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Miles, Memories, and Music: The Staccatos Light Up the Cape on Their Triumphant National Tour
South Africa’s legendary rock pioneers, The Staccatos, have been bringing music and magic to stages across the Western Cape during their highly anticipated national tour. Running throughout this past month from the 7th of May to the 31st of May 2026, this tour has been a spectacular celebration of timeless hits, laughter, and deep connection with their multi-generational fan base. Image(Facebook) : The Staccatos & Steve Ashley Gouda Hotel Comes Alive with Nostalgia The tour g

Charlene Bekker
3 days ago2 min read


Working on the Holiday Inn Circuit in Botswana and Lesotho from 1974 for a few years
Steve Had Them Rocking Steve Ashley has a tremendous voice but he tends to over-use it in certain numbers and becomes too loud. Steve is undoubtedly a good stage personality and the way he presents a song adds to its flavour and verve. He had to cope with a dead audience last night but he managed to liven them up with his beaty rock n roll repertoire. His arrangement of Amerilo was unusual and Peacemaker was cool and relaxed. His jokes were rather old, but still laughable a

Charlene Bekker
May 191 min read
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