Tag: original music in Port Elizabeth

Formerly known as ‘The Brothers Of Other Mothers’, hail from Port Elizabeth, the windy, friendly city, where they skank up a little storm with their band of reggae, funk and rock, infused with heady doses of improvisation – a unique genre known as Skafrican. The group are like a good curry, made up of various flavours and textures. At times Read more...

Joe van der Linden on lead guitar and vocals has lived at length in Cape Town but missed Port Elizabeth too much so returned. He enjoys old 60’s amps and a variety of guitars to plug through them. In his time, he has played with Valiant Swart, Sons of trout, Delta Blue, The Zaps, Zolani Mahola and more. He writes Read more...

Asanda Mqiki is an award-winning vocalist and composer who has wowed audiences from Sweden to Australia, and all around South Africa. Coming from the strong choral tradition of the Eastern Cape, Asanda studied at the National School of the Arts before launching her professional career in 2000. She has become a highly respected voice, with her signature musical style that Read more...

Inspired by real life situations and emotions, vocalist and lyricist Faye Gatley’s passion is to create a unique, catchy and engaging sound. Creating melodies and writing lyrics have always come easily to Faye, who enjoys collaborating and writing in various genres including Pop, EDM, and R&B. In 2018 Faye co-wrote the song “Lose You” by the The Kiffness featuring Ami Read more...

Daniel Jay, singer/songwriter, originates from Port Elizabeth, who recently appeared on the TV show ‘The Voice SA’. He has recently, in collaboration with Francois Van Coke from Fokofpolisiekar, recorded his first original called ‘Glimlag Check’ and is currently working on his first album, which will be released through the course of 2020. He has opened for many acts, such as; Read more...

Letters from Jane is a Female acoustic duo from Nelson Mandela Bay. The Band was established in January 2017 when vocalist, Michelle Olivier and guitarist Leandra Grobler came together to create this unique duo. Both are accomplished performers in their own right, but when they joined forces, their musical connection was electric, which is plain to see when they share Read more...

After many years on the PE scene playing with the likes of Centrestage, Lucas Reunion, Claire Venn and in various cover bands and tribute shows… Guitarist / singer / songwriter, Alan Kozak finally returns to his roots with original music. From his tenure in “the early days” with rock band the Long Haired Freaky People, Alan began writing his own Read more...

Denzil Africa is a well known act in the metro and has a large crowd following. He is accompanied by the Vusa band, which is made up of some of Port Elizabeth’s top musicians. This well known local band performs a wide range of styles and genres and is experienced in vocal and instrumental interpretations of classic African jazz and Read more...

Anton first started playing in 1989 performing the late Saturday night/ early Sunday morning slot at the iconic Its Country in Evatt street. Performing on vocals, guitar, harmonica and occasionally pan flutes, as well as being a “one-man band” He has been performing his own music at folk music clubs and arts festivals in South Africa for almost 30 years.   Read more...

Ten Thousand Spoons is duo from Port Elizabeth, consisting of Sarah and Patrick Massey-Hicks. We first played music together in high school in a band fronted by Sarah, and Claire Venn. Our first gigs as a duo came in 2001 doing coffee shop and pub gigs. In the mid 2000’s, life (getting married and having kids etc) happened and music Read more...

Epic aka The ScriptWriter is a Grahamstown (South Africa) mc, currently based in Port Elizabeth. Epic has one 4/5 star hype magazine rated EP (extended play) titled ‘Epic’s Cinematography’ and he has recently released his much anticipated debut album titled ‘Green’. Epic Has worked with Ian Kamau, Gobi Beast, Nyambz, Big Zulu, K2 to mention a few and shared stages Read more...

Mike Palframan a singer/songwriter with an eclectic folk-rock style with inspired lyrics and organic melodies. This is music that crosses generations, his lyrics tackling life’s modern – day complexities with the precision of a surgeon’s knife. The melodies are strong and take us back to his lifetime legends of Bob Dylan, Dire Straits, Rodriguez and the Waterboys. His songs are Read more...

Derryn Lynn Fuller is a musician/guitarist hailing from Port Elizabeth. Born and raised on the Coast, she was clearly fated to play music having been raised in a family teeming with musicians. Her grandparents played and sang Jazz music in the classic smoke – filled clubs of the 50’s and her father, Glenn Fuller, is a well renowned musician playing Read more...

From early teens Alasdair’s musical influences were anything from Cliff Richard and the Shadows, to the Everly Brothers and Rock and Roll. He started playing guitar at 16 when his influences then were the new Folk and Folk Rock era, Dylan, the Byrds, Donovan, Then came to the forefront with Blues with Eric Clapton and the John Mayall’s  Bluesbreakers. Jimi Hendrix Read more...

Claire Venn has spent her entire adult life as a professional musician. With a background in theatre and choir, she has always found deep fulfillment in the performance arts and with a love for music and adventure it was her obvious dream job. The best part about music is how it affects our emotions, and the best part of playing Read more...

Gerard O’Brien is an accomplished jazz guitarist based in Port Elizabeth. He has played in various bands and is proficient in several styles including jazz, Brazilian, blues, ethnic and contemporary music. Gerard has played with two dance bands, “Cubans”, “Avenue Combo,” and three jazz bands including “Maiden Voyage”, “Feather” and the “Southern Sun Circuit band.” He has recorded with original Read more...

Big Man and Bear met doing a Johnny Cash Tribute show in 2014 and started playing together as a duo the same year focusing more on original material at first, but while living in Vietnam in 2015, started performing covers in restaurants, bars, and weddings. Musical influences include many folk singer/songwriters, as well as close harmony duo’s such as Simon Read more...

Jacaranda Muse is a quartet that was formed at the beginning of 2011 when 4 musicians with varying musical backgrounds sat down and decided to come up with a new sound in Zimbabwe. The ensemble comprises a Saxophonist, a Cellist, a Pianist and a Percussionist. With a healthy mix of Jazz and Classical training, the ensemble composes and arranges music Read more...

Edward Allen, singer songwriter and guitarist, was born in Port Elizabeth and started performing at the age of 18 years. He has been the front man for several bands, but mainly performs as a solo artist at restaurants and pubs around town. He has also done a stint in Thailand and London. In 2013 he made the top 32 on Read more...

We are a family band with a variety of styles in our arsenal. Band members are Simon Shaw on guitar, vocals and kick drum, his girlfriend Megan Smith on piano and vocals and Simon’s sister Amy on vocals and kazoo (arguably not a real musical instrument). All the band members are solo performers in their own right but as a Read more...

I started playing the piano when I was 13 years old. 2 years later I started playing the flute and a few years after that I took up the clarinet. In 2010 took up the saxophone, started with the alto and took up the tenor and soprano sax I have been playing music for the last 8 years now and Read more...

Acoustic guitarist and vocalist with ties in a wide variety of genres. Strongly influenced by classic rock, folk and blues from the 60’s-90’s from artists such as Cat Stevens, Bob Dylan, Pink Floyd, Men at Work, Midnight Oil etc. My highlights so far have been my traveling all over South Africa opening for the likes of PJ Powers, Desmond and Read more...

Patrick Lindoor, affectionately known throughout the length and breadth of our country as Tururu, started his musical career as a gospel singer in the 80’s. He became a household name as the lead guitarist and vocalist for the popular langarm band The Royal Sounds, before joining Kwanobuhle’s Nature Jazz Band. Apart from performing at every local and national festival, Tururu Read more...

I was born in Port Elizabeth and matriculated from Westering High. I was exposed to music from a very early age as I am the son of Wela Matomela, a celebrated jazz musician. I also studied music at school. I went to the Grahamstown Eisteddfod three times winning GOLD twice with voice (Opera) and once with piano. I started performing Read more...