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| Flo n Quaz |
Wordplay – dat sums up the poetry heard @ OST.
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| Isa |
24th September 2011 saw me walking up n down the streets of Jozi running a few errands. @ da same time I was waiting 4 my Nig Ciamatic 2 show up coz we had a hip hop session 2 go 2. Came 2 find dat the session was actually a poetry 1. We decided to go in sommer not knowing wat 2 expect. Organized by Richard Quaz Roodt n Flo Mokale the Open Mic all Day poetry session was held @ OST.
The setting inside OST was calm, couches n pillows litter the place makin it an easy sittin. We (Ciamatic n I) came in a bit late coz the show started at bout 12h00, but from what I got in those few hours there It’s like we started with the show. A selection of poets gave us 1 piece each, with a few having stuck in my mind. A lady named Isa gave a rendition in Xhosa laced with English. There was a guy named Mcatastro who got on stage n gave his heart out 2 Hip Hop. Tshepo had us all glued to his words as he told us dat he is da ultimate African. A poem politically influenced had us all thinkin what being African means.
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| Some of the legs there |
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| Mcatastro |
The masters of Ceremony (Flo n Quaz) had people in stitches all through the session with their witty disses towards 2 other poetry crews (Missing Gap n Towers of Thought). @ some point I thought it would boil over as Jeff (leader of Towers of Thought) looked a bit agitated but it was all poetry n peace. Quaz gave us an Afrikaans piece bout how dat language (Afrikaans) becomes a barrier towards the relationships between Afrikaans speaking Africans n the rest. It was short n straight 2 da point with a harmonica sound in da background (played by Flo). Flo also got his shine on stage a he let it rip in Sotho with some piece which left me confused whether it was freestyle or written. The man has great acumen n wit, a wizard with words.
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| The Masses |
Afurakan who has been in the poetry circles 4 some tym now, gave us his take bout the city of Jozi. He attracted a lot of oohs n ahhs as he let words roll from his lips like he was just takin breaths. I was waiting with bated breath 2 hear Jeff – the target of most of the disses from Flo n Quaz – hit the stage for his retaliation but sadly it was not 2 be. The session came 2 n end roundabout 17h00 with us still relishing 4 more. I am sure hitting OST nxt tym Likwid Tongue has anada session.
Wordplay
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