Midweek Music – Zakwe

Oct 31, 2012 |

While rapper Zakwe’s debut album Kubhodloka isfuba setsotsi was actually released about a year ago, for some reason, I only registered it about 2 months ago, randomly having put the CD on a drive to somewhere. The KwaMashu born and raised rapper has been able to carve a niche for himself in the mainstrean as not just a rapper in general but also as a rapper from KwaZulu-Natal. To date, it has been the Joburg and Cape Town rappers who have traditionally led the way with Durban dominating ‘new era kwaito’. He’s also benefited from the joint venture between Sipho Sithole’s Native Rhythms...

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Win An Anthony Hamilton Hamper

Apr 17, 2012 | ,

I have a hamper of four Anthony Hamilton CDs to giveaway as a follow-up to my interview with and blog post on his latest album Back To Love. The hamper, courtesy of Sony Music Africa, consists of the following four CDs: Comin' From Where I'm From           Ain't Nobody Worrrin'            The Point Of It All             Back To Love           To win the hamper, answer the following question as a comment: Name two producers that Anthony Hamilton worked with on Back To Love. Please note: This...

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Win A John Legend Hamper

Jan 12, 2011 | ,

The second half of last year saw the release of a project that brought together exceptional musicians and timeless music. Wake Up!, a collaborative album recorded by John Legend & The Roots, is the perfect example of what can happen when it is about the music and not ego. John Legend, in his relatively short career, has created some beautiful music, both alone and in collaboration with other artists, and has already built the foundation to a solid discography. I am a fan and have had the fortune of seeing him perform live twice. I would comfortably go again and again. I've been able to...

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Win A Raheem DeVaughn Hamper

Aug 4, 2010 |

To celebrate Raheem DeVaughn's latest release Love & War Masterpiece, [Evolutionary] is giving away a small hamper with all three of his albums. I anticipate a career that will continue to grow and give birth to truly great soul music. DeVaughn creates classics and, if these three albums are anything to go by, the future is to be anticipated with excitement. To win the three albums - The Love Experience, Love Behind The Melody, and Love & War Masterpiece, all you have to do is leave a comment in this post, answering the question below: What does B.O.B. stand for in the song of that...

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Raheem DeVaughn: Soul Legend In The Making?

Jul 15, 2010 |

There is something about the 70s, particularly in terms of music and fashion.  Though hard to define, the 70s were funky and soulful and meaningful.  So much spirit and energy went into that decade; politics, social issues, militancy and consciousness seemed to fuse with love and sex and music and life. I was born into the 70s and so it has a sweet memory to it that came from young naive eyes.  I do remember the afros and tie-and-dye shirts and corduroy trousers and the parties at home and Marvin Gaye, Curtis Mayfield, Smokey Robinson, Stevie Wonder, Barry White, Aretha Franklin, Ike and...

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Nelson Mandela Tribute In 3D

Jul 7, 2010 | ,

In the lead up to Nelson Mandela’s 92nd birthday on July 18th, the Nelson Mandela Foundation held the Legacy Gala Dinner where some of South Africa’s top artists performed, leading fashion and jewellery designers created pieces inspired by Madiba’s legacy and values and these pieces and other memorabilia were auctioned.  Madiba has lived a rich live that can serve as an example for all of us and key to events such as the Legacy Dinner, as well as Mandela Day, is for all of us to draw inspiration from his life and his legacy to create a future we can all be proud of. I was fortunate enough to...

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