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Top Downloads at Rhythm Music Store
Latest Free Music from SAmp3 / Channel24
Jazz/Blues
The Essential South African Trip
Zwakala
With Ray Phiri on guitar, this acclaimed South African jazz group soundtracked the years from struggle to freedom with their evocative and unique style.
Les Javan En Die Delta Vastrapgennootskap –
Franschhoek Toe
A track off the recent album Hiervandaan on which the authentic power of South Africa’s own delta music is explored composed and arranged by the genius of Les Javan.
Afrikaans
Nicolene
Hello Goeiemore
This first single song off Nicolene’s second album,Onthou Jy Nog was voted onto the Afrikaans top 20 and eventually landed up at number 12 on the chart.
Frankie Fire
Pretty Girls
Frankie Fire is the newest hot pop-rock band to hit the South African music scene – here with their hit single, Pretty Girls, off their album Seven.
Johnathan Martin
Might Be Heaven
The first single off the new debut solo album, Machete, from the young axe hero who has been getting a lot of attention for his amazing guitar skills.
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Rock
Reburn
Outta My Mind
A hot new single off the debut album, ‘All Tied Up’ from the popular Cape Town indie rockers, known for their powerful live gigs and videos.
Pop
Natalia
Rules Of The Road
This sweet and sassy little pop track from popular Cape Town singer-songwriter Natalia is the title track off her recent 10-song album Rules Of The Road.
R&B/Soul/Hip Hop
ETC Crew
Organic Boom Bap
ETC Crew is the Cape Town-based, multi-racial, cross dimensional hiphop rap outfit well-loved for their own fresh hip hop sound.
R&B/Soul/Hip Hop
Angelo
Bring it Back
Angelo (Collins) is a Cape Flats musician who is looking to redefinine the South African RnB/Hip Hop dance and music scene.
Rock
Captain Stu
The Day
Cape Town favourites Captain Stu have released an entire EP for free from their website. Here’s one of the tracks for your sampling pleasure.
Gospel
WorshipHop
You Are
WorshipHop is a urban music duo out of Ingenious Creations, a record label that promotes good soulful music. They are currently about to release their debut EP.
Rock
Heandus
Sad Song
A track off ‘Rocking the Future Vol.1’ which is a compilation album of unsigned local Christian rock bands/artists from all over SA.
Rock
Corporal Punishment
You Must Be Crazy
Inspired by the British punk boom of the late ’70s, James Phillips formed his first band with Carl Raubenheimer and Mark Bennett, reflecting the angst and white paranoia of Springs.
World Music
Siphamandla Bembe i
Shoe Shine
Siphamandla Bembe is an accomplished flugelhorn player and a still-young veteran of the last two decades of South African jazz fusion. Off the African Cream compilation ‘The Essential South African Trip’.
Dance/House/Electro
Howling At The Moon
Howling At The Moon
J783 is a new ‘rocktronica’ project, an exploration in popular rock and electronica sounds, in a ‘free thinking’ songwriting and production process.
Country/Folk
Jamie Shelley
Beercan
Recorded in a stone cottage less in the Former Transkei, with a generator for power and the beautiful wild coast and its people for inspiration, off the album ‘Scrapbook’.
Country/Folk
The Brothers Streep
Fly Away Today (Proudly South African)
Another slice of South African musical humour from this crazy folk-pop gang off their album ‘Suitable For The Whole Family’.
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Latest Free Music at Channel 24 (supplied by SAmp3.com)
Gospel
WorshipHop
You Are
WorshipHop is a urban music duo out of Ingenious Creations, a record label that promotes good soulful music. They are currently about to release their debut EP.
Rock
Heandus
Sad Song
A track off ‘Rocking the Future Vol.1’ which is a compilation album of unsigned local Christian rock bands/artists from all over SA.
Rock
Corporal Punishment
You Must Be Crazy
Inspired by the British punk boom of the late ’70s, James Phillips formed his first band with Carl Raubenheimer and Mark Bennett, reflecting the angst and white paranoia of Springs.
World Music
Siphamandla Bembe i
Shoe Shine
Siphamandla Bembe is an accomplished flugelhorn player and a still-young veteran of the last two decades of South African jazz fusion. Off the African Cream compilation ‘The Essential South African Trip’.
Dance/House/Electro
Howling At The Moon
Howling At The Moon
J783 is a new ‘rocktronica’ project, an exploration in popular rock and electronica sounds, in a ‘free thinking’ songwriting and production process.
Country/Folk
Jamie Shelley
Beercan
Recorded in a stone cottage less in the Former Transkei, with a generator for power and the beautiful wild coast and its people for inspiration, off the album ‘Scrapbook’.
Country/Folk
The Brothers Streep
Fly Away Today (Proudly South African)
Another slice of South African musical humour from this crazy folk-pop gang off their album ‘Suitable For The Whole Family’.
R&B/Soul/Hip Hop
Canine
Hardelewe
Cobin Recardo Olivier is a well known Rap musician in the Cape Town,Stellenbosch area, where he is better known by his stage name Canine.
Dan Shout
Music Gazebo
This second single off ‘Greetings & Salutations’ is an amazing composition by Sakhile Moleshe about a man who has a heart attack on his way to a concert in a gazebo.
World Music
3RD Generation
First Generation
A track off the album, ‘Marimba Magic’ by 3rd Generation which was formed in 2004, consisting of three members,Themba Hlope, Thulani Tshabalala and Thokozani Ziqubu.
Country/Folk
Deep Fried Man
I’m Not Amused
Some deep fried musical cynicism from the Jozi troubadour who writes folk songs infused with bits of blues, soul, rock, hip-hop and rage for the mall generation.
David Kramer
Die Verlosser
Legendary Kramer shares this traditional yet dark story off his album “Hemel & Aarde” on which he builds on the influences that were heard in “Huistoe”. This style of music that David describes as “platteland gospel” has its roots deep in the folk music traditions of the Karoo and Namaqualand and the sound of church choirs from these remote regions.
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How can I sell my music online?
This is one of the questions I get asked very often by South African musicians.
In 2002 I was involved with creating the SAmp3. com portal for promoting South African music through free downloads. However there was no real way, at the time, to monetize these free give-aways.
In August 2006, I became a partner in starting Rhythm Online to sell MP3s to the world. This online store is now known as Rhythm Music Store (and also MyMusiek) and if you are a talented musician, published or unpublished, fill in the online electronic distribution agreement to have your tunes listed on Rhythm Online Music Store.
Would you like the world to hear and buy your music?
SAmp3. com can help you promote your music through channel24 and sell your MP3s to the world on the RhythmMusicStore.com.
And the best part is, there is no cost to you!
Music Sales:
If you wish to sell your music on RhythmMusicStore.com you will need to complete the easy online agreement.
All the information you need can be found there.
Currently Rhythm Music Store is only able to accommodate artists and labels with bank accounts in South Africa.
For selling MP3s on Rhythm Music Store we require a physical audio CD or CD-R for for the following reasons:
- Quality Control
- Naming Convention
- Creation of 30 second samples
Single songs are also fine (we list it as a album with only one track, and with its own artwork and blurb), but we still require the music to be supplied on an audio CD, please.
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We will need your song(s) on an audio CD or CD-R, mailed, couriered or hand-delivered to us, so that we can rip the mp3s. We will also need some info about the band/artist and your authorisation of our use of your tracks as free mp3 downloads. You need only supply one copy of each album for both Rhythm Music Store and SAmp3.com
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Free download of Blaas Jou Vuvuzela by Radio Kalahari Orkes with Jack Parow
Die Radio Kalahari Orkes with Jack Parow
Ian Roberts and his bakgat band of boeremusiek brothers team up with super romantic Afrikaans rap star Jack Parow on this tongue-in-cheeky World Cup anthem-in-the-making anthem about braaivleis, brandy and Vuvuzela blowing! Off heir third album of all star collaborations, “Heuningland”.
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SA Rock Digest Archives (1999-2004)
Back Issue Archive
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Download Radio Kalahari Orkes’ New Album at Rhythm
Die Radio Kalahari Orkes’ album Heuningland is available for download from RhythmMusicStore.com, including their latest hit Staan My By featuring Chris Chameleon.
(Click here to listen to Heuningland before downloading)
Other popular titles by Die Radio Kalahari Orkes include Die Nagloper and Opgestook. You might also enjoy Onskuld by ddisselblom, the South African Indie Volume One compilation and Gee My by Arno Jordaan.
As part of our 70,000+ track catalogue, you can now download all these MP3 music tracks for only R7 per track by visiting RhythmMusicStore.com.
Thank you for shopping at Rhythm, the 24/7 Music Store!
Yours in music
Christine Pienaar
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Rhythm Music Store
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It’s A GOOD HOPE FM CHRISTMAS!
From CapeTown Sound
It’s A GOOD HOPE FM CHRISTMAS!
Contemporary music has always played a huge role in the celebration of Christmas – for years Bing Crosby’s ‘White Christmas’ was the biggest-selling single of all time. In more recent years John & Yoko celebrated world peace with ‘Happy Xmas’ (War Is Over) and Band-Aid raised millions for starving people in Africa with ‘Don’t They Know It’s Christmas’. These are just a few examples of how pop music has played a positive role at Christmas time.
Now, Cape Town’s premier radio station, Good Hope FM, has rallied some of Cape Town’s leading artists and invited them to make their own personal contribution to Christmas through music. The result is stunning beautiful and heart-warming. There are new versions of old festive chestnuts – plus brand-new compositions – all performed in a joyous Christmas spirit – celebrating Christmas …and Cape Town.
The beauty of Christmas meets the beauty, peace and good-will of Christmas in this truly wonderful collection of songs by some of Cape Town’s finest – made all the more special by the fact that Good Hope FM is sharing this spirit and love with all the people of Cape Town …all those who live here – and all those who visit from all over the world.
We wish you truly Happy Christmas!
Track Listing
1. Hark The Herald Angels Sing – Karin Kortjie
2. Happy, Happy Christmas Day – Edith with The NAC Children’s Choir
3. Let It Snow – Acoustica
4. Joy To The world – Coda Ft. Zami Mdingi and Given Phike
5. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town – Richard Caesar
6. This Christmas – The Black Ties Ft. Chad Saaiman, Lloyd Jansen and Keeno Lee
7. Give Love On Christmas Day – The Rockets
8. O’ Little Town Of Bethlehem – Paul Petersen
9. Silent Night – D7
10. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas – Claire Phillips and Caramel
11. Christmas Song – Byron Clarke and Monique Hellenberg
12. O’ Holy Night – Emily Bruce
13. Christmas In Cape Town – NAC Children’s Choir
14. The First Noel – Allou April
Bonus Tracks
15. I Want You For Christmas – Akili Ft. Melissa Smit
16. Tis the Season to be Jolly – Brasse van Die Kaap
17. Auld Lang Syne – Tucats
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Forces Favourites
This compilation was put together in the mid 80’s in conjunction with and to help raise awareness for the End Conscription Campaign. The ECC played an important role in dismantling apartheid by providing crucial emotional and strategic support to those men who rejected conscription on religious or political grounds, as well as acting as a conscientising force for the youth and parents.
How good was the ECC at its task? Ask the experts. General Magnus Malan described the ECC as “just as much an enemy of the Defence Force as the African National Congress.” Minister of Law and Order Adriaan Vlok accused it of being “the vanguard of those forces that are intent on wrecking the present dispensation and its renewal”.
All of the bands featured on this album played at ECC concerts. Though some of them, like The Softies, The Facts and Nude Red weren’t overtly political by nature, the situation in the country couldn’t help but work its way into their songwriting. For other artists like Stan James, Jennifer Ferguson and James Phillips, reflecting the state of the nation was the dominant feature of their art.
Tracks
- Pambere – Mapantsula
- National Madness – The Aeroplanes
- Potential Mutiny – Stan James
- Numbered Again – The Facts
- Shot Down in the Streets – The Cherry Faced Lurchers
- Don’t Dance – Kalahari Surfers
- Whitey – The Softies
- Don’t Believe – In Simple English
- Too Much Resistance – Nude Red
- Spaces Tell Stories – Roger Lucey
- Suburban Hum – Jennifer Ferguson
- Give Back Africa – ‘The Unband’
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Top Ten Tunes: 2008 [from Top10songs.com]
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Top 10 Songs of 2008 |
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| Rank | Song Title | Artist |
| 1 | I Kissed A Girl |
Katy Perry |
| 2 | Bleeding Love | Leona Lewis |
| 3 | Low | Flo Rida Featuring T-Pain |
| 4 | Viva La Vida | Coldplay |
| 5 | Disturbia | Rihanna |
| 6 | Hot N Cold | Katy Perry |
| 7 | 4 Minutes | Madonna & Justin |
| 8 | So What | P!nk |
| 9 | Apologize | Timbaland Featuring OneRepublic |
| 10 | Womanizer | Britney Spears |
http://www.top10songs.com/top10songsoftheyear.htm
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Channel24 Top MP3 Downloads
Jennifer Ferguson – Angel Fish
South African alt. pop diva channels Kate Bush and Lesley Rae Dowling on this haunting opening track off her debut album ‘Hand Around The Heart’, which includes songs of frustrated housewives, army widows, teenage lust, dreams, fear and coping with it. Released on the seminal Shifty label.
Die Heuwels Fantasties – Our Heritage
Hip indie dance rock combo celebrate Heritage Day (aka Braai Day) by hooking up with heavyweight hip-hop players HHP and JR, and the Grammy winning Soweto Gospel Choir. It’s a contagiously fun colab with Die Heuwels’ Pierre Greeff singing in English, HHP and JR keeping it real and the Soweto Gospel Choir adding their soaring African harmonies: “So it’s a flyday. We call it a braai day….”
The Buckfever Underground – I’m On Facebook, Now What
Toast Coetzer (vocals, lyrics) leads his band of post-ontological rock outsiders deep into the belly of the phantasmatic beast on this stream of consciousness serenade about our contemporary condition. Off their brand new live album, ‘Limbs Gone Batty’.
aKING – The Heart Of A Fool
“I know my language has always been my limit…/the heart of the fool lives inside of his mouth,” serenades Laudo on this spanking new symphonic rock power ballad off the indie rock darlings’ brand new CD, ‘Against All Odds’. Produced by the multiple award-winning Theo Crous.
Koos Kombuis – Lisa se Klavier
Legendary singer songwriter maps the moment he morphed from Andre Letoit into mythical alternative Afrikaans troubadour Koos Kombuis on this classic Voelvry-era acoustic ballad off his excellent debut, ‘Niemandsland & Beyond!’.
New Holland – Something To Believe In
Bored by those Bellville Rock City stereotypes? Well, if this breezy new exclusive single off their forthcoming album is any indictaion, then these upwardly mobile Stellenbosch indie rockers are destined for the big time.
Angelo – These Are the Times
Hunky Cape Flats soul brother gives fans of Danny K and Loyiso their smooth R&B fix on this uplifting urban contemporary jam about perseverance and positivity. It’s a funky midtempo Channel O and MTV Base jam off his new album, ‘Today.’
The Aeroplanes – National Madness
A slice of classic protest pop from the ’80s. Definitely worth tuning into before you head off to the End Conscription Campaign 25th Anniversary Concert featuring the Rudimentals, Freshlyground and the once off Bright Blue reunion taking place over the weekend of Friday 30 October to Sunday 1 November at Spier in Cape Town.
Luna Paige with Chris Chameleon – Sunday In Japan
Classy Cape songbird shares this haunting indie folk pop gem off her forthcoming album. Charismatic crooner Chris Chameleon adds some of his ethereal vocalese to the trippy Eastern ambience.
The Abbott Network – Shouldn’t Let Me
Soul, funky reggae, jazz, dub and pop rub shoulders on this fresh new dose of future fusion from the Mother City ensemble’s forthcoming debut album, ‘Chapter One’. Fans of Sade’s cool urban pop siren call, this gem’s for you.
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Winston’s Jive Mix Up
Winston’s Jive Mixup was indeed a mixup. It was 1986 when Mbaqanga saxophonist Winston Nyaunda joined up with Adam Reinecke, a folky groove guitarist to form a new Jive band. Winston had learnt his trade playing penny-whistle on the streets of Joburg, later touring with the Soul Brothers and Mahlatini & the Mahotello Queens, and then went on to lead the exuberant ska/mbaqanga outfit the Dynamics.
The mid-80’s was a rough time in RSA, and there was a partying audience out there, needing to dance. Winston and Adam were joined by Hammond-Organist Sipho Duma steeped in Zulu traditional Maskande music, trombonist Jannie Hanepoot van Tonder fresh from touring with the African Jazz Pioneers, and violinist Melissa James. After various rhythm section shake-ups, ex-Dynamics drummer Steve Howells came to liven things up, and Jive Mixup soon became known as the liveliest live act around.
The music was a true cross-over “mix-up”, with the band-members from diverse backgrounds collaberating to cover Mbakanga, Maskande, Jive and even a bit of Boeremusiek thrown in. There were legendary tours including performances at Jamesons & the Pool Club in Johannesburg, Indaba & the Mix in Cape Town, the Rainbow in Pinetown and CAW outside Durban.
A gig with Jive Mixup was inevitably a 3-hour marathon with the audience trying to out-do the band, while the 3-piece trombone/sax/violin front-line showed off their semi-choreographed moves in between playing tightly arranged harmonies, and Winston’s haunting saxophone solos churning the major scale in a way that would make any blues-man proud.
Available to download at RhythmMusicStore.com
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Top Ten Tunes: Great Afrikaans Songs
Here are ten Afrikaans songs that I think are really great and that I can listen to over and over again
- Goeienag Generaal – Piet Botha
- Bus Na Toronto – Andries Bezuidenhout
- Lisa se Klavier (piano version) – Koos Kombuis
- Geraamtes In Jou Kas – Brixton Moord en Roof Orkes
- Bretyon se Brief – Jan Blohm
- Verspreide Donderbuie – Amanda Strydom
- Staan My By My Bra – Radio Kalahari Orkes
- ‘n Brief Vir Simone – Anton Goosen
- Diep In Gauteng – Stefan Lombard
- Almal Maak Haar Mal (1998 acoustic version from Sonvanger) – Valiant Swart
Recent addition:
- Giant Puzzle – Al’astair
Disclaimer: I have decided to limit myself to only ten tunes, so of course many more of my other favourites have had to be omitted.
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Channel24 Top MP3 Downloads
Jennifer Ferguson – Angel Fish
South African alt. pop diva channels Kate Bush and Lesley Rae Dowling on this haunting opening track off her debut album ‘Hand Around The Heart’, which includes songs of frustrated housewives, army widows, teenage lust, dreams, fear and coping with it. Released on the seminal Shifty label.
Die Heuwels Fantasties – Our Heritage
Hip indie dance rock combo celebrate Heritage Day (aka Braai Day) by hooking up with heavyweight hip-hop players HHP and JR, and the Grammy winning Soweto Gospel Choir. It’s a contagiously fun colab with Die Heuwels’ Pierre Greeff singing in English, HHP and JR keeping it real and the Soweto Gospel Choir adding their soaring African harmonies: “So it’s a flyday. We call it a braai day….”
Dane Taylor Trio – Say You Do
Don’t be deceived by that ‘trio’ billing, Dane Taylor and good mates Justin Mark (drums) and Rob Shaw (bass) rock out on this bluesy first single about falling in love off their debut EP ‘ForeWord’.
Koos Kombuis – Lisa se Klavier
Legendary singer songwriter maps the moment he morphed from Andre Letoit into mythical alternative Afrikaans troubadour Koos Kombuis on this classic Voelvry-era acoustic ballad off his excellent debut, ‘Niemandsland & Beyond!’.
aKING – The Heart Of A Fool
“I know my language has always been my limit…/the heart of the fool lives inside of his mouth,” serenades Laudo on this spanking new symphonic rock power ballad off the indie rock darlings’ brand new CD, ‘Against All Odds’. Produced by the multiple award-winning Theo Crous.
New Holland – Something To Believe In
Bored by those Bellville Rock City stereotypes? Well, if this breezy new exclusive single off their forthcoming album is any indictaion, then these upwardly mobile Stellenbosch indie rockers are destined for the big time.
Pretty Blue Guns – Devil Do
Garage rock, blues and country meet at the crossroads on this deceptively laid back ballad about selling your soul for rock ‘n roll. Off the CT combo’s debut album, ‘Cutting Heads’, produced by the multi award-winning Schalk Joubert.
Luna Paige with Chris Chameleon – Sunday In Japan
Classy Cape songbird shares this haunting indie folk pop gem off her forthcoming album. Charismatic crooner Chris Chameleon adds some of his ethereal vocalese to the trippy Eastern ambience.
Charl du Plessis – Waltz Sum More
Looking for the perfect candlelit slow dance to consummate your romantic supper club come on? Tune into virtuoso SA pianist Charl du Plessis’ jazzy instrumnetal gem off his album, ‘Trio’.
Amaryoni – Abelungu
African mbube choral traditions meet and greet American doo-wop soul and gospel on this beautiful multi-layered harmonic ballad off the a cappella combo’s brilliant second album, ‘Aza’pella’.
