Patricia Majalisa is a well known soth african pop musican. She started her career as singer of Splash with Dan Tshanda. Listen to “Respect Me”:
Tag Archives: South Africa
Movie from South Africa – The Gods Must Be Crazy
Don’t know anything about the South African comedy ‘The Gods Must Be Crazy’, but its soundtrack is great! Listen to “Music of the Gods” by John Boshoff, as the first title of the playlist:
Christmas Songs: Music from Africa – The Seraph Choir
The Seraph Choir is an african men choir. Their african christmas song “Us a Child is Born”, is really ncie!
Music from South Africa – Seether
Seether, formed in 2002 in Pretoria, is a South African grunge rock band. They won several awards and are one of the most popular african rock groups. Listen to their great song “Afghanistan War”:
War should stop!
Music from Ghana – Castro feat. Asamoah Gyan
Hehe! You remember Asamoah Gyan, a football player, woh was the tragic figure of Ghana at the South Africa World Championship 2010. He’s a real star. And he’s known for his music too. Listen to “African Girls”:
Music from the US – Paul Simon
Paul Frederic Simon (born 13 October 1941 in Newark, New Jersey ) is an American musician and actor. (former member of the duo Simon & Garfunkel)
Thanks to Jeff I saw that 1. it is his birthday today (he is turning 71) and 2. I found out that we never featured him before unless he made an awesome record in 1986 “Graceland” with african influences – I’ve loved this album since my youth .
Here is his song “Diamonds on the Soles of her Shoes”
Music from South Africa – Miriam Makeba
Miriam Makeba, who is also known as Mama Africa, was a singer-songwriter and an actress from South Africa. She was born in 1932 near Johannesburg and died in Castel Volturno, Italy in 2008 at the age of 76 after performing at a concert.
She campaigned against the system of apartheid until the government revoked her citizenship and right of return. But also in Exile she didn’t stop fighting.
She is best known for her song “Pata Pata” which I first listened to five years ago during a music lesson in school. This morning I watched one of the YouTube videos on my Facebook feed and I heard the melody which has been in my head for all this years. :)
Interesting Trivia: Mama Africa’s full name is: Zenzile Makeba Qgwashu Nguvama Yiketheli Nxgowa Bantana Balomzi Xa Ufun Ubajabulisa Ubaphekeli Mbiza Yotshwala Sithi Xa Saku Qgiba Ukutja Sithathe Izitsha Sizi Khabe Singama Lawu Singama Qgwashu Singama Nqamla Nqgithi This name immortalizes not only her maternal ancestors, but also their qualities.
Music from South Africa – Splash
Dan Tshanda, also known as Splash is an awesome South-African musician. Here’s his nice song “Don’t drink and drive”:
Music from South Africa/UK – Trenton and Free Radical
Trenton and Free Radical, is a Cape Town based afro-beat/Reggae/hip-hop group. Here’s their song “Tomorrow’s Day”:
Listen to Barefoot Hope too
Music from South Africa – Gert Vlok Nel
Gert Vlok Nel is a south african poet, born in 1963. Here’s his song “Waarom ek roep na jou vanaand”:
