1st Project
| Percussion and Rock | Johannesburg
1st Project is an industrial percussion act with a
unique South African element and a pulse of pure primal
energy! |
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| Rock and Cover Band | Cape town
Hailing from Cape Town, South Africa,
Mark Haze formerly known as 12th Avenue have earned a
reputation for being one of the hardest working, most
energetic and entertaining live acts in the country. |
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Abavuki | Marimba Band | Cape town
Abavuki are a group of young musicians from Langa,
a Township near Cape Town. Their name, which means “Wake up,
early birds” refers not only to their youth |
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Abaqondisi Brothers | Band | Cape town
The
Abaqondisi Brothers ("Brothers of Understanding") are a 12
member acapella group from Kaya Mandi Township in
Stellenbosch, near Cape Town, who splendidly showcase South
African voicing. |
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African Drummers | African
Drummers | National
A combination, ranging from 3 to 12 dynamic
drummers, who provide your guests with the throbbing
rhythms associated with the African bush. |
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African Jazz Pioneers
| Jazz and Instrumental | Johannesburg
The African Jazz Pioneers will
make your head spin with joy. There is a profound feeling in
their music, as well as humour. Like “Sip’n Fly" the
Pioneer's ode to African tactics for sneaking booze past the
apartheid police pass patrols. |
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African Marimba Band |
Party and Function Band | National
The origin of the Marimba is
uncertain; some believe that it had originated in South East
Asia by the 14th Century, and others that it came from
Africa. |
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Afro Fiesta | Jazz and Reggae
Band | Cape Town
Afro-Fiesta has worked hard
towards their work of art with their songs fusing various
styles, |
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After Hours | Pop and Rock Band |
Johannesburg
hey
perform cover versions of various pop and rock hits from the
70s, 80s and 90s and include some Afrikaans songs as well. |
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Almost Famous | Pop and Rock
Band | Cape Town
This band is energetic, fun
and, most of all, talented. With a perfect mix of
professionalism, experience and youth they are designed for
success, engineered for accomplishment and endowed with the
seeds of greatness |
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ama - Ambush | Marimba and
African Music | Cape Town
ama-Ambush is a professional
marimba band that was formed in 2002 by Ross Johnson. |
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Atmosferic | Jazz and Function
Band | Johannesburg
Atmosferic is the definitive crossover jazz band for
any hip, up-market event or celebration that
requires musical excellence, a finishing touch of
chic sophistication & a generous dose of va va voom!. |
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Back to Back | Rock and Cover
Band | Cape Town
This versatile 7 – piece band will entertain you
with music that you know and love from the 60’s
through to current popular chart toppers. |
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Bala Brothers | R&B and Party
Band | Johannesburg
The Bala family siblings have all certainly
travelled a long path from the tough streets of
their birthplace in the Kwa-Nobuhle Township outside
Uitenhage in the Eastern Cape. |
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Baobab Three | Jazz and Swing
Band | Cape Town
Baobab Three a
Stylish & Fresh three piece
Jazz band from Cape town |
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Beat Route
| Jazz and Latin Band | Durban
Beat Route is a classic
traditional jazz combo. The band has, over its 3 years,
developed an extensive repertoire of originals, standards,
grooves, Latin, Afro, popular and show tunes |
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Bed on Bricks | Party Band |
Cape Town
Bed on Bricks is a unique
feature on the South African musical landscape – a band
whose sound is not easily defined |
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Blaze | Jazz and Rock Band | Cape
Town
Blaze is a band
that serves all kind of events from corporate
parties, Weddings, Bartmitzvah, Birthday parties,
etc. |
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Black Velvet | Rock and Party
Band | Johannesburg
What makes a good band great? What makes this band
so sought after in the public arena?
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Blu
Bam-Boo
| Party Band | Johannesburg
Blu bam-boo is a band unequalled in
the South African music industry for its professionalism,
versatility, presentation and musicianship. |
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Bongo Maffin | Kwaito and
Party Band | Johannesburg
With its unique sound and style, Bongo Maffin has
already become the World ambassadors of Kwaito |
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Breakfast
Included | Jazz Band | Cape
Town
What’s that sound? It’s jazzy, it’s
groovy, it’s proudly South African with a whole lotta soul -
it can only be Breakfast Included. |
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Cape Malays / Kaap Se
Klopse
| Traditional and Party Band | Cape Town
The Cape Malays, some of whose
ancestors came to South Africa from Indonesia during the
17th and the 18th centuries |
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Capricorn | Function Band |
Johannesburg
Capricorn’s reliability and ability to adapt to any
audience had made them first choice with the country’s top
hotels and entertainment venues. |
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Chix With Stix | Function and
Party Band | Johannesburg
Chix with Stix became a group
in February 2004. They met and formed while attending the
same College, "Performing Arts Campus". They started as a
project within the College
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Cherry Vinyl | Band | Cape
Town
The band also takes pride in the opportunity they
received to perform at the Klein Karoo National Arts
Festival |
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Christian Heath Band
| Christian and Rock Band | Johannesburg
The two-year-old Johannesburg based South African rock band
is well on their way of becoming a household name. |
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Coda | Function and Party Band | Cape
Town
Widely loved for their vibrant live performances,
CODA ranks right up there alongside the likes of
Goldfish and Freshly Ground as one of the hottest
bands in South Africa at the moment.
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Coleske | Pop and Rock Band |
Johannesburg
They have already attained
international success with the Worldwide release of their
debut album, courtesy of Warner Music International. |
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CrashCarBurn | Rock and Pop Band |
Johannesburg
CrashCarBurn is a
power pop
/
rock
band from South Africa.
The band was formed in London in 2006 before returning to
South Africa in early 2007 |
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Cutting Jade | Rock Band |
Johannesburg
The band, currently in the process of completing
their long-awaited fourth studio album, aptly entitled “From
Nothing” |
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Dark
White
| Party Band and Cover Band |
Johannesburg
DARK WHITE is a versatile band and is able to cover
a wide variety of music, from 60's to current.
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Denim The Band | Function and
Party Band | Johannesburg
They have wowed audiences at clubs and
festivals both across the country and abroad. |
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Dixie Swingers |
Instrumental and Function Band |
Cape Town
Always smartly dressed,
punctual, well prepared, of sober habits and musically
efficient, the Dixie Swingers Jazz Band will enhance your
social or corporate event |
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Dr Victor and The
Rasta Rebels | R&B and Reggae Band | Johannesburg
Take a bunch of talented
musicians born and raised in Kimberley, South Africa.
Nurtured on a diet of American R & B, reggae and indigenous
rhythms and melodies
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Earl Grey and Croquet
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Rock Band | Johannesburg
We are Earl Grey And Croquet - four young musicians and
friends with a unique and original approach to music, song
writing and performing. |
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Evolver 1
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Rock Band | Johannesburg
one of South Africa’s premier rock bands was formed in Port
Elizabeth in 2001. |
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Flash Republic | Dutch Pop
and Big Beat Band | Johannesburg
Flash Republic is the funky
collaboration of four of South Africa’s most prominent dance
music talents |
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Flip a Coin | Band | Johannesburg
Flip a Coin is Young, hip and
happening … These talented and attractive guys are a
must-see for anybody, any age, anywhere |
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Foolish Behaviour
| Duo and Cover Band | Johannesburg
Foolish Behaviour, the dynamic Duo of
Albert Heuer & Wayne Nunan, guarantee to make any event or
occasion a night to remember. |
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Foto Na Dans | Afrikaans and
Rock Band | Cape Town
Foto na Dans is the result of
creative self-expression that has not heeded to
commercial influences, finding and establishing
their own new significant sound in Afrikaans. |
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Francois Hardy Band |
Rock and Pop Band | Durban
Francois Hardy was an integral
member of the band Equinox, who were one of the most
successful South Africa has seen. |
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Francois Hardy Band
and Lauren Laing |
Rock and Pop Band | Durban
The
Band EQUINOX was one of the most successful
South African Bands, having recorded an album with
David Gresham Records (DGR) South Africa’s largest
independent Record Label. |
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FreshlyGround | Funk and
Folk Band | Cape Town
Everywhere they go, Freshlyground
is a sensation. In South Africa, audiences of every race
cram in to see them. |
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Fuzigish | Punk Band | Johannesburg
Fuzigish is a band that has been around since 1997, and has
officially released 4 full length albums to date.
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Gang Of Instrumentals |
Jazz and Hip Hop Band | Johannesburg
The
Gang of Instrumentals had a fantastic 2007, scoring several
hits on radio stations across South Africa. |
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GoodLuck
| Jazz Band | Cape Town
Barely a year after combining their
passion for good music, these three musos have been charming
crowds with their new wave of electronics. |
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Habit To
| Band | Durban
HABIT TO have just unleashed their second album Boomerang
Saturn! Already the singles ‘Movin’ and ‘Space’ have
been playlisted on various Radio Stations |
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Havana Gas | Rock and Pop Band |
Johannesburg
With hundreds of successful functions to their
credit, from Jewish weddings to corporate product
launches, they are always recommended by the top
venues in Gauteng and beyond. |
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Hog Hoggidy Hog | Punk Rock Band |
Cape Town
The band have stated on numerous occasions that they aren't
going anywhere until they stop enjoying what they are doing
and if you've ever seen those Hogs on stage, their energy
alone is testament. |
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Hot Water | Blues and Folk | Cape
Town
Hot
Water’s Live performance is a dynamic and
often spontaneous tapestry of inspired songs from one of
their two albums… |
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iGrooves |
Rock and Instrumental Band | Johannesburg
iGrooves
is an original, dynamic, South African based drum ensemble,
which combines the complex rhythms of traditional African
culture |
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Iridium Project | Funk and
Function Band | Cape Town
Iridium Project, from Cape Town, South Africa, are
one of the funkiest electronic percussion acts
available.
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Jazz Assassins | Jazz
and Function Band | Johannesburg
The Jazz Assassins is
comprised of a core of professional jazz and session
musicians who decided to combine their wealth of experience
gained working under various bandleaders into one solid
outfit |
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Jesse Jordan
| Rock Band, Function Band, and Party Band | Cape Town
Jesse Jordan plays the
acoustic guitar and fronts the Jesse Jordan Band. He started
singing at a very early age but learnt to play guitar in
high school. |
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John Russell Band | Funk
and Function Band | Cape Town
John Russell performs classic jazz
solo, as part of a duo, trio, quartet or quintet. |
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Johnny Clegg | Musician and
Motivational Speaker | Johannesburg
By combining African music structures with Celtic
folk music and international rock sounds, Clegg -
together with Juluka, Savuka and as a solo artist
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Joyous Celebration
| Gospel Band |
Johannesburg
Joyous Celebration have won 10 SAMA's,
and 3 Metro Awards, amongst others. |
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Just Jinjer | Rock Band |
International
Hailing from South Africa, contemporary rock outfit
Just Jinjer is fiercely blazing a trail on the
international radio and online download charts. |
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Kwani Experience
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Funk and Jazz Band | Johannesburg
An exciting new talent, Kwani
Experience is an 8-piece band hailing from the inner city of
Johannesburg. |
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Kwela Tebza | Gospel and Jazz |
Johannesburg
“Kwela music” originated from street corner music
comprising of the pennywhistle; at times a guitar
and or backing whistles would be used to enhance the
sound.
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Kwesta
| Hip Hop Band |
Johannesburg
Kwesta hails from the township of
Katlehong in the East Rand of Johannesburg, where his dreams
to become a rap superstar began. |
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Ladysmith Black Mambazo
| African and Instrumental Band | Johannesburg
Ladysmith Black Mambazo
represents the traditional culture of South Africa and is
regarded as the country's cultural emissary at home and
around the world |
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Late Final | Function and Cover
Band | Cape Town
Late Final features
twin-keyboard players, brass instrumentation, twin-guitars,
bass guitar, drums and 6 voices in harmony. |
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Lemon 'n LimeLight | Party
Band | Johannesburg
The band consists of distinguished musicians
offering a wide repertoire of music – must be the
reason for this bands success. |
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Light Years Music
| Jazz Band | Johannesburg
This truly world class group
specializes in
Smooth Jazz, both Modern and African |
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Los Gitanos / Mariachis
| Cubin Band | Cape Town
The band requires no amplification for most
functions and the musicians can play and roam
freely, as they not restricted to any particular
area. |
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Louise Day Band
| Band | Cape Town
Talented singer/songwriter
Louise Day has been captivating audiences and stealing
hearts since the age of ten |
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Macstanley previously known as
Flat Stanley | Rock Band | Cape Town
Macstanley, previously known as Flat
Stanley, is a Cape Town based Rock Band. |
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Mad Love | Band | Johannesburg
The great name hunt commenced for the as yet unnamed band,
and sms’s flew back and forth with various suggestions
considered |
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Mafikizolo | Electronic and
Urban Township | Johannesburg
One of South Africa's most favourite music groups, Mafikizolo,
is back with a brand new banging album after a well deserved
two year break |
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Maisha | Alternative | Durban
Maisha writes about relevant topics affecting Africa
today. They write about peace, love and harmony for
a country that needs and wants ambassadors of hope. |
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Malaika | Afro-Pop Band |
Johannesburg
These three young musicians are without a doubt
unequalled in the history of South African pop music
that a debut album Malaika hit multiple platinum (7
in all). |
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Mango Groove | Function and
Party Band | Johannesburg
Mango Groove are back with a
vengeance! Thumping out the finest selection of great South
African music as only they can |
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Navi Redd | Cappella |
Johannesburg
Navi Redd has become a very popular artist for
corporate events and has entertained companies. |
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Neville D and The Band
| RnB and Soul | Cape Town
Real name Neville Diedericks
(31), born in Cape Town, South Africa. Neville D started
playing guitar from the age of 12 |
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New Sons Cartel |Hip Hop and
RnB | Cape Town
All are passionate and dedicated to their music and
as all are solo artists as well, NSC has enough
material to keep busy and release consecutively. |
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On-Que | Band | Johannesburg
ON-QUE's success thus far is through
the lively approach they have on stage and the quality in
their performance. |
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Oompah Band| Instrumental band |
National
Oompah Brass started
out with the firm intention of being a traditional
German Oompah Band, playing all the famous waltzes
polkas and marches that none of you will have heard of |
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Plush | Acoustic Rock Band | Cape
Town
Described as “so unbelievably
tight that they sound as though they are one masterful
musician, playing two guitars, with four arms and one
almighty voice”, |
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Prime Circle | Rock Band |
Johannesburg
Prime Circle is one of
South Africa’s
most successful rock bands. |
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Ruby Tuesday
| Party
Band | Johannesburg
Ruby Tuesday is a 5-Piece,
Johannesburg based band ideally suited for up market
functions, weddings, dinner dances and corporate events.
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Sans of Time | Cover and Party
Band | Cape Town
Sans of Time produces a vocal
display of timeless music backed by guitar and sequenced
music. |
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Shine
| Function and Cover Band | Cape
Town
Shine have
performed throughout South Africa and the UK. The
perfect entertainers for any occasion. |
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Sistahood | Function Band | Cape
Town
They pride themselves on being
professional female artists, promoting women in music,
especially as instrumentalists. |
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Skwatta Kamp | Band |
Johannesburg
Skwatta Kamp refuses to apologise for not making Kwaito,
Afro-pop and House albums even though they are from
Johannesburg, the capital of those genres. |
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Soweto String Quartet |
Function Band | Johannesburg
Soweto has always been alive with music. The dance
rhythms of Kwela, the syncopated guitars of Mbaqanga,
the saxophones and trumpets of swaying African jazz
and the voices of people singing in joyous, easy
harmony.
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Springbok Nude Girls |
Rock Band | Johannesburg
The Springbok Nude Girls reputation as
SA’s dominant live act was driven home with stadium shows
alongside Lenny Kravitz and Smashing Pumpkins |
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Steel Drums Dance
Company |
Function and Party Band | National
It gives us great pleasure to welcome you to the
Steel Drums Dance Company. Allow us to take you on a
tour from Africa to Trinidad & Tobago and back to
Africa. |
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Sterling EQ | Band | Cape
town
Sterling EQ is one of the most successful instrumental bands
South Africa has ever produced. Bringing virtuosity and
glamour together in a breathtaking showcase of stylistic
fusion. |
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Taxi Violence |
Rock Band | Cape Town
Taxi Violence was born in Cape Town in
the spring of 2004 when best friends Rian Zietsman, Loedi
van Renen and Louis Nel approached George van der Spuy with
an invitation to a jam session |
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The Banx |
Rock Band | Durban
True Durbanites with a steel sound that gets you off
the couch and on the dance floor, presenting The
Banx, a trio that brings punk and rock & roll
together to form a united mind blowing sound.
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The Dirty Skirts | Indie
Band | Cape Town
They fill the largest and best
clubs in South Africa, they headline every significant main
stage of the country’s festivals |
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The
Muses
| Electric String Quartet | Johannesburg
Fusing classical instruments with contemporary
music, The Muses are a sensational Electric String
Quartet based in Johannesburg with a love and
passion for entertaining. |
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The Parlotones | Rock Band |
Johannesburg
Audiences watching The Parlotones are swept up in a
whirlwind of energy and rock orchestrated by front
man Kahn Morbee. Not adverse to experimentation |
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The
Plastics
| Retro Rock and Classic Pop Band |
Cape Town
In sound, The Plastics pay homage to
retro-rock and classic pop imagery. |
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The Rockets | function and
Party Band | Cape Town
An excellent function band that caters for all, The
Rockets offer one or more of the following:
All styles of Top 40 party hits from the 1960’s to
the current chart-toppers. |
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The Rudimentals | Punk Band |
Cape Town
The band then took on a three-piece brass section,
from the University of Cape Town. Simon Bates
(Masters graduate) as saxophonist, Jody Engelbrecht
as trumpeter and Ross McDonald as trombonist. |
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The Sticky Triggers |
Function and Party Band | Cape Town and Johannesburg
In an age of synthesized music, the Sticky
Triggers is a live ensemble committed to delivering a
flawlessly executed performance in keeping with the
traditions of yesteryear. |
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Twilight Rhapsody | Jazz
Band |
Cape Town
Founded in May 2009, Twilight Rhapsody is a 7-piece
band that can meet the pre-drinks, back ground music and
dance needs for your wedding or other special function. |
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The Temps | Rock Band |
Johannesburg
A three piece Rock band From
Johannesburg That will Rock your event to the floor... |
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Tokyo Groove | Motown Band |
Johannesburg
Tokyo Groove has managed to combine
the very best of Motown with South African legends. |
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Tucan Tucan | African Music |
Cape Town
The desire of a group of
musicians from different cultures and backgrounds to unite
and fuse different styles of music |
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Tuxedo | Cover Band | Cape Town
As one of Cape Town’s busiest and liveliest bands,
Tuxedo’s success is simple: “give the guests what
they want to hear.” |
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Urban Reign | Hip Hop |
Johannesburg
Urban Reign is a hot new urban Pop group whose
wide-ranging repertoire, offering music ranging
between Hip-Hop to R & B, as well as Jazz and Rock. |
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Virtual Jazz Reality |
Jazz Band | Cape Town
Their versatility in the
fields of commercial dance music, has given them credibility
as the most sought after entertainment band for private and
corporate functions. |
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Voodoo Child |Band |
Johannesburg
It is a generally-held belief that
first impressions last. It’s also widely accepted that
introductions are best kept brief. |
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Waldorf String Band |
String and Party Band |
Johannesburg
Waldorf String Band started their
recording career in 1990 and by 2010 had released eight more
CDs |
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Watershed | Rock Band |
Johannesburg
Since the time they dared to
step onto the front porch of the pantheon of popular music
in 2000 in an attempt to follow in the footsteps of fame,
Watershed have revealed themselves to be an outfit who can
produce songs that are instantly recognizable and yet
utterly unique. |
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Wonderboom | Rock Band |
Johannesburg
So Wonderboom recorded their
new album “City Of Gold” in a way they never have before –
apart from themselves, their talent and instruments they had
…. |
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Young Bakuba | Afro Fiesta and
Original | Cape Town
Inspired by the group Empire Bakuba, which ruled
Zaire's music scene in the 1960's, Young Bakuba have
brought Kinshasha's sound to Cape Town. |
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Zebra and Giraffe | Rock
Band | Johannesburg
Zebra & Giraffe is the name of a new force pressing
itself into the hearts and minds of music fans – and
even on first listen it’s clear that Z&G’s debut
long-player, ‘Collected Memories’, is every bit as
unique as the animals that it's named after. |
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Zenith | Rock Band | Cape Town
Zenith are a young, exciting,
highly talented original band that play rock in all its
forms – melodic pop rock, hard rock and even porno eighties
rock with killer duelling guitar solo’s. |
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