KAFKA is the two-headed band of Dafne Holtland and Frank van Kasteren, an amalgamation of musical contrasts.
blog: afraid of the forest
By: Dafne Holtland When I was little, we spent every holiday in nature. My brothers and I hardly brought any toys and had no tv, internet, phone or laptop. According to my mother we were never bored. In Sweden, where we went wild camping in Summer, my brothers and I...
blog: Dad
By: Frank van Kasteren Since I was young, I know that my father isn’t good at anything. As a kid I played at a football club, where all the dads were on the sideline. One by one they talked about that time they almost became professional soccer players, all single one...
blog: freedom
Freedom By: Dafne Holtland Today is May 5th, the day we all gather to dwell upon ‘freedom’ in The Netherlands. Although, a physical gettogether is currently not really possible, since the biggest part of the Dutch is working from home, cannot host more than two...
live @ radio 2
We had the honor to perform a few of our songs at the famous Dutch National radio program by Leo Blokhuis. Go and check out our song 'Look at the sky' live! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQrZfGcAwK0
blog: Fantasy crisis
By: Frank van Kasteren Spring is here.In the Netherlands you never know for sure, so don't hold me on it. Before you know it, it will be hail-raining-snow storming again. But since Dafne has just now put on her 'work in the garden'-hat and started weeding, I dare say...
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.
live
Sunday November 21 Kafka will play a duo-show together with Wolf and Moon, at the beautiful venue Volt in the South of the Netherlands. Go and check it out!
View All EventsKafka & Wolf and Moon in Volt
November 21 @ 20:30 - 22:00 at Volt