About
Hot Club d’Afrique is an all-acoustic Gypsy Jazz quartet originally from Johannesburg, South Africa. Their music pays tribute to the original “Quintette du Hot Club de France”, founded in 1934 by Django Reinhardt and Stéphane Grappelli. The Hot Club name refers to the Swing jazz of the 1930s, known at the time as ‘hot jazz’, or in France, as ‘le jazz hot’. Hot Club d’Afrique was founded in Johannesburg in 2008 by husband-and-wife duo Kevin Drummond on guitar,and Theodora Drummond on the piano accordion. Sharing a mutual love for the music of Django Reinhardt, they formed the first South African Gypsy Jazz band with other local musicians. The band’s current formation has been performing together since 2012, with Katharina Alexandra Rodriguez-Lopez on double bass and vocals, singing French and English romantic songs of the 1930s and beyond, and Frances van der Walt on violin and rhythm guitar. The newest addition to the band is Chilean guitarist, Nicolás Rodríguez-López.
Past events & performances
1. French-Themed Valentine’s Concert at Legacy Farm (2026) 2. French-Themed Corporate Year-End Function Chamberlain Hardware (2025) 3. Hilton Arts Festival (2025)
Services offered
Background / Ambient
POASoft background music for cocktail hours, networking events or dinners
Wedding ceremony & reception
POACovers ceremony music through to reception entertainment
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