Please come and show your support, we really need it! The cafe Roux team
Masi fundraiser this Sunday In light of the tragic fire that occurred in Masiphumulele yesterday, we will be hosting a fund raising gig outside at Cafe Roux on Sunday afternoon the 20th December at 5pm. Three members of our staff, and thousands more, have lost everything in the fire. We will be raising as much funds as we can in order to help them start their lives again. Dan Green, from Me and Mr Green, will be performing his Bruce Springsteen Tribute show and we are very fortunate to have his brother Jon in town to perform alongside him. Jon is an extremely talented musician and song writer who has written for the likes of James Bay, Sam Smith, Linkin Park, Kylie Minogue, Paloma Faith and Lady Antebellum amongst many others. The brother’s chemistry is not to be missed and as anyone who has seen Dan’s Springsteen show will testify, it’s a special experience. There will be no tickets for sale so table bookings are essential – call 021 789 2538 to book a table (they’re well spaced out). You’re also welcome to come down and spread out on the grass in the distance and use our bar. We will be taking donations on the day and this event will be strictly Covid compliant.
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Anna Wolf is an artist not easily forgotten.
A performer, with a performance, that will stay with you long after she steps off the stage.
Anna Wolf creates alternative pop for the music snob, forcefully performed to stamp her into audiences’ memory. She is a seductive, dark and vulnerable artist that will hypnotise you on a journey of self-discovery, leaving you with a feeling of being heard. Although she has had many names, released numerous albums and performed in front of thousands of fans across the world, she has only recently skinned her past by facing it with her debut single, “Believer”, as Anna Wolf.
Born in Pretoria, South Africa, in turbulent home circumstances, she signed her first record deal at a very young age. Releasing her 2013 debut album, The Dark Horse, under the moniker, Tailor, the album was nominated twice at the SAMA’s (South African Music Awards). She received another SAMA nomination in 2015 for her second album, Light, as well as one in 2016 for her third album, Trust Pt. 1.
In 2016, Wolf, still Tailor at the time, recorded her third album, Trust Pt. 1, with producer Zak Loy (member of the multi-platinum American band LIVE) in Austin, Texas at the infamous Orb Recording Studio. She collaborated on this album with various musicians ranging from bassist, Ainar Peterson (Kelly Clarkson) to drummer, Antoun Ramy (Seal, Black Eyed Peas) amongst others. She was asked to collaborate live and in studio with various world renown performers, producers and industry leaders such as LIVE frontman, Ed Kowalczyk, Ken Stringfellow (The Posies, R.E.M., Big Star) and American/Grammy nominated music producer Tim Palmer (David Bowie, Pearl Jam, U2) to name a few.
In 2017, she was asked to open for Johnny Clegg on his final tour, playing to sold-out audiences in South Africa and London’s iconic Apollo Theatre in Hammersmith. In 2018, she went out on her own, playing a sold-out South Africa tour with demand increasing in the UK and Europe, she was then commissioned to perform in the Netherlands.
Around this time in 2018, she decided to follow her heart to London, officially becoming Anna Wolf, where her talent as a songwriter and performer was recognised by renowned producer and remixer, Pete Boxsta Martin (Sugababes, Jessie J, DJ Marshmello). Boxsta Martin offered her a production deal under his company Three Bears Entertainment the day after she sent him a cellphone video of a song she wrote and performed in an acoustically unique bathtub.
“Believer” was born in the studio that same week with some of the noises Wolf made in the bathtub making it into Boxsta Martin’s explosive final mix. Boxsta Martin was ignited to create an EP with Wolf that started with the release of “Believer” in 2018. Second single, “Silence”, was released in 2019 with much hype and worldwide coverage.
Wolf’s demand hasn’t let up… she’s recently collaborated with Stereophonics’ drummer, Jamie Morrison. Her tracks “Shaped Like A Gun” and “Wolf” from her debut album, Dark Horse, featured on FOX Network’s hit show, ‘So You Think You Can Dance’ for two seasons. She was asked to join the American rock indie darlings, The Posies, on their 30th Anniversary tour across the UK in 2018 and has performed solo shows at various iconic London venues, showcasing at SXSW and playing South Africa’s OppiKoppi and The Real Concert Series in the UK and South Africa and more!
In 2019, Unsigned Only (www.unsignedonly.com) announced Anna Wolf as the Grand Prize Winner for her track, “Believer” in Nashville Tennessee. For the first time in Unsigned Only’s history, the grand prize was awarded to a South African artist. The judging panel is an illustrious collection of global, award-winning, multi-platinum selling musicians and industry executives, this year including the likes of Robert Smith (The Cure) and Aimee Mann. They collectively described Anna Wolf as “truly a compelling and rare artist…a performer with passion and style, a singer with haunting beautiful vocals, and a songwriter with depth and vulnerability… one of the most magnetic and inspiring artists we have ever come across”.
Wolf ended a superb 2019 with another sold out tour of her native South Africa. 2021 doesn’t see Wolf showing signs of slowing down; with more releases of which were recorded in South Africa before COVID19.
You’re invited to witness the phenomenal Anna Wolf.
“Anna Wolf is an extremely rare artist simple on the basis of her fearless experimentation. She has all the conventional quirks expected of an Indie Electro singer.” NEON MUSIC
“Anna Wolf can certainly lead a pack, making everyone in the building turn heads and say ‘who is that woman?’
I didn’t just watch a performance, I watched an art piece.” NEON MUSIC
“Sonic brilliance.” BORN MUSIC ONLINE
“Anna is just so brilliantly out there.” PHACEMAG
“…a biting piece of alt-pop…clinical production aligned to Anna Wolf’s searing vocal.” CLASH (“Silence” exclusive)
“… a haunting pop ballad which tackles the subject of witnessing domestic violence as a child.” LOUD WOMEN (Video of the Day “Silence”)
As a result of Corona, we have evolved into a more casual, ‘market-style’ approach to the way we operate. Patrons sitting outside at cafe Roux, will enjoy a more relaxed, self-serviced food experience and those booked for our indoor evening live music shows, will enjoy a selection of our most popular cafe Roux meals & drinks served by our longstanding waiters.
Dinner available between 6pm and 8pm.
Music starts at 8pm and will be finished by 9h30pm
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- Due to Covid regulations, we will be operating at 50% capacity for these outdoor concerts and ensuring that tables are adequately distanced and sanitised prior to the event.
- For those who buy grass tickets, we encourage you to spread yourselves out widely to ensure social distancing.
- Like Kirstenbosch, our summer concerts go ahead no matter what the weather. If it rains, please dress appropriately and bring your dancing gumboots!
Please note that tickets are non-refundable. - Arrive from 4pm, music between 5pm and 6:30pm
- Please note no cooler boxes/picnic baskets permitted.
- Food & full bar available from cafe Roux
- DUE TO COVID REGULATIONS AND LIMITED SPACE, ALL KIDS TO PAY FULL TICKET PRICE
- Limited seating available due to Covid regulations.
More about Jesse Clegg…
Jesse Clegg is a South African Singer-Songwriter whose three studio albums – “When I Wake Up”, his follow-up “Life On Mars”, and his 2016 release “Things Unseen” – have made the young artist a platinum-selling success in his home country.
After the widespread acclaim of his first album, Jesse’s music caught the attention of 3-time Grammy-winning Canadian producer David Bottrill (Muse, Tool, Placebo). Jesse subsequently moved to Toronto for 4 months to work with Bottrill who produced his second album, Life on Mars.
For much of 2020, Jesse has been recording and writing in both LA and SA for his new album. To commemorate the 1 year anniversary of his father’s passing, Jesse hosted an online tribute concert featuring a diverse line-up of local and international artists. The event sold several thousand tickets and was one of the biggest streaming events in SA music history.
Throughout his career Jesse has released eight Top 10 singles and has been nominated for five South African Mu- sic Awards. As an official ambassador for the Nelson Mandela 46664 foundation, Jesse was invited to play at Radio City Music Hall in New York for the annual Mandela Day Concert.
**ARRIVE FROM 4PM. MUSIC STARTS AT 5 – 6.30PM
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- Due to Covid regulations, we will be operating at 50% capacity for our indoor concerts and ensuring that tables are adequately distanced and sanitised prior to the event
- All COVID regulations apply on entry at our venue
More about Jesse Clegg…
Jesse Clegg is a South African Singer-Songwriter whose three studio albums – “When I Wake Up”, his follow-up “Life On Mars”, and his 2016 release “Things Unseen” – have made the young artist a platinum-selling success in his home country.
After the widespread acclaim of his first album, Jesse’s music caught the attention of 3-time Grammy-winning Canadian producer David Bottrill (Muse, Tool, Placebo). Jesse subsequently moved to Toronto for 4 months to work with Bottrill who produced his second album, Life on Mars.
For much of 2020, Jesse has been recording and writing in both LA and SA for his new album. To commemorate the 1 year anniversary of his father’s passing, Jesse hosted an online tribute concert featuring a diverse line-up of local and international artists. The event sold several thousand tickets and was one of the biggest streaming events in SA music history.
Throughout his career Jesse has released eight Top 10 singles and has been nominated for five South African Mu- sic Awards. As an official ambassador for the Nelson Mandela 46664 foundation, Jesse was invited to play at Radio City Music Hall in New York for the annual Mandela Day Concert.
**ARRIVE FROM 5PM. MUSIC STARTS AT 6PM
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Danie du Toit (Reënwolf) is a dynamic young Afrikaans poet-songwriter and musician from Stellenbosch. He exploded onto the South-African music scene in 2012 as the front man and main songwriter for the Afrikaans rock sensation Spoegwolf.
The band has since won a Ghoema music award for ‘Best Alternative rock album’ and also starred in a reality television series called ‘Spoegwolf soek nuwe bloed’on DSTV channel Via, which Danie co-produced. The band made History in 2019 when their massive album ‘Koma’ made them the first Afrikaans artist or band to take the nr. #1 spot on the South-African Apple Music charts.
Danie is a published poet and is releasing his latest solo project called
‘Warmer voor die Tuimeldroër’. This is a collection of poems Danie has written over the past 8 years and showcases the versatility of the multi-talented young artist. Danie will be doing a more intimate solo performance with his acoustic guitar and vocals singing some of the poems he has written – mostly, as he puts it, about the magic of love. Come and experience a different side of this passionate artist in a beautiful outdoor setting
Listen to this –>Danie du Toit (Reënwolf)
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What better way to celebrate the end of lockdown than an early evening outdoor concert at Cafe Roux with Dan from Me and Mr Green and his brother Jon celebrating the work of one of their favourite bands Coldplay.
This promises to be a super special event- there are only 100 tickets available so get booking now! The boys promise a stripped back performance celebrating the very best of Coldplay- From “Yellow” and “Viva La Vida” right through to “Sky Full of Stars” and everything in between.
**ARRIVE FROM 5PM. MUSIC STARTS AT 6PM
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Native Young is the brainchild of Yannick Meyer, a 27-year-old producer and songwriter, from Cape Town, South Africa.
When embarking on the Native Young project, the original goal seemed to be to forge musical ideas with people from different cultural backgrounds, pushing the boundaries of music and fusion in a true heart connection. What bloomed forth from this was something truly special.
The band has developed into 4 piece afro-folk indie collective founded in 2014 with members from various walks of life and cultures.
When asked to sum up their music genre Native Young describe their sound as “Kasi-pop”.
There are a handful of bands in in the world that seem to have the ability to reach so many listeners at a heart level, with extremely listenable melodies, funky hooks and soulful phrases, while at the same time leaving their audience feeling that they have heard something truly original and fresh.
There is absolutely no doubt that their debut album, “Kings”, will make big waves, not only locally but internationally too.
With intrinsic, emotive and heartfelt foot-tapping grooves guaranteed to spread a smile across the faces of their listeners, Native Young never disappoints.
Listen to this –> Native Young Kings Live
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We are so excited to welcome back the legendary Robin Auld to the Cafe Roux stage.
Well known to SA audiences from hits like “All of Woman”, “Zen Surfing” and “Baby you been good”, his music over the years has evolved from the poprock sound of his early recordings to the contemporary mix of blues and roots that makes his sound today. He has released over twenty albums, the last decade’s output being through his own label “Shoreline Songs”.
He’ll be playing new songs as well as some of his more classics and will be joined by the legendary Rayelle Goodman and Barry van Zyl (Legendary drummer of Johnny Clegg).
Expect an upbeat evening sure to uplift & enthuse in a super-intimate setting.
Listen to this –> Robin Auld
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Listen to this –> LEGOLOOP LIVE
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We are super excited to host Watershed this year! Expect songs and stories with watersheds frontman, Craig Hinds in this special outdoor seated show.
In a career that now spans two decades, Watershed have been one of the biggest acts in SA, establishing themselves with a string of top ten singles that continue to grace the airwaves. This is going to be an extra special show…
Listen to this –> Watershed