Saturday 31 March 2012

Cape Town International Jazz Festival


Music at the Mother City: festival's logo
The 13th annual North Sea Jazz Festival in Cape Town; promised fans an unforgettable experience this year. Performances from the likes of Hugh Masekela, Allen Stone, Atmosphere from the US, Unathi Nkayi, Jakes Bantwini and many more talents from South Africa and other countries. However; fans were promised a performance from international Neo-Soul singer, Jill Scott and had to be told that her appearance would be cancelled. This caused a lot of chaos for the event planners because fans were complaining, especially those who had bought tickets to the festival just to see Jill Scott perform. The PRP’s working on the event made a major comeback by filling in her performance with well known international artist, Lauryn Hill. A total of 34000 tickets were sold and this shows a large growth for the event, comparing this year to the year 2000; where only 14000 people attended. The festival takes place on Friday the 30th of March and on Saturday the 31st of March 2012. Like all the past years, the event takes place at The Cape Town International Convention Centre. I strongly believe that attendees will enjoy a fun-filled experience this year!
Performances at the festival


http://www.iol.co.za/tonight/music/lauryn-hill-bra-hugh-up-jazz-fest-fever-1.1266489
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6 comments:

  1. Motsei2 April 2012 at 09:09

    This sounds like it was a very entertaining event!I wish I had attended. I think it was a very wise move for the event planners to get Lauryn Hill after the disappointimg drop-back on Jill Scott's performance. The event planners made sure that the fans didnt get too disappointed

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  2. Kelebogile Motsa2 April 2012 at 09:32

    Yes, it was a very smart move made by the event's planners. All we can do now is wait for next year's festival and performances!

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  3. Windza13 April 2012 at 03:15

    It's too bad that we onlu get a chance to attend this event once a year. I really hoped Jill Scott would perform there but sadly she didn't and although some people prefered Jill Scott over Lauryn Hill; I really think it was a good move made by the event organisers!

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  4. Kelebogile Motsa13 April 2012 at 03:32

    I guess the event organisers want people to have something different to look forward to each year! I also think it was a good idea for them to have Lauryn Hill because her music is along the same lines as Jill Scott, so fans wouldn't be TOO disappointed!

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  5. Pelzine13 April 2012 at 03:59

    This sounds like an event that was a definite non-miss! I sure hope there will be a great line-up like this at the next event

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  6. Kelebogile Motsa13 April 2012 at 04:08

    We all hope so! The event organisers have a lot to do in following up with next year's event

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