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The Rudimentals | |
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Origin | Cape Town, South Africa |
Genres | Ska Reggae |
Years active | 2000–present |
Labels | V-Labs/Rising Records/Independent |
Members | Llyod 'King Labash' Muponda Cotterell 'Khaos' Jop Whosane Pangaea Ross MacDonald Simon Bates Jodi Engelbrecht Michael Levy Giovanni Serci Errol Strachan Matt Willis Benji De Kock |
Past members | Barry Clausen, Milandru Mapengo, Etienne Harris, Dirk Meerkotter, Duane Heydenrych, Teboes Maidza,, Kyle Gray, Clem Carr, Bonj Mpanza, Antonio Cencherle, Nikolai Atiros |
Website | http://www.therudimentals.com/ |
The Rudimentals are a nine-piece ska/reggae band from Cape Town, South Africa. The band's releases include two CDs, More Fire and Set It Proper, and a live DVD/CD combo of the 2007 Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens Concert.[1] More recently a new 5-song EP, Blaze Up The Fire was also released in November 2014, and a single track Bubbling for radio in February 2015.[2] The band was previously signed to the United Kingdom-based Moon Ska World distribution label. The group is one of a handful of Cape Town reggae-influenced bands, and has been described as a South African institution in tourist guides and on websites.