The Eastern Cape entertainer has been drawing dancing crowds, impromptu performers and plenty of attention on his Heritage Month roadshow.
South Africa (17 September 2026) – Gino Fabbri’s Heritage Month roadshow has already delivered dancing crowds, impromptu performances and even a security guard who decided it was his turn behind the drums.
The Eastern Cape entertainer kicked off his tour along the Sunshine Coast, bringing his drum kit to SPAR stores in Port Alfred, Qonce and Mdantsane as he reimagines his performances around kasi-inspired sounds and other South African favourites.
Fabbri has been mixing kwaito, Gqom, amapiano, deep house and Afro house into his sets, with his energetic drum performances drawing crowds wherever he goes.
At SUPERSPAR Rosehill in Port Alfred, his version of the Gqom favourite “Omunye” had shoppers dancing, including women dressed in traditional Xhosa clothing.
Fabbri joked that it happened to be pensioners’ day at the store, but that did not stop the crowd from enjoying the music.
Cars passing by were hooting, people stopped to record the performance and, at one point, a security guard climbed onto the stage and delivered a drum solo of his own.
Mdantsane then raised the bar once again.
The store wanted Fabbri to make a proper entrance, so his arrival included delivery bikes and a cavalcade of cars. Once the performance got going, he also teamed up with three men playing vuvuzelas.
“The whole thing for me is that it must be real; that it’s people-to-people. With AI coming in, you don’t know what is and what isn’t. People-to-people is the only way to fix this country.”
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So far, the haul includes sirloin steak from Port Alfred, a cake from Qonce and the three local staples he sampled in Mdantsane.
The drums and the dancing are only getting started.
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