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It’s all systems go for Moshito Music Conference and Exhibition with the announcement of a key new partnership with the South African Music Export Council (SAMEX) that’s set to considerably boost South Africa’s music trade.

Hilltop Live is happy to announce that Canada`s hottest rock outfit Billy Talent will be performing at Oppikoppi Sexy. Crooked. Teeth Festival on Friday 8 August 2010.  Winners of the Juno Award 2010 for “Best Rock Album of the Year”, Billy Talent will be in South Africa for 3 shows in Northam, Cape Town and Durban.

More than a year after the release of their SAMA winning album, Die Heuwels Fantasties are back in studio.  They are currently busy recording their first single, Doodgewone Aand, from their second album.  The recording is taking place at Treehouse Studios in Hout Bay.

Don’t miss out on seeing Abdullah Ibrahim and the WDR Big Band play ‘Bombella’ live! There are just under 10 days to go until Abdullah Ibrahim and the Grammy Award-winning WDR Big Band make their live South African debut, playing the critically-acclaimed new Ibrahim album, ‘Bombella’.

The Tygerberg Children's Choir is without any doubt one of the world's very best children's choirs. For almost four glorious decades the choir, based in Cape Town's Northern Suburbs and under the baton of internationally acclaimed conductor Hennie Loock with Theresa Loock as arranger and accompanist, has taken lovers of choral music on a very special musical journey.

The Bassline will roar with an eclectic mix of poetry and song when the unofficial music minister Pops Mohamed launches his 37th album Society Vibes_4WD>> on May 26th 201O. Pops is planning an enigmatic show featuring his full ensemble Pops Mohamed and Friends in the first major performance of the album since it was released in March.

On Wednesday, 11 May, Die Heuwels Fantasties were invited to attend the Budget Vote Speech for National Treasury at the Parliament in Cape Town.  At the cocktail party afterwards, the SAMA winners rubbed shoulders with the likes of Deputity President Kgalema Motlanthe, Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan and Minister in the Presidency, Trevor Manuel.  Pierre Greeff, lead singer,  said that it was interesting to attend this function and great to ask Trevor Manuel to pose with them for a photo like real fans!

When the old arts councils dissolved, members of the arts community were pessimistic. The domain of "serious music" was particularly threatened, but ‘pessimism’ was not a word you'd find in the dictionary of the passionate members of the Johannesburg Philharmonic Orchestra.

Guy Buttery brings home to Durban his National Award winning album for one concert only. At the 16th MTN South African Music Awards held in Sun City on the 16th April 2010, Guy's latest album "Fox Hill Lane" won "Best Instrumental Record of the Year". Being his fourth nomination at the SAMA's, the most prestigious event on the SA music calendar, it is great to see the recognition "Fox Hill Lane" deserves on a large National scale.

Tremendously talented hip-hop and funk female artist to set South African and European stages alight!

The enigmatic lady of funk, EJ von Lyrik, will launch her highly anticipated second studio album, The Human Condition, this May.  EJ von Lyrik fans will be astounded by her lyrical genius, when she’ll take to the stage at the Zula Sound Bar, Cape Town, on Saturday the 8th to bring her audience her new offering.

The Buskaid Soweto String Project has been given a welcome boost in the form of a grant of nearly R7 million  from the National Lottery Distribution Trust Fund.

Sony Music South Africa has today announced that Arno Carstens, award winning South African singer songwriter, will perform live back in South Africa in May 2010. The return tour will support the release of his UK debut album, Wonderful Wild, and will feature new material never performed on the SA stage. 

Since the launch of their debut album, The Rude Mechanical, in March, Wrestlerish has been touring and performing across SA non-stop, gaining fans from city to city. Major festival performances, rave print and online reviews and ever-growing radio airplay followed. “It's been amazing”, says singer and guitarist Werner Olckers.

Freshlyground look set to dominate the South African and global music scenes in 2010 with the announcement that “Waka Waka (This Time For Africa),” a collaboration with global superstar Shakira, has been chosen as the Official Anthem of the upcoming 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa.

Do you remember as a child, when you used to spend hours in the playground of your mind, dreaming up all manner of opportunities? When a little shed at the end of the garden became a castle or a tree turned into a magical escape from the world below…

In February 2010 we see Johnny Foreigner and their team of ghosties will be hitting African soil for the first time for their “Shut up and Choose your Side!” SA Tour.

As preparations for the 2010 Johannesburg International Mozart Festival kick into gear, the man behind the music is readying himself for a momentous start to an exciting year.

Chris Chameleon is currently in Europe to do prestigious Theatre Tours in both the Netherlands and  Belgium. This is the third consecutive year that Chris has been invited back to perform in theatres across the Netherlands,

Curb Record’s top selling South African band, Just Jinjer, announced today that they would be postponing their first major US tour due to last minute visa issues.  The band had been set to travel to the states as a featured act on the Vertical Horizon Fall 2009 US tour.

The launch party to take place on the 28th October 2009, at The Bohemian, 19:00. Entrance: R30.00 and don't forget to get a glass of FREE Ragga Punch. Where the band will then kick off a Nation-wide tour, for all their ardent, die-hard fans and supporters in the SA.

Bloemfontein bands turned out in their numbers to enter the Doritos Be Heard global music search on Monday, and talent scouts are hitting the road to visit other campuses around the country as well.

FOKOFPOLISIEKAR (fuck-off-police-car) – “Forgive them for they know not what they do”, is a South African rock n roll documentary film about 5 young Afrikaans punk rockers that transformed a generation during a unique time in history; in one of the most reluctantly complex and evolving societies of the 21st century. Directed by Bryan Little and produced by Filipa Domingues of Cape Town-based filmmaking collective, Fly on the Wall.

Taxi Violence bids us farewell as they leave on their first European Tour today.  They will play 12 shows in Germany and Holland.

Well-known for founding bands Muse SQ, Sterling and CODA, South Africa’s leading electric cellist Carol Thorns is launching her debut album on the 29th October 2009 at what is set to be a magical event.

Just Jinjer has returned home to SA after a decade recording and touring overseas. Having spent eight years in the USA and two more in London, Just Jinjer is now signed to Curb Records in Nashville and is currently very much a global group with distribution of their music secured around the world.  Just Jinjer has returned to SA to build on all that they have achieved locally and on every continent they’ve had the privilege to play on.

This brand spanking new pop-rock band from Bellville, Cape Town, is in the business of good times.  They formed in November last year and have since been working on pre-production for their debut album "GOLD" which will hit the shelves hard on 19 October 2009.

On Saturday, 12th September 2009 in celebration of Steve Biko, the Pan African Space Station (PASS) II launched their online radio to the world.

Following recent elections amongst its membership, Merlin – the global licensing agency representing the world's most commercially important basket of independent music rights unveiled its new board on September 4th, 2009.

The first single “Something to Believe in” off the album is available for free download now at RhythmMusicStore.com.  This catchy new track with it’s contagious pop flair will have you push the repeat button, gearing up for more towards the release of New Holland`s long awaited second album.

TOP Cape Town deck-master Dean Fuel will be performing alongside World Number 1 DJ Armin Van Buuren on his Godskitchen Tour of SA in mid-June.

Performances take place in Johannesburg (MTN Expo Centre, Nasrec) on June 13 and Bellville Velodrome in Cape Town on June 15 for which Godskitchen will bring their Boombox concept (a completely unique architectural, multimedia, visual and music experience) to South Africa for the first time.

The Independent Kings of Cape Town, widely known for their uncompromising, good solid brand of rock ‘n roll, are back in studio to record their much anticipated second full length album, 'The Turn'.

Coda recently launched their new single "Blow your Vuvuzela" at Wembley Square in Cape Town. As anyone who has been to an event put together by Carol Thorns would expect, it was a glamorous affair. Wembley Square was packed out with a group of people of all ages. The VIP area was a buzz of elegantly dressed and gorgeous waitrons, serving drinks and swanning around with platters of delicious snacks.

The new music vid for my current single 'This Angel Town' has just just premiered on TV in South Africa, and is attracting some rave reviews.

The Afrikadey Festival in Calgary, Canada, has chosen Nomfusi to anchor their Miriam Makeba tribute in August.  The festival, which is in its 18th year, has featured international world music heavyweights like Salif Keita and Angelique Kidjo. 

Mavis Vermaak lends a hypnotic soundtrack to the day... bridges generations, languages, eras and landscapes and at times sounds as European as the united colours of Benetton. Her evocative words roll off the edge of the morning, her emotion is stripped and unapologetic. This strange music settles in your central nervous system and keeps resonating in your inner ear.

At the 15th Annual MTN South Africa Music Awards (SAMA’s) held at Sun City, Saturday 2 May 2009, Cape Town Jazz Saxophonist, Moreira Chonguica, was awarded two SAMA awards for his second album - ‘The Moreira Project Volume 2 - Citizen of the World’, for ‘Contemporary Jazz’ and ‘Best Album Packaging’.

ARTSCAPE, the Western Cape’s performing arts company, has launched the 2009 edition of its National Youth Music Competition,  which will be held from 5 to 10 October 2009 in Cape Town.

Roadshock South African is proud to announce the return tour to Europe by New Academics

As a follow up to their successful European adventures of late 2008, New Academics will be embarking upon another overseas outing come May of this year.

What a craaaaaazy past year it's been. You guys thought the Hogs were just cooling off but really we've been locked away in the pig pen perfecting the ultimate combination of vocals, guitar, bass, trumpet, trombone and drums. After months and months of intensive song-writing and recording we are proud to announce that a fresh batch of the piping-hot soon-to-be-released 14-track album, Method to the Madness, has arrived at Hog HQ. And we're even more proud to say that it's by far the greatest concoction of Hog Mayhem ever conceived.

20 March 2009 - Music industry leaders gathered in Sandton last night for the annual MTN SA Music Award (SAMA) nominee announcements, which reveals contenders for the 15th annual awards to be held at Sun City in May.

2007 “Best Producer” of the SAMA’s and celebrated Cape Town Saxophonist; Moreira Chonguica has taken honours this year for his recently released “The Moreira Project Vol 2 – Citizen of the World” in the following categories - :