Rising star Booshle G wows families at Collegiate picnic
Up-and-coming Bay muso Buhle Gayika, well-known as Booshle G, ensured Collegiate Junior School for Girls’ Family Picnic Rock 150 was one to remember as his young fans lined the lawns of the school to sing along to his chart-topping tunes.
The picnic, hosted at the school on Friday, saw dozens of youngsters gather to enjoy the sounds of the Walmer musician, who has already claimed the top spot of the Algoa FM Top 30 Chart.
The Family Picnic Rock 150 was part of the build-up for Collegiate Junior School for Girls’ 150th anniversary celebrations, which will be celebrated together with their high school pupils on May 29.
Gayika, 25, described the performance as his first celebrity experience with more than 100 children screaming and singing along before asking for his autograph.
The Old Muirite said he fell in love with music when he was in grade 9 and was involved in a writing project.
And after singing in the school talent show in grade 9, he decided that he wanted to be a musician.
“I matriculated in 2016 and dedicated most of my life to church,” he said.
“Until I got my job in 2021 in Gqeberha, then eventually I said let me try this music thing.
“In November 2023, I resigned from my job to give my attention to my music.
“It has been really cool ever since.
“At the moment, I have four singles out and being part of the build-up for the 150 celebration is a huge honour.,”
Collegiate Junior School for Girls principal Shelley van Rooyen said the Family Picnic Rock 150 was a means of presenting attendees with a fun family evening.
She said they had already held other events as part of their 150th build-up, including a “Mommy and Me” movie evening and a “Daddy and Daughter” camp.
“The big theme for me this year has been connecting.
“We have connected with the community where we have done community collections for Easter eggs for nine charities.
“We are also going to have charity drives with books and lady products.
“Weekly, we collect noodles and sandwiches for underprivileged areas, and this week we just launched a big 150 challenge to the school where we are making 150 soup meals for children for 20 weeks.”
Parents Phillipa Myburgh and Rens Pillay said they found out about Gayika from their children.
“The children play his music in the car, in the shower, wherever we are going, at braais, and Algoa FM did a good job playing his music,” Pillay said.