South African Music

Thoughts and commentaries on music that is uniquely South African, as well as current happenings within the South African music industry.

  • A note to The Parlotones, as they jet off to America

    A note to The Parlotones, as they jet off to America

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    Earlier today, Rolling Stone South Africa published an article reporting that South African rock band, The Parlotones (or, as Gareth Cliff calls them, The Par-lot-ones), are moving to Los Angeles, California, in an attempt to reach further into the international music market. While I’m not a Parlotones fan, I am a big lover of South…

  • South African bands and why they rock

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    I love South African music. There’s something unique about the South African music industry, the culture behind the bands and the unique dedication and passion with which musicians and industry folks go about things. I’ve been listening to some really excellent South African bands lately and the other way, while in the car, it occurred…

  • 5+ (more) South African bands you may (or may not) have heard

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    Following on from my first list, I’ve continued by compiling a list of a few more awesome South African bands, past and present. We have so many amazingly talented bands and musicians in South Africa, it’s not easy to keep this list short. Here are a few South African bands that I’ve enjoyed listening to.…

  • 4 South African albums to expect in 2009

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    How often have you heard that your favourite band is “in studio recording their upcoming album”? How many interviews have you read, heard or watched where the band has mentioned that they’re in studio recording an album? This phrase seems to be extremely common among bands in general, which begs the question; “Who is actually…

  • Red Five Point Star to tour South Africa

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    I love it when bands tour to South Africa. We get to show them an awesome time and share our uniquely beautiful landscape and our local musical talent with them. Over the last decade, we’ve hosted bands from all over the world, such as Mad Caddies, NOFX and Lagwagon from the USA, and Skaladdin, Drei…

  • Coca Cola Zero Fest 2009 – South African Bands

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    There has been a lot of excitement recently over the band line-up for the 2009 Coca Cola Zero Fest, happening in April, both in Johannesburg and in Cape Town. Having run for several years now, organised by Big Concerts in association with 5FM, the festival  has become widely known for importing big name international recording…