{"id":18496,"date":"2026-07-25T11:42:03","date_gmt":"2026-07-25T09:42:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.western-cape.online\/events\/?post_type=mec-events&#038;p=18496"},"modified":"2026-07-25T11:42:06","modified_gmt":"2026-07-25T09:42:06","slug":"the-south-african-songbook","status":"publish","type":"mec-events","link":"https:\/\/www.western-cape.online\/events\/events\/the-south-african-songbook\/","title":{"rendered":"The SOUTH AFRICAN SONGBOOK"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Stellenbosch City Orchestra returns to the beautiful Lourensford Wine Cellar for two unforgettable evenings celebrating the very best of South African music. Join us on 14 and 15 August at 19:30 for The South African Songbook \u2014 a powerful, nostalgic journey through the songs that have shaped a nation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Featuring iconic hits made famous by legends such as Jannie du Toit, Juluka, Johannes Kerkorrel, Johnny Clegg, Coenie de Villiers, Mango Groove, PJ Powers, Amanda Strydom, Miriam Makeba, G\u00e9 Korsten, Laurika Rauch and Bright Blue, this spectacular production brings these timeless songs to life in rich symphonic style.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Starring acclaimed soloists Lynelle Kenned and Timothy Moloi, and conducted by Paul van Zuilenburg, the concert promises soaring melodies, heartfelt nostalgia, and moments that will have you singing along.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Set against the stunning backdrop of Lourensford, this is more than a concert \u2014 it\u2019s a celebration of South Africa\u2019s musical soul.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An unforgettable night of proudly South African music \u2014 not to be missed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">PLEASE NOTE:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The venue has NO WHEEL CHAIR ACCESS.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Stellenbosch City Orchestra returns to the beautiful Lourensford Wine Cellar for two unforgettable evenings celebrating the very best of South African music. Join us on 14 and 15 August at 19:30 for The South African Songbook \u2014 a powerful, nostalgic journey through the songs that have shaped a nation. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":18501,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[2123,2101,782,7,11,12,9],"mec_category":[60,839],"class_list":["post-18496","mec-events","type-mec-events","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-somersetwest","tag-events-helderberg","tag-events-somerset-west","tag-helderberg-events","tag-somerset-west-events","tag-whats-on-in-somerset-west","tag-whats-on-in-the-helderberg","mec_category-arts-and-culture","mec_category-music-arts-and-culture"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.western-cape.online\/events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/mec-events\/18496","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.western-cape.online\/events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/mec-events"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.western-cape.online\/events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/mec-events"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.western-cape.online\/events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.western-cape.online\/events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18496"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.western-cape.online\/events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18501"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.western-cape.online\/events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18496"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.western-cape.online\/events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18496"},{"taxonomy":"mec_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.western-cape.online\/events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/mec_category?post=18496"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}