Foto Na Dans
- What kind of music? Theatre
- Their website
- Foto Na Dans are a five-piece indie rock band from Stellenbosch, fronted by singer/songwriter Le-Roi Nel (vocals, guitar). Other band members are Neil Basson (lead guitar, vocals), Theuns Schoonwinkel (bass), Alex Fourie (trumpet, keyboard), Dirkie Uys (drums).
All of the band members beside Nel were previously in the band, Trompie is Dood, which won the national highschool Afrikaans rock band competition, Rockspaaider, in 2005. Some band members from Trompie Is Dood went their separate ways, making place for a vocalist, the position which was filled by LeRoi Nel.
Awards and nominations
Their video for the single Soldaatvolk is nominated for Best Love Scene and for Best Video while the band is nominated for Best Group in the 2008 MK Awards. Foto Na Dans won the Best Group category after going up against the likes of The Parlotones, Springbok Nude Girls and Cassette.Foto Na Dans was also nominated in 2008 for a SAMA (South African Music Award) for Best Afrikaans Rock Album for their debut album ‘Intervensie’.