South African musos on Twitter: The List

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Since my pre­vi­ous post on South African bands on Twitter, I’ve been con­tem­plat­ing draft­ing a list of South African bands and musos that tweet. After read­ing Anna’s blog post on the topic, list­ing South African music industry Twitter users, I’ve decided to draft the list. Twitter is an amaz­ing ser­vice that can assist bands in con­nect­ing with their fan base, find­ing out what their fans would like to know, and shar­ing inform­a­tion with their fans, poten­tial fans, other bands, etc. If used cor­rectly, the tech­no­logy can assist bands greatly in grow­ing their fan­base. So, without fur­ther ado, here’s the list:

Twitter URL Name Description
@rudimentals The Rudimentals Ska/​​Reggae/​​Afro-​​​​beat band
@jaxpanik Jax Panik Electro artist
@goldfishlive Goldfish Electro-​​​​jazz Fusion duo
@7thsonsa 7th Son Rude Rock Reggae
@thedirtyskirts The Dirty Skirts Indie Rock band
@zebraandgiraffe Zebra and Giraffe Electro-​​​​rock group
@vancokekartel Van Coke Kartel Afrikaans rock trio
@freshlygroundsa Freshly Ground African Jazz Pop group
@domgoldfish Dom of Goldfish Member of Goldfish
@parlotones The Parlotones Indie Rock group
@DieHeuwels Die Heuwels Fantasties Afrikaans band
@kursemusic KMD Music Distribution
@watermarkhigh The Wartermark High Pretorian acous tic group
@catstringtheory Cat String Theory Rock band
@juliafj Julia Jakobsen Frontwoman of “Jules & the Fools”
@saudiqkahn Saudiq Kahn Flamenco Guitarist
@jackhammer Tony Grant
@skyeclad Skyeclad Cape Town based 5-​​piece rock band
@ashtrayelectric Ashtray Electric
@Taxi_Violence_ Taxi Violence South African rock n roll band
@TuksFM1072 Tuks FM Pretorian radio station
@mktv_ MKtv Music chan­nel on DSTV
@africandope African Dope Records Independent Cape Town based record label
@MusicReviewZA Music Review South African music reviews website
@RedHuxley Red Huxley Self-​​described “raw music”.
@OppikoppiProd Oppikoppi Festival Popular South African music festival
@Assembly_ct The Assembly Cape Town based live enter­tain­ment venue
@PrettyBlueGuns Pretty Blue Guns Garage Rock band from Cape Town
@BigConcerts BiG Concerts South African live music promoter
@tamaradey Tamara Dey Lead singer of Dance band Flash Republic
@mixnblendyo Mix ‘n Blend Cape Town based DJs
@zebraandgiraffe Zebra and Giraffe
@Terrormc Terror MC Hip Hop, Funk, Roots Music
@SAmusicawards South African Music Awards SAMAs on Twitter
@RockingTheDaisy Rocking The Daisies Festival Music fest­ival held in Darling
@RhythmOnline Rhythm Records Record label and online music store
@DieHeuwels Die Heuwels Vantasties Alternative pop band
@ArnoCarstens Arno Carstens Singer/​Songwriter and Springbok Nude Girls frontman
@karenzoid Karen Zoid Afrikaans rocker
@crossingpoint Crossing Point Durban based hard­core band
@catstringtheory Cat String Theory Energetic rock band
@JackParow Jack Parow Afrikaanse rap­per wat cooler as jy is
@HOGHOGGIDYHOG Hog Hoggidy Hog Cape Town pork-​​rock legends

I will be adding peri­od­ic­ally to this list. I will also update with vari­ous music industry twit­ter users, etc. Anna’s list has a good few names I’ve missed out and which I will be adding soon. Thanks for post­ing your list, Anna. :) Glad to see bands sign­ing up on Twitter. If you have any bands to add to this list, please add them via the com­ments below, and they will be added to the list.

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6 Comments

  1. Bret Dugmore's GravatarBret Dugmore
    Posted 12th April, 2009 at 11:25 pm (513 days ago)

    A killer list! Thank you so much for it! Running a music web­site, it is import­ant for me to keep up with local bands on twitter.

    Thank you!

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    • Matty's GravatarMatty
      Posted 12th April, 2009 at 11:47 pm (513 days ago) in reply to Bret Dugmore

      Hey Bret. Thanks for your com­ment. :)

      So glad you like the list. I’ll keep it updated as I find or hear of South African bands or music industry folks on Twitter. :)

      Cheers,
      Matt.

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  2. Brian Currin's GravatarBrian Currin
    Posted 13th April, 2009 at 3:04 pm (512 days ago)

    SA Bands on Twitter

    saudiqkhan
    jackhammer

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    • Matty's GravatarMatty
      Posted 13th April, 2009 at 4:54 pm (512 days ago) in reply to Brian Currin

      Thanks Brian. I’ve updated the list with your addi­tions. :)

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  3. Bret Dugmore's GravatarBret Dugmore
    Posted 14th April, 2009 at 9:48 pm (511 days ago)

    Awesome! Keep the updates com­ing :)

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  4. Gerhard Burger's GravatarGerhard Burger
    Posted 30th April, 2010 at 9:34 am (130 days ago)

    More SA bands

    @skyeclad
    @ashtrayelectric
    @Taxi_Violence_

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