Klopjag

Klopjag is a South African, Afrikaans folk-rock band formed in Pretoria, Gauteng in 2002. The band's founding members were singer-songwriter and guitarist John-Henry Opperman, cellist Marie-Louise Diedericks, singer-songwriter and guitarist Salmon de Jager and singer-songwriter and guitarist Dawie de Jager. Drummer and percussionist, Werner Griesel joined the band in 2005 and Morné Bam joined the band as bassist in 2006. Klopjag played their first ever show together on 13 February 2002. Their debut album "13/02" was nominated for a "Geraas" Music Award in 2003, and Musiek vir die Agtergrond was nominated for a SAMA in 2009 while they were playing major festivals like Aardklop and KKNK. The group has always been well received by music critics for their folk-rock lyrical storytelling themes. Their music videos are widespread featured on South African music channels like DStv and MK89. They have made several appearances on tv shows and movies as a band or as band members. Studio albums "13/02" (2002) "15de Laan" (2004) "Album Drie" (2005) "5" (2007) "Musiek vir die Agtergrond" (2008) Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.