SOUTH AFRICAN MUSIC

[ African Jazz, Hip Hop Kwaito Reggae & more... ]

19 May 2024 SA Time:

Links


	some useful web references. note that links to Artists' homepages or websites are carried on the relevant biographies in the ARTISTS A-Z, and not* on this page.*

Awards
Music awards - annual and occasional

South African Music Awards (SAMA)
annual music industry awards for SA. Glitz & bling.

Festivals
annual music festivals

	Oppikoppi Oppikoppi and OppiAarde festivals
	Jazzathon in CT V&A Waterfront, normally 2nd weekend of January
	Joy of Jazz prolific series of festivals, sponsored by Standard Bank
	Splashy Fen premier Folk music festival in KwazuluNatal midlands
	National Arts Festival Grahamstown, Eastern Cape. June/July annually.
	Arts Alive International Festival hosted by City of Johannesburg in September, includes music component
	Cape Town International Jazz Festival formerly the North Sea Jazz Festival, Cape Town
	ObzFestival held in the Cape Town suburb of Observatory on the first weekend of December.

Government Departments
Government structures and Departments active in music

	Department of Arts & Culture the national Arts & Culture dept.
	ICASA (Independent Communications Authority of SA) incorporates Independent Broadcasting Autority (IBA)

Magazines, Journals & Newspapers
hard copy

	Chimurenga Pan African perspectives, fresh writing
	Mail & Guardian weekly South African newspaper - see the "Out to Play" section
	IOL (Independent On Line) Independent Newspapers group - refer "Tonight" section

Music & Tourism
for visitors

Coffee Beans Routes
Cape-based, tourism and label.

Music Industry Associations & Bodies
copyright societies, collection agencies etc

	SAMRO SA Music Rights Organization - (Copyright)
	Recording Industry of South Africa RISA (Industry Body for SA Record Companies)
	SARRAL SA Recording Rights Association Limited - established 1963
	AIRCO Association of Independent Record Companies of SA

Music resource organizations & institutions
Non Governmental Organizations and bodies with special interest / focus on music

	MMiNO SA - Norwegian Education & Music Programme the South African-Norwegian Music and Music Education Progamme. Facilitated by the National Arts Council (NAC), and the Norwegian Concert Institute.
	International Library African Music ILAM - based at Rhodes University, Grahamstown
	Freemuse - Freedom of Musical Expression FREEMUSE is an independent international organization advocating freedom of expression for musicians and composers worldwide.
	Musicians Union of South Africa established 1994, based in Johannesburg
	District Six Museum Museum and Sound Archive with special focus on the legacy of District Six, Cape Town
	3rd Ear / Hidden Years Archive some of SA's hidden Musical History, especially Rock, Folk and Jazz...
	Moshito Music Conference, South Africa annual Music Conference

Record Labels (South Africa)
labels which originate southern African music

	Sheer Sound Music from Southern Africa
	Gallo established 1926
	Mountain Records leading exponents of Cape Jazz
	African Dope dope from Africa
	Ghetto Ruff featuring Kwaito, Hip Hop and R'nB
	CCP Records CCP Records - EMI subsidiary, specialising in South African artists
	Shifty Records Pioneering independent label, formed in 1980's apartheid years

SADC Region music sites
music websites from the Southern African Development Community

	Mozambique Music Magazine news and downloads from Mozambique
	Zimaudio news and downloads from Zimbabwe

Sheet Music
South African compositions

Sheetmusic.co.za
scores and notation for many SA compositions

Venues
South African venues platforming original live music

	Bassline est. 1994, now located in Newtown Joburg
	Kippies Jazz venue - Market Precinct, Newtown Joburg. Est. 1985
	The Crypt - Cape Town located beneath St George's Cathedral, the venue and restaurant offers live music nightly.
	The Orbit the venue offers original live music with a strong jazz representation. Open Tues to Sundays, six nights a week. 81 de Korte Street, Braamfontein, Johannesburg.
	Straight No Chaser - Cape Town Intimate venue offering live music at 79 Buitenkant Street, central Cape Town. (venue previously home to the Mahogany Room)
	The Rainbow - Pinetown, Durban, KZN iconic music venue since 1981

Websites (South Africa)
recommended websites with original SA content

	Rage South African Street Culture Online
	SA Rock Digest A weekly, free subscription e-mag about South African rock music:
	Afribeat content on the music of Africa and its diaspora. Also archive.

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