Mumford & Sons presenteert Johannesburg

Aan het begin van dit jaar ondernam Mumford & Sons een historische tournee door Zuid-Afrika. Het moesten magische avonden worden en dus nodigde Mumford & Sons een aantal speciale gasten uit: Baaba Maal, The Very Best en Beatenberg.

Ted Dwane: "Since day one, we have been proactive in touring places that most bands don't often get to. It keeps us from the monotony. I think the road could easily feel like Groundhog Day but whether it's the Scottish Highlands, India, or a tour on barge boats, our travels still feel fresh and exciting. Going to South Africa felt to us to be an adventure into a continent that none of us knew well. The appetite for live music is huge and the youth culture is exploding with energy and rejuvenation."

Marcus Mumford: "So we played our first couple shows in Cape Town, then before flying to Durban I stayed on a day in Cape Town to see some friends and Matt came over to my hotel and we spent a couple of hours just listening to each others' demos and ideas, and listening to other types of music. We then sat down and wrote some of Wona together in about half an hour. I haven't done that much co-writing outside the band so it was really fun to do it. Then when we got to Jo'Burg we had some music to chuck into a song, and then we spent the afternoon talking about what the song was about, recording the parts, and then wrote most of the lyrics after a few ales, just in time to record vocals. A bit of brinksmanship but it was proper organic the way it came out."