Rian Malan & Was Daar Band

“We are a three-piece folk outfit, not a rock band.  The magic of Rian’s songs lies mostly in the words, so we play at a volume where words are audible.  Ideally we like to play for audiences that listen, but if the situation calls for opskop, we can do that too.”

Was Daar Band entertains their audience with an array of folk music from around the world built around Rian Malans original English and Afrikaans songs. For those who don’t know Rian, he was a founder of RKO (Radio Kalahari Orkes) and wrote many of their songs including Staan My By and Kaptein.

Was Daar Band has performed at numerous public and private events including Die Bordinghuys Teater in Wellington, Die Boekklub in Franschhoek, The Press Room Cafe in Stillbay, Die Weskus Oppi Koppi festival.

Rian Malan (guitar & vocals) and Guy Tillim (guitar & vocals) Hannah Loewenthal (violin).