Her Blues

■ Luna Paige will perform some of the most famous blues songs by women, in the show Her Blues, with Simon Orange, Michael Bester, Stephen de Souza and Kevin Gibson on Thursday November 15 at Café Roux in Shortmarket Street, Cape Town, at 7pm. They kick off in the old gin bars of the 1920s, boogie-woogie in the 50s and have soul in the 60s and the 70s. Famous blues and jazz-influenced tunes by singers such as Bessie Smith, Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Etta James, Aretha Franklin, Nina Simone and Janis Joplin can be enjoyed. Blues-rock fans can also look forward to songs by modern singer-songwriters who were all influenced by legendary blues women from the past. Tickets cost R130. Book through Webtickets.