website associated_acts years_active alias birth_place label article_title name background birth_date instrument genre image origin birth_name occupation
http://www.kalaharisurfers.co.za kalahari surfers 1982 -- present kalahari surfer , wreck sony port elizabeth shifty microdot records , african dope , recommended records , warrick sony
 warrick sony non_vocal_instrumentalist 12 september 1958 studio tabla , sitar , trombone , guitar , drums , bass guitar , electronic , agitprop , world music warricksonyportrait.jpg south africa warrick swinney musician , record producer , composer
warrick sony

warrick sony is a south african composer , producer , musician and sound designer .
he was born warrick swinney in port elizabeth , in 1958 .
he is the founder and sole permanent member of the kalahari surfers .
they made politically radical satirical music in 1980s south africa , and released it through the london-based recommended records .
during this time the surfers toured europe with english session musicians .
sony has produced albums , and ran the shifty music label at bmg -lrb- africa -rrb- for two years in the mid-1990s .
he has also worked as a journalist .
now based in cape town at milestone studios , sony has released more kalahari surfers albums , and been involved in art , music and dj events in the city .
he currently works on commercials , film scores and music for theatre .
