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Simphiwe Dana: Kulture Noir – review

5154 days ago
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

Readers recommend: songs about fate and destiny

5182 days ago
Guardian MusicLast 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

Readers recommend songs inspired by poetry: The results

5182 days ago
Guardian MusicAn 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

F&M playlist

5273 days ago
Guardian MusicOur 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

thursday afternoon updates

5280 days ago
Totally FuzzyAmd 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

Fifa's World Cup kick-off concert | Neil Spencer on music

5285 days ago
Guardian MusicIt'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

Hey, what's that sound: Throat singing

5288 days ago
Guardian MusicA 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

wednesday afternoon updates

5323 days ago
Totally FuzzySakalli 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

South African stars to miss out on World Cup

5355 days ago
Guardian MusicMusicians 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

Scan and plan: 28 days of the biggest and best in arts & entertainment

5411 days ago
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

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