| Finally Freshlyground, in conjunction with ZA News have answered our prayers and written some overtly political music! South Africa’s World Cup supergroup have released a song calling on the dictator next door, Ol’ Bobby Mugabe, to become the hero he used to be and quit. Click here to watch |
The Chicken Song
Saturday, September 4th, 2010
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LV featuring OK Malumkoolkat
Thursday, August 26th, 2010| While the world, (or is it just The Fader?) goes mad for Spoek Mathambo, he’s doing his nut over OK Malumkoolkat. With beats and moves like these we know he won’t be working at the Gallery forever. Click here to watch |
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Street Trading
Wednesday, August 25th, 2010| An experimental video by artist Katharina Rohde about the real heroes of the South African economy, informal street traders. Part of the Happy Hawker Project. Click here to watch |
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Tshetsha Boys – Nwa Pfundla
Wednesday, August 18th, 2010| Pitchfork may be treating Shangaan Electro like it’s some new discovery (and to be fair, it is for them) but there are those of us that have caught taxis to Diepsloot just to get caught up in the craziness. Click here to watch |
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Football Fakers
Thursday, August 12th, 2010| This is why the beautiful game has got such a bad name! We love the take on the Star Wars bad guy soundtrack. Click here to watch |
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Zaki Ibrahim – Money
Friday, July 30th, 2010| 2010 has been a big one for Kaapse-Canadian eclectic afro soul singer Zaki Ibrahim, she’s opened for Mos Def, in between collaborating with everyone from Tumi to 340ml when back on home soil. Here’s a socially conscious joint with philadelphia based electro-soul legend, King Britt. What can we say, she has friends in high places. Click here to watch |
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Ramblin’ Bones’ New Song
Monday, July 26th, 2010| This is why we love Rambling Bones. He goes on live TV stands up alone, well almost alone, there’s a drummer hammering a two step behind him, and belts out a brand new song. That’s balls folks. The song’s pretty good too. Click here to watch |
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World Cup District 9 Mash
Thursday, July 15th, 2010| You got to love the Beeb. Here they mash the World Cup with District 9 and re-live all the high and low lights at the same time Click here to watch |
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Oxygen
Thursday, July 8th, 2010|
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Family Plan
Tuesday, July 6th, 2010| This has it all: rhymes, rhythm, beats, a strong message, some serious flow… Tumi Molekane featuring MXO. Family Plan. Click here to watch |
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