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Music
Yvonne Chaka Chaka collaborates withIn Black Eyed Peas ...
At the beginning of March, renowned SA singer Yvonne Chaka Chaka was in the US recording a song with Will-I-Am - a hip-hop star best known for his role in the Grammy award winning band, Black Eyed Peas.
Yvonne also played a special show on 6 March at Sun City, her Homeland Tour, with top South African musicians such as Sipho 'Hotstix' Mabuse, Lira and the St Stithians college marimba band.
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WIN: Splashy Fen tickets, 1-5 April in SA
Splashy Fen music festival is happening in South Africa from 1-5 April, over the Easter weekend and SA PROMO Magazine has four pairs of tickets to give away!
In the majestic surrounds of the Drakensberg mountains, Splashy Fen is a lifestyle festival is now in its 21st year, featuring 80 artists across two stages as well as an eco village, food stalls, arts and crafts and much more.
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Afrikaans 2010 SAMA nominations up close
The 2010 South African Music Award nominations were announced on 4 March. The SAMAs recognise music across many of South Africa's 11 languages, including South Sotho, Tsonga, Venda, Mghaqanga and more Of all the categories, there are 10 specific categories devoted to Afrikaans music, as below.
Many of the artists on the nominations have toured internationally and been featured by SA PROMO Magazine over th ...
Sweet sixteen SAMA nominees
The 16th South African Music Award (SAMA) nominees have been named for 2010, with many categories and artists to get your head around. Announced in Sandton, SA last night, some of the big categories include Album of the Year, Best Female Solo Artist, Best Male Solo Artist, Best Duo / Group... and so it goes.
Depending on your preference for rock, pop, alternate, rap, hip hop or sokkie, there is something ...
Laudiology - Awesome Australia
Australia is absolutely awesome. There so much is happening own under, every weekend there are cultural events, music festivals and many international artists on tour. I was there with The Very Best, Radioclit and also doing solo shows. I really wanted to see kangaroos roaming free, but not enough time as all the free time was spent recording new music for The Very Best mixtape, due in a few months time.
T ...
Afro-pop duo Malaika tour US
The multi-award winning SA afro-pop duo, Malaika, will start a mini tour of the States in March. Organised by a Texas entertainment company Metropark Productions, the three-city tour will see the top selling duo (Bongani Nchang and Matshediso Mholo) performing in Michigan, Texas and New York.
The US tour starts on the 12 March at the House of Blues in Dallas, Texas, before going to the Eagle Theatre in Det ...
CD review: 7th Son - Ontology
Self-described as rude, reggae, rock – I was excited to get stuck into this album and hear how they combine the three! Kicking off with a track filled with the energy of Offspring, ‘Step Outside’ introduced the rock element.
Next up we had ‘Tokyo’, enter rude, with the attitude of Blink 182, sunshine soaked carefree skater style. They even blend in a line from an old song ‘right about now, the funk’s so r ...
Roland Albertson - Just for the music
Roland Albertson is a Joburg born singer songwriter who after a few years of surfing and studying a commerce degree at the University of Cape Town, did a ski season at Vale in Colorado, before moving to London where he studied guitar and got into making music. He has recently released his new EP, Legends of the Sun.
Are you a full time musician?
I'm currently working in IT to support the dream! My work is ...
Top SA DJs are going to Miami...
As part of the Winter Music Conference taking place in Miami, Florida at the end of March, some of South Africa's leading house DJs will set beaches ablaze with their sound.
DJs Fresh, Euphonik, Milkshake, Fistaz, Mahoota, Pepsi, Black Coffee and Culoe de Song from South Africa will hook up with their international counterparts such as Master Key, Nick Holder and Keith Thompson to wow music fans at the Mia ...
Hugo Niewoudt - Ek wil lewe vir more video
Die liedtjie Ek wil lewe vir more is Hugo Nieuwoudt's se nuutse. Die 36-jarige sanger, wat jou dadelik met sy stem, aantreklike blou oe en sjarme bekoor, is gebore in KZN, groot geword in Vrystaat en Gauteng en mens geword het in die mooiste Kaap en woon steeds in die Kaap.
Die sang gogga het hom in 2001 gebyt en hy het gegaan vir sangopleiding en onderig , waar hy in 2003 ‘n demo CD opgeneem het. Met die ...
Dear Reader - Great White Bear video
A fantastic animation for Dear Reader's Great White Bear track off the album Replace Why With Funny.
Great White Bear has been nominated for an MK award for best animated music video. The awards ceremony takes place in South Africa on 4 March 2010 and will be screened on DSTV.
Getting to know Kurt Darren...
Being an English meisie meisie, I’d never much gotten into Kurt Darren's music, the man known as the platinum-selling prince of Afrikaans pop. He’d become big in SA around the time I moved to the UK in 2002. This was when his fifth album Meisie Meisie, and the title track of the same name, catapulted Kurt into being one of SA’s biggest stars, making him a household name and the top YOU magazine poster pull- ...
Kurt Darren - Sunday video
Sunday, taken from Kurt Darren's latest English album Smiling Back At Me. This video is sponsored by the South African Ballet Theatre.
Making classical music cool for kids
Cool Classic Kidz is a radio program that starts running on Fine Music Radio (FMR 101.3) in South Africa, on Saturday 27 February at 13:45. In this programme, young musicians from the Western Cape will be featured, performing a musical piece on their chosen instrument, as well as a very short interview.
The aim of Cool Classic Kidz is to give exposure to our talented young musicians, offer them somethin ...
7th Son - Without You video
Music video for Without You from Cape Town band 7th Son with their blend of rude, rock, reggae.
7th Son take 'rude, rock, reggae' to Germany
Touring Germany in early March, is a band from Cape Town who refer to their sound as ‘rude, reggae, rock’. They are 7th Son.
Formed 10 years ago, in the summer of 2000, it wasn't long after the release of their first entirely self-produced album Fire in the Rain that the band began touring the rest of the country regularly, playing all major clubs and festivals.
In June 2009, under Musketeer Records, 7th ...
12th Avenue - Crazy video
Crazy is the single off 12th Avenue's second album, Insane. It sounds like an old skool classic rock ballad. 12th Avenue toured with Seether on their homecoming tour to SA.
Having taken a six month break to re-group, 12th Avenue are now returning with a new bassist, Brian Lee as well as new management.
New eco village for Splashy Fen
Splashy Fen celebrates its 21st festival this Easter and with the coming of age, comes greater awareness and responsibility. With this in mind, the organisers of South Africa’s longest-running annual music festival have joined forces with The Green Depot and the Corner Café in Durban to create an eco village that will give festival-goers an opportunity to see green initiatives in action and encourage a more ...
Van Coke Kartel - Voor Ons Stof Word video
The first single Voor Ons Stof Word from Van Coke Kartel's new album Skop, Skiet en Donner, released in March 2010.
The music video of Voor Ons Stof (conceptualised and produced by Louis Minnaar) is Van Coke Kartel’s first animated video and takes viewers on a dreamy, musical flight of fantasy where Francois and Wynand frolic in a magical wonder world with a number of strange creatures.
Music conference in SA for second year
Music Exchange, South Africa’s first independent music conference, returns for a second year, from 22-23 March at the Protea Victoria Junction Hotel in Cape Town. In line with the ever-changing landscape of the music industry globally, a strong digital theme will be an integral part of the keynote talks and panel discussions.
The highlight is the keynote address by Charles Goldstuck, the CEO of Touchtunes ...
