On 6th March 1998, when Sixto Rodriguez walks out on to the stage at the Bellville Velodrome for his first South African performance, a 25-year-old mystery will end and a new story will begin. This will be “the answer that,…
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Worldwide FM presents ‘Cape Town Sounds’ with Gilles Peterson
Worldwide FM presents ‘Cape Town Sounds’, an audio documentary which explores the rich musical heritage of Cape Town, as part of Lufthansa’s #LHcityofthemonth campaign. The documentary follows Gilles over the course of the day as he sets out to learn…
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Posted in Mabu Vinyl (Music Store), News, Reviews & Interviews, Searching For Sugar Man Film, Sugar Man book
Posted in Mabu Vinyl (Music Store), News, Reviews & Interviews, Searching For Sugar Man Film, Sugar Man book
Vinyl sales hit a 25-year high: John Maytham talks to Stephen “Sugar” Segerman
http://www.capetalk.co.za/articles/239026/vinyl-sales-hits-a-25-year-high Deloitte expects double-digit growth in the sales of vinyl records for the seventh consecutive year, passing the $1 billion mark for the first time since the 1980s. The professional services company expects 12-inch records to generate between 15% and…
Rodriguez Rocks: Live in Australia
Sixto Rodriguez, the legendary icon responsible for ageless classics such as “Sugar Man,” “I Wonder” and “Climb up on My Music,” is set to release a new live album comprised of recordings taken from his wildly successful 2014 tour…
Posted in Merchandise, News
Cold Fact included in Other Music’s 10 Essential Spins | New York Times, May 12, 2016
The New York record shop Other Music will close its doors on June 25, after over two decades in business. We asked the co-owner Josh Madell about the records that represent the soul of his store. http://www.nytimes.com/video/arts/music/100000004401047/other-musics-10-essential-spins.html
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Stephen “Sugar” Segerman in the Road Through The Grove book
In the late 1950s, the 1960s and into the 1970s, Louis Botha Avenue – the road through the Grove – throbbed with life. Lined with shops and eateries, and alive with music and romance, it was the backdrop to a…
Tagged with: Stephen "Sugar" Segerman
Posted in Books, Mabu Vinyl (Music Store), News, Reviews & Interviews, Searching For Sugar Man Film
Posted in Books, Mabu Vinyl (Music Store), News, Reviews & Interviews, Searching For Sugar Man Film
- Oh! My Vinyl!!! June 25, 2017
- South African Mixtape May 2017 May 4, 2017
- Worldwide FM presents ‘Cape Town Sounds’ with Gilles Peterson March 1, 2017
- South African Mixes on Mixcloud February 15, 2017
- Gilles Peterson at Mabu Vinyl Basement February 3, 2017
- Syd Kitchen Scars That Shine at Mabu Vinyl February 2, 2017
- Syd Kitchen Book Launch, Wednesday 1st February January 30, 2017
- NICK TURNER – Home and Secure January 20, 2017
- Konfyt – A Mix Of South African Jams January 15, 2017
- Vinyl sales hit a 25-year high: John Maytham talks to Stephen “Sugar” Segerman January 14, 2017
