The
original Holi Festival of Colours is
coming to the Coast on December 28. Get ready to paint the town red, blue,
green and yellow - in fact, pick your favourite colour.
The original
Holi Festival of Colours 2013 World
Tour, of which the first was held in Europe, is now coming to Durban to
transform Berea Rovers Club into a multi-coloured dance floor. As part of more
than 14 countries and over 38 cities worldwide, this is an event not to be
missed. The Holi Festival of Colours
rocked Johannesburg in September and Cape Town in October and will now bring
together South Africa’s rainbow nation when it hits the shores of Durban.
Holi is
one of the largest festivals in India announcing the arrival of spring and the
passing of winter and also marks the victory of the good over the bad. During
the Holi celebrations, the caste system is out of force and all people are
considered equal - the symbol for that being the colours. The Holi Festival
celebrates the statement that all people are equally coloured.
The
festival breathes an atmosphere of laughter and is an expression of joy with
people burying their hatchets and throwing their worries to the wind. As such,
the Holi Festival of Colours supports
one of Holi’s biggest customs of loosening the strictness of social structures
and bringing together communities in an exhilarating experience. The Holi Festival of Colours is not a
religious event in any way and is open to all races, religions and
nationalities. The festival captures the spirit of Holi and the positive energy
it preaches.
Every
hour on the hour from 14h00, a countdown culminates in partygoers throwing
their powder into the air to create a massive explosion of colour. The coloured
powder is environmentally friendly, non-toxic and allergen-free. The powder is
sold at the event for R20 per sachet with five different colours available.
The
line-up includes big names such as LCNVL, DJ Fresh, Pascal & Pearce and
Napalma (live).
Locnville
(LCNVL) is a multi-award winning and bestselling electronic duo consisting of
twin brothers, Andrew and Brian Chaplin. Their latest offering, Faster Longer Mixtape has received mass
critical acclaim, spawning the chart and topping singles Closer and The Year 3000.
The
much-loved 5FM DJ Fresh dropped his law studies and pursued radio fulltime by
joining YFM in 1997. Fresh was heading up the YFM breakfast team by 2003,
followed by the morning show on Metro FM and was quickly snapped by 5FM shortly
after that. His show is currently 5FM’s most popular shows. He also has a list
of successful house albums to his name.
Pascal
and Pearce’s success is not only at home in South Africa but also tops the
charts abroad, garnering international acclaim. The pair has done official
remixes for local artists such as Locnville, Goldfish, Flash Republic, Zebra
& Giraffe, Goodluck and Lady Lea, and are continuously working on their sound
in a way that is both organic and constantly evolving.
The Holi Festival of Colours takes place in
Durban at the Berea Rovers Club, Stamford Hill, on December 28 from 14h00
onwards. (No under 18’s) Tickets R150 – R280 on sale at www.holifestival.com/sa and Computicket. For more information visit
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Holi-Festival-Of-Colours-Durban/403282459781
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