This article was first published inThe Conversation.
That was the term that researchers read most frequently in responses to the country’s largest-ever live music and COVID-19 survey, published in November. As one respondent put it: “I have lost everything. All income, accommodation – everything.”
The study, called Impact Analysis: Live Music and its Venues and the South African Economy During COVID-19, was undertaken by the South African Cultural Observatory, a government project hosted at Nelson Mandela University in Port Elizabeth. Its job is to track the socio-economic impact of the arts and creative industries. IKS Cultural Consulting was commissioned to carry out the survey and Andre le Roux and I were the lead researchers.
Nearly half of SAâs live music workers may call it quits due to Covid-19 woes Gwen Ansell, The Conversation
Drummer Jason Moser records a live-streamed performance in a South African theatre during lockdown. Alet Pretorius/Gallo Images via Getty Images Respondents from an impact analysis study say they desperately need an informed, listening ear from government as much as they need financial grants.
For people working in South Africaâs live music sector, 2020 has been âdevastatingâ. That was the term that researchers read most frequently in responses to the countryâs largest-ever live music and COVID-19 survey, published in November.
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