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Just a few songs I am proud of…most of them are from the Call it Love ad Dreaming Music album. In the new week I will post the songs from the TENtation album. The first is the song written for the Arctic 30, a group of Greenpeace Volunteers who protested drilling in the Arctic. Now […]
Ben Harper’s coming to South Africa. It is no secret I have been driving everyone nuts for years on social media and everywhere else, performances included when I speak of him. So here’s the back story. I saw him in 2010 in Montreux for the first time. I recall watching him sing while I stood right […]
This was written by Lionel Bastos and can be found on my Call It Love album. This song is fantastic to sing but so incredibly sad. I found it rather odd when we were asked to sing this at a wedding a while ago. Thought I would share something I enjoyed singing
I thought I would share music -the original and the remix. I will be honest – I did not like the remix when I heard it the first time. After all the original was so melancholic and heartfelt. In the remix there wasn’t an ounce of that sadness. Where did my sadness go man? HAHA! […]
I love writing new music and often the stories that lead to their creation are…quirky if not comical. So just where do I begin with the new single? Its called When The Night is Over. Do know that I am trusting you with this backstory….as every single word I am about to divulge is […]
At this time each year I write a little post about the things I discovered about myself, small insights or epiphanies. So here goes! I am not as crazy as I initially suspected! Now this is a major revelation. As humans we always search for mistakes, our failings and try to justify our actions. I […]
This song was written by Andre Scheepers and was one of his first songs I sang and recorded. This is a firm favorite at weddings and can be found on my debut album Behind Closed Doors.
‘Don’t live like you are already dead!’ I told a friend a few days ago. Look, we have all had that friend who shuts down, goes undercover, does stupid shit and loses their minds. Hell, sometimes we were that friend! I know that place, that Babylon called ‘unhappy-ville’ very well. I visit it at least […]
Just some little thoughts and reflections that found their way into my book. It helps me keep track of my life…I think. Others are extracts from a book I have written…or some morph into songs.. ** Real People Problems Finally we’re having real people problems, something I can sink my teeth into. Real people problems […]
I love uncovering new music and the reasons why people listen to it. It gives me an indication of who they are, a hint about their core beliefs and how they operate in the world. For a long time my music of choice was of a melancholic nature. And can you blame me? Some bad […]