Radio Kalahari Orkes

Die Radio Kalahari Orkes (English: The Radio Kalahari Band) is a South African band, fronted by actor Ian Roberts, performing a folk-rock pastiche of Afrikaans Boeremusiek with authentic acoustic instruments such as tin guitar, harmonica, banjo, mandolin, violin and accordion. They have produced the albums Stoomradio, Die Nagloper, Opgestook, Heuningland and a "greatest hits" album, Grootste Treffers.[1] Their collaborations include work with Chris Chameleon, Valiant Swart and Jack Parow, and they sometimes perform songs by Rian Malan.[2]

References

  1. Diane Coetzee, review of "Grootste Treffers", Rolling Stone South Africa, 12 December 2011.
  2. "Radio Kalahari Orkes releases new DVD and CD", BizCommunity, 24 October 2011.
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