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SOTS patrons have a night to remember despite rains

Yvonne Chaka Chaka showed the attendees that she still has some dance moves PIC PHATSIMO KAPENG.
Yvonne Chaka Chaka showed the attendees that she still has some dance moves PIC PHATSIMO KAPENG.

Despite some people returning their tickets due to various reasons after one of the country's biggest events, Son of the Soil was postponed and later changed venues, the occasion still attracted a number of people at Tashy's Gardens in Boatle on Saturday.

The event's loyal patrons decided to not only dress up but went to fully enjoy themselves come rain or sunshine. Everything went smoothly during the day with attendees participating in different traditional games such as koi, safe, mhele and morabaraba while the DJ kept others busy with beautiful music. Traditional choirs also kept their fans mesmerised. However, later in the evening it started raining. The rain started off drizzling but later increased pace. But that did not stop SOTS fans from enjoying the show as some came prepared with jackets, sweaters while some even brought umbrellas with them. One of the biggest highlights of the evening show was Yvonne Chakachaka's performance. She took the audience most of whom senior citizens down the memory lane with her old songs such as Mamaland, Umqombothi, Thank You Mr DJ and Caught Breaking The Law. She also performed a song, which she collaborated with two of the deceased jazz artists who left a footprint in the international music industry, Oliver Mtukuzi and Hugh Masikela. Despite her age, The Princess of Africa, as she is affectionately known, showed the attendees that she still has some dance moves. She also interacted with the audience during her performance despite the rains and appreciated them for finding it fit to attend the show though it was raining.

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