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Tom Waits with Keith Richards 0
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- April 18, 2013
One of three dozen sea chanteys and waterlogged ditties on the Johnny Depp produced comp Son of Rogue’s Gallery, this was likely written by French-Canadian explorers – about the river or the Native American father of “Sally” – no one is sure. It gets a boozy, phlegmy, deeply soulful reading from Waits, with some delicate electric
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Oskido ft. Candy & Mabhiza – “Tsa Mandebele”0
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- December 3, 2012
This is Oskido’s latest single called “Tsa Mandebele” and features Candy and Mabhiza. The video celebrates the Khelobedu language, which is regarded as a dialect of Northern Sotho. It exists only in an unwritten form and is mainly spoken in the area of Duiwelskloof in the Limpopo Province. Many have campaigned to make it South
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Kaalvoet en die Volgende Oggend 0
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- September 7, 2012
If Johannes Kerkorrel had five cups of coffee and a Red Bull and then wrote a song about touring and coming home, this would be it. Narrative-like soft verses and catchy choruses harken back to the foundations that were laid by alt-Afrikaans-rock forefathers during the Voëlvry Toer. The twist in this modern song, in comparison with its
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Beatenberg Echoes 0
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- April 20, 2012
There are very few bands that can get away with setting a song against river-scape tinkles, complete with the cooing of turtle doves and faint brook tricklings. From the first few seconds, Ross Dorkin’s simplified bassline declares that with their new offering Beatenberg opted for the less-is-more model. The lyrics are simple, which in turn
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Taxi Violence – Unholy (Official Uncensored Version)0
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- April 13, 2012
“Unholy” is the new music video taken from Taxi Violence’s “Unplugged: Long Way From Home” album, released through 2 Feet Music.
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Petite Noir – Till We Ghosts/ The Dance 0
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- March 1, 2012
“Till We Ghosts/The Dance”, is the first offering of the Congo-originated, South African-based project Petite Noir, which is attempting to form a new genre it refers to as NoirWave – “a take on Post Punk/New Wave with a hint of an African Aesthetic feel to it”. The first taste of this project delivers an ambitious
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