Local artists decry organisers' ill treatment

The crowd despite having fun, was reportedly not able to watch some local artists as they had to make way for international artists PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE
The crowd despite having fun, was reportedly not able to watch some local artists as they had to make way for international artists PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE

For a music lover, things seemed to be going well for this weekend’s music show featuring grammy award winning artist, Black Coffee but behind the scenes it was a different story.

The show, dubbed Kulture held its first event this past Saturday and whilst it seemed the occassion could be disturbed by the rain, with the opportunity of seeing the ever busy man whose year long itinerary is jam packed until mid next year, the organisers were quick to come up with plan B.

They moved the show to an indoor area.

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