Just around the corner from where I work in Cape Town I see the same blind street musician performing almost every day.
It came as quite a surprise earlier this week when that guy, whose name is Lunga Goodman Nono, started making national headlines.
According to several witnesses, Nono was playing on his usual corner on Monday when six police officers dragged him through the street and smashed his guitar--his only livelihood besides his disability check--claiming that he didn't have a permit.
The incident drew viral attention on South African social media. Nono's guitar has since been replaced, he's been offered a record deal, and funds have been raised to pay his police fines.
Yesterday a protest with a little over 100 people took place where he usually performs in Cape Town's Greenmarket Square. I covered the event for News24. I spoke to protestors and also managed to track down Nono's wife and her cousin. His wife only speaks isiXhosa, but her cousin was able to translate.
Watch the video on News24.
It came as quite a surprise earlier this week when that guy, whose name is Lunga Goodman Nono, started making national headlines.
According to several witnesses, Nono was playing on his usual corner on Monday when six police officers dragged him through the street and smashed his guitar--his only livelihood besides his disability check--claiming that he didn't have a permit.
The incident drew viral attention on South African social media. Nono's guitar has since been replaced, he's been offered a record deal, and funds have been raised to pay his police fines.
Yesterday a protest with a little over 100 people took place where he usually performs in Cape Town's Greenmarket Square. I covered the event for News24. I spoke to protestors and also managed to track down Nono's wife and her cousin. His wife only speaks isiXhosa, but her cousin was able to translate.
Watch the video on News24.
No comments:
Post a Comment