Meet La Lucia's bagpipes player, Michael Cairns

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It may have been a random playing of the instrument amidst immeasurable chaos in South Africa, but to look at it as a tribute, a beam of light to those looking out for their families, to those who are fighting for their lives right now, to our country as it cries, it allows us to truly digest the pain our country and its people feel during this time.

Take a listen to why Michael Cairns was playing bagpipes that night:
15 Jul 2021 3AM English South Africa Society & Culture · Daily News

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