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Prime Circle - She Always Gets What She Wants video
Prime Circle's music video for their second single She Always Gets What She Wants off their third album All or Nothing. Directed by Morgan Dingle and shot by David Pienaar.
The making of Arno Carstens' new album
A five minute movie of the making of Arno Carstens' new album, Wonderful Wild.
This will be Arno's third solo album, to be released in April 2010. The single, Dreamer, will be released in February.
Prime Circle play rock festival in India
Its been a decade since Prime Circle started and they will be kicking off their international touring for 2010 with two high profile shows in India, 20-21 February.
With shows on February 20th in Delhi and February 21st in Bangalore, Prime Circle they will play the Rock 'N India festival alongside headliners Backstreet Boys and Richard Marx. The festival was inaugurated in 2008 and has seen the likes of Me ...
The Parlotones - Life Design video
The music video for Life Design, the second single from The Parlotones platinum-selling third album Stardust Galaxies. The song has been added to MTV Europe's rotation playlist.
The video was the result of collaboration between The Parlotones and KFC forming part of the ‘Be Inspired Campaign’.
Directed by veteran Eric van Wyk, 35 dancers were used to create the illusion of consistent movement in the vide ...
Kalahari Surfers in London
The African Soul Rebels tour 2010 features musicians who have used their roots to ignite discussions on the nature of the societies that nurtured them.
Taking place at the Barbican in London on 20 February, the sixth chapter in the celebrated African Soul Rebels concert series is the most eclectic and thought-provoking yet, bringing together Africa’s most radical artists, whose innovative use of politics, ...
Livingston - Go video
The new video, released 19 February, is Livingston's second single Go off their debut album, Sign Language.
Lead singer Beukes Willemse is from South Africa as well as guitarist Chris van Niekerk. The song has also been chosen as the track for German TV station ZDF for the current Winter Olympics. You can see some of the adverts for the Winter Olympics here too.
Arno Carstens - Dreamer video
Released on 15 February, Dreamer is the first single off Arno Carstens' third solo album Wonderful Wild. The full album will be released in April 2010.
"The song is all about how just a memory of love can hold two people together and that’s pretty sad, even though the song itself has a pretty upbeat vibe,” says Arno.
Arno will be playing tomorrow night, Wednesday 17 February, at the Half Moon in Putn ...
Die Antwoord attracts international attention
Last week saw an online frenzy of all things 'Die Antwoord'. Translated as 'The Answer' - this rap-rave inter-reality from the mother city have rippled across the interweb with the speed of a world class b boy on speed!
The main rap dude is Ninja, teaming up with Yo-Landi and DJ Hi Tek. To understand who they are and how they came to be as well as why they are called Die Antwoord, its best to get the stor ...
Soweto Choir add African flavour to charity song
The Soweto Gospel Choir will be adding an African flavour to a new charity song called 'Oh Africa', partnering with acclaimed US R 'n B stars Akon and Keri Hilson.
The song, which is written by an American hip hop duo, Rock City, also features 16 aspiring musicians from across the world. The Soweto Gospel Choic add chants that make the backbone of the catchy chorus.
Since starting out in 2002, the Soweto ...
Saintfearless - Conventional Lovesong video
Saintfearless are a new young band from Cape Town. In time for Valentine's Day, their first video is for Conventional Lovesong.
New Freshlyground online store
Freshlyground are giving all of their fans a special Valentine’s Day present, with the launch of their online store on Valentine's Day!
For the first time, this Sunday 14 February, you will be able to get all of the band’s albums, DVDs and merchandise straight from their official site.
Look out for the Freshlyground store's opening specials so that you can get the perfect gift for that special person in y ...
La Vu Vu Ze La - Be mine tonight video
New SA girl group La Vu Vu Ze La, from Cape Town, with 'Be mine tonight' video.
The first single was 'In Stereo' - a very Lady Gaga-esque tune, whereas 'Be mine tonight' is more of a strong club track with a trace of Birtney.
CD review: Lavuvuzela - In Stereo
Everything about this album is clever in an articulate sense of the word. Creatively manufactured pop by the name of Lavuvuzela, in line with the zeitgeist and subtely indicative of where these lasses hail from.
To the rest of the world who don’t yet know that a vuvuzela is the plastic trumpet blown at soccer games in South Africa, they surely will in a few months times! Until then, the name sounds effort ...
Official FIFA 2010 World Cup song
With only four months to go to the start World Cup, we have something to get you in the spirit! Waving Flag will be the official anthem of the 2010 World Cup. It has a strong unifying melody which will be sung in stadiums around South Africa four months from today as the World Cup opens on 11 June. It is performed by Somalian born, Canadian rapper, K'Naan,
Waving Flag lyrics:
When I get older, I will ...
New singles released in Feb
It’s go go go for Livingston Livingston – SA band based in Berlin – will release ‘Go’ on 26 February. This will be the second single off their album Sign Language. And in time for the Winter Olympics starting on 12 February, the song will also be featured as the official Winter Olympics song with German major TV broadcaster ZDF!
La Vu Vu Ze La want 5 more minsIn time for Valentine’s Day, new SA girl band L ...
Kwaito on V Day in UK
South African kwaito group Big Nuz have announced their first tour of the UK, playing in London on 14 February.
Big Nuz will headline a Valentine’s Day tour also featuring hit-maker, Oskido (from Johannesburg), and house music juggernaut, Bojo Mujo (also from South Africa).
Oskido and Bojo Mujo kick-off the tour at the West Indian Centre in Leeds on Friday, 12 February before joining up with the Durban kw ...
Pale Toe deur Leon Schuster
Music Video, home made, to go with a song by Leon Schuster, PALE TOE, dedicated to the legend NAAS BOTHA, a well known South African rugby player (fly-half)
SA artists support Haiti
South Africa's Mango Groove, Rebecca Malope, Prime Circle, Steve Hofmeyr and Watershed have joined the relief effort in the aftermath of Haiti's devastating earthquakes.
They are among the more than 50 recording artists from EMI Music around the globe who have teamed up with the Red Cross for the ‘Answer the Call’ campaign. It features audio and images from musical artists encouraging fans to take action b ...
Shen Winberg - City of Might video
The City of Might music video by Cape Town artist Shen Winberg.
The song is filmed in Cape Town, with Table Mountain in the background. Shen sounds like South Africa's version of the uber talented John Mayer!
aKING - You & I video
aKING Music Video of song "You & I"
aKING shot the video for ‘You & I’ in Argentina and the single is off their second full length album, Against All Odds.
