UB40 performing in Maputo – Jan 28
Late last night local TV took us on a warm nostalgic trip as we giggled in horror at the UB40 Red Red Wine music video from the 80’s -it was shot in black and white with the guys from UB40 looking very young and smothered in bad taste clothing. I’n’it Luv.
But you just can’t deny the magic of UB40’s reggae music and it’s power to transport you back to the struggle days and lon…
g car journeys to Zimbabwe to watch them perform live. We were lucky enough to attend a rainy and wet UB40 concert in Durban in the 90’s at the then named Kings Park stadium. Contrary to typical Drubs weather, the days immediately following the concert continued to be miserably rainy, with a constant dreary downpour… Rumour has it that by the time the sun came out on the third day post the concert, the entire sports field had a marijuana crop eagerly poking through the fertile Kwazulu soil. It was harvested immediately.
The great news is that UB40 is back in Africa but this time they’re playing in Mozambique in the interesting city of Maputo at the Festival of Hope “Festivale esperanca”. Click here to check out the site, they’ll be accompanied by Kapa Dech, Lucky Dube, VINX, Oliver Mtukudzi and Rockfellers. With hits like ‘King’, ‘Kingston Town”, ‘Here I am”, “Rat in the Kitchen”, “DOn’t break my heart”, “Sing our own song” etc you have to make the trip!
If you haven’t been to Maputo yet – Get Going! Vamos a la playa!
There are various package deals on offer:
Flight Centre – from R2185 including flights, accommodation at the Polana and tickets. CLick here for special.
And Dana tours
They have offers for self-drive, bus trip and airline ranging from R1500 onwards.
Info on the festival:
Venue: Machava Stadium, Maputo-Mozambique
Date: 28 January 2006
Time: 14:00 – 23:30
Price: 300.000,00 Meticais sold at all Mcel outlets from the 24th of November 2005
Tickets sold in South Africa at Computicket for R190 from the 15th of November 2005
Open seating
Gates will open at 12:00pm for entrance into the Stadium
Food and drinks are available for purchase at the Stadium
