Mathys Roets rocks Ballito crowd
Roets paid tribute to icon Leonard Cohen during his Ballito performance.
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One of South Africa’s most revered Afrikaans musicians, Mathys Roets, attracted a large crowd to The Pumpkin Theatre at La Montagne on Sunday afternoon.
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Himself a crowd-puller and chart-topper, Roets’ performance had an extra dimension as he paid tribute to icon Leonard Cohen.
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He previously also held concerts in homage to other world stars such as Neil Diamond, Cat Stevens and Roger Whittaker.
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In April 2009 Roets was paralysed in a serious motorbike accident while on his way to the KKNK national arts festival in Oudtshoorn but continued his music career after rehabilitation.
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