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Ondrej Allan Pour wrote: Excuse me, I have a question: Was 1984 single “To All The Girls I’ve Loved Before” by Julio Iglesias & Willie Nelson certified in South Africa? I sent email to Recording Industry Association of South Africa, but they didn’t answer anything… Can I ask you for help? Thank you very much,ContinueContinue reading “Willie Nelson and Julio Iglesias”

Wayne Allen wrote: Love Grows went to number 3 on the African chart in 1970. The Edison Lighthouse Group toured Africa after that success and produced a special African title "Reconsider my Belinda". Unable to locate "Belinda" in the African charts, they only show the top 20. My question is What dates did the groupContinueContinue reading “Edison Lighthouse”

There is a strong possibility of a Made In Japan special edition later in 2011. Despite the 3CD version some years ago (good grief, it was 1993), which featured hasty but exciting remixes of most of the three shows (and the later less than perfect anniversary 2CD remaster in the reversed out sleeve), the demandContinueContinue reading “Made In Japan again (via darker than blue)”

Paul wrote: I know this was a hit in the early 80s – can anyone tell me where I can find a copy of this song, a search on YouTube comes up with a lot of Pink Floyd. Alternatively can you recommend a different search string. Paul Brian replied: I know very little about thisContinueContinue reading “Hey You by Hey You”

anton hamman wrote: i am trying to find and buy an LP AND /OR CD BY THE 80’s rock group BLACK ROSE PLEASE HELP Regards Anton Brian replied: Maybe Mabu Vinyl can help?

mishim wrote: Hi there! Hope you can help me with this one: A few years back (maybe 5-8 years ago) there was a young, 4-member SA all-girl group who had a hit song. I can’t remember the lyrics except for a part that sort of went something like "….Heyo. Heyo Mama Heyo. Heyo Mama Heyo….".ContinueContinue reading “Question About an SA all-girl group”

Charlton wrote: I’m getting married in Spain in June and we have a 4 string quartet playing a few tunes- I’m looking for sheet music for Scatterlings and others if available- Any ideas where I can source this? Cheers Charlton

Kevin van Rensburg wrote: Hi, I am looking for the artist of a song called “Over the Moon”. I think it was Cathy and the … Not the Showaddywaddy version. Hope you can help me. If this is of any help – a part of the lyrics are “I’ll take you over the moon, throughContinueContinue reading “Looking for a song/artists name”

Name: Louis Message: I am looking for a copy of Chick Corea’s Again And Again Album (The Joburg Sessions) 1983 album recorded when he was here at that time. Do you know if there are CD or elctronic copies of the album, and if so, where I might find one? Or alternatively, where I mightContinueContinue reading “Chick Corea”

Roy Gordon wrote: Dear Brian, My wife and I attended the Vancouver – South Africa film festival yesterday and were entranced by Afrikaaps and the Rewind Cantata. Could you advise where we may obtain the DVD’s of each as well as the CD for the Rewind Cantata. Regards, Roy Gordon

Die Antwoord site hacked? The plot thickens | memeburn. Wow, I love it … if you can’t meet a deadline, just fake a website hack. Could start a whole new trend.

Just heard the sad news that Dave Ornellas from Hawk has passed away. ‘African Day’ was a soundtrack to my life, and is one of my all-time favourite albums. Condolences to his family.

More people are listening to more music than ever before. – Bob Lefsetz via Lefsetz Letter » Blog Archive » The End Of Monoculture.

Music will save the music business.  Not executives. – Bob Lefsetz Lefsetz Letter » Blog Archive » Fortune’s Fool.

‘Mozambique’ by Jack Hammer on new Rebel Records compilation http://rebelrecords.wordpress.com/2010/04/15/new-releases-from-rebel-records/ Tracklisting 1. Today – Jesse Clegg 2. Freedom! – New Holland 3. Safe as Houses – aKING 4. Small Room – Karen Zoid 5. I’ll Be There – The Parlotones 6. She Always Gets What She Wants – Prime Circle 7. Great White Bear –ContinueContinue reading “SOUTH AFRICAN ACOUSTIC VOL. 1”