southafrica

<p>Sangoma (Sibongile) Nene - Biko<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSw6X50boDQ" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSw6X50boDQ"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSw6X5</span><span class="invisible">0boDQ</span></a></p><p>First Jazz album by Sangoma Nene, a healer through song, a matriarch divinely ordained, a seasoned Sangoma practitioner, artist, and spiritual guide.</p><p><a href="/tags/southafrica/" rel="tag">#SouthAfrica</a> <a href="/tags/jazz/" rel="tag">#Jazz</a></p>

<p>Remembering Zenzile Miriam Makeba<br>(4 March 1932 – 9 November 2008)</p><p>Listen on AMF: <a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/?s=miriam+makeba" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/?s=miriam+makeba"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/?s=miriam+ma</span><span class="invisible">keba</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/southafrica/" rel="tag">#SouthAfrica</a> <a href="/tags/apartheid/" rel="tag">#Apartheid</a></p>

<p>Happy 90th birthday to the legendary Dr. Esther Mahlangu, known for her bold, large-scale contemporary paintings inspired by her Ndebele heritage.<br><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esther_Mahlangu" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esther_Mahlangu"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esther_M</span><span class="invisible">ahlangu</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/painting/" rel="tag">#Painting</a> <a href="/tags/southafrica/" rel="tag">#SouthAfrica</a></p>

<p>DJ Call Me - Mama I’m Sorry (2017)<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Lth4jLOUf8" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Lth4jLOUf8"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Lth4j</span><span class="invisible">LOUf8</span></a></p><p>Lekompo is a mix between Bolo House (originating from Bolobedu In Limpopo) and Amapiano, a fast-paced, synth-led style of SouthAfrican AfroHouse.<br>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.</p><p><a href="/tags/southafrica/" rel="tag">#SouthAfrica</a> <a href="/tags/electro/" rel="tag">#Electro</a></p>

<p>Montparnasse Musique – Panter</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/montparnasse-musique-panter/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/montparnasse-musique-panter/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/montparnasse</span><span class="invisible">-musique-panter/</span></a></p><p>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 [...]</p><p><a href="/tags/afrohouse/" rel="tag">#AfroHouse</a> <a href="/tags/algeria/" rel="tag">#Algeria</a> <a href="/tags/congo/" rel="tag">#Congo</a> <a href="/tags/southafrica/" rel="tag">#SouthAfrica</a> <a href="/tags/electro/" rel="tag">#Electro</a></p>

<p>Mahotella Queens’ Come back (Buya Buya)</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/mahotella-queens-come-back-buya/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/mahotella-queens-come-back-buya/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/mahotella-qu</span><span class="invisible">eens-come-back-buya/</span></a></p><p>“Buya Buya: Come Back” is the first full album of exciting new Queens material in nearly 20 years and marks their long-awaited return to the world stage. This release also heralds a new chapter in the Mahotella story under the supervision of Hilda Tloubatla, who at the grand age of 83 is the group’s last […]</p><p><a href="/tags/southafrica/" rel="tag">#SouthAfrica</a> <a href="/tags/mbaqanga/" rel="tag">#Mbaqanga</a> <a href="/tags/blaugust/" rel="tag">#Blaugust</a></p>

<p>Mahotella Queens – Umculo Kawupheli</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/mahotella-queens-umculo-kawupheli/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/mahotella-queens-umculo-kawupheli/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/mahotella-qu</span><span class="invisible">eens-umculo-kawupheli/</span></a></p><p>The classic Mahotella Queens hit song, “Umculo Kawupheli” (“The music never ends”), from 1973.</p><p>Original song with self-made video, featuring clips of the Queens back in the 1970s with their backing group the Makgona Tsohle Band.</p><p>From the golden age of South African township jive, the country’s premier mbaqanga girl group, the Mahotella Queens, and […]</p><p><a href="/tags/70smusic/" rel="tag">#70smusic</a> <a href="/tags/mbaqanga/" rel="tag">#Mbaqanga</a> <a href="/tags/southafrica/" rel="tag">#SouthAfrica</a></p>

<p>Crow Black Sky – Stars of God</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/crow-black-sky-stars-god/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/crow-black-sky-stars-god/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/crow-black-s</span><span class="invisible">ky-stars-god/</span></a></p><p>Crow Black Sky is a cosmic black metal band from Cape Town, South Africa, with roots dating back to 2009. “Stars of God” is a track from their album “Pantheion” in 2010.</p><p><a href="/tags/altrock/" rel="tag">#altRock</a> <a href="/tags/metal/" rel="tag">#Metal</a> <a href="/tags/southafrica/" rel="tag">#SouthAfrica</a></p>

<p>Tete Mbambisa – Tete’s Big Sound</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/tete-mbambisa-big-sound/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/tete-mbambisa-big-sound/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/tete-mbambis</span><span class="invisible">a-big-sound/</span></a></p><p>An often ignored classic of South African jazz, “Tete’s Big Sound” by Tete Mbambisa was released in 1976.</p><p>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 […]</p><p><a href="/tags/70smusic/" rel="tag">#70smusic</a> <a href="/tags/jazz/" rel="tag">#Jazz</a> <a href="/tags/southafrica/" rel="tag">#SouthAfrica</a> <a href="/tags/afrojazz/" rel="tag">#AfroJazz</a></p>

<p>Beast Feat. Sjava – Hello</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/beast-sjava-hello/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/beast-sjava-hello/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/beast-sjava-</span><span class="invisible">hello/</span></a></p><p>“Hello”, the single by Beast in 2019 did well on many South African major radio stations. Shot on a basketball court, used as a metaphor, the general theme is about perseverance.</p><p><a href="/tags/southafrica/" rel="tag">#SouthAfrica</a> <a href="/tags/hiphop/" rel="tag">#HipHop</a></p>

<p>Ami Faku – Lala Ngoxolo Feat. Emtee</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/ami-faku-lala-ngoxolo-emtee/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/ami-faku-lala-ngoxolo-emtee/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/ami-faku-lal</span><span class="invisible">a-ngoxolo-emtee/</span></a></p><p>“Lala Ngoxolo” translates to “Rest in Peace” in the Xhosa language. A song by Ami Faku in 2021. A much-needed song for the difficult times we’re all living now… (in South Africa and the world). […]</p><p><a href="/tags/southafrica/" rel="tag">#SouthAfrica</a> <a href="/tags/pop/" rel="tag">#Pop</a></p>

<p>Ciza - Isaka (6AM) Feat. Jazzworx and Thukuthela<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sel1mCYFJ8U" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.youtube.com/watch?v=sel1mCYFJ8U"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.youtube.com/watch?v=sel1mC</span><span class="invisible">YFJ8U</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/electro/" rel="tag">#Electro</a> <a href="/tags/southafrica/" rel="tag">#SouthAfrica</a></p>

<p>Lucky Dube – I’ve Got You Babe (live)</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/lucky-dube-got-you-babe/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/lucky-dube-got-you-babe/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/lucky-dube-g</span><span class="invisible">ot-you-babe/</span></a></p><p>“I’ve Got You Babe” by Lucky Dube from his album “Slave” released in 1990.</p><p>The song takes a detour from his socially conscious music style to show off a more romantic side. He serenades his lover with sweet words of love and the happiness she’s brought into his life with lines such as […]</p><p><a href="/tags/luckydube/" rel="tag">#LuckyDube</a> <a href="/tags/southafrica/" rel="tag">#SouthAfrica</a> <a href="/tags/reggae/" rel="tag">#Reggae</a></p>

<p>Sfarzo Rtee, Jazzworx and Thuthukhela - “Asiyeni” Feat. DBN Gogo<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKHC9xYpTwA" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKHC9xYpTwA"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKHC9x</span><span class="invisible">YpTwA</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/amapiano/" rel="tag">#Amapiano</a> <a href="/tags/electro/" rel="tag">#Electro</a> <a href="/tags/southafrica/" rel="tag">#SouthAfrica</a></p>

<p>Yvonne Chaka Chaka – Let Me Be Free</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/yvonne-chaka-chaka-let-me-be-free/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/yvonne-chaka-chaka-let-me-be-free/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/yvonne-chaka</span><span class="invisible">-chaka-let-me-be-free/</span></a></p><p>Yvonne Chaka Chaka (Yvonne Machaka – 1965) is a South African singer from Soweto at the forefront of South African popular music since the ’80s, when “Bubblegum” music was all the rage.</p><p>Miriam Makeba said of her “She’s my baby!” and Hugh Masekela called Chaka Chaka “my mad niece”.</p><p><a href="/tags/80smusic/" rel="tag">#80smusic</a> <a href="/tags/southafrica/" rel="tag">#SouthAfrica</a></p>

<p>Spirit Of Malombo</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/spirit-of-malombo/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/spirit-of-malombo/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/spirit-of-ma</span><span class="invisible">lombo/</span></a></p><p>Next Stop Soweto presents Spirit Of Malombo: Malombo, Jabula, Jazz Afrika 1966-1984</p><p>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.</p><p>Bahula’s first group was the Malombo Jazzmen, led by guitarist Philip Tabane with flautist Abbey Cindi. They broke the […]</p><p><a href="/tags/apartheid/" rel="tag">#Apartheid</a> <a href="/tags/jazz/" rel="tag">#Jazz</a> <a href="/tags/madiba/" rel="tag">#Madiba</a> <a href="/tags/southafrica/" rel="tag">#SouthAfrica</a> <a href="/tags/afrojazz/" rel="tag">#AfroJazz</a></p>

<p>From the vault: 2017</p><p>Drum majorettes of Cape Town – a photo essay</p><p>&quot;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.&quot;</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/nov/10/drum-majorettes-of-cape-town-a-photo-essay" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.theguardian.com/world/2017/nov/10/drum-majorettes-of-cape-town-a-photo-essay"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.theguardian.com/world/2017</span><span class="invisible">/nov/10/drum-majorettes-of-cape-town-a-photo-essay</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/photography/" rel="tag">#Photography</a> <a href="/tags/southafrica/" rel="tag">#SouthAfrica</a></p>

<p>Major League DJz - Come With Me Feat. Jorja Smith<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XmXcFKn_MF4" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.youtube.com/watch?v=XmXcFKn_MF4"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.youtube.com/watch?v=XmXcFK</span><span class="invisible">n_MF4</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/amapiano/" rel="tag">#Amapiano</a> <a href="/tags/electro/" rel="tag">#Electro</a> <a href="/tags/afrohouse/" rel="tag">#AfroHouse</a> <a href="/tags/southafrica/" rel="tag">#SouthAfrica</a></p>

<p>Dlala Thukzin, Simmy, Sino Msolo - Ekhaya<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DEGvxaiev8" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DEGvxaiev8"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DEGvx</span><span class="invisible">aiev8</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/electro/" rel="tag">#Electro</a> <a href="/tags/afrohouse/" rel="tag">#AfroHouse</a> <a href="/tags/southafrica/" rel="tag">#SouthAfrica</a></p>

<p>Bongeziwe Mabandla - hlala (Mpho.Wav Remix)<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4sn-w89yE0" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4sn-w89yE0"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4sn-w</span><span class="invisible">89yE0</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/southafrica/" rel="tag">#SouthAfrica</a> <a href="/tags/electro/" rel="tag">#Electro</a> <a href="/tags/edm/" rel="tag">#EDM</a> <a href="/tags/afrohouse/" rel="tag">#AfroHouse</a> <a href="/tags/remix/" rel="tag">#Remix</a></p>

<p>Yugen Blakrok – Carbon Form</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/yugen-blakrok-carbon-form/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/yugen-blakrok-carbon-form/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/yugen-blakro</span><span class="invisible">k-carbon-form/</span></a></p><p>Yugen Blakrok is a South African rapper. She appeared on the track “Opps” with Vince Staples from the Kendrick Lamar-produced soundtrack to the movie Black Panther in 2018.</p><p>&quot;Five years after releasing Return of the Astro-Goth, Yugen Blakrok descends from the vast cosmos and delivers to the world an impressive lesson in style, […]&quot;</p><p><a href="/tags/southafrica/" rel="tag">#SouthAfrica</a> <a href="/tags/rap/" rel="tag">#Rap</a></p>

<p>Miriam Makeba &amp; Nina Simone – Thulasizwe</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/miriam-makeba-nina-simone-thulasizwe/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/miriam-makeba-nina-simone-thulasizwe/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/miriam-makeb</span><span class="invisible">a-nina-simone-thulasizwe/</span></a></p><p>Nina Simone collaborated with Miriam Makeba on the song “Thulasizwe / I Shall Be Released” and on May 21st, 1961, performed at Carnegie Hall for Church of the Master’s annual benefit concert. […]</p><p><a href="/tags/gospel/" rel="tag">#Gospel</a> <a href="/tags/jazz/" rel="tag">#Jazz</a> <a href="/tags/miriammakeba/" rel="tag">#MiriamMakeba</a> <a href="/tags/southafrica/" rel="tag">#SouthAfrica</a> <a href="/tags/ninasimone/" rel="tag">#NinaSimone</a></p>

<p>A 30-minute Kwaito mix</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/a-30-minute-kwaito-mix-via-okayafrica/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/a-30-minute-kwaito-mix-via-okayafrica/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/a-30-minute-</span><span class="invisible">kwaito-mix-via-okayafrica/</span></a></p><p>Classic Kwaito mix from 2014 via Afropop Worldwide.</p><p>In honor of the 20th anniversary of Nelson Mandela taking office as the first post-apartheid leader of South Africa, A.J. Holmes has dropped a mix of classic kwaito from the mid ’90s and early ’00s.Holmes’ mix provides a great chance to explore the genre’s roots […]</p><p><a href="/tags/kwaito/" rel="tag">#Kwaito</a> <a href="/tags/mixtape/" rel="tag">#Mixtape</a> <a href="/tags/soundcloud/" rel="tag">#Soundcloud</a> <a href="/tags/southafrica/" rel="tag">#SouthAfrica</a></p>

<p>Mzee &amp; Rafiki – We Are All Africans</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/mzee-rafiki-salif-keita-all-africans/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/mzee-rafiki-salif-keita-all-africans/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/mzee-rafiki-</span><span class="invisible">salif-keita-all-africans/</span></a></p><p>From Mzee &amp; Rafiki‘s Pan-African album “Timhamba” (2016) recorded in more than 10 countries with more than 30 musicians like Salif Keita (Mali), Wiyaala (Ghana), Brenda Mtambo (South Africa), Hishishi Papa (Namibia), Mbuso Khoza (South Africa), Bholoja (Swaziland) and many others. Listen to “We are all Africans” with Salif Keita as guest.</p><p><a href="/tags/mali/" rel="tag">#Mali</a> <a href="/tags/notoxenophobia/" rel="tag">#NoToXenophobia</a> <a href="/tags/salifkeita/" rel="tag">#SalifKeita</a> <a href="/tags/southafrica/" rel="tag">#SouthAfrica</a> <a href="/tags/electro/" rel="tag">#Electro</a></p>

<p>E &amp; S Brothers – Taduma</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/e-s-brothers-taduma/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/e-s-brothers-taduma/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/e-s-brothers</span><span class="invisible">-taduma/</span></a></p><p>E &amp; S Brothers’ 1985 album Taduma holds a unique yet overlooked place in the history of South African dance music, the era of Bubblegum Music.</p><p>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 […]</p><p><a href="/tags/80smusic/" rel="tag">#80smusic</a> <a href="/tags/afrofunk/" rel="tag">#AfroFunk</a> <a href="/tags/disco/" rel="tag">#Disco</a> <a href="/tags/southafrica/" rel="tag">#SouthAfrica</a> <a href="/tags/oldafricanmusic/" rel="tag">#OldAfricanMusic</a></p>