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Roland Albertson

Rank #1 Jo'burg, ZA Americana / Alternative / Folk

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Members: Roland Albertson

Sounds Like: Jack Johnson, Coldplay, Beck, Red Hot Chili Peppers, JJ Cale

Label: Unsigned

Manager: Self managed

Bio: Roland Albertson fuses laid-back grooves with sweeping melodic rock moments. The result is ‘acoustic surf rock’ – a blend of surf, sun, rock and rhythm!

Performing as a solo acoustic act in London since 2003, Joburg-born Roland moved back to South Africa in 2010 to bring his sound to home soil. ... See Full Bio

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My news: 2 more rough live recordings, album fund progress, and my shoulder op http://rvrb.fm/11JicSW

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“Roland has always dreamed of surrounding himself with world-class professionals and recording a full-length, studio album.”

— theBOMBsurf

“White Wednesday is a song about all the beautiful places on the planet and how quickly they are disappearing as a result of global warming and over-population. Roland says, "With a bit of luck, this song will inspire people to do something about it".”

— theBOMBsurf

“Promising acoustic surfer-lite stuff... This debut six-track EP pitches Johannesburg-born singer songwriter, Albertson somewhere between Jack Johnson and Coldplay (especially Chris Martin-like on “Picking up the Pieces”).”

— Toast Coetzer, Rolling Stone (SA Edition)

“Considering the dose of passion Roland has for his music, he’s sure to only intoxicate more people as he goes... It’s precisely this attitude that captures interest and pervades Roland’s melodies and lyrics.”

— Fiona Milligan, The South African (London)

“This EP is an excellent introduction to his output for listeners more accustomed to having their music presented to them through more commercial channels.”

— Bruce Dennill, The Citizen - CD Review

“I flippin’ love SA. I wrote a song called No Place Like Home in the middle of a London winter. I think this song really sums it up for me. One of the lyrics is “the sun and seas and the clear blue skies, a little place you call home”.”

— LW MAG, Roland Albertson Interview

“There will be fresh acoustic surf rock from Roland Albertson. Although based in Joburg, Roland's heart lives in Cape Town and his love of the sea is evident in his passion to play at this Sunday surf and sea event.”

— Karl Mynhardt, K&i - Muizenberg Beach Cleanup

“As local acoustic muso Roland Albertson set the ball rolling with the tunes...everyone hit the beach and surrounding areas to pick up all the litter left after a long summer season and relentless on-shores...”

— Patricia Issertes, It's ALL about SURFING... - No one likes a DIRTY Beach

“There was a great 'spontaneous' reaction from people who were there. It was such an awesome vibe, assisted by the hype created by the musician Roland Albertson...”

— theBOMBsurf Blog, Keep It F@#kin Tidy!

“The event was a great success and all the kids had a great time. Everyone collected loads of rubbish and I got them involved in my acoustic set afterwards with recycled rubbish...”

— Willemien Calitz, Green Times - muizenberg surfers clean up beach in one hour

“Institute Of Contemporary Music Performance alumnus Roland Albertson (guitar Higher Diploma) won "Best Male Artist" at this year’s International Acoustic Music Awards. The International Acoustic Music Awards promotes excellence in acoustic music performance and artistry, assisting deserving acts in exposing their music to a worldwide audience.”

— UltimateGuitar.com

“Institute of Contemporary Music Performance alumnus Roland Albertson (guitar Higher Diploma) won ‘Best Male Artist’ at this year’s International Acoustic Music Awards.”

— Gig Events Guide UK

“Out of over 10,000 entries, Roland was the first ever South African to win an award in this contest! It was a song of his called Broken.”

— Sue Northam, SA Music in London

“What a way to kick-start his birthday month! Roland Albertson woke up grinning on 2 February after being told on Tuesday that he’d won the ‘Best Male Artist’ in the 7th annual International Acoustic Music Awards (IAMA)”

— Music Review

“Gehoor van Roland Albertson? Die musiek van dié plaaslike musikant is om al die regte redes op JIP se radar - hy is ook onlangs aangewys as die beste manlike kunstenaar by die sewende jaarlikse International Acoustic Music Awards. Clarissa Grobler het met hom gesels.”

— Clarissa Grobler, JIP

“It was a windy Wednesday night in the Mother City. I was invited to attend the Puma Social Club launch along with singer songwriter Roland Albertson. (and a whole other bunch of cool Capetonian music and sports personalities.. from Faryll Purkiss and Jon Savage to Schalk Burger and Herschelle Gibbs)”

— Sue Northam, SA music in London

“We have been enjoying your debut album, Legends of the Sun, in theBOMBshelter, your music is really mellow and has a great surfer feel to it. ”

— Mark Sheppy, theBOMBsurf

“Legends Of The Sun opens with filigree picked guitar riff that gets straight into your psyche. “White Wednesday” seems to be a fairly simple plea to save the planet with a burst of tribal drums and background vocal chanting to aid the ethnic drive of the piece.”

— Tony Hardy, Consequence of Sound

“Spoken like a true homesick South African who has lived abroad too long... this video captures what any long-living overseas South African can relate to”

— Sue Northam, SA Promo

“Finally, an exciting AC discovery is Roland Albertson, who describes his music as 'fresh surf rock'”

— Therese Owen, Tonight.co.za

“What can we expect from your new EP? I've put together six of my best tracks and got them polished by a cool studio in town. It's sounding very fresh!”

— Sue Northam, SAPromo

“Albertson’s music has generated an increasing amount of airplay, particularly online, and the musician seems to have hit paydirt.”

— Lindy Timm, The South African

“I’ve been living in London for just over 4 years now. I’ve handed out flyers on busy town streets; I’ve been a painter; I’ve packed boxes; I’ve sold braai’s to the British; I’ve packed shelves; I’ve poured smoothies; been a park ranger (a.k.a ‘rubbish man’). Some for min wage. So”

— Roland Albertson, Homecoming Revolution

“London-dwelling South African, Roland, does a very neat line in singer-songwriter acousticness. Elliott Smith-y, Jack Johnson-y, for sure, but you can rarely go wrong with simple, powerful songwriting and a great voice. And he’s not gone wrong.”

— indiestore, indiestore recommends

"Introducing Roland Albertson"

— Liezl Maclean, The South African

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Mama's Shebeen
Johannesburg, ZA | 1:00pm
Mama's Shebeen
Johannesburg, ZA
Sun Sep 29 1:00pm
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Chilled acoustic vibes at Mama's Shebeen in Greenside. Presented by Justin Serrao. Line-up TBC.

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PER DIEM
great guitars n delivery mate! PER DIEM
BINETTI
I'm listening your songs for the first time and I really get positive vibrations for my soul. Thanks for sharing here. Jean-Chris from Paris / Berlin
Bobby McIntyre
Here to show some support. please check out my new song Let Me love you if you get a chance. God bless
NELSON VINCENT
You got a cool sound with catchy lyrics!
Paul Amirault
Awesome and wonderfully done music:) Glad to be your fan!
7Heaven
Beautiful Music !!! PLEASURE to meet you, Thank you!! BEST wishes ^_^ Please Support and like me on fb http://www.facebook.com/pages/7Heaven-Band-Ponorogo/184297121...

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