Elandré - Rugsak

“Draai altyd jou gesig na die son toe” 
Elandré se nuutste CD, “Rugsak” word vanaand bekendgestel tydens nog ‘n uitverkoopte vertoning. 
Dis die 1ste maal dat hierdie musiek – wat sommer dadelik die nommer 1 posisie op die Suid-Afrikaanse Afrikaanse Top 20 gehaal het - in Pretoria ‘live on stage’ gehoor word. 
Vibe manager, Bibi delights the audience with her sense of humour & powerful voice, performing “Heartache” & then her favourite Adele song “One & Only”. On stage with Elandré tonight is Anrich Engelbrecht (drums & keyboard) & Konstandt de la Porte on electric guitar. 
Elandré energetically storms to the stage with the crowds loudly welcoming him. His setlist tonight includes mostly songs from ‘Rugsak’ (which he co-wrote with a friend), ‘Dag & Nag’, ‘Binne & Buite’, “Jungle” (which he wrote about the stories his father used to tell him about Tarzan etc), ‘Waar die wind my waai’, ‘Lemmetjieboom’ (he shares that he took up gardening during lockdown), followed by ‘Mode’, ’Motiveer’ & ‘Net nie goed genoeg nie’. Sy ou bekende treffers wat hy vanaand deel sluit in: ‘Tussen die lakens’ (oor mense vir wie jy totsiens moet sê op die lewenspad) & ‘100 duisend maal’. ‘Forever’ is deur sy oom geskryf & word gevolg deur die country treffer ’Your man’. Die country genre pas sy stem 100%. After the break, Elandré loses a guitar string and an audience member enthusiastically asks if he could have it as a souvenir. Elandré obliges to loud cheering from the crowd. He invites the crowd to dance ‘in the square metre that Covid grants you’ to the hits ’Woorde uit jou mond’, ’Vuur op die water’& ’In hierdie ding’. 
A big thank you to Renault Edenvale for making this evening possible. 
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*Copyright Blog* - Marné de Kock 
Elandré Blou Hond 28 March  2021
** Photos - Deon van Wyk **