The Beast is heading to the Cape!
Even if they say it themselves: “This is a band like no other – think Black Cat White Cat meets Brenda Fassie. Add an opera singer, a Polish refugee, a Manchester-born kwaito star and South Africa’s most cunning linguist, and you have half the picture. The other half best be experienced live. This is a genre-busting music collective second to none, comprising some of South Africa’s most colourful and innovative musicians – a line-up of instrumentalists that charm their audiences across the board.”
Two gigs on the Woordfees bill
Bombshelter Beast has two gigs at Woordfees. Here you can wet your lips and dance your socks right off to their well-stirred repertoire of a Jozi-style “mixed grill of old school kwaito, house, drum n bass, dancehall, dub, ska, Balkan, hip hop, ghoema, rock, and the odd sneaky bit of jazz – all peppered with badass rapping and live improvisations”.
The musical map is well-worn out by this tuneful family, as genres are blended together in a fresh, original sound that is best served piping hot.
It’s a hard ask to pin down the ensemble’s exact genre pool – so best experience it all live! Among the 14 members just look out for the Afrikaans opera singer, the accordion-playing Polish refugee and the UK-born kwaito star. Oh, and don’t forget jazz heavyweight, trumpeter Marcus Wyatt. All in all, a merry band of brothers and sisters pumping out Afro-Balkan ‘skadubhall’.
The Beast with Pitch Black Afro and Siya Makuzeni – Futi More! live @ The Orbit
What: Bombshelter Beast
When, where: Friday, March 3, 2017, 9pm – 10pm, Bloekomhoek, Stellenbosch
When, where: 4 March 17, 20:30, Amazink, Masitandane Rd, Kayamandi – door tickets
Tickets: R100 | R120 at the door
Book: online.computicket.com
Set: 60 min
Woordfees: http://woordfees.co.za/program/feesprogram/
Social media: https://www.facebook.com/bombshelterbeast/
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