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- Far from a garden-variety band
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There was much on-stage flailing of hair, crashing about and mayhem at Fruits and Veggies' launch of Ndaa, the Afro-punk-ska outfit's debut.
- Oppikoppi Day One: The Kalm Before the Storm
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Revelers from far and wide have converged in their masses to Northam in Limpopo for the annual Oppikoppi music festival.
- Oppikoppi: Musical gold in the dust
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With Oppikoppi taking place this weekend, Lloyd Gedye and Chris Roper give you the lowdown on the key acts to catch.
- Who Killed Johannes Kerkorrel?
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The film places the controversial life of Afrikaans musician Johannes Kerkorrel under the spotlight.
- James Phillips: Famous For Not Being Famous
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James Phillips's music was born at the same time as the Soweto Riots and then fused in a strangely comfortable way with the punk music explosion.
- Porselynkas
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In the mid 1990s, Afrikaans theatre needed a naughty black sheep -- and it got one.
- Bushveld cinema barks about punk
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Bushveld Cinema, a welcome addition to this year's Oppikoppi Festival, features a diverse line-up of music documentaries.
- Fokofpolisiekar: Forgive Them For They Know Not What They Do
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In 2003, an Afrikaans punk band was a laughable idea.
- Bellville Rock City
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Bellville Rock City is a "vainglorious, but essential mythologisation of the music scene in Bellville".
- Voëlvry: The Movie
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The Voëlvry movement was the "Boere Beatlemania" of the late 1980s, with proponents such as Koos Kombuis and Johannes Kerkorrel.
