He was one of the great Afrikaans Rock legends of the past century: Koos Kombuis. He wrote lyrics that spoke to any-one that felt passionate about living and changing South Africa. His observations about every-day life was spot-on and if you were serious about what was real he spoke to you through his songs. Today he is immensely popular and it shows.
Me and Annelie attended a live Koos Kombuis concert in Simonstown tonight and it was a big disappointment for both of us: because of two reasons: The audience was really unpleasant - almost as if they did not have any respect for this icon of South African music, and then (even more disappointing): Koos is trying to please the audience with songs that doesn't seem to come from his heart. The messages are those that the masses want to hear. It was clear that money got the better of him.
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