Coenie de Villiers

Coenie de Villiers  is known as one of South Africa’s best performer/songwriters, and has released 20 albums of his own work.  His first albums were playbanned during the previous South African regime.  He has performed throughout the world, and musicians such as Dave Koz, Sibongile Khumalo, Hugh Masekela, and Jonathan Butler have joined him on his albums.  During October 2013 he was invited to perform on the Dave Koz international jazz cruise in Europe, and shared the bill with luminaries such as Gerald Albright, Michael McDonald, Kirk Whalum and Sheila E.  In the Afrikaans music sphere, artists as diverse as David Kramer, Laurika Rauch, Die Heuwels Fantasties and Karen Zoid have performed with him.  He has received many awards for his writing and music, inter alia three SAMA awards, two VONK awards, a Geraas award as best songwriter, and in 2009, the Centenary medal of honour by the South African Academy of Arts and Sciences for his contribution to the arts.