Spyke
Cast your vote and then list a few of your favourites with a recommended track or two.
We're guaranteed to find something new and exciting amongst the lot
(old forum) Poll Results: Your thoughts on Afrikaans Rock
- Kwaai!: 12
- I like it: 4
- Ho-hum: 4
- Not fond of it: 3
- I avoid it like the plague: 2
- What!? They do rock now too?: 1
Neps
Well, we all knwo Fokofpolisiekar.. And the tracks will be 'hemel op die platteland' & 'Ek Skyn (heilig)'
Wasserfal with a cool remake of 'Suikerbos'
Lukraaketaar woth 'passievol'
pietersaayman
Kobus! (Theo Crous from Nude Girls is on guitar)
Van Coke Kartel
These are 2 of my favourites at the moment.
Spyke
FPK (Fokofpolisiekar)
Hemel op die platteland (akousties) (video is even better)
Prioritiseer
Brand Suid Afrika
Straatligkinders
Gedagte vir die dag
Die beskermer
Avontuur vir 'n hartbreek
Kruis my hart
Foto na Dans
Soldaatvolk
Vergeet van my
Ef-El
Sindikaat
Albert de Wet
Lyf
Hikatori
Melkman
Droom van fiksie
Squonk
Beeskraal - good stuff, 2 Albums Huis Toe, Sonskyn Elvis, lots of good songs " Zol", "Daisy"
Saw them at the 5FM studio performing unplugged, good energy.
Anyone who can write lyrics
"Suzie, wat maak jy... kyk jy baywatch, dan gaan slaap jy..." ?
dee
Pretty much everything that Spyke mentioned, as well as some older generation guys like:
* Frank Opperman - More Blues than rock, but pretty damn cool, even if you like him for his acting or not. Saw him a few times at Oppikoppi and the likes.
* Johannes Kerkorrel - Especially the "Eet Kreef" album.
And who can forget Battery 9?
O, and maybe not rock, but I have to mention Anton Goosen as well.
Ray
You know I was just talking to someone this morning about MK. I've been watching it and see the there is a lot of talent. That FPK bunch sems to have a handle on what they are doing. One of the guitarists has got his split leap really sorted. You know when he kicks the one leg forward and the other one back just before the oke that sings jumps into the black curtaining stuff. But yissis, everyone is either very the moerin or very depressed.
Some time ago I used to hear a band called Wonderboom on the radio and I thought their songs were catchy. Does anyone remember Bernoldus Niemand?
Squonk
Bernoldus Niemand - James Philips
Spyke
Ray wrote
Some time ago I used to hear a band called Wonderboom on the radio and I thought their songs were catchy. Does anyone remember Bernoldus Niemand?
I love Wonderboom. They've been quiet while Cito focused on a solo and acting career. Martin Schofield (?) is fronting Martin Rocka and the Sick Shop now. Martin is a great guitarist with some awesome stage presence.
Manfred-Klose
I Play in a Afrikaans Rock/Metal band, and aim to give a positive message about afrikaans.
Want dit is so lekker om te praat........
Neps
There is something about talking the Taal. i'm realy impressed with some of the current Afrikaans rock acts.. The older blokes who did a bit more acoustic stuff.. Koos Kombuis!!!!! Lisa se klavier is probably one of the loveliest songs ever!! (yes, i did use the word lovely)
Straatligkinders are cool.. Know the lead singer very well, way before straatlig days.. And if I have to go a bit afrikaans pop I have to say Theuns Jordaan, ddisselblom, Mel Botes, Ryno Velvet, Bok van Blerk. But Karen Zoid.. OVER RATED!!
But to close.. 'kan jy jou idee van normaal by jou gat op druk..!' Love that line!
Bob-Dubery
Squonk wrote
Bernoldus Niemand - James Philips
That's who I would have cited.
The question for me is an interesting one, because I don't think I hear much "Afrikaans Rock". What I hear is rock with Afrikaans lyrics.
OK... I'm perhaps splitting hairs here, but I don't think I'm hearing a new, intrinsically South African take on Rock music these days. I thought I heard the beginnings of such a thing in the 80s with Corporal Punishment, James Phillip's early solo work (later on, probably because of the players he surrounded himself with, his sound became more generic) and especially The Genuines.
Or am I missing something?
NB! I am not trying to diss local music and musicians here. There are many excellent musicians in this country singing in all of the official languages.
Spyke
No Bob, you're quite right. It is rock with Afrikaans lyrics. Afrikaans rock used as a loose term.
There are an odd few who are drumming to their own beats so to speak and I applaud them. However mainstream is not yet ready for that (IMHO) so the stations and TV would rather 'ease' the public into the vibe with some more palatable stuff.
My opinion
Neps
Bob you're right in saying that its Rock with Afrikaans lyrics.. But then again, we'll all rip into an afrikaans rock band if they had a trek klavier on stage with them
I think we've gotten so use to 'american' & 'british' rock that we tend to play in that style.. Even Aus and NZ rock sounds the same to me.. But in some cases just a weird accent in the english..
But I'm forever grateful what these blokes are doing for afrikaans, cause they are opening up a scene that was predominantly held captive by popular overseas music. I'm on my way to Stellenbosch this weekend and I know that I'm going to hear A LOT of afrikaans music there.. esp. FPK and the likes..
Where as before you'd struggle to hear a word of afrikaans in music, unless you end up in Springbok at 3am and sokkie to some of the afrikaans treffers.
hcolyn
I'm a long time Valiant Swart fan and like some Koos Kombuis action as well. KOBUS! is pretty cool but I don't own any of their music though.
Neps
I don't realy like KOBUS.. Theo should never have gotten involved in that project.. but then again.. if you came from years of playing with the nudies the you are bound to try something diffrent
Ray
I dont think it is a big issue that it is rock with Afrikaans lyrics. For me rock is not US or UK. You get guys in Europe that play rock and then sing in Belarusian or something. Also see nothing wrong with the trek klavier. When an Englishman or Irishman (Gary Moore or someone) sings blues, is it English or Iriash blues? So I dont think of it as Afrikaans rock. Just as rock sung in another language.
Bob-Dubery
Neps wrote
Bob you're right in saying that its Rock with Afrikaans lyrics.. But then again, we'll all rip into an afrikaans rock band if they had a trek klavier on stage with them
What's wrong with a trek klavier? A mate of mine plays lap steel in a band whose instrumentation includes accordion, mandolin and penny whistle. You won't see me laughing or snearing because I'd be too busy applauding.
People who would pooh-pooh such things automatically are in a dead-end street of taste if you ask me.
Great thing of me forgot in my previous post: Bright Blue, with all those township organ licks. Great stuff. One of the best things about Corporal Punishment was that they sang about South African issues with South African accents. The Genuines mixed a punk attitude with jazz-rock chops and coloured that with elements from styles they'd grown up with in the Coloured communities of the Eastern and Western Cape.
It's lekker to hear music with authentic accents.
Matt-White
Bob, youre right about the sound + Afr lyrics = the same way it happens in most other countries.
Even Bernoldus, who was heavily influenced by the Brit punk scene.
Take FPK - they have been labelled a punk band, but theyre not. Theyre a retro classic rock band (structure and sound wise) with modern lyrics.
There have been exceptions, like Radio Kalahari Orkes, who incorporated bluegrass and Coloured music into their sound. That could be termed unique?
Also keep a lookout for Die Kaalkop Waarheid (DKW) - they use trekklavier, klavier, violin with electric guitars etc to create a rootsy sound, almost like some of Bruce Springsteen's stuff.
One thing is for sure IMO, and that is that Afrikaans bands tend to emphasize lyrical content more than their average Eng counterparts. Just take Koos, Piet Botha (solo in Afr.), Valiant, DKW and Gert Vlok Nel, Karen Z, FPK eg. And the youngsters following in their footsteps, do so to.
Bob-Dubery
Spyke wrote
There are an odd few who are drumming to their own beats so to speak and I applaud them. However mainstream is not yet ready for that (IMHO) so the stations and TV would rather 'ease' the public into the vibe with some more palatable stuff.
My opinion
I think you're right, and I think it's not a solely South African phenomenon. England is a prime example - they tend to steer clear of their own musical traditions and generally have not welcomed those into the mainstream of their popular music.
