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We had no experience of writing musicals and the fact that it turned into the classic that it has become and people still singing those songs, is heartwarming.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-effect=\"slide\" style=\"--aspect-ratio:calc(1024 \/ 683)\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" alt=\"Civic honours\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-272600\" data-id=\"272600\" data-aspect-ratio=\"1024 \/ 683\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/JkbDavid-1-1024x683.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/JkbDavid-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/JkbDavid-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/JkbDavid-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Freedom of the City will be awarded to David Kramer and late Taliep Petersen for musical legacy. 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To be able to articulate that on the stage and have people be able to identify with their own lives and stories in an artistic form is why I think it has continued to be popular and of significance today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kramer believes Cape Town and its diversity helped shape their creative journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He encouraged aspiring artists to be unique.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cFind your identity and stop copying overseas artists. 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