Culture Spears steal yet another show
Tuesday, February 27, 2007
Clad in the Mascom colours of gold and red, Culture Spears set the stage on fire and had those in attendance on their toes. Even the few Americans who attended the show wasted no time in joining the locals on the dance floor. The traditional group sang five songs from their latest album, Kulenyane. The way the three women dancers moved on the stage was brilliant, spiced up by the sweet voice of lead singer, Magdeline Lesolebe. Culture Spears started moving the crowd with Nchadinyana and by the time they sang the title track, Kulenyane, the crowd was in a mean mood. Before they could even start, some of the revellers were positioned to join in the dance. When they finished, it was clear that Culture Spears gave Batswana what they wanted.
Culture Spears' Kabelo Mogwe said that the response they got from the revellers after the Saturday's performance was overwhelming. "The people out there are our bosses so we want to do our best whenever given a chance. The other thing which inspired our performance on the night was that we were the only traditional group and wanted to prove a point," he said.
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