southafrica

Batsumi (1974)

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Many years after the fall of Apartheid, Batsumi remains sublime… and transformative, and its resonance hasn’t faded at all over the years.

During the brutal era in South African history known as Apartheid, the minority-white ruling party forcibly moved millions of black South Africans from their homes to segregated areas, stripping them of their citizenship […]

#70smusic #Apartheid #FullAlbum #SouthAfrica #AfroJazz #Jazz

Old footage of Harari live

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.

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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. […]

#70smusic #AfroFunk #LiveMusic #Psychedelic #SouthAfrica

Harari – Musikana

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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

Harari – Party

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This single by Harari, “Party” (the 7″ release), entered the US Disco Top 100 in 1982.

#80smusic #AfroFunk #SouthAfrica #Funk

Professor Rhythm 3 (1991)

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The 1991 record “Professor 3” by Professor Rhythm is a vivid reflection of urban South Africa as apartheid was ending. Thami Mdluli’s production project had young and old dancing to a sound that sought to unite Blacks within Southern Africa. The late 1970’s and 80’s had been trying times for people of color. […]

#90smusic #Disco #Mbaqanga #SouthAfrica #OldAfricanMusic

Nyege Nyege Tapes – Music for the Eagles

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East African Underground shows a group of innovative artists throughout the region, trying to build a creative community and share their future-forward music, pushing boundaries.

“Music for the Eagles” is one of their experiments. From the Horn down to Mozambique – visionary music runs deep across East Africa.

#Kenya #Mixtape #Nigeria #SouthAfrica #Tanzania #Uganda #Electro #Rap

Still time to discover GQOM!

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If you loved Kwaito, GQOM is its sibling: ghetto house music meets Kuduro and more, with style.

FAKA “is a South African performance art duo, founded by Desire Marea and Fela Gucci, dealing with issues of the black queer body.”

#AfroHouse #GQOM #Kwaito #LGBTQ #Soundcloud #SouthAfrica #Electro

Sathima Bea Benjamin – Africa

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Beatrice “Sathima Bea” Benjamin (17 October 1936 – 20 August 2013) was a South African vocalist and composer, based for nearly 45 years in New York City.

#AbdullahIbrahim #Apartheid #Jazz #SouthAfrica #AfroJazz

A very positive thing about #ASEAN : everyone is welcome to join the summits (twice a year).

- #Brazil & #SouthAfrica is in today's summit
- #PapuaNewGuinea is an observer (trying to join too)
- #Bangladesh is trying to be an observer (& eventually join)
- #Fiji applied for observer only
- & so on.

Miss Smodern

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Miss Smodern est l’une des raretés de la musique africaine, en particulier, car il n’y a pratiquement pas d’information sur le titre, ni les interprètes.

Le nom “S’modern” ou “Smodern” semble avoir été utilisé par de multiples variations de groupes des années 50 à 70, a priori pour des groupes vocaux Zulu féminins… […]

#70smusic #SouthAfrica #OldAfricanMusic

Paul Ndlovu – Tsakane!

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Before Shangaan Electro, there was Shangaan Disco in the 80s & 90s. It’s township pop music, just like Kwaito, but the difference is based on its ethnic origin, the Tsonga (Shangaan) language. Although the sound evolved and reached a larger audience, the ethnic name remained. […]

#80smusic #Disco #SouthAfrica #OldAfricanMusic

Youssou N’Dour – Nelson Mandela (live)

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This version of “Nelson Mandela” is from “Youssou N’Dour & Le Super Etoile de Dakar – Fatteliku” released in 2015.
This album was recorded live in Athens on Peter Gabriel’s So tour in 1987.

#LiveMusic #Madiba #Sénégal #SouthAfrica #YoussouNDour #OldAfricanMusic

Mike Makhalemele – Going West

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Mike Makhalemele (1938-2000), from Alexandra, South Africa, nicknamed “Ratau” (“lion”), played saxophone, here with Jabu Nkosi (keyboards) and Sipho Gumede (bass) in a reissue of a classic album.

"[He] was a force of nature with a robust yet soulful tone and seemingly endless breath. He embraced the pop music scene as an enthusiastic collaborator and […]

#70smusic #Jazz #SouthAfrica #AfroJazz

Tony Allen & Hugh Masekela – Lagos Never Gonna Be The Same

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“Never (Lagos Never Gonna Be The Same)” is a single taken from Tony Allen & Hugh Masekela’s very special collaboration “Rejoice“.

In this track, Tony Allen & Hugh Masekela pay tribute to Fela Kuti.

#HughMasekela #Jazz #Nigeria #SouthAfrica #TonyAllen #AfroBeat

Master KG – Jerusalema Feat. Nomcebo

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The South African house track “Jerusalema” has rocketed around the world, becoming a viral sensation. But it’s no common pop song — it speaks to a growing desire across Africa to remake and reimagine the world.

And when Zionists (not the South African version of African-inspired Christianity, but supporters of Israel) at one point tried […]

#AfroHouse #SouthAfrica #Electro

Zulu Guitar Blues: Cowboys, Troubadours and Jilted Lovers 1950–1965.

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"But for this compilation of rescued songs masterfully restored from rare 78 rpm shellacs, few could imagine the diversely beautiful roots of Zulu Guitar Music emerging during the period 1950 – 1965. Story-tellers and master musicians [...]

#50smusic #60smusic #Blues #Compilation #Mbaqanga #SouthAfrica #OldAfricanMusic

Keleketla! – Future Toyi Toyi (Edit)

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Keleketla! (“response” as in “call-and-response”) is a collaborative project started in an independent library and media arts initiative in Johannesburg with the same name. It’s a production by the founders of the Ninja Tune label and Coldcut, in 2020. [...]

#GQOM #SouthAfrica #Electro

Vusi Mahlasela, Norman Zulu & Jive Connection

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A lost recording from the archives of producer Torsten Larsson with a 2002 collaboration between acclaimed South African folk singer Vusi Mahlasela, singer songwriter Norman Zulu and Swedish Jazz / Soul collective Jive Connection.

The links between South Africa and Sweden have long been strong with Sweden one of the most supportive European nations in [...]

#AfroFunk #Madiba #SouthAfrica #AfroJazz #Folk

Nakhane – Tell Me Your Politik

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South African artist Nakhane, who had already built a solid reputation for himself, invited fellow star Moonchild Sanelly and American guitar player Nile Rodgers on his single “Tell Me Your Politik”.

#LGBTQ #SouthAfrica #Pop

TRUE STORY – Malcolm Jiyane Tree-O

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While the Tree-O’s previous outing UMDALI presented a snapshot of an inspired few days of spontaneity, TRUE STORY is a more deliberately crafted opus. Recorded in Johannesburg over three sessions between December 2020 and April 2021 and further polished for months in post-production sessions in 2023, the record is synesthetically vivid throughout, […]

#Jazz #SouthAfrica #AfroJazz

Diteboho - Pitso (1st Movement)
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Black classical music, with traces of Abdullah Ibrahim...

#SouthAfrica #Jazz

Almon Memela (Soweto)

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Born in 1936, Almon Memela is (was?) a South African composer, guitarist and producer, from Donnybrook, KwaZulu-Natal, who taught himself to play guitar as a child (first on homemade instruments and with no encouragement from his family). A remarkably versatile artist, his music went from Soul Jazz and Jive to Mbaqanga and AfroFunk. [...]

#70smusic #AfroFunk #Jazz #Mbaqanga #SoulJazz #SouthAfrica #OldAfricanMusic

Dr. Madala Kunene

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Madala Kunene blends Zulu folk with township blues to produce a unique hybrid of contemporary music he calls “Madala-line”. Born in the vibrant streets of Durban, Madala Kunene, affectionately known as Bafo, emerged as a legend deeply rooted in Zulu culture and its musical rhythms. Dr. Madala Kunene is forever dubbed the King of Zulu Guitar! […]

#90smusic #Documentary #LiveMusic #SouthAfrica

Ibrahim Khalil Shihab – Spring

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South Africa’s lost jazz history contains many an overlooked classic. But even within that hidden tradition, there are few albums that suffered such an unlucky fate as Spring, the monumental 1968 debut album by pianist Ibrahim Khalil Shihab, formerly Chris Schilder.
Though Shihab was only twenty-two when Spring was recorded, he was already a lynchpin of […]

#Jazz #SouthAfrica #AfroJazz

Philip Tabane – Malombo

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Philip Tabane (1934 – 2018) was a South African musician, vocalist, jazz guitarist and band leader, part of the group Malombo in the 60s.

#80smusic #FullAlbum #Jazz #SouthAfrica