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Masters of Maskandi: 1 Mfaz Omnyama
Mpatheni Khumalo aka Mfaz Omnyama was a giant of Maskandi music, a great guitar player and inventive lyricist.
Live music: giants of Jazz at the Baseline
Live music at the Baseline. Giants of Jazz line up features some interesting looking acts.
Shwi no Mtekhala
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Shwi Nomtekhala
Shwi and Mtekhala make jazzy dancey grooves that showcase a youthful take on the Maskandi genre. I will try to find out more about this duo in the future and post more about them
Wangisiza Baba
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Virgin music festival postponed to early 2009
I just received this message in my inbox from the Virgin festival team:
Changes have been made to Virgin Festival by Virgin Mobile in order to ensure an even hotter line-up, and one that will make South Africans proud,” announced Peter Boyd, CEO of Virgin Mobile.
The festival has been postponed to early 2009 in order to [...]
Virgin Active Music Festival
On the 13th of December Virgin mobile is hosting an international line up of musicians at the Johannesburg Botanical Gardens. More details of the event can be found on our events page.
Jula – Dudu Manhenga and Color Blu
Dudu Manhenga’s second album Jula is both vibrant and energetic. The Zimbabwe songbird’s voice is the bands most winning instrument.