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Holi in South Africa – post-racial colours?

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

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

MP3 Blogging and the Urban Soundscape

MP3 Blogging and the Urban Soundscape

By Portia Seddon on May 23, 2012

By Portia Seddon on 23 May 2012 in  ACADEMIC

Within the past decade, African-, Latin American-, and Caribbean-centered popular music weblogs have emerged as complex mediated spaces of cultural debate and transformation. // Notes on the Ethnography of Mediated Music.

Posted in ACADEMIC | Tagged aesthetics, Awesome Tapes From Africa, Brian Shimkovitz, digital ethnography, DJ Chief Boima, Dossier South Africa, Dossier World Music 2.0, ethnography, ghettotech, Global Ghettotech, MP3, MP3 blogs, naoj v1, norient academic online journal, Reccord Digging, record digging, Soundscapes, South Africa, Strut Records, Urban Music, Wayne Marshall, World Music 2.0 | 2 Responses

Kapstadt im Festivalfieber

Kapstadt im Festivalfieber

By Wolfgang König on April 1, 2012

By Wolfgang König on 1 April 2012 in  BLOG

Seit 13 Jahren ist es am letzten März-Wochenende in Kapstadt Zeit für „Africa’s Grandest Gathering“, so die Selbstbeschreibung des Cape Town International Jazz Festival.

Posted in BLOG | Tagged Bongo Maffin, Cape Town, Cape Town International Jazz Festival, Dorothy Masuka, Dossier South Africa, Rashid Lombard, South Africa, Thandiswa Mazwai, Zolani Mahola | Leave a response

Spoek Mathambo’s eclectic delirium

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

Urbanes Südafrika in der Schweizer Provinz

Urbanes Südafrika in der Schweizer Provinz

By Norient on July 13, 2011

By Norient on 13 July 2011 in  BLOG

Cape Town Beats heisst ein zweitägiges Festival in Langenthal. Zum zweiten Mal gibt sich die urbane Musikszene Kapstadts im Berner Oberaargau ein Stelldichein.

Posted in BLOG | Tagged Cape Town, Cape Town Beats, EJ, Mr Sakitumi, South Africa, Switzerland, Teba Shumby | Leave a response

Shangaan Electro: Update from Soweto

Shangaan Electro: Update from Soweto

By Norient on July 1, 2011

By Norient on 1 July 2011 in  VIDEO

Weird computer music, hyperspeed dancing, clown costumes, youtube, serendipitous ringtones. Dutty Artz met the producers in South Africa.

Posted in VIDEO | Tagged Africa, Dossier South Africa, Global Ghettotech, Shangaan, Shangaan Electro, South Africa, World Music 2.0 | 1 Response

Musik als multi-dimensionales Phänomen

Musik als multi-dimensionales Phänomen

By Thomas Burkhalter on January 15, 2011

By Thomas Burkhalter on 15 January 2011 in  VIDEO

Die sieben Dokumentarfilme am 2. Norient Musikfilm Festival (12.1-15.1.2011) in Bern schauen ganz genau hin: auf die Ver(w)irrungen zwischen Musik, Gesellschaft und Politik. Ein Überblick.

Posted in VIDEO | Tagged 2. Norient Musikfilm Festival, 2/5 BZ, Adela Peeva, Arabesk, Balkans, Bulgaria, Cem Kaya, Cho Sung-Hyung, Fokofpolisiekar, Full Metal Village, Halit Aslan, Japan, Muezzin, Pakistan, Politics, Sebastian Brameshuber, Serhat Köksal, South Africa, Taqwacore, Turkey, Wacken, «Arabesk – Gossensound und Massenpop», «We Don’t Care About Music Anyway...», «Whose is this Song» | Leave a response

Fokofpolisiekar – Fuck-Off-Police-Car

Fokofpolisiekar – Fuck-Off-Police-Car

By Michael Spahr on December 22, 2010

By Michael Spahr on 22 December 2010 in  VIDEO

Freitag, 14.1.2011. Fokofpolisiekar – ein Rockumentarfilm und eine Film über die Post-Apartheid-Gesellschaft in Südafrika. Im Rahmen des 2. Norient Musikfilm Festivals (12-15.1.2011).

Posted in VIDEO | Tagged 2. Norient Musikfilm Festival, Afrikaans, Die Antwoord, Fokofpolisiekar, Ninja, Punk, Rap, Rock Music, South Africa | 2 Responses

Afrikaanse Rap vs Fokofpolisiekar

Afrikaanse Rap vs Fokofpolisiekar

By Michael Spahr on December 17, 2010

By Michael Spahr on 17 December 2010 in  VIDEO

Freaky Afrikaans rapper Jack Parow meets Francois van Coke (singer of legendary South African band Fokofpolisiekar) in this sexy video clip.

Posted in VIDEO | Tagged Die Antwoord, Fokofpolisiekar, Jack Parow, South Africa | Leave a response

Die Antwoord: Gangster-Trash aus Kapstadt

Die Antwoord: Gangster-Trash aus Kapstadt

By Thomas Burkhalter on October 11, 2010

By Thomas Burkhalter on 11 October 2010 in  BLOG

Das Kapstadter Kollektiv Die Antwoord hat sich dank seiner Schrägheit, Selbstironie via Facebook zur Kultband gemausert. Jetzt liegt das erste Album der Gruppe vor.

Posted in BLOG | Tagged Art Pop, DJ Hi-Tek, Dossier South Africa, Global Ghettotech, Irony, Mzansi, Ninja, South Africa, World Music 2.0, Yo-Landi Vi$$er | 5 Responses

Eine Symphonie aus den Townships Kapstadts

Eine Symphonie aus den Townships Kapstadts

By Veit Arlt on October 4, 2010

By Veit Arlt on 4 October 2010 in  STORIES

Der südafrikanische Jazzmusik-Pionier Mac McKenzie tritt in Basel auf. Am 5. und 6. Oktober mit den Goema Captains, und am 13. Oktober mit der Goema Symphony No. 1.

Posted in STORIES | Tagged Cape Town, Dossier South Africa, goema, Goema Captains of Cape Town, Jazz, Mac McKenzie, South Africa | Leave a response

Tumi ist Tumi

Tumi ist Tumi

By Jay Rutledge on September 15, 2010

By Jay Rutledge on 15 September 2010 in  BLOG

Tumi & The Volume gilt als eine der spannendsten Acts Südafrikas. Ihr Mix aus Spoken Word und Rap setzt sich jetzt auch in Europa immer stärker durch. Am Sonntag 26.9.2010 tritt die Band in Bern auf. Unbedingt hingehen.

Posted in BLOG | Tagged Africa, Dossier South Africa, Poetry Slam, Rap, South Africa, Spoken Word, Tumi, Tumi & The Volume | Leave a response

Shangaan Electro

Shangaan Electro

By Thomas Burkhalter on August 18, 2010

By Thomas Burkhalter on 18 August 2010 in  BLOG

Die rasend schnellen Melodie-Pattern dieser neu entdeckten Musik aus Südafrika werden mit der «Minimal Music» von Steve Reich verglichen. Sie klingen aber ganz anders.

Posted in BLOG | Tagged Africa, Dossier South Africa, Dossier World Music 2.0, George Maluleke, Ghetto Palms, Nozinja, Shangaan, Shangaan Electro, South Africa, Steve Reich, Tsonga Disco, Wills Glasspiegel, World Music 2.0 | 5 Responses

Busi Mhlongo – Die urbane Zulu Königin

Busi Mhlongo – Die urbane Zulu Königin

By Georg Milz on August 3, 2010

By Georg Milz on 3 August 2010 in  STORIES

Die weltberühmte Sängerin Busi Mhlongo ist im Alter von 62 Jahren in Durban gestorben. Ende des Jahres soll ihr viertes Album “Amakholwa – The Believers” postum erscheinen.

Posted in STORIES | Tagged Africa, Apartheid, Busi Mhlongo, Camagwini, Freshly Ground, Simphiwe Dana, Siphokazi, South Africa, Thandiswa Mazwai, Zulu | Leave a response

Metal in Africa

Metal in Africa

By Keith Kahn-Harris on July 29, 2010

By Keith Kahn-Harris on 29 July 2010 in  STORIES

The claw of heavy rock reaches out to the most metal-hostile place on earth: Sub-Saharan Africa.

Posted in STORIES | Tagged Africa, Black Sabbath, Botswana, Groinchurch, Infertile Surrogacy, Metal, Neblina, South Africa, Wrust | 1 Response

Awesome Tapes from Africa

Awesome Tapes from Africa

By Norient on June 30, 2010

By Norient on 30 June 2010 in  AUDIO

Check out this awesome blog Awesome Tapes from Africa from the Brooklyn based digger and hunter Brian Shimkovitz.

Posted in AUDIO | Tagged Africa, Cassettes, Guinea, Hamid Al Mou, Ibro Diabate, Penny Penny, South Africa | Leave a response

Südafrika Dossier: Abseits des grünen Rasens

Südafrika Dossier: Abseits des grünen Rasens

By Thomas Burkhalter on June 13, 2010

By Thomas Burkhalter on 13 June 2010 in  STORIES

Zum Auftakt der Fussballweltmeisterschaft zeigt norient in diesem Dossier die grosse musikalische Vielfalt des südlichsten Landes Afrikas. Von der urbanen Clubkultur, zum Art-Pop, zu traditionellen Klick-Lauten.

Posted in STORIES | Tagged Dossier South Africa, Khoi, kwaito, Mbaqanga, Mbube, Resistance Music, Sotho, South Africa, Venda, Xhosa | 2 Responses

Township Funk – Clubkultur in Südafrika

Township Funk – Clubkultur in Südafrika

By Georg Milz on June 12, 2010

By Georg Milz on 12 June 2010 in  AUDIO

Ein wunderbarer Beitrag zu Kwaito und South African House. Mit vielen O-Tönen produziert von Georg Milz von Outhere Records.

Posted in AUDIO | Tagged Africa, Dossier South Africa, Global Ghettotech, House, kwaito, Outhere Records, Rap, South Africa | 2 Responses

Mixtape Südafrika: Podcast

Mixtape Südafrika: Podcast

By Thomas Burkhalter on June 10, 2010

By Thomas Burkhalter on 10 June 2010 in  AUDIO

Eine kommentierte Hörrreise durch Südafrika: Von Klick-Lauten bis zum Kwaito-Beat – ein akustischer Steigerungslauf. Von Thomas Burkhalter.

Posted in AUDIO | Tagged ANC, Dossier South Africa, kwaito, Nelson Mandela, Resistance Music, South Africa, Xhosa, Zulu | 1 Response

Blog from South Africa

Blog from South Africa

By Norient on June 10, 2010

By Norient on 10 June 2010 in  BLOG

The Generation Bass blog writes from South Africa – during the Soccer World Cup. It’s worth reading!

Posted in BLOG | Tagged Dossier South Africa, kwaito, Pro Kid, South Africa | Leave a response

Jamming in the taxis of South Africa

Jamming in the taxis of South Africa

By Michael Spahr on June 9, 2010

By Michael Spahr on 9 June 2010 in  VIDEO

Honest, mad and beautiful music shows in the back of a South African taxi.

Posted in VIDEO | Tagged Dossier South Africa, South Africa, Taxijam | Leave a response

Ayobaness: The Sound of South African House

Ayobaness: The Sound of South African House

By Georg Milz on June 4, 2010

By Georg Milz on 4 June 2010 in  VIDEO

Outhere Records publishes Urban Music from South Africa.

Posted in VIDEO | Tagged Africa, Dossier South Africa, House, South Africa, Urban Music | 1 Response

Jaak – Afrika(ans)

Jaak – Afrika(ans)

By Norient on June 4, 2010

By Michael Spahr on 4 June 2010 in  AUDIO

Jaak raps in Afrikaans and presents his new album ‘Flêtse Maniere’.

Posted in AUDIO | Tagged Dossier South Africa, Hip Hop, South Africa | Leave a response

Mzansi: Documentary Film

Mzansi: Documentary Film

By Thomas Burkhalter on June 3, 2010

By Thomas Burkhalter on 3 June 2010 in  VIDEO

A Documentary Film by Bart Van Dijck about Music and Culture in South Africa.

Posted in VIDEO | Tagged Africa, Die Antwoord, Documentary Film, Dossier South Africa, kwaito, Ninja, South Africa | 1 Response

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