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Interview with MELVYN MATTHEWS (1959-2026) R.I.P.
Interview with MELVYN MATTHEWS (1959-2026) R.I.P.
Singer and songwriter Melvyn Matthews is known primarily as the songwriter of Brenda & The Big Dudes ' 1983 hit ‘ Weekend Special’ , the so...
Pre-order AFS058 'FORWARD IN REVERSE PT 1'
Pre-order AFS058 'FORWARD IN REVERSE PT 1'
Legendary South African kwaito pioneer Sandy B has joined forces with versatile Belgian producer soFa elsewhere to create a powerful, politically charged album, released in two parts on S.A.'s , Afrosynth Records. With original artwork by Cape Town-based Darren Christian. Sandy B and soFa elsewhere’s collaboration started in the shadow of ongoing genocide and atrocities in various parts of the world, with a shared conviction: music is political. Both lament the absence of political discourse in today’s electronic music scene, which seems to have forgotten about its original values.
Buy AFS060 Adey Omotade - EERO : EESU
Buy AFS060 Adey Omotade - EERO : EESU
Interview with RICHARD SILUMA (RIP)
Interview with RICHARD SILUMA (RIP)
Richard Siluma was a prolific figure in the South African music industry. Born in Newcastle, KwaZulu-Natal in 1954, he started recording in ...
'The Feeling' one-hour set
'The Feeling' one-hour set
Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
Buy AFSO45 VA - Music Team Sampler
Buy AFSO45 VA - Music Team Sampler
Selection of all winners from the Music Team label - mid 80s to early 90s gems on here! One of South Africa’s biggest independent labels for more than a decade, Music Team offered working musicians a shot at fame via access to top studios, producers, songwriters and session musicians, as well as distribution via a number of imprints: CTV, Red Label, Solid, Spinna, Mambo Music and others. Artists in the stable who tasted success would typically release a few albums over as many years before moving on to other labels or falling off the radar as times changed.
Buy AFS057 J.E. Movement - MA DEA LUV
Buy AFS057 J.E. Movement - MA DEA LUV
Buy AFS036 Ntombi Ndaba - TOMORROW (2024 REPRESS)
Buy AFS036 Ntombi Ndaba - TOMORROW (2024 REPRESS)
*2024 repress* Incl. her in demand tune "Tomorrow" . Six-track anthology of South African singer Ntombi Ndaba, featuring 2 songs from 3 of her solo albums, Mina Ngiljaji (1988), Mama Nature (1989) and Why Me (1991). Ntombi Ndaba first rose to fame in 1985 with Ntombi & Survival, becoming one of the most popular singers of the bubblegum era. After setting up the independent label Anneko with her producer A.T. ‘Rubber’ Khoza in 1988, she went solo. Following Khoza’s death in the early 1990s, Ndaba never recorded again.
Interview with Danny Bridgens, producer of PT House
Interview with Danny Bridgens, producer of PT House
photo: viavetera.com Producer Danilo 'Danny' Bridgens established himself in the 1980s as a session guitarist for the likes of Yvonne Chaka ...
Interview with Nelson Phetole Mohale, aka 'Dr House'
Interview with Nelson Phetole Mohale, aka 'Dr House'
An influential figure on South Africa's early house and kwaito scene, Nelson Phetole Mohale released a series of albums as Dr House (most no...
Buy AFS055 Citi Express
Buy AFS055 Citi Express
Cover versions of international songs have long thrived in South Africa’s music industry. Often unable to license the original tracks (until the early 90s the result of an international boycott of the country) labels instead hired producers and session artists to re-record them for the local market. Early house music in SA was no different. When Ron ‘Robot’ Friedman, former bass player for local rockers Rabbitt, was winding down his label On Records in the early 90s, he reached out for new inspiration as the popularity of ‘bubblegum’ disco waned.
QUENTIN FOSTER interview
QUENTIN FOSTER interview
Quentin Foster (l) with US DJ Danny Tenaglia at the 1995 Winter Music Conference in Miami. The following is a phone interview on 14/2/2023 w...
DJ Okapi @ Vinyl Souk Dubai
DJ Okapi @ Vinyl Souk Dubai
Label Watch: Afrosynth
Label Watch: Afrosynth
Label Watch: Afrosynth
Buy AFS053 E & S Brothers - Taduma
Buy AFS053 E & S Brothers - Taduma
Highly sought after S.A. LP from 1985 - diggers delight. E & S Brothers’ 1985 album Taduma holds a unique yet overlooked place in the history of South African dance 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 just begun, spurred on by the success of Shangaan disco.
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