104-423: Brel may refer to: Andrew Brel (born Andreas Broulidakis 28 September 1960), UK music producer Jacques Brel (1929-1978), French-speaking Belgian singer Daniel Brel (b. 1950), French accordionist British Rail Engineering Limited (BREL, 1969–1989), defunct railway systems engineering company [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with
208-408: A Union Defence Force (UDF) that included a Permanent Force (or standing army) of career soldiers, an Active Citizen Force of temporary conscripts and volunteers as well as a Cadet organisation. The 1912 law also obliged all white males between seventeen and sixty years of age to serve in the military, but this was not strictly enforced as there were a large number of volunteers. Instead, half of
312-658: A field ambulance unit, a Royal Engineers signals company and a military hospital . The most costly action that the South African forces on the Western Front fought in was the Battle of Delville Wood in 1916 – of the 3,000 men from the brigade who entered the wood, only 768 emerged unscathed. Another tragic loss of life for the South African forces during the war was the Mendi sinking on 21 February 1917, when
416-598: A Government Dinner/Dance function honoring the Argentine Prime Minister. Overwhelmed by intuitively impulsive youthful exuberance in that momentary opportunity to speak directly to the supreme commander of Apartheid he made a mocking reference offending the dancing President and only narrowly escaping punitive consequences by claiming he was "Speaking Greek." This encounter with P.W Botha was one of many instances of non-violent protest that characterized an unhappy, traumatic period of living under and resenting
520-414: A bombing in 1987); Northwestern Command (HQ Potchefstroom ); Eastern Transvaal Command (HQ Nelspruit ); Natal Command (Durban), and Far North Command (HQ Pietersburg , which in late 1993 and early 1994 included Regiment Hillcrest which was then part of 73 Motorised Brigade , and 73 Brigade itself). The part-time force also operated in the military area of Walvis Bay . During this same period,
624-505: A colorful chapter in British cartoon Rock and Roll. After 8-hour studio sessions on most days, in the evenings Brel continued public performances as a guitarist/singer, increasingly in duo context with musicians including Duncan Mackay (10cc), John Edwards ( Status Quo ) and Ronnie Johnson ( Van Morrison ). Throughout the 1980s, at a time when the UK enjoyed a thriving live music culture in
728-431: A commission to write his first album in the genre of new-age meditation music "Angel Inspiration" was released by New World Music in 2001. The rewarding return from this first foray into new age meditation music provided incentive and opportunity to explore a lifelong passion for composing and producing music in this minimalist 'solfeggio' style resulting in 12 further releases by 2021. Although preferring to work alone in
832-408: A coronary thrombosis, leaving Helen, 36, with three children and four dogs in a three acre property with four servants. Andrew was 10, Katherine 12 and Christina 4. Each child would react differently to this early encounter with profound loss. Kathy became a professional ballerina who embraced Eastern mysticism, Andrew became a professional musician who rejected orthodox religion from an early age, while
936-457: A decline in demand for high cost professional recording services, which along with the shrinking sales of musical CD's as a new generation followed the 'download for free' model, all but ended the business motivation to pay for recordings for a rapidly declining market increasingly unwilling to pay for content. As a result, the studio was sold to one of its busiest clients, Paul Weller . Soon after Charlie Morgan left Elton John's band and moved to
1040-814: A few years, however South African occupation continued, illegally, until 1990. Later, the South African Infantry Brigade , and various other supporting units such as the South African Native Labour Corps, were deployed to France in order to fight on the Western Front as the South African Overseas Expeditionary Force under British command. The 1st South African Brigade consisted of four infantry battalion sized regiments, representing men from all four provinces of
1144-584: A formal interest in learning about Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and then sharing information about the condition in published articles that have been referenced in treatment programs by doctors in South Africa. During the Apartheid era of South Africa an entire generation of white South African born males was required to serve in the military during the thirty three-year Angolan Border war. The majority of conscripts were 18, school leavers, for whom there
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#17328015266101248-874: A great extent took over the functions of the Danie Theron Combat School 's training wing. In 1973 the SADF also took over responsibility for the defence of South West Africa (today Namibia) from the South African Police. During the succeeding months the Army became involved in combat operations for the first time since the Second World War, clashing with groups of SWAPO infiltrating into South West Africa. 7th and 8th Divisions, early 1980s John Keegan, World Armies, p.639 From 1 September 1972 Army Task Force Headquarters
1352-586: A lasting legacy. During this period Brel also mastered every CD release and oversaw overall production in excess of 2 million CD's. Along with negotiating the license payment with the Copyright protection society, the MCPS, for the copyright compositions appearing on every one of the lessons contained on the CD's. The success of the CD cover mounts and the quality of the content improved magazine circulation and assisted with
1456-467: A man's eighteenth birthday or on leaving school. National service obligations could be fulfilled by active-duty military service for two years and by serving in the reserves, generally for ten or twelve years. Reservists generally underwent fifty days per year of active duty or training, after their initial period of service. The system was for the most part that the National Service requirement
1560-466: A military rebellion by some of the more extremist elements before he could send an expeditionary force of some 67,000 troops to invade German South West Africa (now Namibia ). The German troops stationed there eventually surrendered to the South African forces in July 1915. In 1920 South Africa received a League of Nations mandate to govern the former German colony and to prepare it for independence within
1664-632: A museum called 'The Ron Hubbard House'. Manos Broulidakis' home was the first 1950's house to attain Heritage status in South Africa. In 1960 Manos moved his family to Bryanston where Andreas grew up a native Greek speaker, attending Bryanston Primary, Bryanston High and Damelin College before completing first year at the University of the Witwatersrand medical school. Manos died in 1971 of
1768-590: A new life in England, arriving with a total of £1,500 and no plan beyond playing music for money. At that time Greece was a half member of the EU, entitling Greek passport holder Brel to the right of residence in the UK. Brel was well received from the outset in the UK where his one-man show led to a stream of bookings on the Pub and club circuit. Soon after arrival he began a 3-year Saturday night 'sold-out' stint at Bo-Jangles,
1872-469: A number of actions in North Africa during 1942, but on 21 June 1942 two complete infantry brigades of the division as well as most of the supporting units were captured at the fall of Tobruk . The 3rd South African Infantry Division never took an active part in any battles but instead organised and trained the South African home defence forces, performed garrison duties and supplied replacements for
1976-415: A production facility where his first new project was a collaboration with well known Phd music-educator and Pet Shop Boys producer Richard Niles . In 2017, his eighth album was released, a solo effort called Meditation and Tranquility which produced a streaming media hit, called "Sol Serenity"'. In 2019, Kumeka Vol II was released, 17 years after the first Music for Kumeka introduced this Chohan of
2080-548: A series of 15 spoken word meditation CDs with self-help author Diana Cooper which prominently feature his meditation music. The Diana Cooper meditation CD's remain popular choices in the spoken word meditation field, released by Findhorn Press and later licensed to Inner Traditions . After the burglary of Riverbank Studios on 16 June 2013, where his previous six meditation music albums were recorded, Brel moved to California, establishing Treadmill Studios in Laguna Beach as
2184-630: A skillful PTSD affected sociopath with superior intelligence. A prescient story-line examines how the American Military Industrial complex relies on new conflict to sustain growth. Described as "a close up look at the 1% who control the 1%" by Author and film-maker Stephen Trombley. Brel's story of family court in Britain is the subject of Andrea Lee's book Who Lies Wins . A non-fiction whistle-blower novel about British family-law published in 2019. ASIN: B07X3Y9KGR. Who Lies Wins
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#17328015266102288-430: A solo musician at many of South Africa's most prestigious musical venues. Brel worked on average six nights a week between 1981 and 1985. In 1981, at the outset of a career as a professional musician, acting on the advice of booking agent Edith Goldstein, who explained the commercial difficulties attached to booking Andreas Broulidakis he adopted a shortened version of his name, appearing professionally as Andy Brel for
2392-497: A wine bar owned by a music Industry personality in Hampton Wick, South West London. Bo Jangles was at that time a trending in-place for musicians where being the featured attraction every Saturday night led to many musical introductions and album recording opportunities. Providing the social network that formed the start of a new life in the UK. Within one year of arriving in the UK, aged 25 in 1986, Brel bought his first home on
2496-493: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Andrew Brel Andrew Brel is an author whose work includes The Emergency Bouzouki Player and One Day in Paris and a professional musician for over forty years. He has released 14 albums of meditation music since 2001. Brel was born to Greek parents in the South African suburb of Bryanston , one of Johannesburg 's affluent whites-only areas in 1960. His father
2600-695: Is the co writer of 'Suburban House' with Josh Phillips, originally sung by Leo Sayer and later a hit in Ukraine for Ani Lorak . Twenty-one of his most performed songs appear on the 2017 release Riverbank Songwriting including songs with Alan Tarney, Spike Edney, Hugh Burns and Josh Phillips. In 2018 Brel wrote and produced What I Love by Hugo Fernandes . A seventeen-song album of acoustic guitar and voice, performed by Hugo Fernandes. Recorded in California and released by Andrew Brel Music on 15 September 2018. Brel's first book, The Emergency Bouzouki Player
2704-799: Is the principal land warfare force of South Africa , a part of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF), along with the South African Air Force , South African Navy and South African Military Health Service . The Army is commanded by the Chief of the Army, who is subordinate to the Chief of the SANDF. Formed in 1912, as the Union Defence Force in the Union of South Africa , through
2808-756: The Basters – demanded cultural autonomy and political independence; and in 1932, when the Ovambo (Ambo) population along the border with Angola demanded an end to South African domination. During the Rand strike of 1922, 14,000 members of the ACF and certain A class reservists were called up. Expenditure cuts saw the UDF as a whole reduced. The last remaining regiment of the South Africa Mounted Riflemen
2912-572: The Iran Iraq war surrounding the religiously inspired 'human wave' attacks. A story shared by his friend Kaveh Golestan, the Iranian photojournalist whose coverage of the Iran Iraq war was syndicated to most significant media for the duration of that war. Brel is the co writer of 'Alone' with Spike Edney, originally sung by Patti Russo and later recorded in California by Hugo Fernandes. Brel
3016-624: The RLI became the conventional reserve for Far North Command . The area of responsibility of each commands followed the boundaries of the Economic Development Regions. Before the dissolution of the territorial commands General Derrick Mgwebi is also reported to have headed Mpumalanga Command . During the 1980s, the legal requirements for national service were to register for service at age sixteen and to report for duty when called up, which usually occurred at some time after
3120-870: The Union of South Africa , as well as Rhodesia . The 1st Regiment was from the Cape Province , the 2nd Regiment was from Natal and the Orange Free State and the 3rd Regiment was from Transvaal and Rhodesia. The 4th Regiment was called the South African Scottish and was raised from members of the Transvaal Scottish and the Cape Town Highlanders ; they wore the Atholl Murray tartan . Supporting units included five batteries of heavy artillery ,
3224-405: The surname Brel . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Brel&oldid=1002363834 " Category : Surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
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3328-400: The 7th South African Division on 1 April 1997, and became the 73rd, 74th and 75th Brigades respectively. On 1 April 1997 Regiment Louw Wepener (Bethlehem), Regiment De Wet (Kroonstad) and Regiment Dan Pienaar (Bloemfontein) were absorbed into Regiment Bloemspruit . 7th Division was disbanded on 1 April 1999 and all army battalions were assigned to 'type' formations, in accordance with
3432-457: The 8th Ray. In 2019 Brel released a second album specifically for the 'Sleep Music genre' called Deep Sleep , widely used in Youtube videos providing for insomniacs. Deep Sleep has achieved many million's of streamed plays on Amazon Music and is Brel's most played album to date. In 2020 Brel released African Meditation . In 2021 CALM became the 12th release. And the 13th release in 2023
3536-651: The British Royal Flying Corps and over 100 volunteering for the Royal Navy . More than 146,000 whites, 83,000 black Africans and 2,500 Coloureds and Asians also served in either German South-West Africa, East Africa, the Middle East, or on the Western Front in Europe. Suffering roughly 19,000 casualties, over 7,000 South Africans were killed, and nearly 12,000 were wounded during the course of
3640-540: The Citizen Force brigades. The 11th Armoured Brigade was itself disbanded on 1 October 1953. In the early 1950s the Union undertook, however, to provide one armoured division for active service in the Middle East in the event of war in the region. To this end some 200 Centurion tanks were ordered, and the first were delivered in July 1952. During Exercise Oranje, conducted in 1956, the Army trialled its Centurions for
3744-976: The Engineers and Signals were grouped into the first of the 'type' formations, the South African Army Engineer Formation (in 1982) and the South African Army Signals Formation (in 1984). Both these formations were made directly responsible to Chief of Army. In 1984 Northern Transvaal Command was subdivided and Eastern Transvaal Command (Nelspruit) and Far North Command (Pietersburg) formed. The two new Commands were regarded as theatres and as such also had responsibility for conventional operations (and units) within their areas. For example, Far North Command had 73 Motorised Brigade within its area. Southern Cape Command may have been disbanded, and Northern Cape Command established, in 1986. In 1989
3848-600: The Music Maker banner including Guitarist magazine and Guitar Techniques magazine. Containing new content each month by a variety of contributors that would include Martin Taylor and Guthrie Govan along with many of the top level of teachers and players in the UK. This conceptual idea, which began in a coffee meeting between Brel and Terry Day in Cambridge, provided a new and original approach to music tuition that has left
3952-835: The Permanent Force, Commandos, and a few selected Citizen Force units. The Citizen Force, through the 7 and 8 Divisions, provided the conventional defence force. By July 1987 the number of territorial commands was expanded to ten, and the Walvis Bay military area was often counted as an eleventh. The commands were the Western Province Command (HQ Cape Town , 1959–1998); Eastern Province Command (HQ Port Elizabeth, 1959–1998); Northern Cape Command (HQ Kimberley ); Orange Free State Command (HQ Bloemfontein, 1959–1998); Northern Transvaal Command (HQ Pretoria ); Witwatersrand Command (HQ Johannesburg, subject of
4056-548: The Permanent Force. UDF troops assumed internal security tasks in South Africa and quelled several revolts against South African domination in South-West Africa. South Africans suffered high casualties, especially in 1922, when an independent group of Khoikhoi – known as the Bondelswarts - Herero for the black bands that they wore into battle – led one of numerous revolts; in 1925, when a mixed-race population –
4160-640: The SA Army maintained three 'small' divisions , the 7th (HQ Johannesburg ), 8th (HQ Durban) and 9th (HQ Cape Town). They consisted of a reconnaissance battalion, two anti-aircraft defence battalions (AA guns), two battalions of artillery (G-5s and G-6s), a battalion of 127 mm MRLs, an engineer battalion, two battalions of Olifant MBTs, two battalions mounted in Ratel ICVs, and finally two battalions mounted in Buffel APCs. They were all amalgamated into
4264-804: The SADF, with its South West African Territorial Force auxiliary, fought the counter-insurgency South African Border War against SWAPO rebels in South-West Africa (Namibia). These operations included the raising of special units such as the South African 32 Battalion . They also carried out operations in support of UNITA rebels in Angola and against the Cuban troops that supported the Angolan government. As far as conventional formations were concerned, 7 SA Division and 17, 18 and 19 Brigades were established on 1 April 1965. Difficulties with manning levels saw
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4368-427: The SANDF to rely on short logistic lines for highly mechanised mobile forces in defence of national territory, as it causes many supply issues during modern foreign deployments. This is one of the major problems of the army and various solutions are being considered by the government to better equip forces deployed in out-of-area force projection operations. Though non-white personnel did serve as unarmed labourers with
4472-545: The South African Institute for Security Studies said that the D&;T plan, while alleviating, to an extent, the mistrust of the new South African leadership of the remaining apartheid-era South African Defence Force personnel in middle management positions, reduced the combat effectiveness of the Army, and was seen by 2011 as a mistake. Another mistaken decision was the decision to limit the force design of
4576-517: The South African 1st Infantry Division and the South African 2nd Infantry Division. However, one of this division's constituent brigades – 7th South African Infantry Battalion in Phalaborwa – did take part in the invasion of Madagascar in 1942. The 6th South African Armoured Division fought in numerous actions in Italy from 1944 to 1945. Of the 334,000 men volunteered for full time service in
4680-696: The South African Army during the war (including some 211,000 whites, 77,000 blacks and 46,000 Cape Coloureds and Asians), about 9,000 were killed in action, though the Commonwealth War Graves Commission has records of 11,023 known South African war dead during World War II . Wartime expansion was again followed by rapid demobilisation after World War II. By then, a century of Anglo-Boer clashes followed by decades of growing British influence in South Africa had fuelled Afrikaner resentment. Resurgent Afrikaner nationalism
4784-727: The South African Army fought in the East African, North African and Italian campaigns. In 1939, the army at home in South Africa was divided between a number of regional commands . These included Cape Command (with its headquarters at the Castle of Good Hope , Cape Town), Orange Free State Command , Natal Command , Witwatersrand Command (5th and 9th Brigades plus the Transvaal Horse Artillery ), Robert's Heights and Transvaal Command (HQ Robert's Heights ) and Eastern Province Command at East London . With
4888-636: The South African army in 1939, serving as an infantry captain with the British Commonwealth forces, active in North Africa and Italy. He was a multiple medal winner although he gave his medals away, believing medals to be unworthy, seeing the anti-fascist position as every mans duty and not a choice warranting reward. Manos married Helen Evangelou in 1956. They had three children. Katerina, born 1958, Andreas born 1960 and Christina born 1966. The family lived in Linksfield Ridge in what
4992-532: The Thames Riverbank near Hampton Court in the picturesque Surrey village of East Molesey. From 1986 until 1991 he owned and operated Hampton Court Studios at no 3 Bridge Road, working as a music writer and producer, developing new talent and creating original musical copyrights. This period included producing the original demos of the Dogs D'Amour which led to their record deal with China Records, launching
5096-605: The United States where he resides in Nashville, while Terry Day sold Music Maker Publications . Brel married Catherine Smith in 1986. They had one child, Manoussos John, born in Kingston-On-Thames in 1989. They divorced in 1992. In 2009 his second son Byron Broulidakis was born in Kingston-On-Thames. Brel lives in California. In 2001 Brel's friendship with new age self-help author Diana Cooper led to
5200-424: The amalgamation of the South African colonial forces following the unification of South Africa. It evolved within the tradition of frontier warfare fought by Boer Commando ( militia ) forces, reinforced by the Afrikaners ' historical distrust of large standing armies . Following the ascension to power of the National Party , the Army's long-standing Commonwealth ties were afterwards cut. The South African Army
5304-479: The armed forces. During 2006 the Army released its ARMY VISION 2020 guidelines document, in a fresh attempt to reassess the 1998 structures which had proved wanting. The army planned a return to a division based structure, from the previous structure where units are simply provided as needed to the two active brigades. In many respects the plan was an attempt to undo the effects of the Deloitte and Touche-inspired force design that came into effect in 2001. The new plan
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#17328015266105408-459: The army in both World Wars, a number of non-whites were employed in segregated units during the Border War, and a number of units were completely desegregated, it was not until 1994 – when South Africa achieved full democracy – that the army as a whole was made open to all races. Today the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has racial quotas to make sure that White, Black, Coloured, and Indian South Africans are proportionately represented in
5512-634: The careers of many guitar players and included starting the Guitarist Magazine 'Guitarist of the Year' competition, which gave unknown players the opportunity to perform live with top session musicians in front of an audience for the prize of publicity and a recording opportunity. Several of the participants in these shows have gone on to enjoy successful professional careers. As a writer, Brel contributed numerous articles for publication in Music Maker titles including lengthy features on Manfred Mann , and songwriter Terry Britten . From 1992, Brel produced all cover-mount CD's for all Terry Days publications under
5616-410: The declaration of war in September 1939, the South African Army numbered only 5,353 regulars, with an additional 14,631 men of the Active Citizen Force (ACF) which gave peace time training to volunteers and in time of war would form the main body of the army. Pre-war plans did not anticipate that the army would fight outside southern Africa and it was trained and equipped only for bush warfare. One of
5720-409: The disestablishment of 7 SA Division on 1 November 1967 and its replacement by the Army Task Force (HQ) and 16 Brigade. Also during the 1970s, the SADF began accepting "non-whites" and women into the military as career soldiers, not only as temporary volunteers or reservists; however, the former served mostly, if not exclusively, in segregated units while the latter were not assigned to combat roles. By
5824-594: The end of the 1970s, the South African military was increasingly called upon to confront external threats and internal unrest which started escalating to armed confrontation between the South African state and the liberation forces. Principal among these armed groups was that of the ANC's Umkhonto we Sizwe (Spear of the Nation), the AZAPO's Azanian People's Liberation Army and the PAC's Poqo. In 1973 two new infantry units were established: 7 South African Infantry Battalion (Bourke's Luck) and 8 SA Infantry Battalion (Upington), as well as 11 Commando (Kimberley) , which to
5928-464: The eponymously titled SAS Band album, also known as the 'Blue album' and the 2001 release "SAS Band Live". Brel played on and produced the live version of Richard O'Brien's classic 'Time Warp. In 1998 Brel produced and released Leo Sayer 's Live in London and Louis Ribeiro's Under African Skies . By the late 1990s, several events conspired to end sustainability of the Bridge Recordings business model. The growth of home recording technology meant
6032-399: The ethos of 'Music by Musicians.' The goal with recordings was to perform 'studio live', all players playing together in the traditional style of the early recording studios. Most of the releases on Bridge represent first or second takes of the band playing live. For Brel, starting the Production label was the alternative to continuing gigs in smoky pubs after the age of thirty. Having decided
6136-552: The eventual sale of the Music Maker brand to Future Publishing. In 1995, Bridge Recordings expanded its production capability to include ownership of Black Barn Studios in Ripley, Surrey , the early home of Eric Clapton . With this high quality recording facility, Brel produced and released fifteen promoted albums, two with the SAS Band ; Queen keyboard player Spike Edney's all star band featuring musicians including; Chris Thompson, Roger Taylor , Peter Green , Ian Anderson , Tony Hadley , Roy Wood and Paul Young. The 1997 release,
6240-495: The first time in 1981. His first professional contract, the Quirinale Hotel in Hillbrow was for three-months, performing solo with foot bass pedals and a drum box, for four hours, five nights weekly. Between 1981 and 1985, Brel averaged over 300 paid appearances annually whilst a full-time student, earning positive reviews on numerous occasions in The Star , then the most widely circulated news publication in South Africa. During this time he experienced undiagnosed PTSD, which led to
6344-571: The first time in a simulated nuclear war situation. The Defence Act (No. 44) of 1957 renamed the UDF the South African Defence Force (SADF) and established within it some quick-reaction units, or Commandos, to respond to localised threats. The SADF, numbering about 20,000 in 1958, would grow to almost 80,000 in the next two decades. In 1960 there was another wave of regimental name-changing. Regiment Gideon Scheepers became Regiment Groot Karoo, and three regiments named after famous Boer generals Regiment De La Rey (given its 13 World War 2 battle honours,
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#17328015266106448-432: The guitarist in the accomplished Entertainment Corps show band, a seat once occupied by Trevor Rabin . Brel toured the Country, often appearing as the musical entertainment for Government functions. He also toured the SADF camps in the Angolan Border, performing with many of South Africa's popular musical stars of the era on morale boosting concerts for the troops. During these visits to the war zone he experienced first hand
6552-404: The horrible death of Steve Biko, commenting on his demise, cooking to death while naked with a broken skull in the back of a Police Land Rover, "It leaves me cold". Awareness of the personalities he was entertaining sat heavily on the anti-fascist young Brel. In 1980 as a 19-year-old troop in military uniform he found himself unexpectedly face to face with South Africa's Leader P. W. Botha during
6656-405: The issue of the 2014 South African Defence Review . With the release of that review in mid-2014 it appears possible that the 2006 planning may be reinvigorated. Concerns have been raised as to the operational capabilities of the army given the high proportion of the army's budget spent on salaries (around 80%) and low amounts budgeted for capital (5%) and operational (15%) capacity. In addition to
6760-429: The late 1980s and early 1990s. After the Union of South Africa was formed in 1910, General Jan Smuts , the Union's first Minister of Defence, placed a high priority on creating a unified military out of the separate armies of the union's four provinces (the British Cape Colonial Forces , and the forces of the Natal Colony , the Transvaal , and the Orange River Colony ). The Defence Act (No. 13) of 1912 established
6864-552: The lifestyle of a gigging musician did not favor prospects for longevity. Especially considering at that time gigging musicians in the UK would typically smoke and drink to an extent that what would by today's standards be considered excessive. With all his attention shifted into recording and production of musical content, distribution of Bridge albums was enhanced by Brel's association with Music Maker Publications and its chairman Terry Day. A professional friendship that enabled numerous successful promotions for Bridge recordings though
6968-447: The long and bitter Border War . The South African Army has also been involved in many peacekeeping operations such as in the Lesotho intervention , Central African Republic Civil War , and multiple counter-insurgencies in Africa; often under the auspices of the United Nations, or as part of wider African Union operations in Southern Africa . It also played a key role in controlling sectarian political violence inside South Africa during
7072-481: The minister of defence to deploy Citizen Force troops and Commandos for "riot" control, often to quell anti- apartheid demonstrations, especially when it deteriorated into mob riots with loss of life. The Defence Act (No. 85) of 1967 also expanded military obligations, requiring white male citizens to perform national service, including an initial period of training, a period of active duty, and several years in reserve status, subject to immediate call-up. From 1966 to 1989
7176-404: The most celebrated of the 1934 battalions), Regiment Louw Wepener and Regiment De Wet were inexplicably renamed Regiment Wes-Transvaal, Regiment Oos-Vrystaat and Regiment Noord-Vrystaat. After strenuous efforts, Regiment Wes-Transvaal, Regiment Oos-Vrystaat and Regiment Noord-Vrystaat regained their honoured names. Following the declaration of the Republic of South Africa in 1961, the "Royal" title
7280-457: The new 23,400-member Citizen Force was called on to suppress several industrial strikes on the Witwatersrand . In accordance with the 1912 Defence Act, the Active Citizen Force was established under Brig. Gen. C.F. Beyers on 1 July 1913. The authorised strength of the ACF and Coast Garrison Force was 25,155 and by 31 December actual strength stood at 23,462. Following the British declaration of war against Germany on 4 August 1914, South Africa
7384-485: The new Minister of Defence, Frans Erasmus , aimed ' to level the playing-fields' within the Union Defence Force, which was strongly British-oriented in usages, structures, uniforms and nomenclature. This developed from an attempt at affirmative action into a 'politically tinged purge'. The various Commando units, previously 'Skietverenigings', were later classified as Type A, B or C independent Commandos and continued as single-battalion or small independent units. As part of
7488-558: The post-war reorganisation, the Defence Rifle Associations were disbanded in 1948 and replaced by a new Commando organisation with a strength of 90,000 men. At the same time, the Afrikaans-oriented single-battalion regiments founded in 1934 underwent at least one change of name and sometimes more. An early victim was the renowned Middellandse Regiment, which became Regiment Gideon Scheepers in 1954. It
7592-432: The problems to continuously face South Africa during the war was the shortage of available men. Due to its racial policies it would only consider arming men of European descent, which limited the available pool of men aged between 20 and 40 to around 320,000. In addition the declaration of war on Germany had the support of only a narrow majority in the South African parliament and was far from universally popular. Indeed, there
7696-401: The process of composition, performance and production, Brel made three albums in collaboration with the guitarist and composer Hugh Burns , including 2007's Seven Bach Meditations which explores the process of Brel's lifelong inspiration in music composition, J.S Bach, incorporating production values not available to the composer at that time. Between 2002 and 2006, Brel recorded and produced
7800-532: The recommendations of the South African Defence Review 1998 . The 'type' formation force structure was implemented in accordance with the recommendations of auditing firm Deloitte and Touche , who were contracted to draw up a plan to make the SA Army more economically efficient. The Deloitte and Touche plan had the army separate its combat forces into 'silo' style formations for armour, infantry, artillery, and engineers. Deane-Peter Baker of
7904-498: The rule of the Christian Apartheid regime. After being discharged from two years of national service in 1980, in order to avoid the camp system in which conscripts were required to return to the border annually for so called 'Camps' lasting up to three months, Brel returned to formal education which provided exemption from Camps. He completed three years of Computer Science whilst developing musical skills performing as
8008-555: The smoky pubs where people would meet and socialize, Brel averaged six nights a week of live gigs in many of London's most musical pub gigs and five full-price sessions a week in Hampton Court Studios. In 1989, Brel formed a record label, Bridge Recordings with Charlie Morgan , then drummer with Elton John . Bridge Recordings was a pioneering model of an independent record label producing high quality recordings of accomplished musicians playing their own instruments with
8112-399: The traumatized reality of the average 18-year-old troops reaction to firefights and the barbarism that accompanies all out war. In this guise, Entertainment Corps guitarist with the rank of Bandsman, he met and entertained several of South Africa's significant Apartheid leaders, including Minister of Defence, Magnus Malan and Minister of Police Jimmy Kruger . Kruger had only recently overseen
8216-635: The troopship Mendi – while transporting 607 members of the South African Native Labour Corps from Britain to France – was struck and cut almost in half by another ship. In addition, the war against the German and Askari forces in German East Africa also involved more than 20,000 South African troops; they fought under General Jan Smuts's command when he directed the British campaign against there in 1915. (During
8320-619: The war, the army was led by General Smuts, who had re-joined the army from his position as Minister of Defence on the outbreak of the war.) Coloured South Africans also saw notable action with the Cape Corps in Palestine . With a population of roughly 6 million, between 1914 - 1918, over 250,000 South Africans of all races voluntarily served their country. Thousands more served in the British Army directly, with over 3,000 joining
8424-637: The war. Eight South Africans won the Victoria Cross for gallantry, the Empire's highest and prestigious military medal. The Battle of Delville Wood and the sinking of the SS Mendi being the greatest single incidents of loss of life. Wartime casualties and post-war demobilisation weakened the UDF. New legislation in 1922 re-established conscription for white males over the age of 21 for four years of military training and service and re-constituted
8528-710: The white males aged from 17 to 25 were drafted by lots into the ACF. For training purposes, the Union was divided into 15 military districts. Initially, the Permanent Force consisted of five regiments of the South African Mounted Riflemen (SAMR), each with a battery of artillery attached. Dorning says that '..the SAMR was in reality a military constabulary similar to the Cape Mounted Riflemen, tasked primarily with police work in their respective geographical areas.' In 1913 and 1914,
8632-590: The wide circulation of the Music Maker flagship magazine 'Guitarist'. In 1991 Music Maker leased one of the first T1 Internet connections in the UK and Brel established the Bridge Recordings web store which recorded the first instance of a CD sale via the Internet for Give Them Enough Rope by Ronnie Johnson. During the 1990s this association with the largest publisher of music related magazines enabled co ventures between Brel and Terry Day that helped
8736-584: The youngest, Christine became a successful lawyer. In 1979, having just turned 18, Brel was forcibly conscripted into the South African Army for two years during the height of the Border War . Brel was from the outset a refusenik in uniform, unwilling to fire a weapon, leading to a court martial. At 18 he remained firm in his position that " All I can do is play the guitar " refusing to participate in any militant activity. Eventually he became
8840-488: Was DEEP FOCUS, again made exclusively with Taylor guitars, recorded in Treadmill Studios in Laguna Beach. Brel uses Taylor guitars on all the meditation music albums, primarily a 2005 Taylor NS72 and a 2014 Taylor 814CE. Outside of the meditation music compositions, Brel has worked on several collaborations with guitarist and composer, Hugh Burns , including The Paradise Key in 2003 which recalled events in
8944-680: Was Manoussos Broulidakis, originally from Sfakia, a Cretan village on the South of the Island notable for its resistance during the Ottoman occupation. With a reputation for resistance against oppression going back 1,000 years, Sfakia was the extraction point for the Allied troops caught up in the surprise invasion of Crete by the Nazis in 1941. After emigrating to South Africa in 1934, Manos volunteered for
9048-599: Was a significant minority actively opposed to the war and under these conditions conscription was never an option. The expansion of the army and its deployment overseas depended entirely on volunteers. The 1st South African Infantry Division took part in several actions in East Africa in 1940, North Africa in 1941 and 1942, including the Second Battle of El Alamein , before being withdrawn to South Africa. The 2nd South African Infantry Division also took part in
9152-509: Was also decided to establish and maintain two complete army divisions in the UDF: namely 1 SA Infantry Division and 6 SA Armoured Division , consisting of 1, 2, 3, 12, and 13 (CF) Infantry Brigades and the (PF) 11th Armoured Brigade . The divisions were formally established with effect from 1 July 1948, but with the exception of 11 Brigade they were disbanded on 1 November 1949, mainly as a result of difficulties in obtaining volunteer recruits to man
9256-488: Was an extension of the British war effort due to her status as a Dominion within the Empire. Although self-governing, South Africa, along with other Dominions such as Australia, Canada and New Zealand, were only semi-independent from Britain. General Louis Botha , the then prime minister, faced widespread Afrikaner opposition to fighting alongside Great Britain so soon after the Second Boer War , and had to quell
9360-608: Was an important factor in the growth of the National Party (NP) as the 1948 elections approached. After the narrow election victory by the NP in 1948, the government began the steady Afrikanerisation of the military; it expanded military service obligations and enforced conscription laws more strictly. Most UDF conscripts underwent three months of Citizen Force training in their first year of service, and an additional three weeks of training each year for four years after that. In 1948,
9464-568: Was banned from sale in all seven Emirates of the UAE where Amazon sells books and remains forbidden to residents of all countries practicing Sharia law. The 19 hour Audio Book of The Emergency Bouzouki Player was narrated by Andrew Brel, and published in June 2013 on Audible. Brel's second book is a novel, One Day in Paris published in 2015. ASIN: B0135OSWGQ. The account of a fictitious attack in Paris masterminded by former British Army officer, Dan Blake,
9568-620: Was disbanded on 31 March 1926 and the number of military districts was reduced from 16 to six on 1 April 1926. The Brigade HQ of the SA Field Artillery was also disbanded. In 1933 the six military districts were redesignated Commands . As a result of its conscription policies, the UDF increased its active-duty forces to 56,000 by the late 1930s; 100,000 men also belonged to the National Riflemen's Reserve, which provided weapons training and practice. During World War II,
9672-793: Was dropped from the names of army regiments like the Natal Carbineers and the Durban Light Infantry , and the Crown removed from regimental badges. In the early 1960s, the military threat by the South-West Africa People's Organisation (SWAPO) and its Communist backers in South West Africa prompted the South African government to increase military service obligations and to extend periods of active duty. The Defence Act (No. 12) of 1961 authorised
9776-472: Was established in August 1974 and was active until 30 January 1977. It appears from Colonel Lionel Crook's book on 71 Brigade that four of the six brigades were redesignations of 16, 17, 18, and 19 Brigades. 71 Motorised Brigade was the former 17 Brigade, 72 Brigade was the former 18 Brigade, 73 Brigade was a new formation, 81 Brigade was the former 16 Brigade, 82 Brigade was the former 19 Brigade, and 84 Brigade
9880-569: Was for 720 days (two years) and subsequent reserve duty was a further 720 days. The reserve duty was broken up depending on the needs of the units and of the individual concerned. This generally worked out as a ninety-day "operational" commitment one year, followed the next year by a thirty-day commitment in addition to any courses, parades or admin evenings that might be required. Members of the Reserve were able to volunteer for further duty in addition to that mandated. This additional, voluntary, service
9984-545: Was fundamentally changed by the end of Apartheid and its preceding upheavals, as the South African Defence Force became the SANDF. This process also led to the rank and age balance of the army deteriorating desperately, though this has greatly improved. During its history, the South African Army has fought in a number of major wars, including the First and Second World Wars , Rhodesian Bush War , and
10088-441: Was new. In the early 1980s, the Army was restructured in order to counter all forms of insurgency while at the same time maintaining a credible conventional force. To meet these requirements, the Army was subdivided into conventional and counterinsurgency forces. The counterinsurgency forces were further divided into nine territorial commands, each of which was responsible to the Chief of the Army. This force consisted of members of
10192-459: Was no alternative than to fight for the survival of the Apartheid regime. Although thousands died in the conflict, many more on both sides carried the psychological scars forward, impacting significantly on the Countries political and social transition away from white minority rule. In 1985, aged 24 and with some skills as a performing and recording musician, Brel left Apartheid South Africa for
10296-551: Was published in 2011. ASIN: B00BTX1B9Q. The book reflects a first hand account of conscription in the South African Army during the years of Apartheid. The long term social consequences of forced conscription and the PTSD generation that returned from the border war without any medical help are detailed. South African writer and musician John Oakley Smith described it as " A book that should be compulsory reading in every South African school. " In June 2017 The Emergency Bouzouki Player
10400-529: Was recognised with the award of the Emblem for Voluntary Service (EVS) (now the Badge for Reserve Voluntary Service (BRVS)) for five years of voluntary service over and above the mandated commitment. The requirements for national service changed several times during the 1980s and the early 1990s in response to national security needs, and they were suspended in 1993. From the early 1990s (after 1992) to 1 April 1997,
10504-504: Was redesignated HQ 7 South African Infantry Division . Two years later, it was decided to organise the Army's conventional force into two divisions under a corps headquarters. Both were primarily reserve (Citizen Force) formations, though the division and brigade HQs were Permanent Force. The headquarters of the two divisions were established on 1 August 1974, and 8th Armoured Division was active at its headquarters at Lord's Grounds , Durban, until at least 27 September 1992. 1 SA Corps itself
10608-483: Was the 'House of the Year in 1956. The house on Hannoben street was designed by Frank L. Jarret in 1951 " for Greek timber merchant Manos Broulidakis, who spared no expense in using the richest of timbers for its interiors. " Manos sold in 1960 to L.Ron Hubbard, when he relocated his Scientology business to South Africa. The house that Manos built is currently listed as one of Johannesburg's hidden treasures of architecture as
10712-1730: Was the No. 1 best seller on Amazon in Family-Law in September 2019. In 2023 Brel released Aunt Dorothy's Visit and Other Short Stories. As producer: 1989 - Give them Enough Rope by Ronnie Johnson 1991 - Very Much Alive by Willy Finlayson and the Hurters. Featuring Mickey Moody 1993 - Blues Britannia by Various Artists including Peter Green, Mickey Moody, Cliff Aungier and Geoff Bradford 1995 - FleshDevils by Dino Archon, Jojo Alves and Charlie Morgan 1997 - Under African Skies by Louis Ribeiro and Jive Nation 1998 - Mindwash by Hugh Burns 1999 - SAS Band by Spike Edneys All stars feat Chris Thompson, Tony Hadley, Roger Taylor, Ian Anderson and Peter Green 2000 - Live in London by Leo Sayer 2001 - The Show by SAS Band. Featuring Chris Thompson, Roger Taylor, Roy Wood, Leo Sayer and Richard O'Brien 2018 - Riverbank Songwriting by Various artists 2018 - What I love by Hugo Fernandes As composer/performer in meditation music. 2001 - Angel Inspiration 2002 - Music for Kumeka 2003 - Golden Atlantis 2004 - Angels and Unicorns (With Hugh Burns.) 2005 - Celtic Inspiration (With Hugh Burns.) 2007 - Seven Bach Meditations (With Hugh Burns.) 2014 - Laguna. Krishna vardu Ghan meditations. (With Richard Niles.) 2016 - Relaxation and Tranquility 2019 - Kumeka II 2019 - Deep Sleep 2020 - African Meditation 2021 - Calm 2023 - Deep Focus South African Army The South African Army
10816-415: Was to create two divisions and a special operations brigade to conduct mountain, jungle, airborne and amphibious operations. Specialised training would have had to be carried out, as and when funds become available. A works regiment was also to have been created, to help with the maintenance of army and Defence Force buildings and infrastructure. However the plan was not implemented, and appeared to stall until
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