It's been a long time coming for the Johannesburg-based BLK JKS (pronounced Black Jacks), ten years to be precise, and it looks like they're ready for the big time.
Their propulsive sound, a fusion of kwaito, ska, reggae, ambience, jazz, prog rock, and traditional African beats, would go down well in large arenas, wouldn't you say? I'd be very surprised if they don't play the opening concert of the World Cup. Click on "Read More"
It’s risky being an album’s producer anyway, but this looks like a particularly entertaining road to hell story. It’s a rough trailer for Eat Songs, a documentary (in the director & producer's own words):
When two well-meaning filmmakers tie their destinies to an African musician’s impossible dream, they are trapped in a battle for music, money and love.
Ntzu Kpongg certainly looks worthy of a documentary. Just check out his blog (Hasn’t been updated in a while, mind you). Click on “Read More” for one of Ntzu’s music vidz.
The christians blah blah, the muslims blah blah. The more clashes like these are talked about in terms of religion the more emnity it fosters between religions.
Sure, this involved christians and muslims, just as the post-election violence in Kenya involved tribes fighting one another, and the xenophobic attacks and murders in South Africa involved South Africans and “foreigners”, but these clashes are rarely about religious or tribal differences or who belongs and who doesn’t. They are about frustration and the desperate fight for resources among those who have next to nothing, and thus nothing to lose. (Click on "Read more")
Unless the South African government pulls out all stops in the next 3 months to address the grievances of many township residents, expect to see the World Cup coinciding with regular protests at which the toyi-toyi is performed, and not with much less humour than is displayed in the above video. (Click on “Read More”)
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