Photos of Fat Freddy's Drop Live in Cape Town

New Zealand seven-piece Fat Freddy’s Drop made their South Africa debut as part of the Red Bull Music Academy Weekender.

Photos of Fat Freddy's Drop Live in Cape Town

New Zealanders Fat Freddy’s Drop made their South Africa debut over the weekend. The two-city tour saw the Wellington seven-piece bring their “dub-reggae-soul-jazz-techno” mash-up first to Cape Town and then to Johannesburg as part of the Red Bull Music Academy Weekender alongside AKA, Manthe Ribane, Patoranking, Moonchild Sanelly, Christian Tiger School and more at 1 Fox in Newtown.


Okayafrica contributor Chaze Matakala was on the scene at the Cape Town show at Trafalgar Park, Woodstock. Here's how it all went down.

Photo by Chaze Matakala.

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