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Attention all high-school bands: The Band Battle is a brilliant chance to turn up the volume of your truth, maybe get a gig going, put some hard cash in your pocket and just jam your heart out with your buddies! \r<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This prestigious competition will be presented by Curro Durbanville High School on Friday 27 June and all high schools in the Western Cape are invited to enter.\r<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Our school has a cultural heart and would like to draw on The Band Battle to help set bands up everywhere, in towns and cities, and give them a platform to make music,” organiser Deon van Zyl said. “We hope this competition \u2013 which is a first for us \u2013 becomes an annual institution that stimulates creativity and camaraderie.”\r<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of the many attractions of this competition is that there are no guidelines, and each band has room to showcase its own skills, make music in its own style and with its own choice of instruments. \r<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“We have already received an entry from a band that even uses a cello!” said Van Zyl. \r<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Entries \u2013 which include an audition video of one song \u2013 close on Thursday 24 April. Entries are available online at the school’s website or send an email to Hanchen le Roux at hanchen.l1@curro.co.za for more details.\r<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The top 10 bands will be invited to an audition, after which the three best will go through to the final to shake things up on stage during The Band Battle concert on Friday 27 June. \r<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The three bands will take care of the pre-show. Rock legend Francois van Coke is not only the main judge; he and his full band are also the evening’s guest artists who will perform after the school bands. The winning band will go home with R10 000 in cash and gets the opportunity to perform for an hour at Die Boer Theatre in Durbanville. \r<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tickets for this festive gig are already on sale online through Quicket.\r<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Band Battle is part of Curro Durbanville High School’s new Kultura Festival which will be held at the school from Friday 20 to 27 June. In addition to productions from beloved artists such as Sandra Prinsloo, Marion Holm, Barry Hilton and Early B, the country’s leading public speaking teams will face each other in the brand-new Nou praat jy! speech contest. \r<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A wine festival will be held to showcase the local wine farms’ finest creations, offering the community a chance to come together and enjoy this cultural celebration. \r<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\uf06cTickets are available at quicket.co.za.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Curro Durbanville High School’s Nou praat jy! competition invites high school teams to showcase their Afrikaans speaking skills.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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