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| Name | Role |
| Hennie van Halen | Bass |
| Hunter Kennedy | Rhythm guitar and backing vox |
| Jaco Snake Venter | Drums |
| Laudo Liebenberg | Vocals and Lead Guitar |
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aKING
aKing is a melodic Pop-Rock band. The band was formed when Hunter Kennedy and Jaco Venter from Fokofpolisiekar, teamed up with friends Laudo Liebenberg and Hennie van Halen, joining their combined creative forces in making music that expresses their shared experiences and influences. aKing is an audio diary of life and survival in the suburbs.
Being members of Fokofpolisiekar, Hunter Kennedy and Jaco Venter need no introduction to the South African Music scene. Fokofpolisiekar has revolutionized Afrikaans rock music by challenging and shifting rigid Afrikaans mindsets. Controversial as they are perceived to be, Fokofpolisiekar has written themselves into the history books of Afrikaans Music with their fiery reign of excellent musicianship, relevant intelligent lyrics and larger than life live performances. FPK has won numerous awards including a SAMA for Best Afrikaans Rock album for “Swanesang” and they have opened commercial doors for Afrikaans rock music by being the first Afrikaans band to have tracks play-listed on national commercial radio station 5fm.
Hunter, who wrote most of the lyrics for Fokofpolisiekar, co wrote 8 of the tracks on the AKing album with vocalist Laudo Liebenberg.
Bassist Hennie van Halen has known the rest of the band since high-school. He studied for two years after school and worked in the sound industry for a while before leaving to spend some time overseas as an English teacher in China. On his return from abroad he lived in the Fokofpolisiekar house while the band was away on tour – and it was in this time that he started jamming and writing songs with Laudo.
Laudo Liebenberg studied Drama at the University of Stellenbosch and is best known for playing the lead role in Marthinus Basson`s acclaimed productions of Romeo and Juliet and Broers.
aKing`s debut album “Dutch Courage” (all the bandmembers are Afrikaans) will be released on 8 February 2008. The album was recorded at BSharp Studios in Boksburg and contains 11 original English rock tracks.
A video of the first single “The Dance” is currently being screened on MK. Further channels to be sampled with a copy of the video include SABC 2, SABC 3, MNET, MTV and Go!
aKing was seen for the first time on national television as guests on Nicky Greenwall`s ETV Showbiz Report on Saturday 12 January. Inserts on KA DA SABC 2 and MK have also been scheduled.
National media and radio stations will be sampled with a copy of the album.
aKing is scheduled to go on a nationwide tour in March 2008 to introduce the band and promote the album.
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