Freshlyground mesmerises IPA audience
Friday, May 27, 2016
The band’s musical style, which has elements of traditional South African music such as kwela, African folk music, blues, jazz and features of Indie rock kept the crowd on their toes as they sang along to their songs.
Other songs they perfomed included hits from their 2013 album The Legend, and songs from Nomvula, I’d like, and the crowd’s favourite Doo Be Doo, which helped the band achieve double platinum status.
But on the particularly sensitive question of cadre deployment, the BNF must tread very carefully.The issue deserves robust debate, not ideological enthusiasm. Recent public comments from the BNF leadership are reassuring: the party has said that government positions should be based on merit and competence rather than party membership, and that it does not have a specific cadre-deployment policy.That principle should remain firmly at the centre...