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Holi in South Africa – post-racial colours?

By Neelika Jayawardane on April 23, 2013

By Neelika Jayawardane on 23 April 2013 in STORIES

Hindu festival Holi has recently become popular outside of India, so in South Africa. But these huge open-airs haven’t anything to do with adopted traditions, but with selling escapism to privileged white youths.

Posted in STORIES, XFEATURED | Tagged Africa is a country, Cape Town, carnival, Christianity, critical theory, Durban, Hindu, Holi, India, Jersey Shorites, Johannesburg, Jozi, Krishna, Lata Mangeshkar, Mikhail Bakhtin, post-racial, Raj Kapoor, Satyam Shivam Sundaram, Shiva, South Africa | Leave a response

Der Hurrikan schüttelt seine Locken

By Milena Krstic on March 15, 2013

By Milena Krstic on 15 March 2013 in BLOG

Die Band Skip & Die lässt Elektro mit Volksmusik aus aller Welt kollidieren – und will damit die Apokalypse verhindern. Kann das mehr als nur gut gemeint sein?

Posted in BLOG | Tagged Amsterdam, baile funk, Balkan-Beat, Cata Pirata, Catarina Aimée Dahms, Cumbia, Electro, Johannesburg, Jori Collignon, Manu Chao, Skyp & Die, South Africa, Südafrika, World Music 2.0 | Leave a response

Shangaan Electro auf Strassenhöhe

By Norient on July 25, 2012

By Norient on 25 July 2012 in BLOG

Nozinja, die Tshetsha Boys mit zwei Sängerinnen und Awesome Tapes From Africa werden am 28.07. im Palace in St. Gallen die Hintern zum Wackeln bringen. Denn bei dem jungen Tanzstil Shangaan Electro aus Südafrika kann man gar nicht anders.

Posted in BLOG | Tagged Awesome Tapes From Africa, Brian Shimkovitz, dance, Dossier: Tanz, Honest Jons, Johannesburg, kwaito, Nkata Maweweam, Nozinja, Palace, Richard Hlungwani, Shangaan Electro, Soweto, Tiyiselani Vomaseve, Tshetsha Boys, Tsonga | Leave a response

Spoek Mathambo’s eclectic delirium

By Norient on March 21, 2012

By Norient on 21 March 2012 in BLOG

On the album “Father Creeper” club-icon Spoek Mathambo from Jo’burg upgrades his unique electro-style with international features. The self-proclaimed “Prince of Townchip Tech” talks about his influences – in a quite serious presentation.

Posted in BLOG | Tagged afro-beat, Ana Rap, Dossier South Africa, Dossier World Music 2.0, Electro-rap, Father Creeper, Gnucci Banana, Johannesburg, kwaito, Malmö, Nthato Mokgata, Playdoe, post-apartheid, post-dubstep, South Africa, Soweto, Spoek Mathambo, Sweat.X, Sweden, World Music 2.0 | Leave a response