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From experiences of different cultures comes a new sound that captures the colour of music.

Kellerman's first album 'Colour' was released late last year and has just been nominated for a SAMA (South African Music Award) in the 'Best Instrumental Album' category (The SAMA's are the South African equivalent of the Grammys).

This debut album from South Africa’s most diverse flautist is contemporary world music at its best. The album consists of mostly original music, inspired by styles and cultures from around the world and here at home. The album is produced by Mauritz Lotz and the voices of Nianell, Veronique, Jolette Odendaal and others can be heard.

'Colour' has been mixed in collaboration with Husky Hoskulds, who has mixed artists like Tom Waits, Cheryl Crow, Elvis Costello and Susanna Baca and has won two Grammy awards (one for his work with Norah Jones). The album is available in all major stores in South Africa and internationally from CDbaby.com.

“ His music is all about passion and feel. It is world music, with influences from many different styles and cultures - Latin-American, strong>African, Irish, Tango, Flamenco spirit and some classical influences.

Wouter's playing shows that the flute is a multi-faceted instrument that can be played with many different colours - from a beautiful classical tone to the jazzy and experimental flute, adding funky rhythmic sounds and special sounds that the flute can make by using the clapping of the pads or singing while playing, for example. Some songs have a beautiful melody, expressively played (Half Moon), and some have a funky rhythmic quality (Khokho). The music holds that rich combination of depth and simplicity. ”

Wouter Kellerman started playing the flute at the age of ten.  In 1981 he appeared as soloist with the Johannesburg Symphony Orchestra. He won the first prize in the RAU talent festival in 1982. Wouter was a member of the SABC (South African Broadcasting Corporation) Junior Orchestra from 1979 – 1983 and toured with them to South America in 1981. He was a member of the National Youth Orchestra from 1979 – 1985, the last year as Principle Flautist.  

In 1990 Wouter won the second prize in the FLUFSA (Flute Federation of South Africa) flute competition. In 1997 Wouter entered the Vienna International Music Competition, and was awarded the Perrenoud Foundation Prize. 

He has traveled extensively to participate in Master Classes with the world's best teachers, including William Bennett, Peter Lukas Graf, Trevor Wye, Julius Baker and Susan Milan. More recently Wouter has focused his attention on world music and has performed on four continents in the last two years. Locally he has worked with artists such as Nianell, J B Arthur, Mauritz Lotz, Chris Chameleon and David Matamela.

Wouter's flute can be heard on the soundtrack of the Emmy-award winning film 'Eye of the leopard.'