He is synonymous with carefully thought-out lyrics, feel-good music that makes fans go wild and just when you think he has offered all he had to give, Bok van Blerk releases something new and fresh.<\/p>\n
Carnival City brings to its Mardi Gras Theatre this dynamic artist in yet another amazing but intimate show for all his old, new and potential fans on April 20.<\/p>
Prepare to toe-tap, sing and sway along to the likes of De La Rey, Bloedbroers, Goeie Hout, Datsun Bakkie, Re\u00ebnspinnekop, \u201968 Chevy and Katie to mention but a few of his hits.<\/p>\n
Considering his 163 000 followers on Facebook, 105 000 on Twitter, CD sales of around 500 000 and a long list of awards to his name, van Blerk who originates from the Western Cape, is loved by Afrikaans music-lovers across the country.<\/p>
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ALSO READ:<\/span><\/p>\n Great laughs to lift the mood at Carnival City<\/a><\/p>\n Collect Carnival Crazies for the chance to win a great prize<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s always an honour to host an authentic South African entertainer of this calibre on our stage.<\/p>\n \u201cWe can\u2019t wait to rock and sway the night away with Bok van Blerk,\u201d said Michelle Smith, the marketing manager for Carnival City.<\/p>\n Best known for his song De la Rey, van Blerk absolutely loves his country and culture and although this song sparked a little controversy, he had people at the edge of their seats when it was released.<\/p>\n In no time it had reached multi-platinum status, four Huisgenoot Tempo awards, five Vonk awards and the MK TV award for Best MK Music Video of the Year.<\/p>\n Although very patriotic, van Blerk also has a fun, very humorous side to him.<\/p>\n His album Van De la Rey tot Nou and his previous album, De la Rey, contain very similar content.<\/p>\n Sound-wise, many instruments (such as the concertina) used in recording his first album were used in his second album and while his first album featured a song by the iconic David Kramer called Katie, his latest album boasts Re\u00ebnspinnekop and Winterkind by icons Valiant Swart and Koos Kombuis respectively.<\/p>\n The show starts at 8pm.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Hav<\/strong>e a story?<\/strong><\/p>\n Contact the newsroom by emailing: Melissa Hart (Editor)\u00a0<\/span>germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za <\/a><\/strong>or Leigh Hodgson (News Editor)\u00a0<\/span>leighh@caxton.co.za<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>or Kgotsofalang Mashilo (journalist)\u00a0kgotsofalangm@caxton.co.za<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Remember to visit the Germiston City News on the following social media platforms:<\/p>\n Facebook<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Twitter<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Instagram<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n YouTube<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Or add the GCN on\u00a0<\/b><\/span>WhatsApp 079 406 1181<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>or\u00a0BBM (BBM Pin: 7F102137)<\/strong>\u00a0<\/b><\/span>today, to get all the latest news.<\/p>\n Catch-up on more local news with our sister newspapers\u00a0<\/span>Bedfordview Edenvale News<\/a><\/strong>,\u00a0<\/span>Alberton Record<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span>Kempton Express<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n