'saam' is the debut album of south african artist, casper ace. 

four songs from the album (1, 6, 11 & 12) are playlisted on south african national radio, rsg, and feature on playlists elsewhere on the internet. 

the album has a predominantly rock sound accentuated by an eclectic mix of blues, latin jazz, reggae, country, ghoema, folk, surf rock and classic rock. 

all instruments used on the original recording are tuned to a equals 432 hz. also known as verdi’s a, this was the music tuning standard prior to today’s standard tuning of a equals 440 hz. widely considered a superior tuning that makes music more pleasant to listen to, it is also said to have a positive influence on the mind and body due to its relationship with our planet.

credits
released July 15, 2016 

all lyrics & music written, arranged and produced by casper ace (published by casper ace music). 
recorded, engineered & mixed by jürgen von wechmar at sunset recording studios, stellenbosch, south africa. 

drums: tim rankin 
bass: josh prinsloo (backing vocals on 2, 4, 5 & 9) 
keyboards & backing vocals: melissa van der spuy (lead vocals on 6 & 11) 
guitars & vocals: casper ace 

additional musicians: maya spector - backing vocals on 1, 3 (vocal solo on “saam”), 7, 9, 10 & 11 
carina bruwer-pugliese - flute on 1, 2 & 6 
vincent “tutti” espi - violin on 1, 3 & 11 
nielen prinsloo - banjo on 10 & 11 

the delta horns on 7, 8, 9 & 10 are: 
adriaan brand (leader) - trumpet 
ceaghen lackay - trombone 
ethan samuals - tenor saxophone 

mastered by tim lengfeld at tlmastering, stellenbosch, south africa 
photography by gerhard geldenhuys 
design & illustration by rikus ferreira 
a&r direction: tim honey & elizabeth galloway 
℗ 2016 south africa © casper ace music productions
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Saam (432 Hz)

01 Jy Kan My Hart Maar Hou (432 Hz)

02 Draalnoot (432 Hz)

03 Saam (432 Hz)

04 Blou Planeet (432 Hz)

05 Niks Meer (Dankie) (432 Hz)

09 Dans (432 Hz)

Hailing from Stellenbosch, South Africa, Gideon Malherbe (alias Casper Ace) blends the sound of rock music with an eclectic mix of blues, latin jazz, reggae, country, folk and surf rock, singing in English and Afrikaans (originally called “Cape Dutch” or “kitchen Dutch” - a language formed as a verbal medium by slaves and servants coming from extremely varied backgrounds).

09 Dans (432 Hz)

Gideon Malherbe / Casper Ace