Koos Kombuis....

On Saturday night, Ruth and I went to "Die Blou Hond" (The Blue Dog in Afrikaans) in Linden (a suburb of Jozi that used to be called the 'Afrikaans Sandton'), to see legendary Afrikaans Musician, Singer, Songwriter - Koos Kombuis. The venue was very intimate, only seating around 100 guests.
When I was younger, English speaking South Africans never used to listen to to Afrikaans singers like Koos Kombuis, probably because a lot of them were banned in the old South Africa because of their political lyrics. Anyhow, Afrikaans music was not regarded as being 'Hip' to English speakers.A few years ago, a friend of mine introduced me to Koos Kombuis' music and I have been listening to him ever since. Koos Kombuis is heavily influenced by Bob Dylan and Neil Young, but his lyrics are contemporary South African, all of which are sung in Afrikaans.....

For more info on Koos Kombuis, please follow the link below:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koos_Kombuis