![]() ![]() Apart from the beautifully crafted songs and the innovative use of jazz to underpin Cussons’ emotive narratives (which in the Afrikaans language is an almost unheard medium), was the impeccable use of multi-media projections from the life of the poet herself. This year would have been Cussons’ 90th birthday had she still been alive, but I think the authors of the show – Lou-Ann Stone and Frieda van den Heever have done well to celebrate her legacy with such a well rounded artistic offering. The show that received the most positive reviews was Cussons 90: As Jy Luister, which made use of poetry written by legendary South African poet Sheila Cussons. ![]() I was booked to play bass in two productions which showed every day equalling a total of nine shows at the end of the week long festival. Earlier this month I took my first trip up to Oudtshoorn for the annual Klein Karoo Nasionale Kunstefees (KKNK)/Klein Karoo National Arts Festival. ![]()
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