Hats Off To Culture Spears
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
The six-track album, titled Khudu, was released last Thursday and contains nothing but captivating traditional music hits. As their front man Kabelo Mogwe promised a fortnight ago, the album should be the Easter holiday surprise package for the genre enthusiasts.
During the album's listening session at the Ozone Night Club last week, it was all hats off to the award winning five-member traditional music group. The audience nodded and tapped their feet in approval of the project.
Until last week, many people had been wondering whether the group, originally from Kasane, would be able to maintain the momentum after unleashing hot hits in their two previous albums - Korone and Kulenyane. But guess what, Khudu is even hotter than the previous albums.
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