KAFKA is the two-headed band of Dafne Holtland and Frank van Kasteren, an amalgamation of musical contrasts.

Bring those two worlds together and you get KAFKA. The musical walking hand-in-hand of two people who have exactly what the other does not. How does that sound? Cheerful and thoughtful. Sometimes bombastic melodic, at other times layered, soft and modest. Kafkaësk exciting, followed by the harmonic conclusions you hope for. With a languid raw undertone – rhythmic, burrowing and uplifting.. More »

kafka goes tokyo!

Oct 21, 2023

OMG we still can't believe it! We are selected by Dutch Music Export and IMCJ to come over to Tokyo for the Music Market Mission Tokyo. We will play at the following dates: November 5th: NFT Music Festival, Shibuya Stream Hall November 7th: Showcase by Friendship...

ALBUMRELEASE PARTY MELKWEG!!!

Sep 22, 2023

OMG we have a date!!! We wanted to release our album this fall but then something amazing (which we will soon tell you all about) came up so we had to postpone it to early 2024. Can't wait to share our new songs with you! Our show will take place in the heart of...

kafka goes French!

Jul 2, 2023

For our newest single 'Etienne' we made a little trip to France: Our second album Blueprint was mainly written in an old, crooked house in a picturesque French village. The village looks like a museum: it’s almost too clean and tidy and the gardens look like the...

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She: a sky-blue voice. As ‘up’ as it gets. Light, lyrical, rounded, and harmonic, yet brazen as rock ‘n’ roll. Hand her an instrument and she’ll play, fingers flying with equal parts childlike innocence and formal training. That’s what happens when you learn to play classical music, are drawn into light (pop) music, and bring in the technique, ‘zhuzh’, and art of improvisation from the world of theater.

And what about him? Frank van Kasteren. Alternative songwriter.

A workhorse on any instrument, unpolished but skilled, and with a composer’s perfectionism. Seeks the surprise of musical contrasts, adds raw beats, and tinkers until it sounds as it should. An experienced songwriter, guitar player for various bands, and creator of beautiful LP’s.

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