Karoonag - Music

Coenie De Villiers Coenraad Grabe De Villiers Born 11 October 1956 Is A South African Singer/songwriter Pianist Pop Artist Who Sings In His Mother Tongue Afrikaans. If Any Comparison Was Required Coenie's Music Is Best Compared To The Pop/rock Of Herbert Groenemeyer German Language Or Billy Joel USA English Language . Born In Bloemfontein South Africa Coenie Was Educated At University Of The Free State In Bloemfontein Majoring In Media Studies Where He Later On Lectured In The Communications Faculty. He Has Always Viewed His Musical Career As His Second Vocation. He Is Also A Classically Trained Pianist. Coenie Is The Anchor Presenter In Popular South African KykNET Journal Program "Kwela". During The Late 1980s Coenie Spent A Few Years In Self-Imposed Exile In Cyprus. Coenie Has Also Performed In New Zealand Canada The Netherlands Belgium And The United Kingdom. Coenie Signed With Mountain Records In 1983 And Recorded His Debut Album Skoppensboer Working With Producer Patrick Lee-Thorp And Engineer Kevin Shirley In The Same Year. He Subsequently Recorded 4 Albums For The Label Many Of Which Won Industry Awards. In Addition He Contributed To Label Compilations Of His Work. Since Leaving Mountain Records He Has Recorded A Number Of One Off Projects For Different Labels. Coenie Lived On The Island Of Cyprus During The Eighties And Nineties. He Wrote Recorded And Produced The Album Amper Alleen In Cyprus And In Athens Greece. Amper Alleen Was The Second SA Album To Be Released On CD. Coenie And His Family Returned To South Africa After The Release Of Nelson Mandela And The Unbanning Of The ANC. He Released Hartland An Album Which Included A Vocal Performance By Lesley Rae Dowling. read less