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| 'Out of this world' line-up at the Fynbos Music festival Fynbos Music Festival is a two day music festival with an 'out of this world' line up of musicians and performers, food and craft stalls, drumming in the forest, fire dancers, a shady tea garden with scrumptious eats, a Melting Pot beer garden to spice up the evening and spacious camping in the fields. Wine will be on sale, bring your picnic baskets or create your own food combination from our delicious deli stand. Saturday Line-up: Steve Newman, Guy Buttery, Derek Gripper, Errol Dyers, Hilton Schilder, All In One, Gary Thomas, Take Two, aMani, Miss Texas 1977, The Frown Family Karavan, Karnamrita Dasi (international act from America), Sangam, Koitrans and Off the Record to end off with classic rock that will get you off your feet for sure. Rob van Vuuren is the MC and there will also be a fire performance. Sunday: African Mbira Band, dancing, Riebeek steel drum performance, drumming in the forest and more. In further support of Earth awareness, the performance will be held under candlelight. So don't forget to bring your candles. (A cut off upside down plastic bottle makes a great holder). Why? The Fynbos Music Festival is in aid of the Swartland Forum's opposition to the Malmesbury Aviation Estate. All profits will go towards legal costs. For more info about the SWARTLAND FORUM and the MALMESBURY AVIATION ESTATE visit http://www.swartlandforum.yolasite.com When? 23 and 24 January 2010 Gates open at 10:00 Saturday 23rd and music to follow. Where? Fynbos Estate is on the Paardeberg Mountain just outside Malmesbury. It is a working wine farm and a workshop and retreat centre, has a small winery and 250 hectares of near pristine mountain fynbos. It is in the process of becoming a fully fledged Cape Nature Reserve. For more information on Fynbos Estate see http://www.fynbosestate.co.za and facebook: Fynbos Estate A bit about the musicians... and the MC. (in no particular order): STEVE NEWMAN Steve Newman is an accomplished South African acoustic guitarist, and was a founder member of the popular African group Tananas. For over two decades Newman has been collaborating with fellow South African guitarist, Tony Cox. Steve Newman has written a history for himself that very few can equal. A consummate instrumentalist who can uncannily pick out any tune you can name, he has traversed the length and breadth of the world plying his magic. Acoustic guitarist Steve Newman whose work with Tananas, the Aquarian Quartet (with Tony Cox, Syd Kitchen & Greg Georgiades) Mondetta (with Gito Baloi & Wendy Oldfield), the duo with Tony Cox & as a soloist, makes him a widely travelled muzo. Tananas has played festivals & concerts in Oz, Singapore, Japan, Hong Kong, France, Sweden, UK, Spain, Canary Islands, USA, Mozambique, Namibia & Zim. As a soloist he has played UK, Holland, Belgium & India . With Tony UK, Norway, Moz & Namibia. Currently touring solo. Steve plays guitar like no other, from years of experience with only the best in the field. If you'd like to know what a guitar can really do, you have to see this gig! GUY BUTTERY After opening a concert in early 2001 for well known Mozambican musician Gito Baloi and Nibs van der Spuy, both musicians were dumb struck at the virtuosity coming from the fingers of the 17 year old. Not being able to ignore this enormous talent, it was not long before Buttery sealed a deal with South African World/Jazz label, Sheer Sound. His debut album "When I Grow Up…" was released in late 2002 to great critical acclaim. Comprising of highly original self written acoustic fingerstyle compositions, Guy Buttery was the youngest nominee in the history of the SAMA's (South African Music Awards) of the same year. He was nominated in both 'Best Instrumental Album of the Year' and 'Best Newcomer for 2002', at the tender age of 18. After creating such a unique hybrid fingerstyle technique, using both hands on the fret board, creating polyphonic, percussive and harmonic textures, it wasn't long before he caught the attention of a loyal cult following. This in turn translated into being invited to all the prestigious music festivals throughout South Africa and Mozambique. The tapestry of sounds and stylistic influences coming from his guitar, never seem to be exhausted. Just when you think the journey is over, he will start playing a beautiful rendition of one of his favourite South African composers. Be it Vusi Mahlasela, Tony Cox or Steve Newman, Buttery never loses sight of where he comes from and the rich local influences all around him. KARNAMRITA DASI (international act from America) Devotional singing with a blend of traditional Indian and contemporary instrumentation. In 1998, as my mother was passing away, she requested me to take my singing seriously and record. Although I had studied Sanskrit and sung bhajans for 28 years, I was apprehensive without proper training. That same year, I took her ashes to India, and searched for a teacher to begin studying the classical Dhrupad style. My two teachers, Pandit Vidur Malik and Tarun Krsna Das guided me through four years of wondrous meditation and training. As a child in school, my teacher Kutila taught us to chant the women's prayers from the scriptures. Rembering this, I took the opportunity to search out more women in our Sampradaya ( spiritual lineage) and compose music to their words. Here then, is my offering to these glorious women. Women who sing, pray and share their life with realizations. For all of us, there is a voice that we can relate to, whether it be Draupadi's song of letting go or simply the Arati celebration to the river Yamuna. Please sing along and let these women touch your heart. ROB VAN VUUREN (The MC) Rob van Vuuren is a South African actor best known for his role as Twakkie in the SABC2 comedy series The Most Amazing Show, from 2006-2007. Rob was born in Nelson Mandela Bay, South Africa and completed his high schooling at Maritzburg College in 1993. He studied Drama at Rhodes Univerity and completed his studies in 1997 graduating with an Honours Degree. He has appeared in numerous stage productions and received various award nominations for his roles. Among these are a Fleur Du Cap nomination for Best Supporting Actor in Beauty Queen Of Leenan and a Vita nomination for Best Actor in Birdie. He's written, produced and starred in three one-man shows and two two-man shows. He also writes, produces and stars in the TV show The Most Amazing Show alongside his creative partner Louw Venter, who plays Corne in the show. The first season of the show premiered on South African TV in 2006 after achieving a cult following as a touring theatre production and a second season premiered in January 2007. Rob's movie credits include Shark Attack 2 (2001), The Bone Snatcher (2003), Crazy Monkey Presents Straight Outta Benoni (2005), Bunny Chow (2006) and Footskating 101 (2007). He has voiced the role of Frothy The Bear on the animated television series URBO: The Adventures of Pax Afrika, since 2007. Rob has hosted the SABC2 action-comedy game show Crazy Games (known as Summer Games in its first season) since November 2006. In 2008 - in a show by Brett Bailey and his company Thirld World Bunfight - Rob was given the unique honour to perform for Madiba and his guests at his 90th Birthday bash in his home town of Qunu. Rob is the co-host (with Anele Mdoda) of the inaugural season of the SABC2 reality competition SA's Got Talent, based on the British "Got Talent" format, which airs from October to November, 2009. DEREK GRIPPER Derek Gripper is a guitarist and composer creating fragile evocations of the austere landscapes of South Africa; in worldess song, instrumental compositions, arrangements of koortjies (chorus cycles), and music for strings. New music from the Karoo, the Boland, from Cape Town, South Africa. Some of the music composed with and performed in honour of the late genius of the Western Cape, Alex van Heerden (www.frontierrogue.com). "Sagtevlei" (2002) Cape avant-goema strings, accordion, trumpet, voice recording. "Blomdoorns" (2003), "a classic of Cape music." "Ayo" (2008) released on CD in South Africa and in Germany on vinyl for pfeppermintzgreen "Ale!x" (2008) last live recording of Alex van Heerden, with Brydon Bolton (upright bass) and Derek Gripper (guitar) "Prayers and Dances" GARY THOMAS Shortly after moving to Cape Town, Gary recorded his debut solo album “Wooden Boxes & Thought Hunting” whilst ‘Cabins’ was in development. The album was something of an underground gem in the Western Cape and was officially released in January at the start of his solo career. Drawing inspiration from a wide spectrum of music, he combines the technical and theoretical elements of his teenage Classical and his University Jazz trainings, to produce a genre off Acoustic music that is unlike anything South Africa has seen before. From percussive finger- tapping, to virtuoso picking and violent strumming, his guitar work has earned praises like “masterful, wizardry, genius” in the press. Vocally, Gary manages to deliver an impressive range where his voice in one instant softly hovers and violently snarls in the next. A subtle use of Fx pedals and alternative techniques help create an uncanny tone and timbre. Using most of his body when he performs, he dedicates his left foot to a custom- made stomp box which emits a full bass boom and drives the music towards higher and more grandiose soundscapes. HILTON SCHILDER Hilton Schilder was born in 1959 in the “Coloured” township of Lotus River, Cape Town. Born as he was into the musical families of the Schilder’s and Africa’s, Hilton soon found his own sound and developed a musical career of his own. Hilton’s career took of in the 1980’s in partnership with Mac Mckenzie as The Genuines, launching an internatio write your comments about the article :: © 2010 Jazz News :: home page |