SA Music thread

[AirWolf]

Hi all

We have really talented performers here in SA and they deserve our support. That's what this thread is for - share you favourite SA songs with us; post a linky to where the song(s) can be purchased; share your interesting / funny story with us about when you first took an interest in a particular artists much.

I'll kick it off with this:

I saw Kurt Darren's "Standing on the Edge" on SABC 2 today [5th April] @ 7.25pm after Smallville. I thought it was absolutely brilliant. I just bought it from here.

 

[johnnygirl]

i enjoy all his music.

 

[AirWolf]

i enjoy all his music.

This is his first song that I have in my mp3 collection on my laptop. I did see some of his other songs on Noot vir Noot a couple of times and he is definitely brilliant.

 

[johnnygirl]

i never even considered listening to his music, until my "rooinek" 3 yo daughter started dancing to one of his songs on tv a couple of months ago. she was going all out: jumping, head-banging, twirling around, clapping, you name it, and i realized: oh my gosh, what a nice beat, this is so catchy!

 

[AirWolf]

i never even considered listening to his music, until my "rooinek" 3 yo daughter started dancing to one of his songs on tv a couple of months ago. she was going all out: jumping, head-banging, twirling around, clapping, you name it, and i realized: oh my gosh, what a nice beat, this is so catchy!

 

[Picard]

I also bought that song just after it came out, even if I don't like the rest of his music.

I must say this was the first and only time I've ever spent money of a South African artist.

 

[AirWolf]

I also bought that song just after it came out, even if I don't like the rest of his music.

I must say this was the first and only time I've ever spent money of a South African artist.

This is the only SA piece in my collection and only 1 of 2 or 3 that I've purchased.

 

[johnnygirl]

no way, guys! there are so many good SA artists. i need to get some Bok van Blerk for my collection.

 

[Drone 42]

The song is old allready, came out last year and highveld played it to death.

 

[|tera|]

I looked for the song, and found this:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3EoAFnWVnk

LOL! He is a good artist however and it's a cool song

 

[AirWolf]

The song is old allready, came out last year and highveld played it to death.

I heard it for the first time yesterday .

 

[AirWolf]

Other SA artists that I've seen on tv, but haven't taken the time to purchase their music include Danny K, Watershed and Mandoza.

 

[Boodles]

I really enjoy much of SA music. Arno Castens/Nude Girls, JustGinger, Carver, Watershed, freshly ground, and a few others.

Headsup to SA music.

 

[Picard]

I really enjoy much of SA music. Arno Castens/Nude Girls, JustGinger, Carver, Watershed, freshly ground, and a few others.

Headsup to SA music.

Castens/Nude Girls

Are you kidding me?

JustGinger

Old!

Carver

Sigh.

Watershed

2/3 good songs

freshly ground

2 good songs

and a few others.

There are others?!?!?

Bottomline is that none of these you mentioned are AFRIKAANS singers ... which supports my argument.

 

[Mephisto_Helix]

Bottomline is that none of these you mentioned are AFRIKAANS singers ... which supports my argument.

... meh? are you saying that it has to be in afrikaans to be SA music? I'm confused.

 

[Picard]

... meh? are you saying that it has to be in afrikaans to be SA music? I'm confused.

Well, this is a new thread that I'm sure is a spin-off from my thread (or at least a previous post of mine) about AFRIKAANS singers.

 

[Mephisto_Helix]

Aah ... I can see clearly now ....

 

[hxc87x]

Well, this is a new thread that I'm sure is a spin-off from my thread (or at least a previous post of mine) about AFRIKAANS singers.

well... bands like buite-egtelike produk, foto na dans, straatlig kinders...?
those are only the more well known ones, im not too clued up on the local scene

 

[Mephisto_Helix]

I used to dig Battery 9 ... unfortunately that is all

 

[Picard]

I used to dig Battery 9 ... unfortunately that is all

I remember them too. They where just a cacophony of sounds conjoured up by a bunch of guys that had no musical talent whatsoever and who were solely relying on the lack of discrimination of young people to follow whatever source of auditive vibrations gave them the most stimulation.

And this is pretty much what I think of trance parties also.