Cassper Nyovest set for ‘Fill Up’ home town show
RAPPER Refiloe Phoolo, aka Cassper Nyovest, is counting the days to his much-anticipated Fill Up Mmabatho Stadium concert in his home town, Mahikeng, in North West, on Saturday.
The star, who promised to put on a great show, has sparked fans’ excitement by sharing his preparations for the event.
In the spirit of giving back, Nyovest has also bought 100 Root-of-Fame sneakers and donated them to his home town.
Sharing with his social media fans he said: “Special gratitude goes to the honourable mayor for taking his time to being with us, the volunteers that constantly give their hearts out in helping the children and the Department of Social Media Development for going the extra mile in helping us identify these homes. It feels great to be able to come home and help where I can.
“There is no place like home, to be doing this show in my home town is a dream come true and to be doing this with some of the best artists in the game right now is even more exciting. Some of my favourite artists from Mahikeng are here and ready to perform.
“We are grateful for the support of our local community and it’s about to be a big show.”
Nyovest hosted a press conference at the Mafikeng Convention Centre where he spoke about the event.
He said the ultimate goal was to bring excitement to Mahikeng (formerly known as Mafikeng) and also to influence the music industry.
“While I am still who I am, I want to bring a certain vibe to Mafikeng, not only this weekend…there are a lot of properties that we want to build incubators in my industry.”
Asked if he had anticipated that the concept of Fill Up would thrive, he said all he wanted to do was to fill up the Dome but later received requests to do more.
Lerato “T-Lee” Moiloa, Cassper’s business manager and co-founder, said they were proud of the strides they had made as a business and how the event had grown in supporting local talent, local businesses.
Moiloa said the event had also made Cassper a better artist and performer.
“Also, we are thrilled to have more women in our business in decision-making positions,” he said.
Nyovest is also releasing his new single, Bana Ba Stout, which celebrates South African women.
“As a well-travelled man, he believes that South Africa has the most beautiful women in the world,” Moiloa said.