Disco veterans show the class
Monday, November 03, 2014
The veteran musician took revellers down memory lane in Molapowabojang on Saturday where he and another disco veteran Patricia Majalisa performed to a jubilant crowd. Other musicians who shared the stage with Maphaka and Majalisa were Mpendulo Dandile, Ludwe Maki, By 4, Slindile Mthiyane, Nikie Nikie and Thabile Mazolwana. Maphaka who kick started the live performance session after back track performances by Nikie Nikie and Maki, marked his 45 minute musical showing with the track He’s My Hero, sparking some wild cheers from the crowd. But it was when he dished the more popular Happy Birth Day that the predominantly young audience seemed to connect with him as shouting and whistling filled the air.
The real excitement in the elderly musician’s performance, however, came in the closing stages when keyboardist Patrick Mthimkhulu started a craze on stage and thus spurring band members into top form. The talented musician displayed both creativity and topnotch stage presence with attention grabbing antics. He would go around the keyboard dancing, while maintaining the tune and tempo of the song, something which fans cheered for.
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