AND THE TALENT KEEPS ON COMING

Episode 3 of SA's Got Talent (Season 3) was broadcast a few hours ago, and again some amazing talent was showcased. It is obvious that not all the acts that made it can be shown as the episode is only 60 minutes long. Perhaps they should consider extending it by half an hour? Just a suggestion as I would like to have heard the complete performance of that young opera singer that got 3 yesses from the judges. But what we saw was very entertaining. Please forgive me if I get the acts names spelt incorrectly but I'll try my best not to. First up were two young men who called themselves Drumkit & Evo and had only been together for one month. Anybody who can produce natural sound effects with their vocal chords is talented to my ears. An act like Beatboxing (if that's what it's called) can be very entertaining depending on the person or persons and this duo certainly did that, getting the judges stamp of approval and had the audience applauding for more. After that we were entertained by a dance group called Warrior Knight who describe themselves as a mixture of traditional and modern (hip hop) and it worked for them. Even though Kabelo gave them a "no" they still got through to the next round with their energetic mix of Zulu and street dancing.

Cameron Lombard in Season 1

Xandra & Fin, an act consisting of a young female doctor and her pet dacing dog, caused Ian to comment: "You two are FANTASTIC!", with their energetic display. Fin, the dog, really seemed to enjoy  performing for the crowds and was wagging his tail continuously, even getting Kabelo to applaud and say "yes" in the end. And just when you thought it couldn't get any better, along comes Jacob, the human car. This was poetry with a difference, and was all about a car (complete with sound effects) that Jacob saw one day on the road. The crowd loved him, so did the judges except Kabelo, and Jacob was through to the next round as well. How does one tell Nicole Smith, an 11 year old girl she cannot sing, without upsetting her? Well to be honest I thought she had a terrible voice, but Shado calmly told her she was not "ready" for this competition and to come back when she's a bit older. I still don't know exactly what the judges thought but that's not the point here. Never tell someone of that age directly to their face exactly what you think unless you want to upset the child in public. I take my hat off to the judges on this occasion, you handled it with dignity. Normally I'm not a fan of Gospel music, but the gospel group New Edition's harmonies were pleasing on the ear and certainly impressed the judges. "Saving the best for last" is an age old saying but they, SA's Got Talent, certainly kept their word in this episode. Remember Cameron Lombard from Season 1, the 8 year old ballroom dancer who made the Grand Finals. Well he's back 5 years later and he's got a new partner, whose name I didn't quite catch. He literally blew the judges away entertaing everybody. Oh how I love to watch Latin ballroom dancing. That was FANTASTIC! I can't wait for episode 3, can you?