(Chillie
Stent, Dale Wardell , Krystle T, Sebastian Gilchrist and Shermin Bhugalu)
Head for Rhumbelow for a good rocking
party. (Review by Keith Millar)
If you are in the mood for a good rocking
party with some exciting, foot stomping, sing along rock music, the Rhumbelow
is the place to go this week-end.
The entertainment will be provided by the very
talented Krystle T and the Band who play a variety of great music ranging from the
60’s to today. You will hear, amongst others, songs from Bon Jovi, Amy
Whitehouse, Roy Orberson, Tina Turner, Meatloaf, The Cranberries, Adele,
Credence Clearwater Revival, Pink, Don McLean and Elvis.
Krystle has a wonderful voice. It is rich
and powerful and has the range to tackle most genres of music. She has
surrounded herself with very competent musicians. Dale Wardell is on drums and
Sebastian Gilchrist on bass. New boy Shermin Bhugalu on keyboards did a very
good job considering that he was only recruited very recently to join the band.
Particularly impressive is the petite lead
guitarist, Chillie Stent. She is a special talent. My daughter who is a
guitarist herself was blown away, not only by her playing, but by the image she
portrayed and her attitude on stage. She kept saying “She’s so cool!”
They are all local musos and their
performances certainly underline the depth of the talent available in Durban.
For me the two songs that underlined
Krystle’s versatility was her powerful rendition of Adele’s Someone Like You , accompanied by
Shermin on piano, and an evocative performance of Pink’s Dear Mr. President with Chillie on an acoustic guitar. Quite
memorable.
I also enjoyed Krystle belting out Zombie by the Cranberries and the 1975
hit I Love Rock ‘n Roll.
Of particular note at this show is the skilful
sound balance by the Rhumbelow’s resident sound engineer, André Norden.
The Rhumbelow offers a wide variety of musical productions and André always
gets it spot on. Not an easy task. Also noteworthy is the very effective
lighting for this show. Designed by Wesley Maherry, who does the stage lighting
for most of the Rhumbelow productions, it certainly added to the party
atmosphere of the evening.
So pack your picnic basket or braai, and
head for the Rhumbelow Theatre this week end for a very enjoyable rock music
revue. Roland Stansell and his team will look after you and you can support the
MOTH’s pub.
Rocking
The Greatest Hits has performances on May 17 and 18
at 20h00 and on May 19 at 18h30. Tickets are R100. Bring a picnic basket and
braais will be available if you wish to cook some meat. A bar is available (no
alcohol may be brought onto the premises).
Booking is essential and may be done via
Computicket or by contacting Roland at roland@stansell.za.nat
or 082 499 8636. Rhumbelow Theatre is situated in Cunningham Avenue (off Bartle
Road, Umbilo. – Keith Millar
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