Rocking The Daisies

Lordkez brings R&B-rooted sound to Cape Town International Jazz Festival debut

Blending R&B, soul and jazz, Lordkez arrives at CTIJF with a clearer sense of identity and a growing reputation as a compelling live performer.

Kibo Ngowi

5 min read

BILLY MCFARLAND

25 JAN 2019

“We got Ja Rule on the phone …”

There were no flame emojis in sight on one fateful, all but festive, weekend in 2017. Netflix has given us a look into the #epicfail that wasn’t

Refiloe Seiboko

6 min read

BLACK COFFEE

13 OCT 2017

Daisies rocks like a seasoned pro

What the fest lacked in all-out spectacle it made up for in logistical gloss, with the new cashless payment system a boon

Matthew Rightford

5 min read

Centre of attention: Black people are still a novelty at South African music festivals.

CULTURAL APPROPRIATION

15 DEC 2016

Your token black guide to white festivals

Recalling the one time she attended the Rocking the Daisies festival, musician Msaki shares 10 essential tips for surviving white live music festivals

Staff Reporter

9 min read

Colouring in? Music festivals such as Rocking the Daisies still boast an overwhelmingly white presence.

MUSIC CONCERTS

27 MAY 2016

Can a Tiger Tiger change its racist stripes?

Think you can escape white privilege and racism with a night out with friends? Think again, says Ra’eesa Pather.

Raeesa Pather

4 min read

Message in the music: Organisers of Rocking the Daisies do their best to make the festival as ecofriendly as possible — and to get this message across to the revellers.

ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES

19 OCT 2012

Greening the daisies

An ecofriendly festival has its heart in the right place, but most revellers are just there for the jol.

Liam Brickhill

8 min read