Schooled in classical and jazz, Capetoninan band Beatenberg combines upbeat pop music with art-house cool. Across albums like 2014’s breezy The Hanging Gardens of Beatenberg and 2018’s richly atmospheric 12 Views of Beatenberg the trio—Matthew Field, Robin Brink and Ross Dorkin—melds traditional Afropop sounds with elements of house and reggae, covering themes of heartbreak, friendship, and youthful disillusion.