Cape Town - Late South African
music icon Brenda Fassie is set to perform on stage again.
Thanks to holographic projection technology, the popular South
African singer will be recreated as a 3D holographic replica to perform on
stage during the Hansa Festival of Legends, which will take place on Saturday
23 March.
A team of audiovisual professionals took about six weeks to
create a holographic presentation of 10 minutes which will showcase Fassie
performing two numbers from the musical Mabrr.
The performance will be streamed live during the festival.
The hologram will make it seem like a life-size Brenda is
performing on stage. Her son, Bongani, will also appear alongside her to
perform with his late mother.
In 2012 the same technology was used at the Coachella Music
Festival in Indio, California to bring Tupac Shakur back to life to perform
with Snoop Dogg, now known as Snoop Lion.
Other tribute shows
Kelly Khumalo and The Soil will perform a 45-minute tribute to
Brenda during the festival.
Hansa has also announced that other artists will receive tribute
performances including the late Lebo Mathosa and Sipho Hotstix Mabuse.
The festival will span 10 hours, from 14:00 to midnight, and
will be held on the Mary Fitzgerald Square in Newton, Johannesburg.
Four different stages will be set up for the festival and will
each feature different genres including hip-hop and kwaito.