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Music
I love festivals
With the new year comes the excitement of festivals to look forward to. With all good things, they are not only worth waiting for, but worth researching to ensure you don’t miss the best bands and locations. Where ever you are in the world – check out the festival circuit when booking your next trip and make the most of early bird entrance and cheap transport deals.
In particular, don’t forget to suss the ...
Freshlyground mixing new album in the big apple
Fresh from recording sessions for the new album and soon to step off a plane into the big apple, Freshlyground are heading to New York for mixing and mastering of their latest album. They will also be playing a couple of gigs at Joe’s pub while in NY. This fourth album will be available in May.
Not only is there a new album on the way, but they have recently launched a new website. The site was been ...
Starseed announce UK tour
Anthemic SA rockers Starseed will soon be undertaking another UK tour, as far north as Glasgow and Edinburgh, west to Cardiff in Wales and taking their heavy rock across England including London, Leeds, Bournemouth, Birmingham, Ipswich, Derby. This UK based, but South African born, quintet is fired up and ready for an intense 2010. The tour starts on 25 February in Croydon.
Their debut album, ‘Peace Machin ...
Freshlyground - Pot Belly video
Freshlyground Music video "Pot Belly", the first single off the new Freshlyground album "Ma'cheri". Written and directed by Mark Hofmeyr and Gwydion Beynon, produced by Odd Digital Media.
www.freshlyground.com
Seether and Amy Lee - Broken video
Seether and Amy Lee BROKEN. The first the official music video and the second performing LIVE.
Seether - Fake It video
The official video for Seether's 'Fake It' (Uncensored Version). From the album Finding Beauty in Negative Spaces, released in 2007
Zinkplaat's top 10 achievements
Zinkplaat is 'n Afrikaanse musiekgroep uit Stellenbosch wat in 2003 as 18-jariges tot die veel ouer Afrikaanse mark toegetree het met hul debuut ‘Karoo Poison’.
SA PROMO asked them what they consider to be their top 10 achievements to date
1. Playing at Splashy Fen and White Mountain Folk Festival in KZN
2. Being mentioned in Deon Meyers best-selling novel ‘13 Uur’
3. Touring to London with Valiant Swar ...
Our Heritage, Braai 4 Heritage Song
www.braai4heritage.co.za, , Song that was produced to celebrate Heritage Day in South Africa through our common denominator...BRAAI!
Music Video of BRAAI 4 HERITAGE Day track, "Our Heritage"
Die Heuwels Fantasties ft. The Soweto Gospel Choir, HHP & JR - Our Heritage
Die Heuwels Fantasties - Pille Vir Kersfees video
Pille vir Kersfees Afrikaanse Musiek Video deur Die Heuwels is Fantasies aka DHF, Musiek Video vir Afrikaanse groep DHF, www.dieheuwels.co.za, Supra Familias
Die Heuwels Fantasties ft. Jack Parow - Die Vraagstuk v...
Die Heuwels Fantasties ft. Jack Parow - Die Vraagstuk musiek video.
Shot in Aandklas at Stellenbosch Oktober 2009. Thanks to all the fans that moved to the groove Parow style. This one is for you!
Directed by Jaco 'Snakehead' Venter, edited and co-directed by Adriaan Louw.
SA artists at MIDEM
At the launch of MIDEM music trade fair on Sunday 24 January, there is an opening night party entitled ‘Celebrating Africa’s music’. Each SA artist will get 15 minutes to showcase their music at this prestigious event, with interludes played by SA DJs Black Coffee, DJ Christos and Static Plastic. Here is an overview of who these SA music ambassadors are and what they’re music is all about!
Zuluboy
Zuluboy ...
Jack Parow - Cooler as Ekke video
Music video for the Afrikaans superstar rapper Jack Parow...directed and edited by Duvan Durand from Chemistry101!! COOLER AS EKKE!!!
Zinkplaat Mooi Besoedeling
I’ve been listening to the new Zinkplaat CD in the car for the last two weeks and have found myself sitting with the engine off, outside my house - twice - just so I could listen to the end of the disc! That hasn’t happened since listening to Barney Simon’s Night Zoo on 5FM years ago!Having seen Zinkplaat live in 2009, I really enjoy their mix of Afrikaans blues rock and poetic lyrics. They know how to make ...
10 exciting SA bands from 2009 and for 2010
10 exciting SA bands who caused a stir in 2009 and who will continue to do so in 2010… 1. Zebra & Giraffe – from one man creation to ending the year with a bazuka sized bang when supporting The Killers. 2. aKING – awesome, awesome, awesome. Fab at all the festivals and a second album worth singing along to! 3. Blk Jks – launched their debut album, signed to an international label, played SXSW and much m ...
Trenton and Free Radical working on debut album
SA PROMO were already onto Trenton’s hot track back in March when we reviewed the online video track ‘Sundaize’ which has now been released as their debut single and renamed ‘Sunless Sundays’. Trenton and Free Radical hail from assorted places and spaces, with frontman Trenton originally from Johannesburg. Trenton spent his early life in Kenya, Nigeria and the Middle East. Embracing political activism he wa ...
Up close and personal with Josie Field
Singer songwriter Josie Leyland Field, born and raised in Johannesburg, is only 25 years young. Josie is all legs and long dark hair, revealing a pale face and full lips.
Her first album Mercury was released at age 22. Her second album, released end of last year, is an honest reflection on her life – from its title aligned to her second name of Leyland and the lyrics inviting you to understand her views o ...
LUCKY LIFE Terror! Inspired by Tarantino
This Halloween join The Natural Born Party People; Lucky Life, for the massacre event of the year...’TERROR!’
On Saturday 31st October, you’ll be partying in True Tarantino Style, with the famous characters from Natural Born Killers, Pulp Fiction, Reservoir Dogs, Kill Bill and many more of the legendary Tarantino movies at the Inglorious Babalou in Brixton.
This Halloween Party is our biggest Production ...
Mann Friday to tour South Africa
From Joburg to Durban and down to East London, Stellenbosch and Cape Town, Mann Friday experienced their first official ‘South African tour’! During April, this tour happened in a flash - 8 gigs, 10 days, 5 cities, 4 menn and 1 new album entitled Waiting for the Flash! Now back in London, Mann Friday are geared up to launch the album to UK ears at the 02 Empire on 9 July.Sue Northam spoke to the menn about ...
NEON CHOIR To Build and Fall Apart EP Launch
Neon Choir - Launching "To Build and Fall Apart" EP with Francis Rodino at SCALA on 9th May. Having recently supported Joey Cape (from Lagwagon and Me First and the Gimme Gimmes) at Islington Academy 2, Neon Choir are looking forward to their anticipated EP launch 'To build and Fall Apart' at SCALA on SAT 9th MAY, and MAIN SUPPORT slot on the LONDON PRIDE 2009 Women's Stage. Join the fun at Yumchaa Tea Room ...
MUSIEK INNI VK Zinkplaat
Zinkplaat gesels met Craig Le Roux van ImmergroenZinkplaat. Hoekom Zinkplaat? Hoe het die band begin? Wie is Zinkplaat? Ons het vroeer hierdie maand ses jaar oud geword en toe met ‘n skok besef dat ons glad nie meer onthou waar die naam vandaan kom nie. Deur die jare het ons al so baie liegstories daaroor vertel, dat ons self nie meer weet wat die oorsprong is nie.
Die band het begin toe Bertie Coetzee in m ...
