I watched a rerun of South African Idols yesterday evening. I had missed the Sunday show because I had other more interesting shows to watch. DSTV regularly has periods where there is a dearth of shows to watch. The Idols show was the only one which showed promise. I was wowed. What with Craig David as a guest judge and listening to that honeyed voice, my night was set. The judges waxed lyrical about Crishanda's first performance and Ronald took pains to criticise Freddie's monkeying around, I couldn't help but feel that Dave did not get the adulation that he should have. The raw emotion of his performance was palpable and during the duet with Freddie, I felt that he was on the verge of going up in flames. I almost went up in flames! The passion he showed in his rendition of a Bruce Springsteen classic brought tears to my eyes. He was in his element. The gravelly, raw, sexual, garage mechanic voice reminded me of things yearned for and never reached. The Parlotones had better look out.
I also stumbled upon another good musician who mostly sings in Afrikaans and is a relative unknown(by my peers). itunes has a good selection of Albert de Wet's music. Take a gander and have a listen. I especially liked Highway to your heart.
Another musician who really surprised me was Prayersoul. Most young musicians don't do it for me; especially urban groovers whose playground antics masquerade as good music. I was pleasantly surprised when I listened to Prayersoul's single 60 seconds. The musical arrangement, the balanced fusion of pop, Afro pop and just the right amount of soul gave me goose bumps (in a good way). My daughter Gamu has been to one of his shows and attests to an electric performance and she is a discerning listener and spectator. My brother does not like the music but then most men do not like music that touches the soul and Prayersoul does just that!
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