in the upmarket shops of Johannesburg's ritzy northern suburbs."It's so awful I may have to buy some," she wrote.Wrinkle-free handsTOOWOOMBA lass usually spends her Sunday afternoon in front of the TV watching a movie while doing the ironing.This girl is quite proud of her ability to ...
And we were staying in the only multi-racial hotel in Johannesburg because I got a call from the reception saying, “You’d better come down. There’s a guy here says he knows you.” It was the guitar player. He had a crate of, like, special brew that he was holding and this ...
simply standing under that sign takes us back decades… I’m glad I went and as I walked around the head shops I couldn’t help but hum Scott McKenzie’sSan Francisco, and think of wearing flowers
SOUND ON SCREEN-linked movies to feature at the first FLAMEDROP FILM FESTIVAL (9 - 15 December 2017, The Bioscope, Johannesburg) will include:BLACKHEARTS PLACEBO: ALT.RUSSIA A FAT WRECK Highlights from all Flamedrop related events will include:...
Back in 2010, the always-surprising Honest Jon's label really turned heads when it releasedShangaan Electro, a compilation of the hyperkinetic dance music emanating from the townships between Johannesburg, Limpopo, and Mozambique in South Africa. Part R&B, part 180BPM electro madness, part Manga...
Johannesburg: STE publishers.Martins, Bayo. 1979. Give Musicianship a Chance. Lagos: Musician Foundation Edition. Mazzoleni, Florent. 2008. L’Épopée de la Musique Africaine. Rythmes d ́Afrique Atlantique.Paris: Hors Collection.Mortaigne, Véronique. 2003. Keziah Jones, “Les Beats hybrides...
It was FABULOUS (never fantastic, never wonderful – always fabulous)! Sally Von PoodleWink (has to be a name of some obscure actor who wasn’t known before last year) was FABULOUS! LOVE HER! She shops at Whole Foods!” Juno is on the edge of being uncool because Oprah liked it. But...
Note also that you'll very likely have to hunt for some of this music in your local town, unless you're living outside the states. I can typically find it at local African-specific record shops in larger towns. You can also buy most of it at theAfropop Shop. ...
SOUND ON SCREEN-linked movies to feature at the first FLAMEDROP FILM FESTIVAL (9 - 15 December 2017, The Bioscope, Johannesburg) will include:BLACKHEARTS PLACEBO: ALT.RUSSIA A FAT WRECK Highlights from all Flamedrop related events will include:...