Over the years, Anton Goosen’s music has become synonymous with the Afrikaans culture.
In celebration of his successful career and heritage, the Liedjieboer has joined forces with Vellie Boutique to launch his own exclusive line of vellies, called JANTJIE VELLIES that was manufactured according to his unique specifications.
Anton, who has been wearing vellies on stage since the 80s, has always been obsessed with this comfortable shoe and even has a 1980 painting (by Hermien Spies) of a pair he bought at Karasburg Handelshuis in the old Southwest Africa, which was used on the cover of his third album, Liedjieboer.
These shoes, which he still nostalgically refers to today, were made of kudu leather (or as he says – “it was a kudu before it was a shoe”) and attracted a lot of attention because the laces broke while he was on tour, and he had to replace them with white electrical wire because that was all he could find.
Audiences enjoyed this humorous anecdote so much that it became part of his shows and he always used to joke that the wire laces were extra special because you could plug them in to connect to the “beat” of the music. It is this story that served as inspiration for the musician and songwriter’s own unique vellies.
According to Vonk Musiek’s Kobie Koen, JANTJIE VELLIES can be described as modern vellies that were manufactured according to old, nostalgic values.
“Anton wanted a nostalgic design that relates to the shoes he wore in the painting, and we made about seven rounds of changes before the final product was completed,” he explains. “It’s a low-cut suede vellie that fits comfortably like a slipper but is modern enough to meet the latest trends. We are very proud of the final product.”
The name of the shoe was inspired by his hit, Jantjie, which was recorded and made famous by Sonja Herholdt in 1976.
“Jantjie has had a major impact on my life and career. He worked for us in Kroonstad and taught me to smoke, milk a cow and play the guitar, and his wife was Katryntjie. She did the most beautiful floral arrangements,” Anton shares about why they decided on this specific name. A Katryntjie vellie is also in the pipeline for the near future. They are also planning on expanding the Liedjieboer-range even more over the next few months.
Anton is an acclaimed musician, director and songwriter, with more hits behind his name than any other South African, including Silver de Lange, Boy van die suburbs, Byeboerwa, ’n Brief vir Simone, Kruidjie-roer-my-nie, Jantjie, Waterblommetjies, Harlekyn, Hanoverstraat, Trein na Matjiesfontein, Ta’ Mossie se sakkie-sakkie boeredans and many more.
Furthermore, the artist also boasts more than twenty best-selling albums and numerous music awards. He has shared the stage with the biggest South African artists and performed at all the major music festivals in the country. He is regarded as the father of Afrikaans rock music and has laid the foundation on which many successful artists built their careers.
Anton Goosen: Liedjieboer, a biography written by journalist Hanli Retief, was released in 2020 by NB Publishers.
Currently he is performing all over the country and working on music for a new album.
JANTJIE VELLIES are available online at www.vellieboutique.co.za.
“These vellies are super comfortable. I have been wearing them non-stop for the past few weeks and am really impressed,” Anton concludes.
Suid-Afrika Se Liedjieboer, Anton Goosen, Stel ’N Nuwe Reeks Veldskoene Bekend
Anton Goosen se musiek is net so deel van die Afrikaanse kultuur, soos melktert, braaivleis en koeksisters.
Daarom is dit heel gepas dat hierdie legendariese Liedjieboer se naam en handelsmerk voortaan verbind gaan word aan ’n nuwe reeks eksklusiewe veldskoene, die JANTJIE VELDSKOEN, wat volgens sy unieke spesifikasies vervaardig is.
Anton, wat reeds sedert die 80s veldskoene op die verhoog dra, was nog altyd versot op hierdie gemaklike skoen en het selfs ’n 1980-skildery (deur Hermien Spies) van ’n paar wat by Karasburg Handelshuis in die ou Suidwes-Afrika gekoop is, op die omslag van sy derde album, Liedjieboer, gebruik.
Dié paar skoene, waarna hy vandag steeds nostalgies verwys, was gemaak van koedoeleer (of soos hy vertel – “dit was ’n koedoe voordat dit ’n skoen was”) en het baie aandag getrek omdat die veters gebreek het, terwyl hy op toer was, en hy dit met wit elektriese draad vervang het omdat dit al was wat hy kon kry.
Gehore het dié humoristiese staaltjie so baie geniet dat hy dit deel gemaak het van sy vertonings en altyd gegrap het dat die draadveters ekstra-spesiaal was omdat jy dit kon inprop om die “beat” van die musiek te kry. Dit is dan ook hierdie storie wat as inspirasie gedien het vir die musikant en liedjieskrywer se reeks veldskoene.
Volgens Kobie Koen van Vonk Musiek, kan die JANTJIE VELDSKOEN beskryf word as ’n moderne veldskoen wat volgens ou, nostalgiese waardes vervaardig is.
“Anton wou graag ’n nostalgiese ontwerp hê wat aansluit by die skoene wat hy op die skildery gedra het en daar is omtrent sewe rondtes veranderinge aangebring voordat die finale produk gereed was,” verduidelik hy. “Dit is ’n lae-snit suede veldskoen wat gemaklik pas soos ’n pantoffel, maar modern genoeg is om aan die nuutste tendense te voldoen. Ons is baie trots op die eindproduk.”
Die naam van die reeks is geïnspireer deur sy treffer, Jantjie, wat in 1976 deur Sonja Herholdt opgeneem en bekend gemaak is.
“Jantjie kom al ’n baie lang pad saam met my. Hy het vir ons gewerk op Kroonstad en my geleer rook, melk en kitaar speel en sy vrou was Katryntjie. Sy kon die mooiste blomrangskikkings maak,” verklap Anton oor hoekom hulle op dié naam besluit het. ’n Spesiale veldskoen vir vroue, wat Katryntjie gaan heet, is ook in die pyplyn vir die nabye toekoms. Ander veldskoensnitte word ook as deel van die Liedjieboerreeks beplan.
Anton is ’n bekroonde musikant, regisseur en liedjieskrywer, met meer treffers op sy kerfstok as enige ander Suid-Afrikaner, waaronder Silver de Lange, Boy van die suburbs, Byeboerwa, ’n Brief vir Simone, Kruidjie-roer-my-nie, Jantjie, Waterblommetjies, Harlekyn, Hanoverstraat, Trein na Matjiesfontein, Ta’ Mossie se sakkie-sakkie boeredans en vele meer.
Verder spog hy met meer as twintig topverkoper-albums en talle musiektoekennings, en het hy al die verhoog gedeel met die room van plaaslike kunstenaars en opgetree by al die groot musiekfeeste in die land. Hy word beskou as die vader van Afrikaanse rockmusiek, wat die grondslag gelê het waarop baie suksesvolle musikante daarna kon bou.
Anton Goosen: Liedjieboer, sy lewensverhaal wat deur die bekende joernalis Hanli Retief neergepen is, is in 2020 deur NB-uitgewers uitgereik.
Tans toer hy die land vol en is hy besig om aan nuwe musiek te werk vir ’n album wat hy in die nabye toekoms wil uitreik.
Die JANTJIE VELDSKOEN is tans aanlyn beskikbaar by www.vellieboutique.co.za.
“Hierdie vellies is baie gemaklik. Ek dra dit non-stop vir die afgelope paar weke en dit is heerlik,” sluit Anton af.
