Musicians to pay tribute to great Sithole
Thursday, September 04, 2008
Sithole, 56, died last week in Zimbabwe after A short illness.
Satchmo's, in conjunction with Street Horn Promotions and the local artistes, are putting up the show to raise funds to assist Bee's family.
The artistes, who have confirmed their participation are Socca Moruakgomo, Lister Boleseng, Nono Siile, Brand New Vibe band, Calvin Kaluza, Citie Seetso, Punah Gabasiane, Shanti-Lo, Malombo Mmereki and jazzman DJ SK of Duma FM.
It highlights the need to protect rights such as access to clean water, education, healthcare and freedom of expression.President Duma Boko, rightly honours past interventions from securing a dignified burial for Gaoberekwe Pitseng in the CKGR to promoting linguistic inclusion. Yet, they also expose a critical truth, that a nation cannot sustainably protect its people through ad hoc acts of compassion alone.It is time for both government and the...