Al Bairre

Al Bairre
Concert in Café Bar Treppenhaus, Rorschach, Switzerland, 29 May 2016
Background information
Origin	Cape Town, South Africa
Genres	Indie Pop
Years active	2012−2017
Past members	Kyle Davis Tom Kotze Nicolas Preen Tessa Johnson Julia Johnson

Al Bairre was an Indie pop-rock band from Cape Town[1] that existed between 2012 and 2017.[2]

Over the years, the five-person band (three men, Kyle Davis, Tom Kotze and Nicolas Preen and two women, Tessa Johnson and Julia Johnson)[3] performed in London, UK, Berlin, Germany, Rorschach, Switzerland and various cities in South Africa.[4]

Publicity

During their five years in action, they were featured in various publications including: YES Lifestyle Magazine,[5] THE BIG ISSUE[6] and Your LMG.[7]

Awards

In 2014,[8] Al Bairre won two MK awards[9] (for Best Newcomer and Best Music Video).[10]

Break up

In 2017, the band announced they would be splitting up saying "Having achieved all the goals we set for ourselves over the last 5 years - we all feel like it’s the right time to try something new," [11]

References

1. "Al Bairre, Capetown South Africa". SoundCloud. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
2. "Al Bairre's devastating announcement has left us heartbroken". Channel 24 City Press. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
3. "Biography". Last FM. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
4. "Al Bairre Biography, Tour History and Past Concepts". SongKick. 24 September 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
5. "Profile: Al Bairre". What's On In Capetown. Archived from the original on 17 September 2017. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
6. "Al Bairre - Lets Fall In Love Some More [Indie pop] (2015) Very fun, light sound out of South Africa, ukulele heavy, getting some play on the "up and comers" show on my local radio". Reddit. 16 December 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
7. "Al Bairre – A Mad Love for Music (Interview)". Raving Fox. 29 May 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
8. "MK Awards". We Are Awesome. Archived from the original on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
9. Haffejee, Zia. "4 Things you probably didn't know about Al Bairre". Red Bull. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
10. "Al Bairre Bio". Music in Africa. 2016-04-25. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
11. "Al Bairre's devastating announcement has left us heartbroken". 2017-02-21.