Die Antwoord proved to be confusingly entertaining considering their unusual shot to the public eye, as three kids growing up together in a ‘zef’ (aka South African slang for ‘white trash’) neighbourhood near Cape Town.
All three group members — Ninja, Yo-Landi Vi$$er and DJ Hi-Tek, friends since forever – appeared in matching warm-up suits, with the tall lanky Ninja eventually stripping down to his all too familiar and now-trademark Pink Floyd boxers for most of the set. The trio, whose name translates ‘the answer’ in their native Afrikaans, commanded the stage like pros, rushing the audience from every direction. Early on in the set, they tore through their entertaining viral hits, like Enter the Ninja with its painfully catchy ‘Aai aai aai/ I am a butterfly’ refrain, delivered by its sole female in a nymph-like pitch.
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