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Win An Usher Hamper

Apr 29, 2010 | Competitions

The people at Sony Music have been nice enough to hook me up with an Usher hamper to giveaway on Evolutionary as we celebrate and enjoy his latest album Raymond v Raymond. It is his sixth album, his third album to debut at No. 1 on the Top 200 Albums chart in US and his fourth No. 1 debut on the R&B Albums chart. It was also No.1 on the Top Digital Albums chart. It took me a while to get into this album but I am enjoying it. It has songs that fit into the repertoire he has created over the last 15 or so years and this is an opportunity to get the full Usher collection. The hamper...

Usher – Raymond v Raymond

Apr 28, 2010 | Sound

I’ve been working on this post for about two weeks now. I have listened to the new Usher album Raymond v Raymond, countless times, letting it run till the end and then starting it all over again. I’ve gone back and listened to the Usher of old, submerging myself in what I consider classic Usher, songs like Nice & Slow, You Make Me Wanna, U Remind Me, Confessions Pt II and U Got It Bad. I still remember being fascinated by how a teenager could sing wonderful songs with feeling and emotion, yet still retain his youthfulness. This is an artist who was able to carve a space in the world of...

Winner of Sade Hamper

Mar 4, 2010 | Competitions, Random

The winner of the Sade Hamper, which consists of 3 CDs (Best of Sade, Lovers Rock & Stronger Than Pride) and 2 DVDs (Live In San Diego & Lovers Live) is NKULULEKO MADONSELA. Congratulations Nkuli. Enjoy the music. Sade is forever timeless. Thank you to everyone who entered and please keep an eye out for further giveaways. I hope that you'll continue to visit for my Ramblings and share your thoughts.

TKzee’s New Video – Dikakapa

Mar 1, 2010 | Sound

TKZee are legendary. When they came on the music / kwaito scene over 10 years ago, they truly changed how kwaito was perceived and created. Their past EPs and albums, from Phalafala and Shibobo to Halloween and Trinity, amongst others, hold a very special place in the hearts of many South Africans (and Africans). The three friends, and artists, Zwai Bala, Kabelo “Bouga Luv” Mabalane and Tokollo “Magesh” Tshabalala, finally reconnected after an eight year hiatus to release Coming Home. The first single for the album is Sdudla and the video is alright but they have definitely raised the bar...

Win a Sade Hamper

Feb 27, 2010 | Competitions, Sound

In honour of the release of Sade's first album - Soldier of Love - since the year 2000, I am giving away one Sade hamper. I posted my Layman Thoughts on the new album a couple of weeks ago and have been able to get my hands on some of the groups past CDs and DVDs. All you have to do to enter is leave a comment on this post answering a very simple question: what was the name of Sade's last album? Only one entry allowed. Please note: Unfortunately, this competition is only open to residents of South Africa. Only if you have a South Africa address that the hamper can be delivered to. The...

Sade – Soldier Of Love

Feb 5, 2010 | Sound

It is a day that blurs into the rest - nameless, timeless, and vaguely familiar – except for one thing. I must have been about 13/14 years old. Young enough to still be naive about and frightened by the hormonal murmurings that seemed to manifest themselves more and more frequently each day but, at the same time, starting to understand what caused them – the opposite sex. There were pre-MTV days but still we devoured whatever music videos we could get our hands on. In Maseru, Lesotho, an American man based there used to have someone record videos in the US and send them down. He booked a...