Digby and the lullaby, comprising of, Rouchelle Hubsch (on piano and vocals), and Darren Peens (on guitar and vocals), have a flair for intimate performances, and single out the theatre as their favourite place to play. Their live performances to date include shows at Kirstenbosch, The Chaplin in Port Elizabeth, Googies in New York, The Rhumbelow Theatre, Durban, Potters Place Jeffreys Bay, The Cash Store Port Elizabeth and for two years running: the prestigious Hilton Arts Festival in Durban. And the album? ‘The Somewhere Wind’ – produced in New York by Kieran Kelly (Angus and Julia Stone, Better Than Ezra) Read more...

André van Rooyen, born in Durban into a musical family, started his professional musical career in 1981 as a drummer and vocalist, playing on the Holiday Inn and Southern Sun circuits until 1990. After spending a period of time in Port Elizabeth, working at SABC as the lead sound engineer, André joined up with renowned guitarist Eric Pow Chong, and later Mark Botha, forming the duo act ‘Back to Basics’. This phenomenal group performed as the headliner act at most of the top venues in and around the Eastern Cape. With a wealth of experience on stage and behind the Read more...

The son of a preacher man, a preacher woman and the brother of yet another preacher man, Rusty skipped the religious gene and instead found himself searching for meaning through the vibrations of six rusty strings. His musical influences range from John Mayer’s sweet and subtle marriage of blues guitar and introspective lyricism, Slow Hand Eric Clapton and BB King’s musical restraint, Stevie Ray Vaughan’s lack of restraint, all the way to the occasional with one might only find in a Queen song. Well known in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands for his appearances with Pietermaritzburg legends The Hairy Legged Lentil Eaters Read more...

JON ‘Yawn’ ALLEN – My main influences are Bob Marley, The Police, UB40, The Specials, Pink Floyd, The Beatles, and The Rolling Stones.I love reggae music, and it is my favorite genre. I have always loved singing and did my first musical when I was in Grade 4. My first recording I made was when I was 12 and happened when a record company came to our school to find a few singers to be involved in the recording of an anti-conscription 7-single. After the recording we were taken to a record shop in Hillbrow where we could choose any Read more...

This multifaceted musical prodigy takes audiences on a harmonic journey in his genre-bending style. Inspired by Blues, Classical, Afro Pop, Folk, Metal, Soul, Funk and Jazz, Smith creates a unique fusion in his interpretations of artists that inspire him (including Vulfpeck, Billy Joel, Led Zeppelin, Nina Simone) as well as his original music. He has shared the stage with many successful South African acts including Nhoza, Dan Patlansky, Ard Matthews, Dozi, Basson Laubscher, Gerald Clark and the Black Cat Bones to name a few. Career Highlights: • Grade 8 distinction for classical voice, achieving one of the highest results in Read more...

Emile Naidu has been a part of the PE music scene since 2011, after agreeing to play a 30-minute slot at a Toni’s Place Folk club with a few friends, which would later form the first band he would be a part of. Since then, he has fostered a semi-successful solo stint playing at various pubs and restaurants around Port Elizabeth to support himself during his studies, while forming Indie-Rock Band, Too Many Chiefs, as an outlet for his personal creativity. He has released and EP and a full-length album with Too Many Chiefs, which can be found on most, Read more...

Devon van Driel’s highlights so far have been traveling all over South Africa opening for the likes of PJ Powers, Desmond and the Tutu’s, Jeremy Loops, Jesse Clegg, Dan Patlanski, Majozi, Rob Thompson, Ard Matthews and a variety of amazing local artists. Read more...

is a roots reggae based band who have performed on many stages with highly acclaimed artists around the country. They are very involved in the reggae music scene, organizing festivals and shows The Meditators Reggae Band was founded in 1990, by Sandile aka Shante Bekwa and currently has 6 full time members. The band is roots based and all the members are currently based in Durban. Their highlight performance was being the curtain-raiser for the UB40 tour in 2018 in Durban and Pretoria to Sold Out shows. In 2019 the band was nominated for the SAMA Best Reggae Album award Read more...

Edward Allen, singer songwriter and guitarist, was born in Port Elizabeth and started performing at the age of 18 years. He has also done a stint in Thailand and London. In 2013 he made the top 32 on idols SA. He currently plays with his band the ‘Straight Jackets’ and have recently being touring the Eastern Cape with their tribute show to the band Nirvana. go to all performers Read more...

Cedric Vandenschrik was born in Mogadiscio (Somalia) of an Italian Mother and a Belgian father, Ced, fluent in French Italian and English, In 1994 he created “Wide Eyed productions” 1995 saw the birth of Internationally acclaimed show “Brel – Rough Diamond”. From 1996 Ced travelled extensively abroad, performing in place as far a field as Belgium, Ireland, Italy, The United States, China, Mauritius, Reunion and the Edinburgh international festival. Read more...