The Twang. Nostalgic imagery. Honest Rock ‘N Roll dosed with Country and Heartland influences. All from a South African point of view. That is what Gabriel Maritz is all about.
Gabriel believes the song should tell a story. Stories have always been the way in which humans have retold their experiences, often turning ordinary people into heroes. We are telling new stories and creating the Folk tales of the future. With a good dose of honest, down-home, salt of the earth music, of course.
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The Twang. Nostalgic imagery. Honest Rock ‘N Roll dosed with Country and Heartland influences. All from a South African point of view. That is what Gabriel Maritz is all about.
Gabriel believes the song should tell a story. Stories have always been the way in which humans have retold their experiences, often turning ordinary people into heroes. We are telling new stories and creating the Folk tales of the future. With a good dose of honest, down-home, salt of the earth music, of course.
Gabriel is currently in Production with his first solo album, to be entitled “Daspoort”, named after his hometown in Pretoria, South Africa. His songs reflect the stories and dreams of people he has met throughout his life, in Daspoort and other places where he has been and lived.
Preview songs from “Daspoort” at http://www.reverbnation.com/gabrielmaritz and please “like” his Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/gabrielmaritzmusic. If you like what you hear, please spread the word.
Gabriel has been making music, singing and writing songs for the past 15 years, taking cues from anything from The Beatles, Bob Dylan and Elvis Presley, Hank Williams and Lynyrd Skynyrd, Led Zeppelin and Deep Purple, Bon Jovi and Meat Loaf, right through to Bruce Springsteen, John Mellencamp and even The Killers and Gaslight Anthem.
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