Johannesburg. Read the rest of this entry »
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