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The music of South Africa exhibits a culturally varied musical heritage in conjunction with the multi-ethnic populace.Genres with the greatest international recognition being mbube, isicathamiya, mbaqanga, afrofusion, kwaito, South African pop music, afro house, South African hip hop, Shangaan electro, bacardi house, bolo house, gqom and amapiano.
Gallo Record Company is the largest (and oldest independent) record label in South Africa. [1] It is based in Johannesburg , South Africa, and is owned by Arena Holdings. [ 2 ] The current Gallo Record Company is a hybrid of two South African record labels, rivals between the 1940s and 1980s: the original Gallo Africa (1926–85) and G.R.C ...
This became the stoutest tree in South Africa after two other large baobabs, the Glencoe and Sunland Baobabs, collapsed in 2009 and 2016 respectively. The Sagole Baobab has the largest size and retains the appearance of a single tree. It is 20.5 metres (67 ft) high with a crown diameter of 38.2 metres (125 ft). [2]
Mature Pinus pinea (stone pine); note umbrella-shaped canopy: Pollen cones of Pinus pinea (stone pine): A red pine (Pinus resinosa) with exposed rootsYoung spring growth ("candles") on a loblolly pine
Part of the World Music Network Rough Guides series, [1] the album spotlights the music of South Africa. Liner notes were written by Tom Andrews and Rob Allingham, a discographer and music historian specializing in South Africa. [2] Phil Stanton, co-founder of the World Music Network, was the producer. [3]
Researchers in Chile identify a challenger to the world's oldest tree: an alerce in Alerce Costero National Park that may be over 5,000 years old. California's 'Methuselah' bristlecone pine may no ...
The largest indigenous tree of South Africa, and habitat for a rare colony of mottled spinetail swifts. Height: 22 m Stem size: 33.72 m Crown size: 34.3 m & 41.7 m 440 Sagole, Limpopo. 2 Adansonia digitata: Glencoe Baobab: Second-largest indigenous tree of South Africa.
Pinus lambertiana (commonly known as the sugar pine or sugar cone pine) is the tallest and most massive pine tree and has the longest cones of any conifer.It is native to coastal and inland mountain areas along the Pacific coast of North America, as far north as Oregon and as far south as Baja California in Mexico.