Langa DJs to play Glastonbury Festival
Two DJs from Cape Town’s Langa Township have been selected as part of the world famous Glastonbury Festival lineup for 2014.
Music development programme applications open
The Africa Voices Trust is seeking potential participants in opera & musical theatre that are highly recommended by music industry professionals for its 2014 music development programme.
McGregor's music captures the African village
At the 1963 Moroka-Jabavu Jazz Festival in Soweto, the crowd went wild over a slightly-built pianist named Chris McGregor. But they also wondered why he wore a cap that covered most of the top of his head.
High5: In other news #8
Highlights in last week's music news featured music industry trends from PwC, big artists turning to indie label, to share or not to share music, the 15th anniversary of Napster, and how the Millennials killed the music industry.
Forming a band: accommodating differences
Just as in being part of a family or holding down a job, one of the biggest challenges in a band is accommodating the differences between your members. The significant detail here though is that in a band your differences may well be the source of the unique spark that propels you past your peers.
2014 MTV Africa Music Awards winners
The 2014 MTV Africa Music Awards took place on Saturday, 7 June in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal. South Africa took home five awards thanks to the work of artists Mafikizolo, Uhuru, Oskido, DJ Bucks and Professor, Gangs of Ballet, and Goldfish.
2014 Wawela Awards finalists announced
The nominees in this year's Wawela Music Awards have been announced. The awards recognises music composers, lyricists, songwriters and publishers, including music created for television & film as well as commercials.
