\u201cKALT IS THE NEW ALTERNATIEF!\u201d says Damian Strydom.<\/p>\n
For the \u2018KALT Leier\u2019 of Afrikalt<\/a>, that\u2019s the idea behind the indie label and cultural collective\u2019s latest project: the Boere Punk Toer. It\u2019s an epic five-date trip through South Africa, bringing together some of the artists pushing alternative Afrikaans music in new and, according to Strydom, decidedly unruly directions.<\/p>\n From 15\u201319 September, Karel Bester & Die Kraaines Band<\/a>, Blitz<\/a>, Worsie van Wyk<\/a>, Skrikkeljaar<\/a>, Kosmos Ens, Tydloos and Nikotien will take the music from Stellenbosch to Burgersdorp, Bloemfontein, Klerksdorp and Centurion. Following the collective\u2019s previous tour projects like Paarl na Pretoria, Skrik vir Niks and Blus Jou Lus, this one is an extension of Afrikalt\u2019s broader mission to create a space for artists making Afrikaans music outside the expected parameters of Afrikaans music.<\/p>\n In this case, \u201cBoere Punk\u201d is less a genre than a skommel<\/em> of different sounds and things. Karel Bester & Die Kraaines Band pull boeremusiek, psychedelia and punk into something distinctly their own, while Blitz bring a raw rock-and-roll energy to the fore.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cEveryone likes it a little loud and a little rough,\u201d says Blitz bassist Seth Lekas. \u201cBlitz, Karel Bester and the Kraaines Band together are lekker onbeskof<\/em>. Unapologetically rowdy.\u201d The tour places these sounds in the same room. Not to behave, but just to see what happens.\u00a0<\/p>\n And the refusal to behave according to expectations is exactly what Afrikalt\u2019s overall philosophy is about. Founded in 2023, the collective has been building a space for artists working across punk, rock, metal, psychedelia, electronic music, hip-hop and experimental sounds, picking up a thread that runs through the Alternative Afrikaans and Vo\u00eblvry movements, starting all the way back in \u201880s. Rather than sommer <\/em>revisiting history, Afrikalt is interested in what happens when a new generation starts pulling it in new directions. The Boere Punk Tour pops that philosophy on four wheels and klaps <\/em>it.<\/p>\n For Karel Bester, taking the music out of Cape Town is essential cultural exchange. \u201cA tour is much like a cultural exhibition to me,\u201d he says. This tour isn\u2019t about asking the Binneland to accept a new version of Afrikaans music, but rather about exposing them to what Afrikaans music means beyond their definitions, putting different scenes and audiences into conversation with each other. \u201cI feel, much like our first tour into the Binneland way back in 2024, we\u2019re presenting what Cape Town has to offer to the cultural heritage and future of Alternative Afrikaans,\u201d Bester says.\u00a0<\/p>\n In the tradition of alternative Afrikaans music that came before it, the point of Boer Punk isn\u2019t necessarily to ask for permission or to seek acceptance. It\u2019s to make something truthful and, preferably, a little bit onbeskof<\/em>.\u00a0<\/p>\n Boere Punk Tour 2026:<\/strong><\/p>\n 15 September: Bohemia \u2014 Stellenbosch Tickets are available via Quicket<\/a>.<\/p>\n Photography courtesy Afrikalt.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/texxandthecity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Blitz-1.png\")
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16 September: Kreatief \u2014 Burgersdorp
17 September: Aasvo\u00ebl Club \u2014 Bloemfontein
18 September: Caf\u00e9 Amsterdam \u2014 Klerksdorp
19 September: Railways Caf\u00e9 \u2014 Centurion<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/texxandthecity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1-1-1024x576.png\")
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