DrumBeat rocks the fans

Carnival City and Sun Park Ekurhuleni were brought to a standstill on Saturday as ToyotaLive DrumBeat rocked Mzansi music lovers with 15 huge acts.

The cold weather was not the best for an outdoor festival but the event was well attended.

With three stages to choose from – the Drum, Toyota and Comedy stage – festival goers managed to get value for their money.

Acts included AKA, Amanda Black, Mafikizolo, Sands, Okmalumkoolkat, Shimza, Lady Zamar, The Rhythm Sessions, The Muffinz, pictured, Soul Kulture, Shekhinah, Rebirth of Cool, Tumelo Moloto and DJ Chase.

Concert goers also shared a laugh with seven South African comedians in between performances. The comedy stage was headlined by Kedibone Mulaudzi, who has 10 years of comedy experience and is in demand as both a headline act and MC.

The 2015 Comics’ Choice Award winner and a seasoned actress, Khanyisa Bunu, who is taking the world of TV and entertainment by storm, was also present to share her many hilarious jokes.

Bunu has performed alongside the likes of Tall A$$ Mo, Tumi Morake, Celeste Ntuli and Loyiso Gola, to name a few.

While fans were not happy with the short performance by Tembisa-born DJ Shimza, the crowd then got down with The Muffinz, Sands and Okmalumkoolkat’s performance, with AKA wrapping up the show with a mega performance on the Drum Stage.

The successful event had two MCs – journalist Molife Kumona and MTV Base NewsISH presenter Farieda “Pharoahfi” Metsileng – to make moving from one stage to the next seamless.

It was supported by media partners Kaya FM and MTV Base.