Abner
07-11-2012, 01:54 PM
Hi... newbie here!
Over the last few years I've noticed references on the internet to a "South African Motown". And by that, I don't mean a branch of Motown based in the country or anything like that - I mean, a 1960s South African black label specialising in it's own music and sounds, but marketing/"styling" their artists in the same way as our Motown.
Some relevant links I found while googling the topic:
http://electricjive.blogspot.co.uk/2012/07/spotlight-on-rupert-bopape.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gallo_Record_Company
http://matsuli.blogspot.co.uk/2009/09/jive-motella-nick-lotay-digs-deep.html
http://electricjive.blogspot.co.uk/2010/08/makhona-tsohle-heart-of-mbaqanga-1967.html
The music is very un-Motown and quite distinctly African [[but with electric guitars and bass the like). The download link is dead on that Matsuli page but more of the same can be found on the Electric blog.
Sorry if you think this post is all nonsense... but I just thought it was interesting! And quite intriguing how producers as far away as South Africa looked to Motown for inspiration. :)
Over the last few years I've noticed references on the internet to a "South African Motown". And by that, I don't mean a branch of Motown based in the country or anything like that - I mean, a 1960s South African black label specialising in it's own music and sounds, but marketing/"styling" their artists in the same way as our Motown.
Some relevant links I found while googling the topic:
http://electricjive.blogspot.co.uk/2012/07/spotlight-on-rupert-bopape.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gallo_Record_Company
http://matsuli.blogspot.co.uk/2009/09/jive-motella-nick-lotay-digs-deep.html
http://electricjive.blogspot.co.uk/2010/08/makhona-tsohle-heart-of-mbaqanga-1967.html
The music is very un-Motown and quite distinctly African [[but with electric guitars and bass the like). The download link is dead on that Matsuli page but more of the same can be found on the Electric blog.
Sorry if you think this post is all nonsense... but I just thought it was interesting! And quite intriguing how producers as far away as South Africa looked to Motown for inspiration. :)