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When the noise of the vuvuzelas gets to you
By Editor | June 25th, 2009 | No Comments
Advertising campaign by Cape Town Tourism.
Tags: South Africa, Vuvuzela, Vuvuzelas
UEFA bans vuvuzelas
By Peter Alegi | September 1st, 2010 | 1 Comment
UEFA announced that vuvuzelas will not be permitted in European stadia hosting UEFA competitions. ‘The magic of football consists of the two-way exchange of emotions between the pitch and the stands, where the public can transmit a full range of feelings to the players,’ explained the European confederation’s web site. ‘However, UEFA is of the view that the vuvuzelas would completely change the atmosphere, drowning supporter emotions and detracting from the experience of the game.’
Curbing fans’ freedom to express themselves is generally not my cup of tea, but maybe these self-interested football technocrats are helping to preserve what’s left of stadium soundscapes and our hearing.
Click here to read the UEFA statement.
Vuvuzelas originate in the United States
By Editor | June 24th, 2009 | 12 Comments
You’re either a fan of vuvuzelas, the plastic horns that sounds like bees during Confederations Cup games, or you’re not. (Here’s a qualified defense) Players have complained about the monotonous drone of the vuvuzelas. South Africa has made the horns a part of its 2010 marketing campaign and even invented a history for the cheap horns. The horns can apparently be traced back to the kudu horn “… blown to summon African villagers to meetings.”
This is all nonsense.
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Tags: South Africa, Vuvuzelas
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