Blend describes a combination of or mixture of things and thus works perfectly as a name for a musical theatre piece featuring many of Africa and South Africa’s vast range of cultural musical and dance styles.
The show opens with the vibrant and co...
A djembe is a rope-tuned skin-covered goblet drum played with bare hands.
It is originally from West Africa.
According to the Bambara people in Mali, the name of the djembe comes from the saying “Anke djé, anke bé which translates to everyon...
As participants enter the room, they are met with the inviting pulse of the drum. After everyone is seated in front of their drum (and most often, tapping away already), the drum facilitators start off with a drumming performance. With a repertoire o...
This jazz band play a vast repertoire of music and have performed at many functions both in Cape Town and internationally.
Alistair has worked with a host of great artists, on the local music scene, the list includes Jonathan Butler, Winston Mankunku...
BackBeat Band is a 5-piece band, formed in 2010 by founding members Gene Hammond, Mark Allers and Julian Joseph and has evolved and grown to include the talents of Wendy Bean and Jim Browne.
Their performances are tight and with an extensive reper...
The group consists of 10 members which include a banjo player, a “gummy” (African Drum) player and a trumpeter. None of the band members have had any formal musical training, theirs is a culture passed down from their forefathers, the older membe...
Christine Weir and her brother Graham founded the award winning Not the Midnight Mass. Over the years Not the Midnight Mass has won many awards, the most recent being 2009 Fleur du Cap best ensemble. As a solo performer Christine was nominated for Fl...
As front lady of bands including Clout, Zia and Alter Irving, her 4-decade music career has been packaged with no fewer than 13 albums and has taken her to all corners of the globe including Germany, Holland, England and America.
Cindy is also a pub...
Most often string groups consist of a maximum of four musicians (a quartet).
The combination of enthusiasm and reliability of these musicians has resulted in very positive feedback from clients. Their experience in the music industry and attention to...
Daizy Jane is a professional & super talented duo. They have a unique repertoire that covers listening as well as pop and dance floor classics, including some rare gems which no other bands do.
Daizy Jane is Skye Wilson on vocals, percussion and...
Ezra was nominated for an SA Music Award in 2005 in the Best Pop category. He was also nominated alongside fellow Idols participant Melanie Lowe, with whom he co-wrote and performed the theme song for Big Brother 2, Cabin Fever, which charted on radi...
They do two general performance types. The first one is a freestyle type of performance from 1 to 10 performers. This would usually be done as a welcoming or background performance while people are arriving or having drinks and can be used to escort ...
“Gabriel, solo artist, vocalist and keyboard palyer has all the spunk and vibe of a full live band.
With versatility and a vast repertoire, Gabriel performs his magic with energy and creative entertainment as his top priority.
His ability to re...
Gavin Gold’s Punk Pop / Alternative songs tell real life stories that will relate to your youth and rebellious side. The loudness of his songs has been toned down into an acoustic unplugged set that will get you rocking without bursting your eardru...
Gavin Gold is a solo singer/ guitarist who is based in Cape Town with many years of experience playing nationwide. He has an authentic stage presence, is versatile and has a dynamic repertoire of tunes from today and yesteryear. He easily adapts to m...
Gordon began his musical career at the age of five with classical tuition on the Violin and Piano. Whilst performing with various Youth Orchestras and later the Port Elizabeth Municipal Orchestra, he also formed his own school band. Competing in the...
Who are the Greg and The Comeback Kings?
Founder member, Greg Schoeman says, I’ve realised that the music deserves to be played live and if we promote and sell albums along the way, even better. The Comeback Kings is a band with myself on guitar, D...
Gumboot dancing, or isicathulo, has become something of a South African phenomenon. It is included in the repertoire of most South African dance groups that travel the world. Most people, in every part of the world, recognise isicathulo as quintessen...
Guy’s repertoire is full and varied, ranging from classic rock to Irish sing-alongs and from jazz to Afrikaans. He is a maestro on the guitar.
Over the past years, Guy has performed at Monkey Valley, Backsberg Wine Estate, Dubliners and Ferrymans a...
Hondy is a vibrant young 3 piece band from Cape Town.
They pride themselves on their versatility, performing a wide variety of genres which include their own original songs as well as covers. Each band member comes from different musical backgrounds ...