Crow Black Sky – Stars of God
https://amf.didiermary.fr/crow-black-sky-stars-god/
Crow Black Sky is a cosmic black metal band from Cape Town, South Africa, with roots dating back to 2009. “Stars of God” is a track from their album “Pantheion” in 2010.
Yvonne Chaka Chaka – Let Me Be Free
https://amf.didiermary.fr/yvonne-chaka-chaka-let-me-be-free/
Yvonne Chaka Chaka (Yvonne Machaka – 1965) is a South African singer from Soweto at the forefront of South African popular music since the ’80s, when “Bubblegum” music was all the rage.
Miriam Makeba said of her “She’s my baby!” and Hugh Masekela called Chaka Chaka “my mad niece”.
Rashid Vally, the visionary behind South Africa’s iconic jazz label As-Shams, forged a legacy of revolutionary jazz that defied apartheid, and continues to inspire new generations of musicians, activists, and music lovers.
https://africasacountry.com/2024/12/the-sun-shows-the-way
Chicco – I Need Some Money
https://amf.didiermary.fr/chicco-i-need-some-money/
Chicco‘s first hit “I Need Some Money” released in 1986.
The two young dancers (not the young kids) were dancing a new ‘ghetto’ style that later became the famous ‘Mapantsula’ style.
The Dark City Sisters
https://amf.didiermary.fr/rss-club/dark-city-sisters-star-time/
The Dark City Sisters were a South African female vocal group formed in 1958, comprised of four young women, with several changes during the course of years. They recorded several hit records during the 1960s, helping usher in the mbaqanga style. […]
Mahlathini & Mahotella Queens – Kazet
https://amf.didiermary.fr/mahlathini-mahotella-queens-kazet/
Surnommé “Le Lion de Soweto” pour sa voix de “groaner“, Simon Nkabinde Mahlathini est une des figures mythiques du mbaqanga. Il s’est fait connaître internationalement dans les années 1980 au sein de la formation Mahlathini et Mahotella Queens.
The Mahotella Queens est un groupe féminin sud-africain. A l’origine, c’est un groupe d’enregistrement en studio mixte, [...]
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Fruits and Veggies – A Clean Page
https://amf.didiermary.fr/fruits-veggies-clean-page/
Fruits and Veggies was a ska-punk band from Durban, led by Zinhle Purity Mkhize, quite powerful on the South African scene.
Bongeziwe Mabandla - hlala (Mpho.Wav Remix)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4sn-w89yE0
Yugen Blakrok – Carbon Form
https://amf.didiermary.fr/yugen-blakrok-carbon-form/
Yugen Blakrok is a South African rapper. She appeared on the track “Opps” with Vince Staples from the Kendrick Lamar-produced soundtrack to the movie Black Panther in 2018.
"Five years after releasing Return of the Astro-Goth, Yugen Blakrok descends from the vast cosmos and delivers to the world an impressive lesson in style, […]"
Miriam Makeba & Nina Simone – Thulasizwe
https://amf.didiermary.fr/miriam-makeba-nina-simone-thulasizwe/
Nina Simone collaborated with Miriam Makeba on the song “Thulasizwe / I Shall Be Released” and on May 21st, 1961, performed at Carnegie Hall for Church of the Master’s annual benefit concert. […]
