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Bert Kaempfert - A Swingin' Safari (1962) (Full Side A)

heyheressomemusic wrote 5 months ago: Celebrating 40 years of Bert Kaempfert’s A Swingin’ Safari. Recorded this one directly f … more →

WIN with Vibrations Radio!

VTTH wrote 5 months ago: One assumes that there would be loads of channels exclusively dedicated to the promotion of African … more →

Tags: Music, Brother Mo, kwaito, Maskanda, Mbalax, Mohamed Fall, Online Radio, township, Vibrations Radio

WIN with Vibrations Radio!

VTTH wrote 5 months ago: One assumes that there would be loads of channels exclusively dedicated to the promotion of African … more →

Tags: Music, Vibrations Radio, township, Mohamed Fall, Online Radio, Brother Mo, Maskanda, kwaito, Mbalax

the Bleached Zulu part 5

Soul Safari wrote 5 months ago: By the dawn of the 1960′s the impact of Zulu music and their culture had reached a worldwide audienc … more →

Tags: Kwela, South African Disco, South Africa, New Wave, concertina, zulu music

Hip To The Jive - Summer 2012 Mix — 3 comments

Soul Safari wrote 9 months ago: Enjoy! Hip To The Jive – Summer 2012 Mix   tracklist 1. Kid JoJo -Peanut Bump 2. Boyoyo Boys - … more →

Tags: Zulu Vocal & Jive, Xhosa Vocal & Jive, Marabi Jive, Kwela, Mbaqanga, Township Soul & Boogie, Jive, zulu jive, Xhosa jive

The (almost) A-Z of local urban music

kirstibuick wrote 11 months ago: Photo: Daniel Gomez South African urban music has a history as rich as the country itself. It is a g … more →

Tags: Entertainment, Zola, yvonne chaka chaka, vusi mahlasela, Tumi and the Volume, skwatta kamp, Nutty nys, Mariam Makeba, marabi

Music Monday: Desmond and the Tutus!

Captain Kid Chronicles wrote 11 months ago: Music Monday once again on Captain Kid Chronicles and today we bring you the newly released Music Vi … more →

Tags: Music, South Africa, johannesburg, Indie, Music Monday, Music video, desmond and the tutus, Entertainment, Pop

Township Jive & Kwela Jazz (1940-1960) May 2012 update — 2 comments

Soul Safari wrote 1 year ago: `’Township Kwela Jazz & Jive (1940-1960)’ has received a warm reception so far, even … more →

Tags: South African Jazz & Jive 1950's, South African Jazz & Jive 1960's, Zulu Vocal & Jive, Xhosa Vocal & Jive, SA Jazz, township jive, Wicked Jazz Sounds, radio 6, 19.60

readers post;Tebogo Lerole on Elias and His Zig Zag Jive Flutes — 4 comments

Soul Safari wrote 1 year ago: some interesting news out of Soul Safari’s mailbox as a comment to my previous post Penny Whistle Kw … more →

Tags: Kwela, SA Jazz, Elias and His Zig Zag Jive Flutes, penny Whistle, Tom Hark

Cussons 90/As Jy Luister: Woordmusiek met die gedigte van Sheila Cussons — 1 comment

Soapmouth wrote 1 year ago: Josh Prinsloo (bass), Frieda van den Heever (vocals and piano), and Lou-Ann Stone (vocals and saxoph … more →

Tags: Music, Poetry, Josh Prinsloo, Soapmouth, Cussons 90, Frieda van den Heever, Lou-Ann Stone, Ramon Alexander, Annemie Nel

Flavors of the Cape — 3 comments

Ross Eustis wrote 1 year ago: The Kwela Mafia running the streets. Kwela Kwela is Zulu for “get up.” It’s happy music. It … more →

Tags: South Africa, jazz, Goema, cape town, Mbaqanga, marabi, Xhosa

Kwela For Mandela – Randy Rambo En Die Rough Riders (aka Die Naaimasjiene)

Brian Currin wrote 1 year ago: From 1001 South African Songs You Must Hear Before You Go Deaf Kwela For Mandela – Randy Rambo En Di … more →

Tags: Music, Afrikaans Rock, Sa music, SA Nostalgia, SA Rock Digest, Album Covers, RhythmMusicStore, Digital Music Sales, Nelson Mandela

Township Jive & Kwela Jazz (1940-1960) Available Now! — 9 comments

Soul Safari wrote 1 year ago: It’s official folks! Soul Safari is proud to announce the release of our first compilation in … more →

Tags: Hugh Tracey, SA Jazz, South African Jazz & Jive 1950's, South African Jazz & Jive 1960's, African Jazz, Jive, hugh tracey, township

Soul Safari presents Township Jive & Kwela Jazz (1940-1960) — 8 comments

Soul Safari wrote 1 year ago: It’s official folks! Our first compilation in collaboration with ILAM is now being prepared fo … more →

Tags: South African Jazz & Jive 1950's, South African Jazz & Jive 1960's, Kwela, Jive, jazz vocals, South Africa, Zulu Vocal & Jive, Xhosa Vocal & Jive

SA Kwela Jazz -The Kwela Kids Plus One -Joshua Sithole — 1 comment

Soul Safari wrote 1 year ago: over the weekend I dug into the finds of my latest SA trip last March. Still a few boxes of records … more →

Tags: South African Jazz & Jive 1950's, South African Jazz & Jive 1960's, Kwela, South Africa, 60's, Flute Jive

Rustic Apple Tart, Kwêla and Childhood Memories! — 34 comments

ninatimm wrote 1 year ago: I was humbled when the team from Kwêla thought I was worthy of a story. I knew that story would star … more →

Tags: my easy cooking..., Baked Goods, baking, beef. easy recipes, Childhood, KykNet, apple tart, rustic apple tart, Memories

Mexican Huevos Rancheros for Meatless Monday — 5 comments

ninatimm wrote 1 year ago: Nothing can combat this cold weather we are having like adding a little Mexican heat and spice to a … more →

Tags: vegetarian, easy cooking, Easy Meals, mexican food, meatless meals, mexican recipe, boiled eggs

The Mind Is Willing.. — 2 comments

World Wide Open Mind wrote 2 years ago: The Mind is Willing… Getting Kwela sorted is never far from our mind nor the talk on our lips. … more →

Tags: adventure, Life, Sailing, cruising yacht, simonstown, yacht, Education, a dream, boating

Zulu Motor Trophies 2011 -Carnival Coon Minstrels — 2 comments

Soul Safari wrote 2 years ago: Following on from another previous post this week, Zulu Motor in which I described discovering a box … more →

Tags: Kwela, Spiritual, Carnival Coon Minstrel music, carnival coon minstrel music, Isicathamiya, Jive, Mbube


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