Guardian Music — (Gallo)Simphiwe Dana has complained in the past that the younger generation of South African musicians have not been successful in the west because "the world is satisfied with the old guys", the likes of Hugh Masekela and Ladysmith Black Mambazo. Bu... more info

Guardian Music — Last week was all about committing the perfect rhyme. Now it's time to spin the wheel of fortuneShall I compare thee lot to a summer's day?Though art also troubled by wasps and possessthe odour of barbecued sausage.There's a reason I never made it as... more info

Guardian Music — An appeal for songs that came out of a love for written verse brought out the best in our readers, just as the poetry clearly did for these musicians in the first placeIt's a sure sign a songwriter has progressed into the canon when an academic deems... more info

Guardian Music — Our music team pick the songs or albums, old or new, they just can't turn offSamantha Gibb & the Cartel My Spell Samantha Gibb has inherited dad Maurice's faculty for songwriting, but things are more downbeat round her way. My Spell meanders and mo... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Amd said... SOUTH AFRICA VOL. 1 The first of four weekly post to coincide with the World Cup, discussing aspects of the event amnd featuring randomly-chosen songs from the host country: Nancy Jacobs & her Sisters – Meadowlands (1955) Mandoza – Nk... more info

Guardian Music — It's a star-studded gig with an improved bill, but Fifa's kick-off concert only skims the surface of South Africa's diverse music scene, writes Neil SpencerBefore a ball has been kicked at the 2010 World Cup comes the music, the star-strewn three-hou... more info

Guardian Music — A droning, pulverising sound with shamanic origins, this is ancient soul music from the EastWhat is it? A catch-all term covering different disciplines of extreme vocal technique from around the world, often recognised as a low, pulverising, drone-gr... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Sakalli said... Deep Feeling - Deep Feeling (1971) (@256) http://www.sakalli.info Levin said... Pink Floyd - The Wall CD2 (1979)FLAC Ladysmith Black Mambazo - Long Walk to Freedom (2006)FLAC Jeremy Spencer - Precious Little (2006) Joan Baez - Joan (... more info

Guardian Music — Musicians plan protests over being left out of opening ceremony in favour of foreign actsIf Alicia Keys performs You Don't Know My Name when she headlines at the opening ceremony of the World Cup on 10 June, she will be echoing the feelings of top So... more info

Detroit Free Press — Ladysmith Black Mambazo at Hill Auditorium "52nd Grammy Awards," 8 p.m. CBS "Lost" season premiere, 8 p.m. ABC Cirque du Soleil: "Alegria" at Joe Louis Arena. Through Feb. 7 Shinedown and more at the Fillmore Detroit. Also Feb. 6. more info