Reggae icon wows audience at Emperors

Thousands of fans of Jamaican reggae star, Burning Spear, descended on The Park at Emperors Palace on October 19 for the two-time Grammy Award winner’s One People Africa Tour concert.

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Before the 79-year-old icon came on stage early on Sunday morning, The Lucky Dube Band was one of many local acts to keep the capacity crowd entertained.

Here, the backup singers for The Lucky Dube band, Gabi Mdluli of Orange Farm, Thandi Radebe of Dube, Soweto, and Tonique Phala of Hillbrow perform during their set. Photograph by Yolanda van der Stoep