SYD KITCHEN

GENRE: From folk through to rock


DATES: 1966 to present

BANDS: Parkinsons Lore - 1966 to 1967 / Strawberry Fields 1970 to 1971 /The Kitchen Brothers 1971 to 1977 / Equinox - 1978 to 1979 / Harry Was A Snake - 1979 / Syd kitchen & The Utensils - 1985 to 1988 / The O's - 1988 to 1989 / The Flying Sombrero's - 1991 to 1992 & 1998 / The New Utensils - 1996 / Amakool - 1999 / The Aquarian Quartet - 2000 - 2001


DISCOGRAPHY: WAITING FOR THE HEAVE (1987) Hairy Guava Records (HAIRY001), CITY CHILD (1995)Tekweni Music Company (TEK007) web still available - order from Syd's website, AMAKOOLOGIK (1999) Wildebeest Records (WIMAX004) - still available - order from Syd's website, AFRICA'S NOT FOR SISSIES (2001) No Budget Records (NOBUD001), AQUARIAN QUARTET LIVE (2002) (with Tony Cox, Steve Newman & Georgiades) No catalogue details available - still available - order from Syd's website, QUINTESSENTIALLY (2004) No Budget Records (NOBUD002) - still available - order from Syd's website & ACROSS (2007) No Budget Records (Nobud 003).


SINGLES TO REMEMBER: When The Boogie Dies & Africa's Not For Sissies!


HIGHNOTES/USEFUL LINKS: Check out Syd's excellent website at www.sydkitchen.com (you can download 6 free tracks (yes) under the heading Sounds / Free Noise (nice one Syd). The veteran rocker is currenty reading for his PHD in music and will playing in the USA in June & July of 2007.

JOHANNES KERKORREL

GENRE: Afrikaans Alternative
DATES: 1989 to 2002

DISCOGRAPHY: EET KREEF (1989) Shifty Music (SHIB 32), BLOUDRUK (1992) No catalogue details available, CYANIDE IN THE BEEFCAKE (1994) Talisman (TUCD33), GE-TRANS-FOR-MEER (1996) One World Entertainment (WOND 142), TIEN JAAR LATER (1998) Gallo (GWVCD 4), SING KOOS DU PLESSIS (1998) Gallo (GWVCD 4), DIE ANDERKANT (2000) Gallo (GWVCD 28) & VOELVRY - DIE TOUR - Various Artists (2002) Sheer (SHIF002).

SINGLES TO REMEMBER: Hillbrow & Halala Afrika

HIGHNOTES: Johannes Kerkorrel was born Ralph John Rabie on 27th March 1960. Sadly, he hung himself 12th November 2002.

CROCODILE HARRIS

GENRE: POP

DATES: 1974 to ?

DISCOGRAPHY: YOURE A WOMAN, IM A MAN (1975) No catalogue details available, CRAZY LADY (1979) No catalogue details available & GIVE ME THE GOOD NEWS (1982) No catalogue details available. Also appeared on FOLLOW THAT RAINBOW SOUNTRACK - Various Artists (1979) Gallo (ML 4331) & THE ANCIENT MANNER - Various Artists (1980) No catalogue details available.

SINGLES TO REMEMBER: Give Me The Good News

HIGHNOTES: Had a number one hit in France with Give Me The Good News which remained at number one for ten weeks selling a mamoth 650,000 copies. The apartheid government banned his song The World Is An Explosion in 1984.

WHERE IS HE NOW? Crocodile Harris real name is Rob Graham (born 20/01/50) and he lives in Somerset West. He re-released a remix of Give Me The Good News in 1994.

PIET BOTHA

GENRE: Rock

DATES: 1974 to Present

BANDS: Raven - around the mid to late 70's / Catharine Wheel - late 70's to early 80's / Wildebeest - early 80's / Jack Hammer - 1984 to Present

DISCOGRAPHY: WHEEL OF FORTUNE - Raven (1979) Third Ear Music (3 EZ 013) 7 single, BUSHROCK 1 - Wildebeest (1981) Rap Records (SRLPC10) re-released on CD in 2000 by Wildebeest Records (WILD022), HORINGS OP DIE STOEP - Wildebeest (1983) Graffiti (12 Wild (C) 001), JACK OF ALL TRADES - Jack Hammer (1987) Third Ear Music (3EE 100), THE JUDAS CHAPTER - Jack Hammer (1990) GMP Gallo (BL714), GHOSTS ON THE WIND - Jack Hammer (1994) Inhouse Records (INH 160 CD), DEATH OF A GYPSY - Jack Hammer (1996) Wildebeest Records (WILD001), 'N SUITCASE VOL WINTER - Solo (1997) Wildebeest Records (WILD 005), JAN SKOPGRAAF - Solo (1999) Wildebeest Records (WILD 019), ANTHROLOGY - Jack Hammer (2000) Wildebeest Records (WILD020), BOOTLEG - Piet Botha & Jack Hammer (2001) Pofadder Records/ Intervention Arts (INT 011)( POF 001), PIET BOTHA DIE HITS - Solo (2001) EMI (CDEMIM (WLM) 010), DIE MAMBA - Solo (2003) Rhythm Records (RR042), LIVE AT THE NILE - Piet Botha & Jack Hammer (2004) Wolmer Records (F1000292) distributed by Bowline & THE PILGRIM - Jack Hammer (2005)Wolmer Records (F1000408) distributed by Bowline.

SINGLES TO REMEMBER: Codename Ruby and many many others

HIGHNOTES: One of the longest surviving rockers in South Africa and son of the legendary foreign affairs minister Pik Botha. One line up of Jack Hammer featured actor Billy Bob Thornton.

ANTON GOOSEN

GENRE: Afrikaans

DATES: 1970 to present

DISCOGRAPHY: ANTON SING (1972) No catalogue details available, BOY VAN DIE SUBURBS (1979) AGM Musik (WILD010), LIEDTJIEBOER (1980)RPM Records (RPM1151), 2DE LAAN 58 (1980) RPM Records (RPM1145), JORS TROELIE LIEDJIEBOER (1981) RPM Records (RPM1159), LAPIESLAND (1985) No catalogue details available, LIEDJIEBOER IN DIE STAD (1986) Gallo Records (HUL40121), WINDE VAN VERANDERING (1988) AGMusiek (WILD012), DANZER (1992) GMP (CDHUL40288), RIVIERSONDEREND - a compilation of 21 hits (1994) Gallo Records (CDGMP 40402), BUSHROCK (A WHITE KAFFIR IN AFRICA) (1996) Gallo Records (CDGMP 40693), PUTONNDERWATER (1999) Gallo Records (GWVCD 15) & N VIS IN DIE BOS (2001) Gallo Records (GWVCD XX33).

SINGLES TO REMEMBER: Sang the catchie 'Trompie' tune for the TV series of the same name.

USEFUL LINKS: Check out Antons website at: www.antongoosen.co.za/

PIERRE DE CHARMOY

Genre: Pop

Dates: 1981 to Present

Discography: Has released 10 albums - (no catalogue details available)OVATION (RPM), REACHING OUT (RPM), EMOTIONS (RPM),
LET MY MUSIC TOUCH YOU (RPM), NAKED HEART (RPM),
THIS IS PIERRE DE CHARMOY (RPM), POSITIVE (RPM), ATTITUDE (PDEC MUSIC), DEJA VU (RPM) & HEAR ME NOW (CD RED 636) - still available from Musica Online or email Karen (details below)

Singles To Remember: Live On & Don't Girls Get Lonely

Highnotes: Won Best Male Vocal Award in 1983, 1984 & 1986. Also took The Scotty Recording Award in 1985 & 1986. Performed to a crowd of 120,000 at Concert In The Park in 1985 and had the pleasure of playing to Mother Theresa in 1990. An autobiography has been released of Pierre's life, times and career and is entitled, "What Happened?". The author is Karen De Charmoy and the ISBN number is: 9781920084790 (Reach Publishers). You can order it direcly from karen - her email is: charmoyk@telkomsa.net (the book comes with a CD - double bonus).

LESLEY RAE DOWLING

GENRE: Pop
DATES: 1981 to PRESENT
DISCOGRAPHY:

LESLEY RAE DOWLING(1981) WEA (catalogue details unavailable), UNRAVISHED BRIDES (1982) WEA (catalogue details unavailable), SPLIT (1983) WEA (catalogue details unavailable), MYTHS AND LEGENDS (1984) WEA (catalogue details unavailable),
WHEN THE NIGHT COMES (1986) WEA (catalogue details unavailable), IMAGES (1989) Tusk(catalogue number TUSC 4) , THE BEST OF LESLEY RAE DOWLING (1990) Tusk (catalogue number TUCD 10), UNBOUNDED WATERS (1993) Record Company unclear (catalogue number unavailable), CLEAR(1999) Record Company unclear (catalogue number unavailable),
CONSPIRARE - THE VERY BEST OF (2001) Retrofresh (catalogue number freshcd 110) - still available!, STATE OF GRACE (2004) Rhythm Records (catalogue number RR055) &
LESLEY RAE DOWLING / UNRAVISHED BRIDES - 2 Albums on 1 CD (2006) RetroFresh (catalogue number freshcd149) - still available!

SINGLES TO REMEMBER: The Spaniard, Grips of Emotion and I'm a woman.