Johannesburg-based collective The Brother Moves On is a group which not only smashes the boundaries between art, performance art and music - but also a group who melds a variety of musical styles into a sound which has caught the attention of The Guardian (UK), The Telegraph UK, The Mail and Guardian and CNN. The collective’s accolades so far are Rolling Stone’s Best Live Act (2012 and 2013), “Hossanna” off a A New Myth voted into Sunday Times “The Greatest 100 South African Songs” and being the second band to be voted onto The Mail and Guardian’s Top 200 Young South Africans.
The group began as a self-proclaimed art movement mainly of graphic and fine artists and since began incorporating instrumentalists for the live performance environment.
Taking the lead from TBMO, we abandoned the traditional interview format and asked the group to discuss 5 main themes..
Record deals at home and in Europe, gallery representation, international tours and booking agents. We've just shot a video for our Spring single "Shiyanomayini" and just recorded what might be our second single featuring the mighty Tshepo Tshola entitled "Don't be Stupid". We at that point where its time to go big or go 9 to 5.
Our guitarist Raytheon Moorvan has gone on sabbatical and has had a baby. As you know its in the name "The Brother Moves On" so our not so new brother who left and is now returning is Oskido Kgware on sax. It's meant our sound is closer to a tribute to South African Jazz rather than the Mars Volta meets Ladysmith (laughs).
We are moving back to our ethos of the Brother Moving on with a new website design that will have all our solo projects under the banner "The Brother Moves On presents. We are working on our exhibition which will tribute Nkululeko Mthembu our founder and a brother who has moved on to the other side. We are celebrating his spirit of collaboration this year having worked with Tshepo Tshola, Okmalumkoolkat, The Blk Jks, Neo Hlasko, Nosisi from Kwani Experience and Thandiswa Mazwai. There's isn't enough collaboration to enjoy the artistry and beauty present in Johannesburg.
Our home, we've been offered moves to work in other cities but at this point of what we do we wouldn't be what we are without this city and its people. They teach you that we all just people on the chase for a better life in a world full of S-T-O-L.
We've been on the road and nothing as beautiful as playing for a Jo'burg crowd.
Catch The Brother Moves On on the #2SIDES stage this Friday, 31 July 2015 at Kitcheners! All the info here:
Link to music - www.thebrothermoveson.bandcamp.com
NEW MUSIC OUT IN THE SPRING - NEW WEBSITE OUT IN THE SPRING - ULULU UBUYILE.
