| New Academics | |
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| Origin | Cape Town, South Africa |
| Genres | Funk rock Alternative Hip Hop Jazz fusion |
| Years active | 2004-Present |
| Labels | Seed Music |
| Website | Official Website |
| Members | |
| Joe Penn Dave Baudains Martin Labuschagne Brendon Van Rooyen |
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New Academics is a four piece Funk rock band formed in Cape Town, South Africa. They are currently based in Johannesburg. They are known for their mixture of Afro-beat, Jazz, Hard rock, Funk and Hip hop in their music and have built a solid a following in South Africa and Europe with their debut album City of Strange.
In 2008, the New Academics were nominated for a SAMA (South African Music Award) in the category of "Best Alternative Album".
Contents |
Joe Penn - Vocals/Saxophone
David Baudains - Guitar
Martin Labuschagne - Bass Guitar
Brendon van Rooyen - Drums (2007 -)
Howie Combrink - Drums (2005–2007)