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This list of South African musicians includes notable individual musicians as well as musical ensembles whose members are South African by birth or nationality. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
CCP Records (originally an acronym for Clive Calder Production) is a South African music entertainment company founded by Clive Calder and Ralph Simon. It is a production company. They envisioned the company while working for EMI South Africa in 1972. CCP Records was distributed by EMI Records South Africa.
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.
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. (Gramophone Record Company, 1939–85). In 1985 Gallo Africa acquired G.R.C.; as a result, Gallo Africa became known as Gallo-GRC.
Pages in category "Music organisations based in South Africa" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
"Skokiaan" was originally composed and first recorded as a sax and trumpet instrumental by the "African Dance Band of the Cold Storage Commission of Southern Rhodesia" (the police band of the country now called Zimbabwe) under the leadership of August Musarurwa possibly in 1947 (anthropologist David B. Coplan seems to be the sole source for this date).
The first major South African singers to record in Afrikaans were Ada Forrest and Annie Visser, in 1908. [ 1 ] This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
Album details Certification 2014 Cassper Nyovest [4] Tsholofelo [5] Released: July 18, 2014; Label: Family Tree, Kalawa Jazmee, Universal Music South Africa; Formats: CD, digital download [6] RISA: Platinum [7] 2015 Cassper Nyovest: Refiloe [8] [9] Released: October 31, 2015; Label: Family Tree, Kalawa Jazmee, Universal Music South Africa