A gigantic wine barrel marquee will be part of the Portuguese culture at this year's Lusito Land Festival to be held at Cayman Road in Alewynspoort, Johannesburg South. The barrel marquee was custom-made for the event.
The festival will take place from 26 April to 6 May 2018, with a two-day break on 2nd & 3rd May.
The wine-barrel will be the place to go to find out a little more about Portugal and its distinctive culture and way of life. Two ceramics producers will be amongst the exhibitors, one of which produces the traditional blue tiles that are used extensively throughout Portugal.
An exhibition highlighting the Portuguese language will be hosted by the Camões Institute, which was established in 1992 to promote Portuguese language and culture around the world.
In addition, Portuguese castanhas assadas (chestnuts), a Portuguese classic will be available in the marquee. "Typically roasted on open flames, castanhas assadas are a traditional Portuguese snack, consumed in large quantities during the festival celebrations or on a cold winter's days. In the streets of Portugal, these delicious nibbles come straight from the brazier and are usually served in a newspaper cone," explains Contente.
In addition to activities in the wine-barrel marquee, visitors to the festival will be able to catch top South artists such as AKA, Sketchy Bongo, The Parlotones, Mi Casa, Bobby van Jaarsveld, Snotkop, Matthew Mole, Lady Zamar, GoodLuck, Shekhinah and Dr Victor & The Rasta Rebels.
Contente says more artists have been added to the line-up to keep festival goers entertained. "Visitors to the Lusito Land Festival can also look forward to great acts such as Denim, 1st Project, Puppetsula, Choppa, Garth Taylor, Rubber Duc and Ballyhoo."
Denim is a successful Afro pop band with several hits to its name. The band will be at the festival, keeping audiences captivated with its professional and slick act.
1st Project will also be at the festival to enthral audiences with its vigorous percussion music. The band has played over 2 000 shows, toured in more than 25 countries, and been featured in hundreds of media spots worldwide, positioning themselves as South Africa's biggest drumming act.
Master puppeteer, Jabu Simango, will also bring his unique and highly entertaining show, Puppetsela, to the Lusito Land Festival. What started as a part-time hobby featuring two marionettes is now a sought-after act with several marionettes.
Multi-instrumentalist and SAMA nominated artist, Garth Taylor will also take to the stage at the Lusito Land Festival. He is most renowned for being a chart-topping singer-songwriter and recording artist. He was personally handpicked by Sir Richard Branson to entertain at his son's wedding in 2013.
And then there's Rubber Duc, a fresh South African four-piece band made up of Nick Jordaan, Brendan Campbell, Sheldon Sham and Amiel Gopal. The DUC sound is fun and authentic, with cheerful, catchy melodies and clever lyrics that are sure to get audiences grooving.
Remember that 1981 mega-hit Man on the Moon? The band responsible for it, Ballyhoo, is a Lusito Land favourite and will be returning once again this year to show South Africans just how popular its music is.
With so much great entertainment and good food on offer at the festival, make sure you don't miss out. Tickets are available at Computicket -
https://online.computicket.com/web/event/lusito_land_festival/1200078314/0/85568200
Ticket pricing
Adults and teens: R130
Kids between six and 12 years: R50
Pensioners: R50
Kids under-five: Free