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LAMAG Issue 7 Featuring K.Keed
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Hometalk Remix – A Tribute To The Next generation Of South Africans
Think of the impactful rhythm of Juluka’s Impi, the stirring sounds of Miriam Makeba’s Pata Pata, or the heartfelt plea in Eddy Grant’s Give Me Hope Jo’Anna. These iconic songs demonstrate the power of music to capture the spirit of an era, revive past emotions, and create a sense of nostalgia for a time well remembered or best forgotten. Music…
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Bubblegum, Kwaito, Amapiano & Drum Machines In Transition
The final episode in the first season of the remarkable Gallo Vault Sessions podcast looks at the music industry under transition post-independence through bubblegum, kwaito and up to Amapiano today, and brings to a close a vital reexamining of our complex musical past, this time with insights from Don Laka, Simphiwe Dana, and Dr Sipho…
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Ami Faku & Black Coffee Remake Single ‘There’s Music In The Air’
Multiple award-winning music powerhouses Black Coffee and Ami Faku collaborate with Gallo Remixed to get lost in the melody of legacy with an Afropop remix of “There’s Music In The Air”. Originally performed, recorded, written, and produced in 1976 by Letta Mbulu and Caiphus Semenya respectively, one of the staple anti-apartheid songs is reborn into…
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The Interesting History of SA Music’s Global Breakthrough
The 5th episode of the Gallo Vault Sessions podcast continues the rollercoaster ride of the South African music scene– this time as it takes flight internationally. Once again we meet a cast of heroes and hustlers as it traces the often complicated journey of artists managing international audiences and global success whilst navigating the fine line between cultural…
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Talent That Shaped The Sound Of South African Township Music
The fourth episode of the Gallo Vault Sessions explores the role of talent scouts and producers as proxies for white-owned record labels and just how influential they were in shaping the sounds of ‘black music’ in South Africa. But also, how they were the buffer zone between labels who profited off Black recorded music and the artists…
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Henrik Schwarz Remixes A Ladysmith Black Mambazo Single
German dance music visionary Henrik Schwarz has remixed the Ladysmith Black Mambazo track ‘Ayikh’ Indaw’ Enjengekhaya’, out on Gallo Record Company. This brand-new rework sees Schwarz reimagine the Ladysmith Black Mambazo sonic story, placing the sound in an electronic music context while remaining true and respectful to its original writer – legendary Mambazo founder Joseph Shabalala. It’s the latest Gallo Remixed release, a project that has generated interest from the global music…
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Theo Kgosinkwe & Da Mogul Remix Classic Khombo Ra Mina
Theo Kgosinkwe, singer, songwriter and member of the band Mafikizolo and afro house DJ/Producer Da Mogul have teamed up to remake the Paul Ndlovu classic “Khombo Ra Mina”, the collaboration marks the 5th Gallo Remixed single in the series to be released, adding an Amapiano feel to the Tsonga disco hit. Gallo Remixed, celebrates the record label’s 95th birthday…
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Gallo Music Celebrates 95 Years With Podcast Series Collab
A new six-part podcast series, Gallo Vault Sessions explores South Africa’s rich and complex musical history through the prism of the longest-running independent recording label in Africa, Gallo Music, which houses the largest collection of African Heritage music masters in the world. Home to some of Africa’s greatest music legends including Miriam Makeba, Ladysmith Black…
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Iconic Tracks By Brenda Fassie, Mankunku & Phuzekhemisi Remixed
Gallo Record Company’s new initiative, Gallo Remixed, celebrates the record label’s 95th birthday by releasing an EP that shines a light on their rich catalogue, choosing four artists to work alongside Grammy-nominated producer and DJ, Black Coffee, by reimagining treasured African songs from Gallo’s catalogue for a new audience. Artists Sun El Musician, Da Capo,…
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