Lianie May - Bietjie Benoni ✦

"It’s not polished," he admitted, standing up. "It’s better."

The man sighed. "I'm looking for a star. Someone polished. Someone... sophisticated." Lianie May - Bietjie Benoni

The sun was barely up over the East Rand when pulled into the dusty driveway of a roadside café, her vintage bakkie coughing a final puff of smoke. She wasn’t from the high-glamour streets of Sandton; she had a "bietjie Benoni" in her blood—a mix of leopard print, silver jewelry, and a refusal to take nonsense from anyone. "It’s not polished," he admitted, standing up

Lianie leaned against the counter and caught his eye. "You look like you need a bit of spice in your life," she chirped. Someone polished

"It's just a bit of Benoni," Lianie winked, throwing her guitar over her shoulder. "And that's all you really need." viberate.com/artist/lianie-may/">Lianie May ? AI responses may include mistakes. Learn more

As she played, the café regulars started to stomp their feet. The man in the suit stopped poking his food. He watched as Lianie transformed the dusty room into a dance floor. By the time she hit the final chord, he was grinning, his tie loosened.