Al Bairre
Al Bairre | |
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Background information | |
Origin | Cape Town, South Africa |
Genres | Indie Pop |
Years active | 2012−2017 |
Past members |
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Al Bairre was an Indie pop-rock band from Cape Town[1] that existed between 2012 and 2017.[2]
Over the years the five-person band (three men, Kyle Davis, Tom Kotze and Nicolas Preen and two women, Tessa Johnson and Julia Johnson)[3] played in London, UK, Berlin, Germany, Rorschach, Switzerland and various cities in South Africa.[4]
Publicity[]
During their five years in action, they were featured in various publications including: YES Lifestyle Magazine,[5] THE BIG ISSUE[6] and Your LMG.[7]
Awards[]
In 2014,[8] Al Bairre won two MK awards[9] (for Best Newcomer and Best Music Video).[10]
Break up[]
In 2017, the band announced they would be splitting up saying "Having achieved all the goals we set for ourselves over the last 5 years - we all feel like it’s the right time to try something new," [11]
References[]
- ^ "Al Bairre, Capetown South Africa". Sound Cloud. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
- ^ "Al Bairre's devastating announcement has left us heartbroken". Channel 24 City Press. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
- ^ "Biography". Last FM. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
- ^ "Al Bairre Biography, Tour History and Past Concepts". SongKick. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
- ^ "Profile: Al Bairre". What's On In Capetown. Archived from the original on 17 September 2017. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
- ^ "Al Bairre - Lets Fall In Love Some More [Indie pop] (2015) Very fun, light sound out of South Africa, ukulele heavy, getting some play on the "up and comers" show on my local radio". Reddit. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
- ^ "Al Bairre – A Mad Love for Music (Interview)". Raving Fox. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
- ^ "MK Awards". We Are Awesome. Archived from the original on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
- ^ Haffejee, Zia. "4 Things you probably didn't know about Al Bairre". Red Bull. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
- ^ "Al Bairre Bio". Music in Africa. 2016-04-25. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
- ^ "Al Bairre's devastating announcement has left us heartbroken". 2017-02-21.
- South African rock music groups
- Musical groups from Cape Town