Aking
aKING is a melodic Pop-Rock band hailing from the suburb of Bellville in Ca… Read Full Bio ↴aKING is a melodic Pop-Rock band hailing from the suburb of Bellville in Cape Town, South Africa. They were formed when Hunter Kennedy and Jaco Venter from Fokofpolisiekar, teamed up with friends Laudo Liebenberg and Hennie van Halen, combining their their creative forces in making music that expresses their shared experiences and influences.

aKING is an audio diary of life and survival in the suburbs. Expect uncompromising, focused energy. Sing-along alternative country-inspired songs and Classic Rock anthems are at the order of the day. The tongue-in-cheek and cynical, yet sometimes sentimental lyrics are mixed with an infectious, positive energy to accurately describe the strange contrast of their unique socio-political situation. aKING is a band with unlimited aspirations, but totally aware and in-tune with where they come from.

Being members of Fokofpolisiekar, Hunter Kennedy and Jaco Venter need no introduction to the South African Music scene. Fokofpolisiekar has revolutionized Afrikaans rock music by challenging and shifting rigid Afrikaans mindsets. Controversial as they are perceived to be, Fokofpolisiekar has written themselves into the history books of Afrikaans Music with their fiery reign of excellent musicianship, relevant intelligent lyrics and larger than life live performances. FPK has won numerous awards including a SAMA for Best Afrikaans Rock album for “Swanesang” and they have opened commercial doors for Afrikaans rock music by being the first Afrikaans band to have tracks play-listed on national commercial radio station 5fm.

Hunter, who wrote most of the lyrics for Fokofpolisiekar, co wrote 8 of the tracks on the aKING album with vocalist Laudo Liebenberg Bassist Hennie van Halen has known the rest of the band since high-school. He studied for two years after school and worked in the sound industry for a while before leaving to spend some time overseas as an English teacher in China. On his return from abroad he lived in the Fokofpolisiekar house while the band was away on tour – and it was in this time that he started jamming and writing songs with Laudo. Laudo Liebenberg studied Drama at the University of Stellenbosch and is best known for playing the lead role in Marthinus Basson's acclaimed productions of Romeo and Juliet and Broers.
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Against All Odds Curious and cautious In a stagger on my heart's track How va…
All In The Wind Been awake for a while In a blink of an eye…
All Over Come to grips with slipping up How many times does it…
Any Other Way Struck a nerve You could say I am a loss for…
Blood Or Glitter You mustn't touch me right now A few punches to your…
Catch A Light Sit down and drink with me The remains of today are…
Cut -Throat Tongue & Razor It's a dangerous garden Swamped with simpletons A bad jangle…
Decomposing Lullaby Bad wind breathing in the streets tonight A gunshot rhythm t…
Face-brick Constellations The glue of the community cuts the circulation Clumsy finger…
Far & Wide Cut off the head, cut off the head But the body…
First Brush First brush didn't know me well enough I was trying…
Follow Got some bad news, dear, this is Heaven So fear the…
Fork in the road Keeping our wits about us our fists are powerless leaving …



Gentile Gentleman Put up our defences, these electric fences Protect our garde…
Guilty As Sin Step in the night Breathe into it life Don't want to be…
Holding On The day stabbed my eyes through the blinds A subtle omen…
Holy Train Get your hands off the children they're fighting for air Dig…
I Believe The clear blue sea beckons me A hard-working man with cold…
In Loving Memory Wouldn't say it to just anyone Lying on the edge of…
In the Twilight I've been on to you As an adolescent I eagerly watched…
Jezebel The pillow is a silencer, where secrets go to die Selfish…
Kick Me Kick me I'm already down I don't feel as easy as I…
Know Your Bones Glorious mistakes are anxiously waiting to be made in the ne…
Loneliness We own our loneliness We scream at the stars Like gaping wou…
Lonely Hands I've pulled a few fast ones This time I'll stick around Si…
Love Your Neighbour There's an infant crying But I can see the mountain on…
Man Unkind (I wanna know, I wanna know) (Why do we live to…
Mother Dream through the window Under the rose Between two fires Br…
My Last Words Settle down, don't fight, don't cry People tend to turn a…
N.Y.B New York, Barcelona Haven't been there Probably won't Big t…
New Clear Season You and your little sentimentals Will be carried safely back…
New Start I've grown tired of waiting for a sign To tell me…
Once I Arrive If the power stays out I won't mind waiting here for…
One Hit Wonder Just like a train wreck The rails and shots fill the…
Prey To the Birds Cover up the bruise Feathers of splendour Fly me off the rai…
Red Blooded Years In hindsight my red blooded years will offer nothing to…
Safe As House I like looking at the sky As the wind plays through The…
Safe As Houses I like looking at the sky As the wind the plays…
Set Ourselves Up In a moment of lucidity I gave up I wasn't ever…
Shine Your Light Beware of the wolves my baby They're spying for love from…
So Close Smoke in the rear-view mirror The wheels are coming off at…
The Dance We're gonna be saved Take your time, just don't be late I'm…
The Heart Of A Fool It's quite hard to let parts of yourself go It's quite…
The Runaround Waiting on devilish hands To come roll me over A dog bleedin…
The Wishing Well A carefree stint on a clear coast it was a rampage…
Thirsty For Love I have to cover my tracks There's a siren's song singing…
Time Tell me something If nothing's stopping you why are you stil…
Way You Move Take a swing, if you have a problem Please beat some…
Weak Man's World Suppose this means we're not on holiday anymore Truth flows …
You And I I find delight in empty days I take my counsel with…


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