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Music
BAKGAT BOYZ Jy Wil Mos Party
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We created our own style of Afrikaans music 2 make our language Afrikaans More Colorful like our boy J.R. Would say 2 make the circle bigger. On our debut album we worked wit master producers Selwyn Shandell aka Bra Daakie who produced most of da hit songs of the Brenda Fassie albums and Garth "Lunatic" Permall who made da hit song tipsy of da group Grand Alliance which is cur ...
The Gugulethu Tenors CD review
The Gugulethu Tenors, it has a great ring to it don’t you think! Hailing from one of the townships just outside Cape Town, this group combines some Italian operatic classics with a few African favourites to create a self-titled debut album that is refreshing to the ear, especially with the twist of their African accents adding a depth to define them! They have indeed made the opera genre their own with thei ...
Doreen Thobekile tribute show in London
On Friday 7 January, there is a one-off tribute concert to Doreen Thobekile in London. It will be performed by Doreen's daughter, Ingrid Thobekile, together with Transglobal Underground. All proceeds go to WOMA - World of Music and Arts Assists - an organisation which Doreen was very involved in supporting.
WOMA is a charitable trust which a clear focus to help women across Africa who have been wid ...
Nibs van der Spuy live in your lounge (stocking filler ...
This December, Nibs van der Spuy released his first ever live DVD entitled, 'Live at the Vagabond Café'. Recorded over two magical nights in December 2009, this almost two hour concert at the Vagabond in Durban features Nibs in a beautiful intimate setting, tucked away in the luscious Kwa-Zulu North Coast.
The first part of the DVD features Nibs playing solo with material off all his six highly accl ...
Putumayo South Africa CD (stocking filler no. 1)
Putumayo, the world music label, released a special South Africa album ahead fo the World Cup. Teh CD is a celebration of the musical diversity of South Africa - from Afrojazz and township jive to mbaqanga and Afropop.
Over the course of its history, this rainbow nation, with 11 official languages, has nurtured many musical styles, including mbaqanga, kwela and township jive, among others. While South A ...
SA's famous gospel choir do it again
Two months from today - on 13 February 2011 - the winners of the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards will be announced in Los Angelos! And for the fourth time, South Africa's famous Soweto Gospel Choir are in the running for one of these acclaimed awards!
Their 5th album, Grace, has been nominated for a Best Traditional World Music accolade.
The choir’s leader, Shimmy Jiyane, says she is thrilled to receive new ...
The Lion's Share...
Since Tribe After Tribe's move from South Africa in 1986, the band have become recognised internationally, as pioneers in the world of rock. Now based in California, they have been twice invited by rock peers Pearl Jam to open for them on two international tours of Europe and America.
They have also twice been voted as ‘best live band of the year’ by prominent rock magazine Rockhard, who also voted Trib ...
SA music shines at Channel O Awards
Music fans from all over Africa have spoken, voting in their hundreds of thousands for the winners in this year’s 2010 Channel O Music Video Awards. Broadcast live for the first time at a glittering event held at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg on 5 November, winners as voted for by the public in 14 categories were announced!
Indeed, no single act won more than once – proving just how hotly c ...
Jack Parow's Miss List
Jack Parow's tale of reminiscing and remembering all the stuff that was cool by the pool back in his day, captured in his track 'I Miss'. Check out the lyrics below - do you remember any of this? And what do you miss? Leave your comments below.
I miss doing cut and paste projects for school
I miss pollyotters and having braais by the pool
I miss Dinoryders, Bravestar and Bionic Six
I miss Cheers, Arende ...
SA's Dark Matter in the Middle East
Hailing from Johannesburg, South African metalheads Dark Matter are scheduled to crush skulls and introduce South African metal to Dubai at the end of November.
On Sunday 28 November 2010, Dark Matter will be playing alongside Wasted Land (Saudi Arabia), Ancient Lore (Dubai) and Smokeless Fire (Dubai) at Club Submarine, Dhow Palace Hotel, Bur Dubai.
This SA metal band has also been invited to tour Jordan ...
Check out the seed
With a new bassist, Murray McChlery, as an official part of the band - as well as a handful of drum, string and other such endorsements - Starseed are gearing up to end 2010 with as much of a bang as they started it!
To close the year that has put Starseed on its stellar ascent, this South African originated, London-based five piece will be playing a set at the Hard Rock Hell IV in North Wales, taking plac ...
Have you seen Jax Panik?
It’s like a giant Jax Panik treasure hunt across the whole of South Africa, and everyone’s invited! Turning ‘viral’ into an infectious and exciting sticker discovery for everyone to take part in, Jax Panik was sticker-bombing South Africa throughout October, from key campuses to malls and other high foot traffic areas – and some not so prominent places! (I think Jax Panik stickers will be found in obscure ...
Free music on Friday 5 Nov
'Free Music' keeps the signature fun, bouncy, energetic Captain Stu vibe, whilst opting for a more mature sound - and also the concept of giving away the music for free...
Friday 5 November sees the much loved Cape Town ska band, CAPTAIN STU, release their much anticipated EP – Free Music. Captain Stu decided to give the EP away for FREE seeing as the music industry has changed drastically over the last fe ...
Taxi make a good turn!
The tale of an old man who tragically loses his wife in a car accident. Driven slightly demented by grief, he sets about inventing a time machine to take him back to the day of the accident so that he can change the past...
The Turn, Taxi Violence's latest music video offering, won two awards at the Wirral International Film Festival held in the UK in October - best director of music video 2010 (Ryan Kruge ...
Captain Stu: The Day
Clad in a selection of colourful costumes - from a blue dinosaur to a pink rabbit and Spiderman too -Cape Town ska band Captain Stu have created a fun new video for their track 'The Day'. The video was released on 3 November 2010.
Directed by Richard Bolland, the video sees the band walking for the entire videowhile playing their instruments, covering ground of familiar spots in and around Cape Town. The n ...
Jet-setter Haezer and his electro trash
Having already toured Europe in May this year - Italy, Switzerland, Poland, Germany and Holland - and most recently playing in six major Australian cities in July, this SA artist is racking up the airmiles since he began the signature trash / electro sound of Haezer in late 2008!
Haezer, the electro artist originating from Cape Town, has just finished a European tour in October which included Germany, Ita ...
Jared Leto and South Africa go way back
Jared Leto has long held a special place in South Africa's collective, and adoring, heart but so too it seems has South Africa held a special spot in Leto's heart! Sue Northam looks back over eight years and brings you a chronological history of where it all began for 30 Seconds to Mars as well as love affair between Leto and SA, ahead of their tour to South Africa in November.
As many 25-35 year old women ...
South Africans nominated in African Music Awards
In the running for the UK-based African Music Awards are three South African acts - DJ Black Coffee, RnB star Loyiso Bala and the world-renowned Soweto Gospel Choir. Taking place at Wembley Arena on 15 October, the awards will showcase Africa's music giants and other top musicians from the UK, America and the Caribbean.
The date of the 2010 AMAs also co-incides with the late Fela Kuti's birthday, born 15 ...
The countdown to Die Antwoord's interational album laun...
With less than a week til the launch of the album from SA zef rappers Die Antwoord, the hype is building once again! In the bottom left corner of their website is a countdown clock as the day of launch nears... And on the right hand side it says 'Parental advisory, explicit content!"
They've also shot a new video entitled Evil Boy in a similar style to Enter the Ninja, and have so far released a teaser tra ...
2 SA artists nominated in Britain's MOBO Awards
South African acts BLK JKS and HHP are two of 14 African artists to earn nominations for the British music prize, the Music of Black Origin (MOBO) awards, in the category of Best African Act. They're competing with many other nominees from African nations, including Somali-Canadian K'naan whose Wavin' Flag was synonymous with the World Cup celebrations in SA in June. The MOBO awards were created 15 years ...
