Rumswinger

Rumswinger is a vigorously charismatic electro / nu wave Pop outfit dripping with talented individuals who combine in a carnivalesque expression of deep electro beats layered with some fat bass lines and a bristling horn section. The diversity of their musical backgrounds merge to create a unique style and character that is unforgettably infectious.

Their unique blend of individual skills and influences creates a powerful presence and signature sound that is both musically intelligent and charged with an accessible and totally infectious energy. They combine in a carnivalesque expression of deep electro beats layered with electro textures, Nu Wave Poppy licks, a rich and a bristling horn section.

Fronting up is the entrancing Carla on vocals. Her powerful voice, her magnetic beauty and dynamic stage presence are all exquisite punches to the senses. Carla grew up on the stage and has been singing for as long as she’s been walking. She is a born performer and is as comfortable singing jazz as she is belting out rock and blues. She made it through to the final seven of idols SA.
Then we have DJ Marne "King Louie", the Stig of South African electro-beats. Some say he was raised on a diet of bananas and Ginseng root and that he sleeps in furry underwear. All we know is he punches out the bruising backbeats that drive the magic and the madness that is Rumswinger. Marne is a multi-instrumentalist whose other collaborations include his own band We Set Sail and quirky country-rock-blues band Peachy Keen. He is also known as the King of Swing DJ “King Louie”.
Completing the line-up is our horns men. On trumpet is the legendary jazz brassman himself, Lee Lips. One of South Africa’s most prominent session and stage musicians, Lee Lips was a founding member of SA Punk pioneers Hog Hoggidy Hog and has performed regularly with Springbok Nude Girls, Goldfish, Goodluck, Fuzigish and Toya Delazy.
On saxophones is the debonnaire Simon, a thoroughly pedigreed jazzman, blooded early on the stages of New York, Den Hague and Amsterdam with the National Youth Jazz Band and currently a core member of The Rudimentals, whose unique sound has seen their last two singles top the charts at #1 and #2 on 5FM.

Rumswinger’s vigorously charismatic brand of electro has fired up the stages of Rocking the Daisies, Rezonance, J&B Met, Flamjangle Tea Party, Cape Town Music Festival, Five for Change and some of South Africas hottest clubs. They've hit stages around Amsterdam, the Electro Swing Revolution in Berlin, Tokyo Japan, Philippines, Bali, Vietnam, Thailand and Namibia.

Rumswinger are managed by MyOhMy Entertainment.