Our last interview featured the local singers Andries Potgieter and Wiaan Fourie, who are DZL! The group released a new single yesterday, Rhino in Our Blood, on iTunes. The song features late kwaito legend, Mandoza.
Both men are well-known in the Afrikaans musical community as a country band, but with this single, have branched out to both in another genre but also in another musical community.
They said the opportunity was so surreal they thought the call from Mandoza’s manager was a prank. The inspiration from the song and the reason behind joining forces with nature in mind is because both Mandoza and DZL share a passion for rhino conservation.
Andres talked about how when a Rhino is shot, people lose their jobs and it has a deep impact on the community. “It creates a lot of despair and you really want to be involved, saving the community, saving the people, the owners, the rhino itself. That generates a lot of passion in me instantly.”
Follow DZL on its social media! You can find them on Instagram and Twitter at dzl_band, as well as Facebook as DZL. Presented and produced by Jasmine Mazwi, Khusi Veto, and Emma Derr.
--Emma Derr
--Emma Derr
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