An archive of South African pop and rock classics, created by Brian Currin in 2002, with additional contributions from SA Rock Digest subscribers. This list is no longer being updated, though songs are occasionally added to the accompanying playlist.
- 1999 – Freedoms Children
- Ag Pleez Deddy – Jeremy Taylor
- Aimless Lady – Suck
- Ancient Dust Of Africa – Edi Niederlander
- As I Went Out One Morning (Damsel) – Tribe After Tribe
- Better The Devil You Know – Stingray
- Born To Be Wild – Buffalo featuring Peter Vee
- Buccaneer – McCully Workshop
- The Bushman – Steve Kekana
- Cape Axe – Jorge Carlos
- Celebrate – Julian Laxton Band
- Charlie – Rabbitt
- Conquistador – Circus
- Crazy Over You – Zen Arcade
- Cry To Me – Staccatos
- Dance Sum More – Mango Groove
- Dear Abbie (One Night Of Passion) – Little Sister
- Eclipse – Freedoms Children
- Fever – Otis Waygood Blues Band
- For Your Precious Love – The Flames
- Gasoline – Seether
- Give Me The Good News – Crocodile Harris
- Goeienag Generaal – Piet Botha
- Grips Of Emotion – Lesley Rae Dowling
- Hard Ride – Rabbitt
- Help – Hotline featuring PJ Powers
- Here Comes The Sun – Hawk
- Hey Boy – Via Afrika
- Hungry For Love – The A-Cads
- Jo Bangles – Baxtop
- Johnny Calls The Chemist – Falling Mirror
- Judas – David’s Confession
- Lifeline – Rabbitt
- The Lion Sleeps Tonight
- Locomotive Breath – Rabbitt
- Makin’ Out With Granny – Falling Mirror
- Man On The Moon – Ballyhoo
- Master Jack – Four Jacks And A Jill
- Mbube – Solomon Linda’s Original Evening Birds
- Miss Eva Goodnight – Crocodile Harris
- Monster From The Bog – Psycho Reptiles
- Mysteries and Jealousies – The Helicopters
- Orang Outang – Hawk
- Paradise Road – Joy
- Reflections Of My Life – Neil Cloud
- Rock Steady – Harari
- Roland The Headless Thompson Gunner – Kenny Henson’s Harambee
- Sarajevo – Jack Hammer
- Scatterlings Of Africa – Johnny Clegg and Savuka
- The Seagull’s Name Was Nelson – Des and Dawn
- See Yourself (Clowns) – Ella Mental
- Set Of Wheels (Karoo Anthem) – Karen Zoid
- Sex – Pressure Cookies
- Shadows – éVoid
- Sittin’ – Toxic Shame
- So Cold – Hotline
- Substitute – Clout
- Superstar – Stewart Irving
- Theme From “The Villagers” – Mick Jade
- This Boy – Sweatband
- Time And The River – The Dream Merchants
- Tribal Fence – Margaret Singana
- Venus – Stockley Sisters
- Waiting For The Dawn – Big Sky
- We Are Growing – Margaret Singana
- Weeping – Bright Blue
- Who Killed Kurt Cobain – Koos Kombuis
- Wild Warrior – Arapaho
- Wimoweh
- You’re Living Inside My Head – John Ireland
- You’re So Good To Me – Hotline
- ZX Dan – Radio Rats
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South Africa’s Musical Heritage
A non-exhaustive, ever-growing playlist of South African songs, crossing decades and genres. Built from opinion pieces, compilation albums, and curated selections, it celebrates the country’s rich musical landscape.
Classic South African Songs
