The Up the Creek Music Festival will take place in Swellendam from February 2-5, 2012, featuring numerous artists across three stages. Tickets are available for various durations, with a special Thursday preview show.
Category Archives: South African Artists
50 Original South African Songs
This post presents a curated chronological list of 50 notable South African songs that are original, featuring various artists and genres, highlighting the country’s diverse musical heritage, without including any foreign cover songs.
Up the Creek Music Festival 3 – 5 February 2012
Up the Creek Music Festival, Breederiver, Swellendam – 3 – 5 February 2012. With the silly season on our doorsteps and so much to look forward to we thought we’d just remind you to diarise your favourite festival. It is almost time for you to pack those bags and head back to the banks ofContinueContinue reading “Up the Creek Music Festival 3 – 5 February 2012”
Memories Are Made Of This – Best Of SA Pop [2CD 2009]
This 2CD set features classic South African Pop and Rock hits from the 60s to 90s, showcasing artists like The A-Cads, Pierre De Charmoy, and PJ Powers, with notable tracks that define the era.
Lesley Rae Dowling’s debut album from 1981 now available to download
Tracks The Spaniard Grips Of Emotion The Raven Somethin’ Goin’ On You Young Lochnivar Mama’s Leaving Oh, My Love Morocco Lady Sophistication Release information 1981, Warner Brothers Records, WBC 90202006, Fresh Music, freshcd149 (2LPs on 1CD, with Unravished Brides)2011, Next Music, digital reissue Review SA Rock Digest #94, February 2001 The little lady with theContinueContinue reading “Lesley Rae Dowling’s debut album from 1981 now available to download”
Radio Rats: Madhouse
Tracks Flesh Temple Without Me Without You Mr Green You Ride Alone Burn Babylon Burn Phobic Theatrical Child Alien Bone Structure Blues Pretty Pills With Funny Names Baba Moosa Klerksdorp Cortina Interceptor City Disorderly Times Love Will Come Pushing Through Mood Swings Shot Mad House Release information CD-R: August 2011, Radium Wreckords Sleeve notes
Radio Rats Website (Archive)
This is what The Radio Rats website looked like on the 25 August 2011, thanks to Wayback Machine.
Before Jack Hammer there was Wildebeest
The line-up featured in this TV special appears to be: Piet Botha: bass, keyboards, harmonica Colin Pratley: drums, vocals, acoustic guitar Boet Faber: lead guitar Paul van Eeden: acoustic guitar Interviewed by Carike Kuezenkamp on Kraaines (SABC TV) probably in 1982 or thereabouts. Website: Jack Hammer
Bafo Bafo (Syd Kitchen and Madala Kunene)
Name: andrew khumaloMessage: I HAVE BEING SEACHING AROUND PRETORIA LOOKING FOR A CD CALLED ZIMPI ZOMBANGO SING BY A GROUP BAFO BAFO (SYD KITCHEN AND MADALA KUNENE PLEASE HELP ME TO GET THE ABOVEMATIONED CD Brian wrote: This CD is actually titled ‘What Kind!?’ and was released in 2005 by Melt2000. Catalogue number: MZA040 SydContinueContinue reading “Bafo Bafo (Syd Kitchen and Madala Kunene)”
Movietone or Pathe approx 1974 Rabbitt backed up Lorne Shields at the Arcadia Hotel
The famous Rabbitt band once were the backing band for my father performing at the Arcadia Hotel in approx 1974 where he sang “One Broken Heart For Sale” (Lorne Shields) at the time the whole thing was filmed, and fans were able to watch it at movie theatres. I am trying, all avenues to SOMEHOWContinueContinue reading “Movietone or Pathe approx 1974 Rabbitt backed up Lorne Shields at the Arcadia Hotel”