Local heavy metal band tours Europe

Maureen Odubeng | Thursday March 9, 2017 15:10

 

The tour titled The Shadow Shows 2017 will feature performances by Tarja, and My Own Ghost, a metal band from Luxembourg.  Skinflint would kick-start with a performance at Neushoorn in Leeuwarden, Netherlands on March 11, followed by another performance at Cacaofabriek in Helmond, Netherlands on March 13.

The band will then move on to perform at Enschede in Atak, Netherlands on March 14, and at Kulturfabrik Esch Sur Alzette in Esh-sur-Alzette on March 15. The last two shows will be on March 17 and 18 in Germany and Switzerland, respectively.

Skinflint is a three piece Heavy Metal band from Gaborone, Botswana founded by Guitarist/Vocalist Giuseppe Sbrana in 2006, before recruiting Kebonye Nkoloso on Bass and Alessandra Sbrana on Drums. 

They have incorporated elements from African culture with Heavy Metal music, attracting the attention of international media such as CNN, Dutch TV, Swedish National Television, BBC and many more.

Their releases Iklwa, Gauna, Dipoko Nyemba, and Chief of the Ghosts pay homage to African spirituality, and mythology, while still playing in the vein of Traditional Heavy Metal, this has been seen as a pioneering example of African Metal.

The band has played in shows in Southern Africa, Kenya and enjoyed successful tours as far as Sweden.