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MUSIC
Smokie in Cape Town
Venue: Grand West Casino, Van Guard Dr, Goodwood. Tel: 083 915
8000.
Time: 8:00pm
Price: -
Performances: 3 Oct 2008
Genre: Pop
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The British rock group, Smokie, will be touring South-Africa in
October as part of their world tour.
After two very successful cover albums, Smokie has returned to
song-writing on their new studio album "On the Wire". According to bass
player Terry Uttley, a founder and member of almost 30 years, Smokie has
never been in better shape than now. For the first time in many years,
Smokie has released a studio album with their own material. The album,
"On the Wire", marks the beginning of a strong new period for the band,
which refuses to sit back and stop developing despite almost 30 years in
the business.
"We continue to grow with this album. After two albums of cover
versions it was very important for us to start writing again as we are
still very ambitious. In fact, 11 of the 14 songs on the new album were
written by us and we are quite satisfied", says Uttley.
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As the only original band member out of the 5 current members, he has
been on board since the beginning, in 1975, when Smokie still called
themselves Smokey and released the debut album "Pass It Around". He has
experienced both the ups and the downs, but for the most part, it has been
good – a long row of number one hits, full stadiums and three generations
of enthusiastic fans.
"Smokie is not a team of stars. We are a band. Smokie is a sound and
not dependent on one person, which is often the case on the pop scene.
Our strength is our teamwork and I'm not afraid to say that our current
composition is the best one ever. Smokie has simply never been better
than it is today", Uttley continues.
Supersterre (SABC2) winner, Kobus Muller will perform as guest artist
and warm up act for Smokie. This talented 22 year old singer just released
his debut album which already received Gold status. He wrote five songs
on the CD himself and also performed duets with Nicholis Louw and Patricia
Lewis. Kobus is very excited to perform with SMOKIE. “I grew up with the
music of SMOKIE and it is such an honour to be part of their world tour
here in South Africa. I am sure I am going to enjoy it tremendously and I
am also prepared to learn a lot from this super popular group that has
been around for 30 years!,” Kobus said.
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