Organizer of sea excursions, Lloyd Edwards has just obtained the green light from the South African Department of Environmental Affairs to immerse his clients in the midst of sharks in Algoa Bay, off the coast of the city of Port Elizabeth.
To ensure their presence around his cages, he plans to draw inspiration from certain colleagues who bait predators by playing music to them. This is particularly the case in Australia where the guitar riffs of the AC / DC group would attract sharks. In South Africa, Johnny Clegg's songs will in any case not be played to bait sharks around the cage. This is the decision of the "White Zulu" family.
"Johnny would have hated being used like this"
To "give an African touch and flavor" to his musical trap, Lloyd Edwards wanted to use songs inspired by mbaqanga by Johnny Clegg, a Zulu musical genre whose adaptation made the singer, who died last July, age of 66. When contacted, the relatives of the author of the planetary tube Asimbonanga objected to him firmly.
"The family have said they do not want Johnny's music used for this kind of wildlife intrusion," said ex-manager Roddy Quin. "Johnny would have hated being used to deceive a wild animal in unnatural conditions." “We respect the values of the family. So we're going to use other music, ”said Lloyd Edwards, who finally turned to the University of Port Elizabeth to choose a score worthy of the sharks' ears.
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