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Fokofpolisiekar
Fokofpolisiekar (, ''Fuckoffpolicecar'') is an Afrikaans alternative rock band from Bellville, Western Cape, Bellville, near Cape Town, South Africa. Due to the obscenity in the name, they are also commonly known simply as Polisiekar or FPK. Band history The band was formed in April 2003, initially as a joke to shock the mostly Conservatism, conservative Afrikaner community with its name and also the notion of an Afrikaans alternative band. All the members were well known in local underground music circles from their work in the bands New World Inside, 7th Breed, and 22 Stars. In late 2003, they released their first EP, ''As Jy Met Vuur Speel Sal Jy Brand'' (If You Play With Fire You Will Burn), soon after forming. One of the tracks from the EP, ''Hemel op die Platteland'' (Heaven in the Countryside), made history when it became the first Afrikaans song to be officially playlisted on national radio station 5FM. Their first complete album, ''Lugsteuring'', released in 2004, wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
As Jy Met Vuur Speel Sal Jy Brand
"As Jy Met Vuur Speel Sal Jy Brand" (; ''If you play with fire, you will get burned'') is the debut CD of the South African punk rock band Fokofpolisiekar. It is a seven track EP released in 2003 by Rhythm Records in South Africa. In 2004, it was reissued with a bonus track, "Fokofpolisiekar", and the music video for "Hemel op die platteland". The original version of the EP was released with a white cover, while the reissue had a black one. In 2013, it was reissued on 10" vinyl for the band's tenth anniversary, with new cover art. This edition was reissued in 2018. Both versions included the hidden material from the CD releases. In 2023, the album was reissued on vinyl, with the original white variant of the CD cover art and a new song, "Blades", which was originally written during the writing sessions for the band's debut full-length album ''Lugsteuring''. This edition, however, omits the hidden tracks from the CD and 2013 vinyl releases. Track listing External links Offi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Selfmedikasie
''Selfmedikasie'' is a full-length album by South African punk rock band Fokofpolisiekar Fokofpolisiekar (, ''Fuckoffpolicecar'') is an Afrikaans alternative rock band from Bellville, Western Cape, Bellville, near Cape Town, South Africa. Due to the obscenity in the name, they are also commonly known simply as Polisiekar or FPK. .... It was released in 2017 after a crowdfunding campaign oThundafund Track listing References External links Official Fokofpolisiekar website {{Authority control 2017 albums Fokofpolisiekar albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lugsteuring
Lugsteuring (, ) is the first full-length album from the South African alternative rock band Fokofpolisiekar (Fuck Off Police Car). It was released in 2004 by Rhythm Records in South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. Its Provinces of South Africa, nine provinces are bounded to the south by of coastline that stretches along the Atlantic O .... Track listing In order to commemorate 10 years since the release of Lugsteuring, the album has been re-released on vinyl. A limited run of 500 copies were pressed. References {{Authority control 2004 albums Fokofpolisiekar albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brand Suid-Afrika (song)
"Brand Suid-Afrika", which can directly be translated to "Burn South Africa," is a 4-track EP by South African punk rock band Fokofpolisiekar. It was released by Rhythm Records in 2006 and includes a music video of a previously released single, "Hemel Op Die Platteland (Acoustic)". The CD is about 14 minutes long without the music video. Song interpretation The writer states that his waking life is through the memories of old men, as if he has nothing to be proud of, no memories or identity of his own. This appears to be a reference that many of the older people in South Africa are still clinging to the Apartheid past and that the younger generation does not have an identity of their own but lives in the shadows of the past. Together with the image created of South Africa burning in the shadows and the reference to the 'Ossewa Brandwag' blowing up the municipality, this could be read as stating that people are struggling to move on and keep dredging up the past while the present/fu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francois Van Coke
Francois Badenhorst (; born 18 September 1980), better known by his stage name Francois Van Coke, is a South African singer-songwriter, rose to fame as the front man of South African rock bands Fokofpolisiekar and Van Coke Kartel. On the 8 April 2015, Francois launched his self-titled debut solo album and kicked his solo career into gear with the release of "Toe Vind Ek Jou" featuring Karen Zoid. It was the first Afrikaans album and single to simultaneously jump to number one positions on the South African iTunes Store. The song was downloaded more than 20,000 times on iTunes, achieving Platinum status as a single. The music video for "Toe Vind Ek Jou" was viewed over a million times within six-month and was announced as the biggest Afrikaans music video of 2015. His second album, ''Hierdie is die Lewe'' followed in 2017 and in 2018 he released a collab-EP, ''Francois van Coke en Vriende'' featuring collaborations with Die Heuwels Fantasties, Early B, Laudo Liebenberg and Jack ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swanesang
''Swanesang'' (, ) is the second full-length album by South African punk rock band Fokofpolisiekar Fokofpolisiekar (, ''Fuckoffpolicecar'') is an Afrikaans alternative rock band from Bellville, Western Cape, Bellville, near Cape Town, South Africa. Due to the obscenity in the name, they are also commonly known simply as Polisiekar or FPK. .... It was released in 2006 by Rhythm Records and includes the song "Brand Suid-Afrika", which was previously released on their '' Brand Suid-Afrika'' EP. Track listing External links Official Fokofpolisiekar website 2006 albums Fokofpolisiekar albums {{2000s-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brand Suid-Afrika
"Brand Suid-Afrika", which can directly be translated to "Burn South Africa," is a 4-track EP by South African punk rock band Fokofpolisiekar. It was released by Rhythm Records in 2006 and includes a music video of a previously released single, "Hemel Op Die Platteland (Acoustic)". The CD is about 14 minutes long without the music video. Song interpretation The writer states that his waking life is through the memories of old men, as if he has nothing to be proud of, no memories or identity of his own. This appears to be a reference that many of the older people in South Africa are still clinging to the Apartheid past and that the younger generation does not have an identity of their own but lives in the shadows of the past. Together with the image created of South Africa burning in the shadows and the reference to the ' Ossewa Brandwag' blowing up the municipality, this could be read as stating that people are struggling to move on and keep dredging up the past while the present/f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Encounters Festival South Africa
Encounters South African International Documentary Festival (Encounters) is the premier documentary festival in Africa and one of the oldest film festivals on the continent. It remains one of only a few on the continent that is solely dedicated to the genre. The festival is organised by the Encounters Training and Development Institute. Since its inception, the festival has advanced the currency of documentaries in the country and region, supporting new productions and giving an African platform to international documentaries. The 26th edition will take place from 20 to 30 June 2024. Background The Encounters South African International Documentary Festival first took place in 1999. Since then, its main objective has been to develop the documentary industry in South Africa, both in terms of increasing production and creating an audience for the genre. The festival actively seeks to support and promote local and African films, filmmakers and festivals to an international market. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bellville, Western Cape
Bellville is a large town in the Western Cape, South Africa, and is part of the Northern Suburbs, Cape Town, Northern Suburbs of Cape Town. Having formerly been an independent city, it was later incorporated into the City of Cape Town, City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality, which is located in the Western Cape province of South Africa. The town is an industrial and commercial node, a university town, and a major transportation hub within the greater Cape Town metropolitan area. The residential suburb of Bellville lies approximately 23 kilometres (14.3 mi) north-east of Cape Town and 38 kilometres (23.6 mi) south-west of Paarl set amongst the Tygerberg Hills with views over the Cape Fold Mountains. Vehicle registrations in Bellville start with CY which also covers the Tygerberg areas of Durbanville, Parow, South Africa, Parow and Goodwood, Western Cape, Goodwood. Therewith, the quote "Come to Bellville and CY". Established It was founded as "12 Mile Post" (Afrikaan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Afrikaner
Afrikaners () are a Southern African ethnic group descended from predominantly Dutch settlers who first arrived at the Cape of Good Hope in 1652.Entry: Cape Colony. ''Encyclopædia Britannica Volume 4 Part 2: Brain to Casting''. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. 1933. James Louis Garvin, editor. Until 1994, they dominated South Africa's politics as well as the country's commercial agricultural sector. Afrikaans, a language which evolved from the Dutch dialect of South Holland, is the mother tongue of Afrikaners and most Cape Coloureds. According to the South African National Census of 2022, 10.6% of South Africans claimed to speak Afrikaans as a first language at home, making it the country's third-largest home language after Zulu and Xhosa. The arrival of Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama at Calicut, India, in 1498 opened a gateway of free access to Asia from Western Europe around the Cape of Good Hope. This access necessitated the founding and safeguarding of tra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Extended Play
An extended play (EP) is a Sound recording and reproduction, musical recording that contains more tracks than a Single (music), single but fewer than an album. Contemporary EPs generally contain up to eight tracks and have a playing time of 15 to 30 minutes. An EP is usually less cohesive than an album and more "non-committal". An extended play (EP) originally referred to a specific type of 45 revolutions per minute, rpm phonograph record other than 78 rpm standard play (SP) and 33 rpm LP record, long play (LP), but , also applies to mid-length Compact disc, CDs and Music download, downloads. EPs are considered "less expensive and less time-consuming" for an artist to produce than an album, and have long been popular with punk and indie bands. In K-pop and J-pop, they are usually referred to as Mini-LP, mini-albums. Background History EPs were released in various sizes in different eras. The earliest multi-track records, issued around 1919 by Grey Gull Records, were Vertic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queens Of The Stone Age
Queens of the Stone Age (commonly abbreviated as QOTSA or QotSA) is an American rock band formed in Seattle in 1996. The band was founded by vocalist and guitarist Josh Homme shortly before he returned to his native Palm Desert, California. Homme has been the only constant member throughout multiple line-up changes; since 2013, the line-up has consisted of Homme, Troy Van Leeuwen (guitar, lap steel, keyboards, percussion, backing vocals), Michael Shuman (bass, keyboards, backing vocals), Dean Fertita (keyboards, guitar, percussion, backing vocals), and Jon Theodore (drums, percussion). Formed after the dissolution of Homme's previous band Kyuss, the band originated from the spread of the Palm Desert music scene. Its self-titled debut album (1998) was recorded with Homme singing and playing all instruments except drums, which were provided by former Kyuss member Alfredo Hernández. Bassist Nick Oliveri joined the band for its accompanying tour and soon became co-lead ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
