Verses at Zula Bar

A Reflection of the Words on the Streets of Cape Town and South Africa

On the last Wednesday of every month a variety of poets, comedians, beatbox masters, hip-hoppers, songbirds, musicians and sometimes even dancers take their place on the Versus stage at Zula Bar.

Cape Town’s most eclectic spoken word, live music and soul-hop session started in 2004 with an audience of about 20. Five years later, the monthly event sees some 200 people attending.


The night has become a solid event on the Zula Bar calendar, with its own underground following in Cape Town.

Each event features a poet/spoken word artist, a live band and an increasingly popular open mic session.

The latter often enjoy spontaneous collaborations and it is not unusual to see a poet jamming with a guitarist who’s backed by a human beat-machine.

Now, the verses album has just been released(!) As a reflection of the words on the streets of Cape Town and South Africa, this (the first ever spoken-word album in SA) album connects to the voices behind the mic.

Enjoy the sounds!

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