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Just Jinjer’s story began in 1996 when the band was
formed and it quickly gained a reputation as an
amazing live act. Their live chemistry translated
well in the studio, which was captured on their
debut album called All Comes Round. All Comes Round
flew off the shelves, becoming the biggest selling
rock album in South African history, with over
100,000 units sold, and the band experienced unheard
of chart success. They suddenly found themselves
drawing huge audiences, some in excess of 10,000
people.
The band entered the studio to record their second
album titled Something For Now, which went gold in 3
weeks in South Africa, providing numerous chart
topping radio singles.
Here’s To You, the band’s third album, won Just
Jinjer critical acclaim as well as another chart
success. Strange World, their fourth CD, produced
“top 5” radio singles and sold out countrywide tours
in South Africa. Bootleg Album, released in 2004,
dominated the airwaves as the band performed several
arena shows with the Counting Crows and completed
sold out tours of London and Dubai.
In 2006, Just Jinjer released their self-titled
album Just Jinjer, featuring Grammy award-winning
producer David Bianco. Tracks from the album held
all top ten spots for MP3 downloads.. ‘What He
Means’, the debut single from Just Jinjer, has
captured several top spots on South African radio,
including the No.1 spot for 10 weeks on the national
charts, leading to three nominations for the
prestigious 2007 South Africa Music Awards.
Just Jinjer are: Art Matthews, Brent Harris, Denholm
Harding and Sandy Chila.
Just Jinjer is the biggest selling rock band in
South African history, with over a quarter million
units sold. Over the last decade, the band has
performed and toured with U2, Counting Crows and Def
Leppard among many others, performing for hundreds
of thousands of fans in venues all around the world
from the UK to Dubai, and released six critically
acclaimed albums.
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