Even though some of the info is factually incorrect - we wanted to share this blog with you because it captures the spirit of seeing The Wailers live. The band is currently touring in South Africa, but soon headed our way - the show is just ONE WEEK AWAY!The Wailers Live in Cape Town
"I was lucky enough to be in the crowd when The Wailers came to Cape Town for one night only last night. Of course, most people will ask who the hell The Wailers are but put Bob Marley in front of the name and it all becomes clearer. And let me tell you, if I had been wearing socks, they would have been rocked off. As it is, I literally have holes in the soles of my shoes from dancing from start to finish.
It was the first time I’d seen the opening act, The Rudimentals and they were really, really good. They had so much energy and excitement and they played really upbeat, truly South African reggae.
By contrast, The Wailers seemed to have a slower, simpler, more deliberate groove. They played all their massive classics but with a really cool, bluesy feel that the original Bob Marley recordings would not have had. Of course, only one of The Wailers is actually from the original band, but looking at “Family Man” as he is known, you can see he is just such a pro. Like he was born to play the bass on that stage, in those sunglasses.
What I loved though is that every single musician on that stage was there for the pure love of the music. From the vocalist’s constant smile and his prompts to “do your ting (said just like that) Cape Town” down to the guitarists massive riffs and everything in between- it was not for the fame or the glory, but because they really loved reggae music.
And when they went off stage and allowed the crowd to scream at the top of their lungs for a full ten minutes before relenting to an encore, I thought I was gonna go deaf. And then they played Redemption Song. Initially only vocals and guitar- so simple, so beautiful. And then with the entire band, vibey and cool. And the crowd sang from start to finish. And when I looked around at all the people there, from the middle class white kids through to the real rastas with dreadlocks down to their knees and a few hippies in tie-dye shirts, it felt like that was the new South Africa everyone had been dreaming of- everyone in one room singing about freedom, smiling, laughing, dancing. "
“Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery;
None but ourselves can free our minds” –Redemption Song
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