The South African Music Thread!

rostasi · 01-21-2018, 07:23 AM

Also, anyone interested in house music
Durban-style should check out the still
going strong gqom music scene there.

GunmouthGrace · 01-21-2018, 04:58 PM

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GunmouthGrace · 01-21-2018, 05:07 PM

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rostasi · 01-21-2018, 05:39 PM

The album before Work for All, which was called Scatterlings,
was so incredibly overplayed in the States that there was a
palpable hatred for this band (and, later, Savuca) that I think
caused them to fall off the radar soon afterwards and
people I knew who had a scattering of interest in
mbaqanga were glad to see Clegg and Co. gone.
They gravitated more towards Hugh Masekela,
Lizzy Mercier Descloux, and the Mahotella Queens.

GunmouthGrace · 01-21-2018, 06:02 PM

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~~MicShazam~~ · 01-22-2018, 01:35 AM

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Originally Posted by GunmouthGrace

Mic, you now know another South African artist.

I was trying to think of who for a while, but I'm drawing a blank. It might be someone I never even knew was South African.

GunmouthGrace · 01-23-2018, 04:17 PM

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Lisnaholic · 01-24-2018, 06:12 AM

^ That's a nice clip, Gunmouth. Strange that the poor guy should die right after we'd been talking about him.

On a different note, haha, Amampondo is a band who mix a bit of jazz with a traditional sound. Their trademark is a steady marimba percussive groove. Whether you find it hypnotic or a little long-drawn out depends a lot on your mood I think. Anyway, this is one of their better tracks, imo:-

BTW, Amampondo means "people of Mpondo" so it's a word for a particular social group, as well as a guy's name and a song - so no one should feel bad if they get confused. I haven't checked, but if it's a city, a style of music and a brand of jeans too, I won't be surprised.

**Janszoon** · 01-24-2018, 06:22 AM

I'm looking forward to checking out the tracks in this thread when I finally get in front of a computer. I like quite a bit of South African music myself.

Lisnaholic · 01-24-2018, 06:27 AM

^ That'd be good, Janszoon - if you are true to form, I bet you'll be pointing us to some obscure artist in a sub-genre we've never heard of

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rostasi . Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 4,007	The album before Work for All, which was called Scatterlings, was so incredibly overplayed in the States that there was a palpable hatred for this band (and, later, Savuca) that I think caused them to fall off the radar soon afterwards and people I knew who had a scattering of interest in mbaqanga were glad to see Clegg and Co. gone. They gravitated more towards Hugh Masekela, Lizzy Mercier Descloux, and the Mahotella Queens.

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Lisnaholic ...here to hear... Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: He lives on Love Street Posts: 4,444	^ That's a nice clip, Gunmouth. Strange that the poor guy should die right after we'd been talking about him. On a different note, haha, Amampondo is a band who mix a bit of jazz with a traditional sound. Their trademark is a steady marimba percussive groove. Whether you find it hypnotic or a little long-drawn out depends a lot on your mood I think. Anyway, this is one of their better tracks, imo:- BTW, Amampondo means "people of Mpondo" so it's a word for a particular social group, as well as a guy's name and a song - so no one should feel bad if they get confused. I haven't checked, but if it's a city, a style of music and a brand of jeans too, I won't be surprised. __________________ "Am I enjoying this moment? I know of it and perhaps that is enough." - Sybille Bedford, 1953

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Janszoon Mate, Spawn & Die Join Date: May 2007 Location: The Rapping Community Posts: 24,593	I'm looking forward to checking out the tracks in this thread when I finally get in front of a computer. I like quite a bit of South African music myself. __________________ A Night in the Life of the Invisible Man Time & Place 25 Albums You Should Hear Before the Moon Crashes into the Earth and We All Die last.fm

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Lisnaholic ...here to hear... Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: He lives on Love Street Posts: 4,444	^ That'd be good, Janszoon - if you are true to form, I bet you'll be pointing us to some obscure artist in a sub-genre we've never heard of __________________ "Am I enjoying this moment? I know of it and perhaps that is enough." - Sybille Bedford, 1953