Oppiestoep I was an initative created by Spier, produced by Coffeebeans Routes and Cindi Sampson, and presented at the Village Hotel at Spier. 27 concerts over 3 months.

The series featured a cross-section of Cape Town music, from the masters to the juniors, from jazz to dancehall to Mozambican blues and Joburg cool-pop.

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NAVIGATION
All the shows are listed on the left, simply click through to each show.

Overview
During the course of the entire series, February 17 to April 16, Oppiestoep I created 27 shows, and income for some 92 musicians.

It also generated a collection of excellent reference recordings that some of the acts are using to promote themselves. Some of the recordings were good enough quality to be released: some tracks recorded at the Maveriq show went onto their debut album Igubu, released on Sunday 30 April.

It was also a form of audit of the music scene - what combinations of musicians are possible. Who has the material to handle a three hour solo show of original material? Who are the musicians with the magic ideas? These details can be found by exploring the shows, using the links on the left hand side.