Saxophonist, composer and author, Rus Nerwich has established himself as one of South Africa's most prolific and inventive recording and performing artists.  Constantly exploring different sound palettes, genres and avenues. At home in both the acoustic and electronic space, his work reflects both a profound musicality and a contemporary sensibility. Driven by a passion for communicating, be it through sound or words, Rus has developed a unique creative style that draws on his diverse musical and theatrical influences, culminating in musically rich, sometimes wacky and always entertaining performances.

Mean Black Mamba: Raw foot stomping roots music that grooves your body and soul. Words of humor and hope sliding between writhing riffs and the insistent thump of a cowhide drum. This is afro swamp gospel, this is blues n’ roll. Gritty & hard hitting, the music winds you off the floor and twists you to your feet. Fresh. Cosmic delta juju. Like its name-snake, mean with a smile on its face.

Born on the southern tip of Africa, Guy Collins has been playing guitar for most of his years. His interest really took off when he was 15 on a warm day. The long distance groove  from somewhere in the American south, Howlin' Wolf on Highway 49, beamed into the living room. African roots, blues, rock ‘n roll.  A continual search for an elusive sound. 

James van Minnen can extract a beat from a feather and a shoe if it were asked of him; seated at his drums he appears as a blur of limbs and crashing steel from which infectious rhythms emanate in metronomic waves...he infuses African and Middle Eastern rhythms into songs with hypnotic effect”
Mahala Review (voted in the top 25 artists of 2012 by IMR Magazine)





Greenwoman is a band led by pianist Malcolm Braff, featuring Claire Huguenin (aka Jibcae) on vocals, Björn Meyer on bass, Lukas Koenig on drums and Franco Mento playing live elecronics

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