It was with a burst of exuberance and joy as the rock outfit, undoubtedly the most promising rock band in the country, took their latest offering simply titled Iklwa (short stabbing spear) an album named and celebrating the military ingenuity of Zulu chief, Shaka Zulu, to their Maun followers. According to Skinflint frontman and lead guitarist Juice, Iklwa, which was first launched during the Wahiplash Metal Festival in Cape Town, South Africa, is a celebration of African warfare. The album seeks to bring an African dimension and voice to the rock 'n roll music industry and thus explode the myth that you have to sound and adopt the European rock 'n roll style in order to make it. Coming to Maun, a village known for its unending obsession with rock music, it was nice to see Skinflint showing a lot of maturity in performance and tone since their debutant album Massive Destruction a couple of years back. Among the songs dished out included the hit song Profit Making Prophet, a song that exposes the evils that humankind does in life.
Not to be outdone was Maun-based heavy metal band - Remuda. They played songs like Scream Out, which the audience danced to late into the night. One of the songs, which proved to be the favourite of the few women who turned up for the show, was Last Night's Kiss. The rock band has recorded an album with Nosey Road Studios and is now working on a new one. First on the stage was the Skilters Saints, another Maun-based outfit. The band, in which Omphemetse Mokweno features prominently on lead guitars, will soon release their derby album. Tracks from this upcoming album, like Dust In The Hill, and Ridden By The Storm, highlighted their performance.
