Al Bairre Explained

Al Bairre
Origin:Cape Town, South Africa
Genre:Indie Pop
Years Active:2012−2017
Past Members:
  • Kyle Davis
  • Tom Kotze
  • Nicolas Preen
  • Tessa Johnson
  • Julia Johnson

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] performed 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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Al Bairre, Capetown South Africa. SoundCloud. 17 September 2017.
  2. Web site: Al Bairre's devastating announcement has left us heartbroken. Channel 24 City Press. 17 September 2017.
  3. Web site: Biography. Last FM. 17 September 2017.
  4. Web site: Al Bairre Biography, Tour History and Past Concepts. 24 September 2016 . SongKick. 17 September 2017.
  5. Web site: Profile: Al Bairre. What's On In Capetown. 17 September 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170917172040/https://www.whatsonincapetown.com/post/profile-al-bairre/. 17 September 2017. dead.
  6. Web site: 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]. 16 December 2015 . Reddit. 17 September 2017.
  7. Web site: Al Bairre – A Mad Love for Music (Interview). 29 May 2014 . Raving Fox. 17 September 2017.
  8. Web site: MK Awards. We Are Awesome. 17 September 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20160310203000/http://we-are-awesome.com/mk-awards-2014-winners/. 10 March 2016. dead.
  9. Web site: Haffejee. Zia. 4 Things you probably didn't know about Al Bairre. Red Bull. 17 September 2017.
  10. Web site: Al Bairre Bio. Music in Africa. 17 September 2017. 2016-04-25.
  11. Web site: Al Bairre's devastating announcement has left us heartbroken. 2017-02-21.

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