The band released their third studio album The Red Blooded Years in March 2011. In early 2010, Andrew Davenport, a vocalist, bassist and friend of the band, replaced Hunter Kennedy on guitar. Towards the end of 2008, the band recorded three songs for a project entitled “In The Twilight”, which they did in collaboration with Cape Town-based production company Ghetto Vibrations, Khayelitsha United Mambaso and the Thokozani Brothers.ĪKING is associated with brother bands Fokofpolisiekar, the electronic group Die Heuwels Fantasties, and Van Coke Kartel, who often play together as part of their concept project, VanFokKingTasties. In 2009, aKING flew to Argentina to shoot the music video for their single, “You and I”. The band has been playlisted on major South African radio stations, including 5fm, Kfm and campus radio stations nationwide. The band have toured extensively throughout South Africa, playing at major festivals such as Oppikoppi Music Festival and Coke Zero Fest in 2009, where they shared the stage with international acts Oasis, Snow Patrol and Panic! at the Disco. The band’s first studio album, Dutch Courage debuted in 2008, followed by their second album, Against All Odds in early 2009. The band was formed in November 2007 by Hunter Kennedy and Jaco ‘Snakehead’ Venter, both members of the Bellville-based Fokofpolisiekar, in collaboration with Laudo Liebenberg (vocals and guitar) and Hennie van Halen (bass). aKING Biography, Members, SongsĪKING is a South African melodic rock band based in Bellville, a suburb of Cape Town.
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Their popularity has seen them win series of awards and sign endorsement deals on daily basis. AKING according to Forbes has over time built a strong fan base which has given them that much-needed publicity not just in the country but globally and they are highly respected in the South African music industry.
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