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SA INnvasion: Fistaz
Fistaz will be playing at the South African Invasion party in Miami on 26 March in Miami, as part of the Music Winter Conference taking place 23-27 March.
Real name: Fistaz Mixwell
From: Mafikeng
Known for: Increasing the listenership at Metro FM by half a million listeners over two years!
Did you know?
- Born 22 April 1976
- In 1999 Fistaz Mixwell released his first album dubbed 'It's Time’, follo ...
SA Invasion: DJ Euphonik
DJ Euphonik, a young SA DJ on 5FM, will be playing at the South African Invasion party in Miami on 26 March, as part of the Music Winter Conference taking place 23-27 March.
Real name: Themba Mbongeni Nkosi
From: Joburg
Known for: Weekly show on 5FM, Sunday evenings he presents a house music show and he also has a slot on DJ Fresh’s weekly day show on a Wednesday.
Did you know?
- Recently included i ...
SA Invasion: Black Coffee
SA DJ Black Coffee will be playing at the South African Invasion party in Miami on 26 March, as part of the Music Winter Conference taking place 23-27 March.
Real name: Nkosinathi Maphumulo
From: Durban
Known for: House DJ / Producer
Did you know?
- That his left hand was permanently disabled in an accident at the age of 14.
- In his efforts to inspire disabled people, Black Coffee has started the ...
The Crystal Experience - indoor festival of light, soun...
On Saturday 27 March, ATARI Project returns, in association with Israeli label Synthezion Records, to bring you The Crystal Experience, an event that will elevate the London progressive and pyschedelic trance scene to the next level. DJs Tobie Allen, Flow Theory, Divine Machine and Time on Time (Dino) are all from South Africa.
ATARI Project is a clandestine consortium of anonymous beings whose primary ...
Chasing melodies in the UK
In the UK for his first official shows, Cape Town soulful singing sensation Chad Saaiman will be playing in Birmingham on 24 March and London on 26 March. Signed to Stereotype Records since 2008, Chad will soon be releasing debut album Chasing Melodies, in the UK.
SA PROMO Magazine caught up with Chad ahead of his shows and found out a few things about this 26 year old’s dreams, passions and beginnings in ...
SA Invasion: DJ Milkshake
SA DJ Milkshake will be playing at the South African Invasion party on 26 March, as part of the Music Winter Conference taking place 23-27 March.
Real name: Kagiso Mabelane
From: Soweto
Known for: His ability to mix up a party with a range of music genres that cater for a multi-cultural audience ability to mix up a party with a range of music genres that cater for a multi-cultural audience.
Did you ...
Arno rocks it hard in 2010
Ahead of Arno Carstens' show at the Hard Rock Cafe in London tonight 22 March, SA PROMO Magazine caught up with Arno Carstens to ask him what else is in store for 2010 and what he's been doing since meeting his international agent.
What does 2010 hold for you?
The music itself is going very well. I met lots of people while we were making my third solo album, Wonderful Wild and those associations are keep ...
SA Invasion: DJ Fresh
DJ Fresh, one of South Africa’s most well known and loved DJs on 5FM, will be playing at the South African Invasion party on 26 March in Miami Florida, as part of the Music Winter Conference taking place 23-27 March 2010.
Real name: Thato Sikwane
From: Joburg
Known for: Host of the 5FM weekday drive time (4-7pm) and before that he had the breakfast slot on YFM (which he hosted for eight years).
Did ...
Afro Fiesta - Equal Rights video
As part of a worldwide peace through music campaign called Playing For Change, this reggae group performed a Peter Tosh classic called Equal Rights.
It was filmed in a park in Cape Town, in front of Table Mountain. This song is a peaceful reminder of Human Rights Day, 21 March.
SXSW 2010: Overtone
Performing at SXSW on 20 March 2010, Overtone is a group of seven young performers from Johannesburg, ranging from ages 20-25.
As a vocal band, all their music is recorded and performed live without the use of instruments. Overtone most recently performed music for the soundtrack of Clint Eastwood's Invictus, the movie about the 1995 Rugby World Cup. They were an almost unknown group at the time when the ...
South African Invasion pool party in Miami
The Miami Winter Music Conference celebrates its 25th Anniversary and what better way to have the first South African party as part of the celebrations on 26 March 2010, bringing the spirit of ubuntu to Miami.
The South African Invasion line up includes top South African DJs : DJ Fresh, Euphonik, Milkshake, Black Coffee, Culoe Da Song, Fistaz and Mahoota. Over the next week we will introduce you to each of ...
SXSW 2010: Wouter Kellerman
Wouter Kellerman, widely considered to be South Africa's foremost flautist, is performing at SXSW in Texas on 19 March 2010.
His album Colour debuted to rave reviews and topped the charts. It was been nominated for a 2008 South African Music Award for Best Instrumental Album and has been nominated for the DVD of Colour in the 2010 SAMAs in the categories of Best Jazz / Intrsumental / Popular Classical DVD ...
SXSW 2010: Watershed
South African melodic piano rock outfit, Watershed, will be performing at SXSW in Texas on 18 March 2010.
This five piece with Craig Hinds at the helm, is best known for their 2002 hit Indigo Girl off their debut album In The Meantime. Watershed released their fourth album in 2008, entitled Staring at the Ceiling.
Following this performance at SXSW in Texas, Watershed will be playing in London in early Ap ...
South Africans at SXSW 2010 in Texas
From 12-21 March 2010, the annual South by South West (SXSW) music, film and emerging technology conference takes place in Austin, Texas.
Now in its 24th year, the SXSW Music and Media Conference - taking place 17-21 March - has grown into the must-attend networking event for the 21st century music industry. Showcasing nearly 2,000 musical acts from around the globe at over 80 stages in downtown Austin, S ...
Arno Carstens at Hard Rock Cafe for charity gig
Throughout the month of March in Europe and North America, Hard Rock International hosts March on stage presents Street2Sanctuary, a global live music series of performances by today’s hottest musicians and bands.
On Monday 22 March, London will host exclusive performances by James Walsh (Starsailor) and Arno Carstens.
During his career as the lead singer of The Springbok Nude Girls and subsequently as a ...
New SAMA International Achievement Award
Organisers of the annual MTN South African Music Awards (SAMAs) have introduced an additional category for this year’s awards. The category recognises South African artists who have succeeded on the world stage.
For the first time in the awards' history, an International Achievement Award will be handed out at the main awards ceremony, live from Sun City on SABC 1 on Saturday 17 April 2010.
In order to be ...
WIN: Afrikhaki tickets to see Kurt Darren, 9 April
SA PROMO Magazine has two pairs of tickets to give away to Afrikhaki on 9 April, at Clapham Grand in London. Kurt Darren will be headlining Afrikhaki, with Arno Jordaan as support. As well as winning a pair of tickets, you will also win either a Kurt Darren CD or an Arno Jordaan CD.
These are the prizes up for grabs:
To stand a chance to win a signed Kurt Darren CD and a pair of tickets to Afrikhaki, ema ...
Zebra & Giraffe - In My Eyes video
Music video for Zebra and Giraffe's In My Eyes.
Directed by Ben Jay Crossman.
Promoting their new Half Price album
Cape Town group Half Price are back on the road and promoting their latest album, The Monotomy of Monogamy, packaged as a 70 page music magazine, which was released in January 2010.
The album is already gaining critical acclaim as far as Germany, Canada and the USA and is also available on Itunes, Napster and Amazon. Locally it's also impressing the critics, FHM giving it five stars and declaring it "The ...
WIN: Roland Albertson CD
Roland Albertson is a South African singer songwriter, now based in London. He recently released his debut EP entitled Legends of the Sun. SA PROMO Magazine has three EPs to give away.
We interviewed Roland in the March 2010 issue of SA PROMO Magazine. You can read the interview here.
To stand a chance to win a copy of Roland Albertson's EP Legends of the Sun, email competitions@sapromo.com with your cont ...
