Any music loving Capetonian and most well-informed South Africans will be offended if you try and tell them about The Rudimentals…EVERYONE knows and loves the Rude Boys! The Rudimentals are one of the few bands that can share the stage with any performer and get the audience instantly hooked into skanking. The 9 Piece band (10 including Zinzi the Boss Lady) launched their debut album More Fire in 2003 and have been spreading the ska-seed across the country. The Rudimentals were the first band to bring a brass section into the Native Noise Acoustic Collection, they proved that they can think and play out of the box by introducing the concept of unplugged skanking tunes.

Song on The Native Noise Acoustic Collection:
Rude Boys
Performed: 25 September 2004

At present this song is exclusive to The Native Noise Acoustic Collection.

The Rudimentals Are:
Teboes Maidza – Vocals
Mista E – Guitar
Michael Levy – Guitar
Barry Bass – Bass
Ross McDonald – Trombone
Simon Bates – Saxophone
Dirk Meerkotter – Keyboards
Jody Engelbrecht -Trumpet
Duane Heydenrych – Drums
Zinzi – Boss Lady (Management)

Official Website:
www.rudimentals.co.za