Die Antwoord
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Die Antwoord (Afrikaans: "The Answer") is a Zef-Rap band from Cape Town, South Africa consisting of Ninja, Yo-Landi Vi$$er and DJ Hi-Tek.
Die Antwoord made their debut in 2009 at Ramfest, a yearly music festival outside Worcester, Western Cape, where they performed their song “Doosdronk” with Fokofpolisiekar and rapper Jack Parow.[1]
The band labels themselves as a mixture of many diverse cultures all mixed into one. The band has signed with Netherlands music company Magnetron Music and is planning to tour Europe in April 2010. They announced via their website that they will be visiting France, Belgium, Amsterdam and London; however, the tour was put on hold after one of their members went missing in January 2010.[2] Tracks from their upcoming album $o$ are streamed on their official website.
History
Ninja (Watkin Tudor Jones) previously founded another art/music project called Max Normal along with Yo-Landi. He is commonly known as "Waddy", but frequently will not answer to this name. In 1994 "Waddy" fronted The Original Evergreens and released their albums Puff the Magic (1995) and Burn the Evidence (1997) signed to Sony Music. After The Original Evergreens, Ninja fronted hip-hop band Max Normal. Yo-landi and Ninja are married and have a daughter[3].
Discography
Tracks from their upcoming debut album '$O$' are hosted and streamed via the bands official website for free - Ninja also handed out free albums with hand-drawn artwork at live shows called $O$: Burnt By the Master.
The album is known to include the following songs:
- Beat Boy
- Dagga Puff
- Doosdronk feat. Jack Parow and Fokofpolisiekar
- Enter The Ninja
- I Don't Need You
- Liewe Maatjies
- Rich Bitch
- Scopie
- Super Evil killer prawn remix
- Very Fancy
- Wat Pomp
- Wie Maakie Jol Vol
According to Videogum.com Die Antwoord is actually composed of former art school students. You can view several of their school videos on YouTube under MaxNormal.TV.
References
- ^ Die Antwoord op BakhtinRapport.
- ^ DJ Hi-Tek van Die Antwoord word al ses dae vermis. Die Burger. Accessed 2010-02-03.
- ^ .24 Facts: Die Antwoord Channel24