Tidal Waves is a Yeoville-based South African band playing an eclectic blend of "Afro-roots-rock-dub-reggae". They are widely regarded as the hardest working reggae band in South Africa, playing gigs from Oppikoppi to Pretoria, Cape Town to Potchefstroom. Originally from Klerksdorp, a small dustbowl gold mining town about two hours South of Jozi, the band is now based in Yeoville, Johannesburg. Tidal Waves write and perform original reggae music with traditional African music influences like maskandi and mbaqanga.