Elvis’ interpretation will floor you with its raw emotion and cathartically cool choral exchange, kind courtesy of the Mzansi Youth Choir. Included is a rendition of the Johannes Kerkorrel classic ‘Hillbrow’. The songs on Afrikaans excite for me in the same way ‘Things My Father Said’, ‘Lighthouse’ and ‘Lifeline’ did the first time I heard each of them on the radio.” “This album’s filled with messages and melodies that don’t stray too far away from the places I’ve successfully spent the last few years. “I love, sleep and dream in Afrikaans, so why not record in my mother tongue too?” he quizzes. “Toe Ons Jonk Was”, “Mooi”, “Hoop In Die Donker” and “Liefling” all highlight just how beautifully expressive Afrikaansis, not only as an album, but as a language too. “This album, and its songs is a chapter, a document in time, of emotions – all neatly corralled together and which tell a story comfortably familiar to us all.” With the album’s first single “Rede Om Te Glo” already a smash hit and on regular high rotation on radio right across the country, Elvis’ uncanny ability to tap into pop culture and pull out only the best, most relevant, of what makes us all tick, and knit it into the lyric fabric of his songs, makes him a master. The youngest is six, and the eldest 13, and she loves preparing great food, almost as much as she loves listening to music,” he smiles. “I wrote these songs for Tannie Susan,” Elvis reveals. Twelve originals and a bonus track to end off the lyrically linguistic celebration, Afrikaans speaks to us all, on a multitude of levels. We all know and respect him as a South African Music Award (SAMA) winner and multi-platinum album selling success story, and now Elvis Blue is returning to his roots with an album simply titled Afrikaans. Wees gerus – daar is nog baie waar al hierdie juweeltjies vandaan kom.Īfrikaans is positief, kragtig en - soos die geval met elke ander album van Elvis Blue - verslawend en elke keer lekker om na te luister.Īfter three years of careful crafting Elvis Blue’s ready to share a side of his singer/songwriter personality many of his impressive number of fans may not know. Voeg Coenie de Villiers se stem by die bonussnit, ‘Seën Gebed’, en die slotklanke sal jou noop om weer te luister. Elvis se interpretasie daarvan sal jou tref met sy rou emosie, gekontrasteer met die koel koorklanke van die Mzansi-jeugkoor. Ingesluit is ‘n weergawe van Johannes Kerkorrel se klassieke treffer, ‘Hillbrow’.
Die liedjies op Afrikaans maak my so opgewonde as toe ek ‘Things My Father Said’, ‘Lighthouse’ en ‘Lifeline’ vir die eeerste keer op radio gehoor het.” “Hierdie album is propvol boodskappe en melodieë wat nie te ver beweeg nie van die plekke waar ek die afgelope paar jaar suksesvol deurgebring het. Waarom sal ek nie ook in Afrikaans musiek opneem nie?” vra hy. Nie net op die album nie, maar ook as taal in die geheel. “Toe Ons Jonk Was”, “Mooi”, “Hoop In Die Donker” en “Liefling” is almal ‘n toonvenster van hoe goed ‘n mens jouself in Afrikaans kan uitdruk. Dit is netjies ingeryg en vertel ‘n verhaal wat aan ons almal bekend is. “Hierdie album en sy liedjies is ‘n hoofstuk - ‘n dokument in tyd - van emosies. Elvis se buitengewone vermoë om popkultuur te verstaan en dit wat vir ons almal relevant en belangrik is in sy lirieke te verweef, maak van hom ‘n meester. Die album is vir almal om te geniet, en propvol “Afrikaans”ĭie eerste enkelsnit, “Rede Om Te Glo”’, is al klaar ‘n groot treffer en word gereeld op radiostasies regoor die land gespeel. Twaalf oorspronklike snitte (self geskryf deur Elvis Blue). Ons almal ken en respekteer hom as wenner van vele Suid-Afrikaanse Musiekpryse (Samas) en as suksesvolle sanger met multi-platimumverkope op sy kerfstok, maar nou Elvis Blue terug na sy wortels met ’n album wat eenvoudig Afrikaans heet. Na drie jaar se gebeitel is Elvis Blue gereed om met sy indrukwekkende aantal aanhangers ’n deel van sy persoonlikheid as sanger en liedjieskrywer te deel wat hulle dalk nog nie sal ken nie.