“One could consider Kellerman a collector of sounds. He celebrates diversity and experiments with a wide range of influences and sounds. Even the sound of the Joburg hadedas – which he loves – has found its way into his music. Kellerman’s new album, Two Voices, takes his diversity of ideas one step further, as he collaborates on each piece of music with a different artist. “When I work with another artist, we start with a totally blank page. “We will just start playing and in that process we will hit on something that sounds good and then we will use that as the starting point for the piece,” There is a much stronger African flavour, with some interesting collaborations with Senegal’s Lamine Sonko. “Every musician influences you and from every collaboration you learn something,” he says.”

“The close of the FIFA 2010 World Cup was a magnificent display of light, art and dance, and the music that accompanied it was top notch. Shakira, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Zolani from Freshly Ground, Ihashi Elimhlophe, Abigail Kubeka and many others from across Africa and the globe performed, and Wouter Kellerman, to our delight, was one of them. Making his Texas debut at SXSW 2010, Kellerman made quite a splash in world music circles.”

“Kleurig, fleurig, ’n ervaringsontploffing! Al die reënboogkleure word in bollings verhoogrook ’n beurt gegee met die musiek ’n voortsetting daarvan. Voorheen het ek al kleur gepróé in die donkerpers van bosbessies, die pienk van ’n waatlemoen, die skreeuoranje van ’n ryp lemoen. Maar nog nooit het ek geweet ’n mens kan kleur hóór nie. Die towerklanke van Wouter Kellerman se verskeidenheid dwarsfluit voer jou mee. Beligtingswerk verf die.”

“Steeped in classical tradition, the flute is not usually associated with innovation. This technical and idiosyncratic instrument seemingly doesn’t lend itself to wild musical explorations. Now Wouter Kellerman wants to bring the flute back to the mainstream. “I want to show audiences the versatility of the instrument,” he says. His performance at the Beethoven Room does just that. Switching easily between classical, jazz, African and Irish music, Kellerman weaves a rich sonic tapestry. SAMA-nominated Kellerman started young, playing mainly classical music. He attended master classes with great flautists in Europe. He was rated the top young flautist in SA.”

“Needless to say, Colour also embraces a resonant sound world that lets all the musical elements shine through with clarity and warmth. Every aspect of the album speaks of an acute attention to detail –from the sophisticated packaging and superb design work, right through to the recording and production. Whereas in the past it has sometimes sadly been too easy to pick out a South African product in terms of its production quality, this album certainly raises the bar, signalling that as South Africans we no longer are willing to accept second best and are ready to compete with the best internationally.”

“You can tell that one of Kellerman's passions, apart from music, is for the vibrant and diverse cultures that cover our world. Throughout the album he joyfully explores his own South African heritage (and Akrikaans roots in the final track 'Al Le Die Berge'), as well as delving into the rich and passionate world of the Argentinean Tango, whilst Spanish and Irish themes also abound. Highlight tracks include the beautifully seductive and sultry tango 'Vuelvo al Sur' which just oozes with South American passion, 'Told U So' a lively and cheeky South African number and 'Quisas, quisas, quisas' the Lila Downs song made popular by the film Tortilla Soup. Having chosen those tracks I do have to say that every time I listen to 'Colour' I keep changing my mind about my favourites, the CD is just that good with tracks appropriate for all times and moods.”

“Best described as world music, the name of the album is interpreted in a number of ways, Kellerman explains. “It’s about the different colours of the flute and my different cultural influences in-cluding African, Latin and Irish.””

"From Latin America to Ireland and Africa. Kellerman's diverse styles and arrangements make this primarily instrumental, world music album a listening pleasure. Colour is the long-awaited album of one of South Africa's premier flautists, Wouter Kellerman. A surprising album in the way of a traditional Celtic piece like Irish March can lie side by side with unusual Khokho. An African-inspired celebration of the most versatile of instruments - the human voice. And neither piece seems to be out of place. But one thing is for certain, this is not a traditional flute album.

“Onthullend, vernuwend is sy musiek nié, maar dit word baie knap gekonsipieer. Die melodieë word kundig omring in welgekose harmonieë. En dit klink altyd spontaan. Kellerman plaas die musiek voorop, en sy komposisionele strategie berus op eenvoud. Dit blyk ook duideluit die instrumentasie in ensembles wat van snit na snit verskil. So word ’n subtiele kontras in die musiek bereik, wat, soos die ganse album, ’n berustende, byna luilekker ambience optower. Sy eerste bydrae, geskryf saam met sy musikale sielsgenoot, Paul Whellock, heet Told U So. Wat die titel beteken, is vaag, maar nie die musiek nie: subtiele Afrika, met lipposisies op die fluit wat ’n aardse gevoel skep. ”

“The amazing thing about the flute is that it’s simply a pipe with holes in it, yet the sound it produces in the right hands can be truly captivating... Beginning with very soft tunes, Kellerman introduced his band through a gradual build-up. The music had a distinctly African flavour which was supported by bongo drums. As the rhythm picked up, three dancers came to the fore. The dancers, Muntu Ngubane, Carmia Cruywagen and Kabelo Sebusi, moved with appropriate rhythms and demonstrated some remarkable skills with vivid movements, and a bit of Latin flavour incorporated at times. For one of the final pieces, the dancers joined the band on stage as they played a thundering drum beat accompanied by the guitar, keyboard and flute.”