Music van de Caab keeps Khoi and San music alive
The Solms Delta wine estate in Franschhoek, in the Western Cape, goes by a tag line that says the farm is much more than just a wine estate. True to its word, Solms-Delta does not only produce classical wines, but classical music as well.
10 ironies in the music business
The music business is filled with ironies, but it continues to be an industry filled with passion from people who love what they do and are hungry for success and validation.
Music Finance 2.0
The famous economist Joseph Schumpeter once coined the term “creative destruction” to describe the process whereby we constantly destroy old business models by innovating and creating new ones. With the decline of the traditional record label deal, we have now seen the rise of new ways of financing and profiting from the music business.
The Warongx of Khayelitsha
Despite the positive role Khayelitsha band Warongx and their Khayelitsha Music Academy play in the community, official and formal support for them is largely absent.
A guide to get free music legally
Over the years, music giants Sony, Universal Music and other record labels have stressed the importance of getting music the "morally" correct way.
