This is a band like no other – think Black Cat White Cat meets Brenda Fassie – add an opera singer, a polish refugee, a Manchester born kwaito star and South Africa’s most cunning linguist, and you have half the picture. The other half best be experienced live. It’s a genre-busting music collective second to none, comprising some of South Africa’s most colourful and innovative musicians – a lineup of instrumentalists that charm their audiences across the board. It represents a unique approach to the South African sound – where you will experience a Jozi-mixed grill of old school Kwaito & House, Drum n Bass, Dancehall, Dub, Ska, Balkan, Boeremusiek, Hip Hop, Ghoema, Rock, and the odd sneaky bit of Jazz – all peppered with badass rapping & live improvisations. The musical map is well worn out by this tuneful family & genres are blended together in a fresh, original sound that is best served Hot. Bombshelter Beast is comprised of the following humans : Justin Badenhorst drums Romy Brauteseth bass/art design Aldirt Du Toit banjo/guitars Alex Hitzeroth sousaphone Speedy Kobak accordion/trombone/vuvuzela Erica Louw opera diva Zoe Modiga voice Pule voice/rap/storytelling Bez Roberts trombone/vuvuzela Justin Sasman accordion/sousaphone/trombone/vuvuzela Dionne Song voice/storytelling Janus VD Merwe saxes/bass clarinet Friedrich Wilsenach sound design Marcus Wyatt trumpet/vuvuzela/composer/arranger Sisonke Xonti saxes/clarinet/flute Special guests feat. on this here record : Pitch Black Afro Mapaputsi Zolani Mahola Jitsvinger Stanford University Choir album engineered by Fried Wilsenach mixed by Fried Wilsenach & Marcus Wyatt mastered by Gavan Eckhart produced by Marcus Wyatt for Language 12 artwork & design by Romy Brauteseth