Kenya's Sauti Sol wins at 2014 MTV EMA
Kenyan Afro-pop group Sauti Sol has been named the winner of Best African Act at the 2014 MTV EMA, one of the biggest global music events of the year that celebrates the hottest artists from around the world.
Awards launched for SA backing singers and session musos
Launched at the State Theatre in Pretoria on Wednesday, 22 October 2014, the Backing Vocalists and Session Musicians Awards aims to recognise the hard-working musicians who so often operate behind the scenes.
5FM appoints new station manager
Justine Cullinan, a former marketing manager at 5FM, has returned to the fold as station manager. 5FM has been without a station manager since the departure of Aisha Mohammed earlier this year, who left to head up programming at SABC3.
Playing live: performance matters
There is a lot more to playing live than just stepping onto a stage to play your songs. Let's take a good look at the multitude of factors that are involved in the act of playing live.
Dookoom: screaming about injustice
Kak gevaarlik and here to claim back the throne as the original Afrikaans gangsters, Dookoom have dropped a four-track EP, A Gangster Called Big Times. With the controversy caused by the debut single "Larney Jou Poes", there are no sorry’s here.
Nobel piece to debut at Artscape
The choral piece for the now postponed Nobel Laureate Peace Summit in Cape Town will now be heard at the Artscape National Youth Music Competition.
Band photography: what to avoid
If you bear in mind that the main objective with photographs is to project your band image, give an intimation of your style and to make a good and clear impression, then you can imagine there are some fairly obvious things to try and avoid.
