“Op My Eish!” Couple, Francois And Nykie, Star In New Saarkie Music Video

SAARKIE, SA’s favourite rock band, has dominated the local music industry for more than a decade, and this Women’s Month they have even more reason to celebrate.

Not only are they allowed to resume live performances, but they also won big at the Afri-Indie Independent Artist Music Awards and just released a catchy new single and music video!

RONDOMTALIE, the first single from the upcoming sixth album, is an Afrikaans folk song about life’s ups and downs.

“Life takes you on a serious of adventures. One day you meet someone, and it feels like you have known them for a lifetime. Like they have always been there, but the timing had to be right,” they share about the meaning behind the song written by Adèle Fouché, with co-writers Lila Botha and Christine du Plessis. “As time progresses, through the ups and downs of life, you realize that the person had actually always been there.”

According to the group the single, recorded by High Seas Studios’ Jacques du Plessis and mastered by Gustav van Rooyen, will appeal to a large audience because everyone has had good and bad experiences in life.

The music video, filmed by Kopwond Films in an old antique home, tells the story of a loving couple who moves into the house. The girls explain: “The house has many mysterious passages and doors that lead to new and exciting rooms, each with its own set of challenges. The garden is their sanctuary and the only place where they can relax and be carefree.”

What makes the video even more special is the fact that it was shot at Lila Botha’s Die Nagington Manor, and features the stars of the kykNET dating program, Op My Eish! – Francois Jacobs and Shané Nykie Pretorius. 

RONDOMTALIE follows in the footsteps of previous hits like Waar lê jou hart (the titular track of their previous album), Reënweer and River Blues, which were all well received and won several Afri-Indie Awards, including Best live rock band, Best alternative album, Best alternative single and Best rock single.

Although SAARKIE, consisting of Adèle Fouché and Lila Botha, has mostly been an all-female group, they have recently started performing with bassist Angelo Roman.

The sixteen-year-old Pretorian and son of well-known musician Rixi Roman enjoys performing with the girls and is grateful for the opportunity to share the stage with them.

“Angelo is a talented musician with a good heart and great personality. On stage, he is a rock star! He is our Big Daddy A,” says the girls.

In addition to working on a new album and having a full calendar, they are also busy planning a tour to New Zealand and Australia. When they are not on stage, Lila manages her own business – Da Capo Trading – and Adèle keeps herself busy with various art projects. They also enjoy relaxing at the coast or in the bush. 

SAARKIE is synonymous with the local rock scene and a song like RONDOMTALIE proves why. “The song is about love and making the most of each moment. South Africans love to sing and dance, and this song invites you to do just that,” they conclude.

RONDOMTALIE is now available on all digital platforms.

Download it here:

https://open.spotify.com/track/22feAkltnnRD3Ln08Q6MQG?si=7kPTCafwTiqv0F-w3ij5-g&utm_source=whatsapp

https://music.apple.com/za/album/rondomtalie/1637415461?i=1637415464


“Op My Eish” Se Francois En Nykie Te Sien In Nuwe Saarkie-musiekvideo

SAARKIE, Suid-Afrika se gunsteling-rockgroep, het al diep spore in die musiekbedryf getrap, en hierdie Vrouemaand het dié musikante meer as een rede om fees te vier.

Nie net kan hulle weer vrylik voor groot gehore optree en het hulle skoonskip gemaak by die onlangse Afri-Indie Onafhanklike Kunstenaartoekennings nie, maar hulle nuutste enkelsnit en musiekvideo is ook pas vrygestel en is reeds besig om soos ’n veldbrand te versprei!

RONDOMTALIE, die eerste enkelsnit vanaf hulle sesde ateljee-album, is ’n Afrikaans folk-liedjie wat gaan oor die ‘rondomtalie’ van menswees.

Die lewe vat ’n mens op geheimsinnige paaie, ’n mallemeule van oomblikke. Op ’n dag ontmoet jy iemand, en dit voel of jy die besonderse mens al ’n leeftyd ken. So asof hulle nog altyd daar was, maar die tyd moes eers reg wees,” vertel hulle oor die betekenis agter dié liedjie uit die pen van Adèle Fouché, met mede-skrywers, Lila Botha en Christine du Plessis. “Soos wat die tyd aanstap, deur die rondomtalie van my menswees, besef jy die persoon was eintlik nog altyd daar gewees.”

Volgens die groeplede sal die snit, wat deur Jacques du Plessis van High Seas Studios opgeneem en deur Gustav van Rooyen verwerk is, aanklank vind by ’n wye gehoor, omdat almal al in die lewe ’n rondomtalie van goeie en slegte tye ervaar het.

Die musiekvideo, wat deur Kopwond Films in ’n ou antieke huis verfilm is, vertel die storie van ’n verliefde paartjie wat saam daar intrek nadat hy haar op die rondomtalie in die parkie vir die eerste keer daarvan vertel. Die meisies verduidelik: “Die huis is vol geheimsinnige gange en deure wat na nuwe vertrekke lei en nuwe uitdagings bied. In die tuin vind hulle ’n veilige hawe, waar hulle sorgvry kan wees soos toe hulle nog kinders was.”

Wat die video nog meer spesiaal maak, is dat dit in Lila Botha se Die Nagington Manor geskiet is, en dat Francois Jacobs en Shané Nykie Pretorius (wat op die kykNET-program Op My Eish! ontmoet het) die hoofrolle vertolk.

RONDOMTALIE volg in die suksesvolle voetspore van vorige treffers soos Waar lê jou hart (die titelsnit van hulle vorige album), Reënweer en River Blues, wat goed ontvang is en aan hulle vier Afri-Indie-toekennings besorg het, waaronder Beste lewendige rockgroep, Beste alternatiewe album, Beste alternatiewe enkelsnit en Beste rock-enkelsnit.

Alhoewel SAARKIE, wat oorspronklik bestaan uit Adèle Fouché en Lila Botha, hoofsaaklik nog altyd ’n meisiesgroep was, word hulle deesdae op die verhoog vergesel deur baskitaarspeler Angelo Roman.

Dié sestienjarige Pretorianer en seun van die bekende musikant Rixi Roman is nou al vir ’n jaar by die groep doenig en geniet elke oomblik daarvan.

Angelo is baie musikaal en het ’n besonderse aanvoeling vir musiek. Hy het ’n mooi hart en ons hou van sy persoonlikheid, maar op die verhoog is hy ’n rockster. Hy’s ons Big Daddy A,” sê die meisies.

Buiten vir ’n nuwe album, het die groep ’n lekker vol kalender vir die res van die jaar en beplan hulle aan ’n 2023-toer na Nieu-Seeland en Australië. Wanneer hulle nie op die verhoog is of liedjies skryf nie, bestuur Lila haar nuwe besigheid – Da Capo Trading – en hou Adèle haarself besig met kuns- en houtprojekte. Hulle geniet dit ook baie om by die see of in die bosveld te ontspan.

SAARKIE bestaan al vir sestien jaar en met RONDOMTALIE kom wys hulle net weer hoekom hulle so geliefd is. “Liefde is die saadjie van die liedjie en die boodskap is om die lewe te geniet en die mooi in elke aspek daarvan raak te sien. Suid-Afrikaners hou van sing en dans en dit is presies wat hierdie snit bied,” sluit hulle af.

RONDOMTALIE is nou beskikbaar op alle digitale platforms.

Kry dit hier:

https://open.spotify.com/track/22feAkltnnRD3Ln08Q6MQG?si=7kPTCafwTiqv0F-w3ij5-g

https://music.apple.com/za/album/rondomtalie/1637415461?i=1637415464

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