"Manje Vusi": Ringo Madlingozi Falls on Stage During Vusi Nova's KOTA Festival Performance
- Veteran musician Ringo Madlingozi fell on stage during Vusi Nova's performance at the KOTA Festival on 1 November
- A TikTok video of the incident went viral, with the on-screen caption conveying concern for the veteran musician
- South Africans flooded the comments with a mix of worry for Ringo and uncontrollable laughter at the moment
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Legendary South African musician Ringo Madlingozi fell on stage during a live performance at the KOTA Festival on 1 November. The incident happened while Vusi Nova was performing at the outdoor nighttime concert, with Ringo appearing on stage before the tumble.
A TikTok user captured the crowd-shot footage at the festival, which features a large video screen and a brightly lit stage. The clip spread quickly online after being posted with the caption:
"Ringo Madlingozi fell on stage during Vusi Nova's performance 💔."
Some viewers were genuinely concerned about whether the icon had been hurt, while others could not hold back their laughter after watching the clip by @mapula359 more than once. Watch the moment Ringo fell on stage at the KOTA Festival below:
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South Africans react to Ringo's fall
Comments poured in from across Mzansi, ranging from sympathetic to side-splitting:
@mazwide'lomuhlekaMnisi wrote:
"Aiyo manje Vusi continues to perform as if nothing happened 🤣😅"
@Lilly🍒 reacted:
"Yaz he saw kutsi [that] he was falling, but he still fell 😭😂"
@Mjekejeke added:
"Bo Ringo ba hudile bathong [Ringo and them stumbled, people]......😭"
@bernadinewhitten noted:
"No one's talking about the girl in front that couldn't keep her laugh and showed her friend that she recorded the fall 😳😂"
@Tebogo TT shared:
"I was not laughing until I watched the video 3 times, and I couldn't help but laugh."
@Africa Ngomane said:
"I hope the Legend didn't suffer serious injuries."
Other Briefly News stories about stage blunders
- Global music icon Céline Dion gave concertgoers a brief scare after slipping and falling onstage during her highly anticipated comeback residency at the Plénitude Arena in Nanterre, Paris.
- A Miss Thailand pageant contestant named Kamolwan turned a potentially humiliating disaster into a masterclass in composure after her dental veneer or false teeth unexpectedly slipped out of her mouth during a live speech.
- South African DJ and TV personality Lamiez Holworthy experienced an unexpected tumble while performing alongside DJ Njelic on the Piano People stage at Afro Nation in Praia da Rocha, Portugal.
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