Die Kaappunters @ Triggerfish
Sat Feb 24, 20:00 - Sat Feb 24, 23:00
Triggerfish Brewing
ABOUT
Born from the musical explosion that took place one afternoon in Cape Point at the recording studio of Karring Kaappunter, when Bettie Blatjang, Wian Anders and Victor S. Wolf got together with the rapper Churchil Naudé, originally from Lusikisiki in the Eastern Cape but currently residing in Mitchell’s Plain, just around the corner from Kaappunt, thus a local for all practical purposes. Churchil’s socio-politically charged rap has been receiving the attention of fans and heavyweights in the industry for the last couple of years now, so it seems a perfect marriage with the spicy alternative rock of Die Kaappunters that has never been shy to address societal issues in their music.
The debut album of Die Kaappunters addresses the inequalities left by years of bad systems that disempowered people. But it does so with humour and compassion, arguing that we should aim to better what we can and not just to complain about wrongs, but to suggest solutions.
Musically the band draws from various sources, from the South African protest music of the 80s, the “Voëlvry Beweging” with artists like Johannes Kerkorrel, Koos Kombuis and James Phillips being three of the main inspirations. The luxury of having the songwriting talents of both Victor S. Wolf and Wian Anders in the group means that there is a healthy Lennon-McCartney-esque songwriting competition constantly occurring within the group. This is considered one of the key reasons Karring Kaappunter decided to join the group in the first place. Karring is of course known in the industry as Mister Volume, the guitarist for Die Gereformeerde Blues Band, the group at the forefront of die Voëlvry beweging, so it is only apt and with great joy that the Kaappunters announces proudly:
We are
Die Kaappunters
And we are here
to Rock and Roll
Die Kaappunters is ’n parmantige rockgroep wat gebore is uit die liefde vir die saak en vir musiek maak. Die musiekmakers is uit die geledere van Die Wasgoedlyn, Jackie en Riku Lätti en Churchil Naudé, saam met die saakmakers van die Voëlvry-dae, Tonia en Willem Möller, en Jannie Hanepoot van Tonder van die Gereformeerde Blues Band – wat Die Wasgoedlyn in die eerste plek aangesteek het.
Met: Riku Lätti/Wian Anders (stem, kitaar, klavier), Jackie Lätti/Bettie Blatjang (stem), Willem Möller/Karring Kaappunter (kitaar), Churchil Naudé (kletsrym), Mark Ellis/Markus Oralrus (baskitaar), Jean Marais/Vuilsak van Staden (tromme), Tonia Möller (stem, perkussie), Jannie Hanepoot van Tonder (tromboon)
Doors open 18h00 - Show Starts 20h00 **
For more information, contact - 021 851 5861
**We would like all food orders to have been placed and finished before the show starts.