Unless you're from South Africa, you probably haven't heard of Bittereinder. Chances are, even if you are from South Africa, you haven't heard of Bittereinder. Such is the stranglehold of local radio stations and their continuous playing of overrated local and international acts.
Bittereinder [Bitter-ender], an Afrikaans trio from Pretoria, who have been around since before Die Antwoord were known as Die Antwoord, and Jack Parow was still an unknown. Sadly however, Bittereinder have a much smaller fan base than these acts, despite having been nominated for several local awards, and winning a SAMA (South African Music Award) in 2011 for their début album, 'n Ware Verhaal [A True Story].
This was the first track I heard from Bittereinder, and it's a favourite.
Bittereinder are set to deliver their sophomore album Die Dinkdansmasjien [The Thinking, Dancing Machine] this month, and have released the title track for free download. The Afrikaans lyrics are cleverly crafted and presented by Jaco van der Merwe. Despite many people not being unable to understand the lyrics, the music laid down by Peach van Pletzen and Louis Minnaar will be more than enough to get any non-Afrikaans speaker moving to the beat.
For more information about the band, here's an interview with lyricist/ rapper Jaco van der Merwe.
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