Skinflint

What Skinflint makes

Topics african metal, heavy metal, music, band interviews, cultural fusion

Skinflint - African Heavy Metal hailing from Gaborone, Botswana Est. 2006 Skinflint is a three piece Heavy Metal band from Gaborone, Botswana founded by Guitarist & Vocalist Giuseppe Sbrana in 2006. Recruiting Kebonye Nkoloso on Bass and recently Cosmos Modisaemang on Drums. They have incorporated elements from African culture with Heavy Metal music, attracting the attention of international media such as CNN, Dutch TV, Swedish National Television, BBC and many more. Their releases Iklwa, Gauna, Dipoko Nyemba, Chief of the Ghosts and the most recent self titled album Skinflint pay homage to African spirituality, and mythology, while still playing in the vein of Traditional Heavy Metal, this has been seen as a pioneering example of African Metal. The band has played shows in Southern Africa, Kenya and enjoyed successful tours as far as Sweden, USA, Switzerland, Germany and more alongside the likes of Tarja Turunen and Soulfly.

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