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Kai Horsethemke |
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| Born 2 June 1957 in Witten/ Germany Married to Edda; 2 sons, Tau and Vusi ‘Real’ job: lecturer in Philosophy in Wits University’s School of Education Passions include: animal rights and welfare; vinyl/ LP records; drive-in movies Instruments fretless 4- and 5-string bass guitars, electric double bass Styles Rock, blues, reggae, crossover/ fusion, acid jazz; personal favourites also include Native American, Celtic and Asian folk musics Live Work Began playing professionally in 1983, with Wildebeest and later Khaya; longtime residency at legendary nightclub ‘No. 58’ in Hillbrow, from 1985-91; show and theatre work includes ‘Déjà Vu’ (a tribute to Crosby Stills Nash & Young), Didi Kriel’s ‘Legends I & II’ and ‘Total Eclipse’, Fiona Ramsay’s tribute to Marianne Faithfull, ‘Telegrams from Hell’, and Graham Weir’s ‘Psychodelic Cowboy and Sister Nun’; additional work with Thembi Mtshali, Thandi Klaasen, Larry Amos, Jax Myth (Terence Reis & Kate Normington), and Leonel Bastos & Be Like Water; various cruise ships between 1991 and 1995 (most memorable experience: being on the ‘Achille Lauro’ on its last ill-fated journey, when it went down); recent work with Little Sister, Kathy van Rensburg’s Feather Doctors, Jonathan Crossley, and Highway Jam (voted jazz combo of the year in Old Mutual’s ‘Jazz Encounters’ 2000). Select Discography (with other artists) Be Like Water – ‘Um…’ League of Nations – ‘Let me be your Pilot’ Little Sister – ‘While no-one was looking’ (with Highway Jam) ‘Grasslands’ ‘Always Being’ ‘Wild Life’ (solo albums) ‘Grasslands – Slight Return’ ‘as if.’ ‘21st Century Grasslands’ (about to be completed) |
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