![]() ![]() “When you think of people like Johannes Kerkorrel, David Kramer, Gert Vlok Nel, the list goes on, you end up with a catalogue of Afrikaans volk heroes that broke down the doors of conservative crap.”īenade says the fact that the band is instrumental has worked in their favour because they play to Afrikaans and English audiences. “Personally, I do not think that the South African English-speaking youth have as many cultural heroes as the Afrikaans youth. Ryk Benade, guitarist for Afrikaans post-rock outfit kidofdoom, agrees. “It is only the older people looking for identity,” he says.įormer Battery 9 member and the brains behind Somerfaan, At Nel, says English-speaking South Africans do not have as many cultural heroes. Blom says the hand on the heart and brandy glass in the air, was their parents’ trip, the De la Ray trip. “You no longer see people trying to write songs for a generation, the De la Rey thing started like that, it was a construct, written to be a hit.”įrancois Blom, lead singer of Kobus!, believes Afrikaans youth feel more free than anybody else in South Africa and that this is reflected in their music. “There has been a move towards more personal lyrics in young Afrikaans bands,” says Viljoen. MK89’s head of marketing, Haddad Viljoen, says this fresh crop of Afrikaans musicians is defining itself with a new sound. ![]()
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