southafrica
Sikiza Matshikiza – Pat Matshikiza
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Pianist, singer and composer Pat Matshikiza (10 November 1938 – 29 December 2014) will go down in the annals of South African music as one of the jazz pioneers who played a pivotal role in the birth and evolution of jazz in the country. Born in Queenstown in South Africa’s Eastern Cape province in 1938, […]
JE Movement – Ma Dea Luv
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Before Kwaito, in 1988, JE Movement released Ma Dea Luv, the first album of the duo formed by James Nyingwa et Elliot Faku. It’s dance music, a mix of Soul, R&B, Funk and Hip-hop. The eponym track is considered a wordplay on Mandela, who was imprisoned at the time.
Toward the end of the 1980s […]
#80smusic #Apartheid #Kwaito #SouthAfrica #HipHop #Funk #RnB
Dumama - No Abiding City
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16RbBxFGdII
Bandcamp: https://dumama.bandcamp.com/album/no-abiding-city
Sangoma (Sibongile) Nene - Biko
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSw6X50boDQ
First Jazz album by Sangoma Nene, a healer through song, a matriarch divinely ordained, a seasoned Sangoma practitioner, artist, and spiritual guide.
Remembering Zenzile Miriam Makeba
(4 March 1932 – 9 November 2008)
Listen on AMF: https://amf.didiermary.fr/?s=miriam+makeba
Happy 90th birthday to the legendary Dr. Esther Mahlangu, known for her bold, large-scale contemporary paintings inspired by her Ndebele heritage.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esther_Mahlangu
DJ Call Me - Mama I’m Sorry (2017)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Lth4jLOUf8
Lekompo is a mix between Bolo House (originating from Bolobedu In Limpopo) and Amapiano, a fast-paced, synth-led style of SouthAfrican AfroHouse.
Lekompo is the singular form of Makompo, which originally referred to people living in worker compounds, particularly in the farming belts of Limpopo and Mpumalanga.
Montparnasse Musique – Panter
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Montparnasse Musique is a balance of two distinct sensibilities: Algerian-French producer Nadjib Ben Bella’s passion for raw organic beats, and South African DJ Aero Manyelo’s love of DIY synthesis in the digital realm. It’s a bold blend of fresh and processed flavours; the acoustic grit of traditional Africa combined with the pulse [...]
Tete Mbambisa – Tete’s Big Sound
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An often ignored classic of South African jazz, “Tete’s Big Sound” by Tete Mbambisa was released in 1976.
The album Tete’s Big Sound emerged during a golden age for local South African jazz recordings in the 1970s. Issued by the independent As-Shams/The Sun label in 1976, it was the […]
From a French compilation released in 1995, titled "African Solution - Beat Of The New South Africa," the post-Bubblegum music era.
Mbongeni Ngema - African Solutions
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3P6p0Sf1crI
Bubblegum? https://amf.didiermary.fr/?s=bubblegum
More info: https://www.discogs.com/release/7365661-Various-African-Solution-Beat-Of-The-New-South-Africa
Vanco – Repeat Feat. DEELA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BF4tUNFKbU
GoldFish, Zolani Mahola - Little Wonder
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQfGEDcGc-g
Ciza - Isaka (6AM) Feat. Jazzworx and Thukuthela
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sel1mCYFJ8U
Sfarzo Rtee, Jazzworx and Thuthukhela - “Asiyeni” Feat. DBN Gogo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKHC9xYpTwA
Chakalaka Jazz
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Chakalaka Jazz (a reference to a local sauce made from tomatoes, onions and peppers) was released in November 2024 on double vinyl, CD and digital, and includes eleven gems released in South Africa between 1969 and 2003.
While music traditions are often defined by established and protected sets of characteristics, popular music in South […]
Coal Train – Hugh Masekela (live)
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“Coal Train (Stimela)” recorded at the “Freedom Beat” festival in June 1986.
The song, composed by Hugh Masekela in the 70s, speaks about local history and the migrant labour system around mines and reminds everyone that South Africa’s wealth and infrastructure was built on the back of labour from all over Africa. […]
Spirit Of Malombo
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Next Stop Soweto presents Spirit Of Malombo: Malombo, Jabula, Jazz Afrika 1966-1984
The influential and heavily political music of drummer Julian Bahula since the mid-’60s who appeared with the Malombo Jazz Makers, Jabula and Jazz Afrika bands.
Bahula’s first group was the Malombo Jazzmen, led by guitarist Philip Tabane with flautist Abbey Cindi. They broke the […]
From the vault: 2017
Drum majorettes of Cape Town – a photo essay
"Their primary school is located in one of the poorest areas of Cape Town, where gangs and drugs are everywhere. But the school’s drum majorettes’ team is thriving and winning."
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/nov/10/drum-majorettes-of-cape-town-a-photo-essay
Major League DJz - Come With Me Feat. Jorja Smith
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XmXcFKn_MF4
Dlala Thukzin, Simmy, Sino Msolo - Ekhaya
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DEGvxaiev8
Old footage of Harari live
https://amf.didiermary.fr/old-footage-harari-live-kippies-club-joburg/
Harari (“Lone Wanderer”) was a legendary Afro-Rock group founded in the late 60’s by Om Alec Khaoli, Selby Ntuli and Sipho Hotstix Mabuse.
Through the years Harari supported many international acts on their tours of South Africa, including Percy Sledge, Timmy Thomas, Brook Benton, Wilson Pickett and Letta Mbulu.
In 1980 they were featured on a […]
Bongeziwe Mabandla - hlala (Mpho.Wav Remix)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4sn-w89yE0
Harari – Musikana
https://amf.didiermary.fr/harari-musikana/
2 classic albums from psychedelic South African afro-rock were re-released in 2021: Rufaro, which contains the song Musikana, and Beaters / Harari.
The Beaters – Harari was released in 1975. After changing their name, Harari went into the studio late in 1976 to record their follow-up, Rufaro / Happiness. In 1976 they were voted [...]
#70smusic #altRock #Psychedelic #SoulJazz #SouthAfrica #OldAfricanMusic
E & S Brothers – Taduma
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E & S Brothers’ 1985 album Taduma holds a unique yet overlooked place in the history of South African dance music, the era of Bubblegum Music.
When Shadrack Ndlovu and Ernest Segeel teamed up with Dane Stevenson, owner of Blue Tree Studio in downtown Johannesburg, and journeyman producer Taso Stephanou, South Africa’s bubblegum era had […]