Danie du Toit

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Danie “Reënwolf” du Toit is a South African singer-songwriter and lead singer and guitarist of the rock group Spoegwolf. He also co-owns the fairly new Stellenbosch restaurant Drum.
There, customers are blessed with a lively atmosphere, his unique live performances and his brother Moskou’s phenomenal food.

His debut anthology of poetry is also available in most bookstores and even on Drum’s UberEats menu.

When asked about his alias Reënwolf – “Rainwolf” in English – he responds with a mind-boggling analogy.
“I always thought we should all be rain. It made sense to me, as a member of the wolf family, to try and be more like rain while keeping my family ties. So, I’m the wolf that says, ‘wees reën’.”

Du Toit released his debut anthology, Warmer Voor die Tuimeldroër, earlier this year with a second one, Wintervallei (name still under consideration), on the way. It contains 97 poems, including some of the most well-known Spoegwolf songs, such as Kort Donner, Bittermaan and Storm as well as loads of unknown material.

He says he primarily found inspiration for it in “love, death, and Harry Potter”. He says he doesn’t know what to expect from the second one. All he knows is that it has to be better than the first one.