I have always believed that transformation
is moving faster in Johannesburg than it is in Cape Town,
and that Jozi was far more cosmopolitan than the mother
city.
That myth was exploded over the weekend.
We thought that, since this was the first
time that these guys were in our country, and they landed
in Cape Town at 10pm on Thursday night, it was only fitting
that we take them to Cape Town’s most famous nightclub.
The crowd at Galaxy is 99.9% coloured, and this night was
no different.
On then night, I was the closest thing to a white person,
and Cut Creator was the closest thing to a black person
in the Gala.
But the Cape Town gig was at Casa Blanca
on Friday night, and this crowd was decidedly mixed.
We landed in Jozi on Saturday afternoon
and booked in at Fire & Ice in Melrose Arch.
The atmosphere at the hotel, and Melrose Arch in general,
is pretty cosmopolitan, but the gig in Jozi was at Jet next
to the Coca Cola Dome, and the crowd there was 99.9% Coloured
and Indian.
The lesson?
Transformation and The Rainbow Nation is developing slowly
in the trendy areas throughout South Africa, but in the
apartheid boxes where the masses still live, it is relatively
non-existent.
In my personal quest to promote and develop
the concept of a Rainbow Nation through entertainment, I
have two options.
Take transformation to the people.
Or, bring the people to transformation.
What shall it be?
