Martin Bester
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Date: 05 April 2025
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Information: Time: Between 14h00
– 16h00! Martin Bester
is a musician, radio & tv personality, actor and MC, based in Gauteng,
South Africa.
-Liefde by die dam in Cape Town and Johannesburg
"My love for singing and performing started in school already at a very
young age. In high school I was accepted into the highly respected Frames by
Choir".
Martin's first band experience was as a first year student at Varsity. He
obtained his B.A. degree in Psychology and isiXhosa at U.P.E, now called Nelson
Mandela University.
Martin performed in many bands over the years including Final Fiction, Skin
Trade and Kinky Robot.
Kinky Robot released their debut album 'Naked' in 2010, which included their
SAMA nominated hit 'Hobie Beach', the lyrics written by Martin about his life
in his hometown of P.E.
In 2016, Martin released his first Afrikaans album, 'Vir die eerste keer'.
Since then he has been performing with his band of highly accomplished
musicians as 'Martin Bester & band'.
His energetic live shows include original Afrikaans hits like 'Lilly', 'Anders',
'Sterre' and 'Disco Damage' (with Loufie) as well as original English hits like
'Hobie Beach' and 'Forever Summer'. He also includes cover songs of bands and
artists like Bob Marley, Kings of Leon, The Weekend, Blink 182, Theuns Jordaan
and more.
Martin's music career has taken him to stages across South Africa, even The
Apolo Theatre in London.
Some festival shows include:
-Grahamstown National Arts -Festival
-KKNK in Oudtshoorn
-Innibos in Mbombela
-Pretoriafees
-Proetoriafees in Pretoria
-Sabie Tube Race in Sabie
-Jacaranda Day Centurion and Pretoria
-Glimlagfees in Benoni
-Mieliepop Festival in Mpumalanga
-Die Groot Jol in Pretoria
In 2024 he was a support act for Canadian star Jamie Fine as well as American
country stars Kip Moore and Darius Rucker.