I was in Sydney for the same storm in 1974. I was in a central where the layout was rather like where I am now - lanes between the main streets. They all had high wood or iron fences, mostly blown flat. Beaches with sand all washed away and huge concrete blocks along the beachside road (the weight of a large car) hurled across the road. I think Manly Pier was wrecked and I never got to see Manly again.

Never saw any African music when I was there. It's never really connected with me in the way Eurasian music does.