The South African Rock Encyclopedia was founded by Brian Currin and Stephen “Sugar” Segerman on 1 January 1999.
The website was established to remember and archive information on the legends of South African rock (and pop and folk and… well “rock” is a very all-encompassing term, isn’t it?).
It grew out of conversation in 1998 between Brian Currin and Stephen “Sugar” Segerman, who had met through their involvement in the amazing Rodriguez story.
“What do we do now?”.
“How about archiving South Africa’s Legends of Rock?”.
So we did.
Information
History Of Contemporary Music Of South Africa by Garth Chilvers and Tom Jasiukowicz (1994, TOGA Publishing)
All the quotes from the book that appear on this website are reprinted here with the kind permission of the authors.
References and Contributors
A list of references and people who have helped with information for this site.
The South African Rock Music Digest (fondly referred to as “The SA Rock Digest” or simply “The Digest”) was a weekly, free subscription e-mag about South African rock and pop music published from 1999 to 2004. Founded on 27 January 1999 as the news outlet for The South African Rock Encyclopedia.
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Media Use Notice
The South African Rock Encyclopedia uses images (such as album covers, artist photographs, and promotional materials) and audio samples (embedded from platforms like YouTube, Spotify, Bandcamp, or occasionally from our own uploads) only to support commentary, reviews, and historical documentation. All rights remain with the original copyright holders, artists, photographers, and producers. Media is never used for commercial gain or redistribution beyond illustrating the music being discussed.