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13 January 2024
KAFKA is the two-headed band of Dafne Holtland and Frank van Kasteren, an amalgamation of musical contrasts.
nieuwe blog: hilda
Door Dafne Holtland Wegens privacy redenen zijn de namen in deze blog gefingeerd. Gistermiddag deed ik tot mijn grote vreugde weer eens een zeldzaam goede powernap. Zo een waarbij je ‘s middags diepwegzakt in de bank, je realiseert dat je een uur vrij hebt, dat...
album release ‘out of tune’!
It is finally going to happen! After almost 1,5 year waiting on a fairly unpredictable virus we have fixed the date of our debut album. 'Out of Tune' will be streamable on all online platforms on October 15th, and it will also be physically available on CD and Vinyl....
sanitary pads
By: Frank van KasterenLast week I had to buy panty liners. While I was shopping, it was suddenly added to the list. My girlfriend and I have an app, a digital shopping list. Very handy. Although I was clearly the only one who saw it appear – apart from the...
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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Maarten Heijmans zingt Ramses Shaffy & Kafka
Amsterdam,1028 BENederland
Maarten Heijmans zingt Ramses Shaffy & Kafka op 24 november 2023 om 20:00 Maarten Heijmans scoorde hoge ogen met zijn vertolking van de titelrol in de dramaserie Ramses. Het leverde […]
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Amsterdam,1017 PHNederland
De tweekoppige band KAFKA, bestaande uit Dafne Holtland en Frank van Kasteren, brengt twee muzikale werelden samen: die van producer en singer-songerwriter en die van harmonieuze zangeres en muzikale virtuoos. […]
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