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About Me

Reini Adelbert - Singer/songwriter, blues guitarist and regular performer with diverse groupings in the Cape including Black River Blues Band, Pretzelogic and Los Ballos Quatros. Folk rock, Afro-blues, jazz and rockabilly. Reini is also a lawyer, businessman, linguist, global citizen and cyclist. Plays acoustic, electric, slide, fretless bass, double bass, harmonica and vocals. Has recorded stax of material on a Roland VS840 - mainly acoustic stuff, a selection of which are collected on the album 'As good as it gets...' available online at Rhythm Records. ENJOY AND SUPPORT LOCAL LIVE MUSIC!

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Member Since: 30/07/2008
Band Website: http://reiniadelbert.blogspot.com/
Band Members: Mainly solo but sometimes with Jonny, Julie and Caroline Blundell, James Kaye, Zoltan Szabo, Pretzelogic, Dom, Stef, Tim Faull, Eric Newton, Gavin Smith, Ben Pheiffer, James Harris and other members of the Cape Town muso community.
Influences: Blues, folk-rock and jazz; South African township music, swamp and delta music; the sound of wood & steel, slide, brushes & percussion, fretless bass or upright, Taylors, Martins, Santa Cruz, PRS, '52 Tele, my handwired Lange tubeamp, SWR California Blonde, blues harps and all the other toys.......
Sounds Like: Afro-Blues, folk rock, countryish......Clapton, Van, JT, Juluka, Vusi, Waifs, Bright Blue, Mannenberg.............
Record Label: Racoustic/DIY
Type of Label: Indie

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Posted by on Tue, 13 Jan 2009 06:55:00 GMT

Corr Guitars

The focus of Corr Guitars is the creation of fine instruments for the discerning player. These are hand built in South Africa - see  http://www.corrguitars.co.za/
Posted by on Thu, 09 Oct 2008 18:45:00 GMT

LANGE BOUTIQUE AMPLIFIERS

I have been using a 'Blackstone' 40 watt valve amp lovingly hand built in SA by master craftsman, Bill Lange. It has an outstanding valve-driven spring reverb, 2 x 6L6 2 x ECC81 and 2 x ECC8...
Posted by on Mon, 22 Sep 2008 11:50:00 GMT

HUGHS FINE GUITARS

My Martin 0018V is amazing - it just keeps getting sweeter and louder.....thanks Hugh! Check out http://www.hughsfineguitars.co.za/ for a fabulous collection of Martins and other beauties  
Posted by on Sun, 21 Sep 2008 07:31:00 GMT

My music is available from Rhythm Records

http://www.rhythmrecords.co.za/store/viewAlbum.asp?idAlbum=1 032 My sincere thanks for your support
Posted by on Tue, 09 Sep 2008 11:44:00 GMT

more history

Some important people and events in my musical life have been - Krugersdorp in the sixties, Asher Klawansky, Connie Furstenburg (sadly missed), folk fests, the wonderful Blundell family, esp Jonny Car...
Posted by on Thu, 31 Jul 2008 04:01:00 GMT

history

It all started with Asher in K'dorp in the 60's. He taught me the guitar and we did Simon & Garfunkel, Dylan and the coffe shop folk stuff. The Beatroots folllowed with Greg Wills, Mark Matthias, ...
Posted by on Wed, 30 Jul 2008 10:57:00 GMT