Guy Buttery & Nibs van der Spuy - Live in Dlinza Forest (A Streaming Concert Film)

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With their first major run of concerts in years, Nibs van der Spuy and Guy Buttery celebrated the release of their SAMA nominated album "Live in Lisbon" across South Africa throughout October and November this year. Through the support of Concerts SA, the Norwegian Embassy and SAMRO, the duo set up to film a special performance for a small audience deep in the Dlinza Forest in the heart of Zululand. The fruits of this unique concert are now available for all to enjoy as a streamed event captured in an exquisite 4K multi-cam shoot in this incredible location in Eshowe.

Having shared the stage together for more than 2 decades now, Nibs van der Spuy and Guy Buttery capture the spirit of South Africa, with its vast melting pot of influences and musical landscapes. At the end of last year, Nibs and Guy released their follow up SAMA Nominated record “Live in Lisbon” captured on their most recent tour of Europe.

These two virtuosos collaborated on a series of shows in the early and mid-2000’s before their respective solo careers took off with whirlwind individual touring schedules across the globe. Their performing paths crossed at a festival in Toulouse, France, and this inspired a new combination of performances and sowed the seeds for recording their début album together. “In The Shade of the Wild Fig” showcases their mutual interest and deep love for World Music and different folk styles featuring numerous instruments such as the cuatro, mbira, tanpura, sitar and various acoustic guitars.

Nibs and Guy have toured many major festivals and venues throughout Europe and the UK in promotion of their SAMA nominated album, “In the Shade of the Wild Fig”. The duo has also won the very prestigious “Standard Bank Ovation Award” at The National Arts Festival. These accolades led to further sold out performances at numerous festivals and concert halls in both South Africa and in Europe receiving rave reviews for both their live show and their recorded work. Van der Spuy and Buttery were then invited to perform with the 52 piece KZN Philharmonic Orchestra, dubbed “Africa’s greatest orchestra” and were later voted “Top Live Show of the Year” by The Cape Times.

Guy has been featured in the world’s biggest selling guitar magazine ‘Guitar Player’ which saw him performing at leading guitar festivals throughout Europe, India, Brazil, Australia and the USA. He has also received numerous major national awards including the esteemed SAMA (South African Music Award) for ‘Best Instrumental Album of the Year’ and was awarded the Standard Bank Young Artist of the year. In the same vein, Nibs is a highly acclaimed guitarist, singer and songwriter, being featured in leading publications from France’s ‘Liberation’ to the UK ‘Guardian’. He is constantly touring with his biggest support base being in France.

"Live in the Dlinza Forest" continues their long legacy as a duo further adding to their list of notable performances across the globe.

“…their individual and quite distinct finger-style techniques fit each other like the proverbial glove.” – Rolling Stone Magazine

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