Franschhoek Oesfees

Eight hand-picked ensembles will again perform vernacular music of the rural Cape at the second annual Franschhoek Oesfees

From goema to langarm and vastrap to boeremusiek, this year’s exciting line-up of musicians includes legendary South African saxophonist, Robbie Jansen. Jansen played a pioneering role, along with Abdullah Ibrahim and Basil Coetzee, in creating the music that we now call Cape Jazz.

Other favourites at the festival include ‘Karoo Kitaar Blues’ star Hannes Coetzee, famous for his spoon-in-the-mouth slide style, and the Gramadoelas, with soulful lyrics from the pen of guitar-guru Les Javan, and the Baardskeerdersbos Orkes, widely known for their nostalgic songs, played on the banjo, concertina and accordion.

Soulful vocalist Jakobus Cloete from Namaqualand makes his debut appearance at this festival together with the award-winning Bitterfontein Riel-dancers and House of David who perform traditional Cape ‘Pinkster-Koortjies’.

Introducing home-grown flair to the line-up will be the Delta Brass Band, all of whose members live and work on Solms-Delta farm and the Papier Langarm Orkes, which has been entertaining Bolanders for many years.

The four Papier brothers – Frank, Albert, Neville and Tienie – are continuing the tradition started by their father, Marthinus Papier more than 70 years ago, when he first started performing in the Franschhoek valley.

Franschhoek Oesfees:

Date: 4 April 2009
Venue: Solms-Delta Wine Estate
Location: Delta Road | Franschhoek
Time: 1300 – 21:00
Price: R150 p/p*

*price includes a glass of wine and hearty traditional meal of Cape Malay, Boere and Khoisan foods

For more information please contact: +27(0)83 915 8000

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