KWANI EXPERIENCE LIVE – Fri and Sat at the Bassline
SEE PICS OF KWANI EXPERIENCE LIVE AT THE BASSLINE HERE
UPDATE
Kwani’s at the Bassline this weekend!
Bassline
Friday 19th and Saturday 20th August
21h00
R 50 pppn
Kwani Experience messes in the kitchen with guest DJ Kenzhero on Utensils
We promise to try really hard to have fun…
Any questions on who exactly inve…
nted the wheel can be sent to Rick
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UPDATE
Catch Catch Catch them while you can – they’re HOT HOT HOT and we keep on talking about their incredible LIVE performance. They’re playing at Back to Basix in Westdene (near Melville) this Thursday.
And remember… stay for the second set – as their manager said ‘You will dance’.
Thursday 11th August
From 21h00
Back 2 Basix
Address: cnr Perth & Lancaster Road
Off Kingsway (opposite UJ – old RAU)
Westdene
Tel: 011-726-6857
Email
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22 July
Well we finally got to see KWANI and WOW WOW WOW – we don’t usually gush but WOW – all we can say is WOW … and THANK YOU. And another thing… THANK YOU for making our weekend. THANK YOU for making us shout out loud. THANK YOU for making us get to our feet and dance.
YOU REALLY ARE GOLD – and your future is so paved.
See our review of the night by Noxyrsox and a cd review below.
REVIEW – LIVE PERFORMANCE
If you missed the Kwani Experience you missed out. What a treat. The band is a mix of eight individually talented male musicians and one female vocalist whose voice is so controlled that it lulls you into a beautiful zone where you are drawn into the music. Most interesting, according to me, was the rasta percussionist who played his home-made range of instruments that included enamel mugs and bowls, and some ordinary looking sticks.
One doesn’t usually notice the person playing percussion but this guy was fantastic. Plus he had some really cool gold-rimmed sunglasses. The saxophonist, too, was an act on his own. It’s so rare that you see such talent in such a young musician, but this guy was amazing and got better as he morphed into the music.
But the favourite had to be the Lenny Kravitz look alike, the bassist, who jumped around the stage with such vigour that at times he stole the show. The other men, who included the keyboardist, bongo drum player and drummer, were more subdued but played their instruments with equal zest and were just as integral to creating the band’s rich sound as the others.
It was really interesting to note that there was no guitarist, which is kind of a mind shift for most of us who consider a guitar to be the core of almost every band. The music is a cool mix of jazzy tunes with a bit of hip-hop rap thrown in. I must admit that i enjoyed the chocolatey female voice much more than the dude shouting out his hip hop poetry – it just didn’t add much value in my humble opinion. But it didn’t ruin it for me at all. The band is refreshing in its honesty and African sound, and i really look forward to hearing more from them. But most of all, they’re a great show to watch – entertaining, fun, relaxed and truly individual.
Ed’s note – the second half of the performance was a remixed version of the first, with such awesome energy oozing out of them that they took us to a whole ‘nother level and had us shouting our loud for more. We haven’t seen such a talented young band in a long time. Maybe it’s because we love FUNK – but we think it is because they are extraordinarily talented. Watch this bunch soar.
CD REVIEW TO COME
In the meantime if you hear that KWANI EXPERIENCE are playing – do yourselves a favour and GO GO GO.
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5 July 2005
Apparently these guys were so HOT at Bassline that the fans have BEGGED them for another gig immediately. And seen as everyone asked so nicely, they’re doing it again.
So – get to Bassline this Saturday night 9 July. Catch them while you can
The Mudaland Funk continues…by popular demand.
Kwani Experience have been overwhelmed with requests by those who were there and those who weren’t to play at Bassline again, so they will.
Saturday, 9th July 2005
Bassline (smaller venue), Newtown
20h30
R 40
The Zimbabwean jazz band, Africa Revenge, will support. A probable late night…
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28 June
Word has it that these guys are just the grooviest most original bunch to come out of South Africa in a while… KWANI EXPERIENCE. We’re trying to get more info on them, but we urge everyone that loves great South African music to get to the BASSLINE this Saturday to see them perform.
The Mudaland Funk Continues…Experience the Kwani Experience
Saturday 2nd July
@ Bassline
Newtown Cultural Precinct.
Time: 20H00.
Cover Charge is R50.00.
Guest Appearance: BlindFold with his new live band.
Then there’s The Unofficial After Party!!
For more info contact: Eric: 0835178070 or rick@thevolume.co.za
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