On HOOR, a virtuoso guitarist called Tony. Anthony (Tony) Cox (born 24 January 1954) is a Zimbabwean-born guitarist and composer based in Cape Town, South Africa. A master of the fingerpicking style of guitar playing, he has won the SAMA (South African Music Awards) for best instrumental album thrice. His music incorporates many different styles including classical, blues, rock and jazz, while keeping an African flavour. Luckily I got hold of Tony in Knysna just before he immigrated to The UK
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Cox was born in a small mining town called Redcliff in Rhodesia (present-day Zimbabwe). He began playing the guitar at the age of nine, learning Hawaiian guitar from Archie Perreira. After Tony and his family moved to Cape Town, he began to study classical guitar at the age of 19.
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Had the opportunity to speak to the legendary Dennis East (1949 – 12 September 2022) He is a South African songwriter and musical producer originally from Pietermaritzburg. He started his musical career in the late 1960s. He performed with The Rising Sons in the 1970s,and formed the rock band Stingray with other South African musicians in 1979. In addition to his work as a songwriter, he has also produced musical albums for South African artists as well as British saxophonist Andrew Young and participated in television programmes such as Pump Up The Volume, Coca Cola Pop Stars and Popstars 2010.You will remember Dennis for his hits like A Million Drums, A Rose Must Die, Dammit I Love You and his involvement with the super group Stingray who had a UK chart hit with their song Better The Devil You Know, to name but a few of his successes. Take My Heart - A Tribute to Classic South African Ballads Vol. 1 produced by successful music producer, Danny Antill and Dennis East making this a top class project.
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Had an interview with one of my favorite radio jocks with probably the most fascinatiing history in radio......CHRIS ä.k.a The Rock Professor" PRIOR.
He was born in Durban, grew up in Joburg at various boarding schools. He was in his late teens when the rock revolution took place, when bands like the Rolling Stones, the Doors, Led Zeppelin, the Jimi Hendrix Experience, the Grateful Dead and a thousand others started making serious waves. The Beatles had just released “Sgt. Pepper’s”. It was a whole new world, and it captivated Chris and his friends. He started a serious vinyl collection and still have some of the vinyl bought in those days.
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READ MORE: http://www.durbanrockradio.com/?artist=chris-prior-the-rock-professor
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Gesels vandag met die akteur en sanger Philip Moolman. Hy is na ’n musiekdroogte van ’n paar jaar terug op die kommersiële musiektoneel met ’n enkelsnit Twee jaar wat die storie vertel van die lekkerste tyd in sy lewe, wat hy nooit weer wil oorhê nie!
In Philip se kenmerkende Billy Joel-agtige stem, sing-vertel hy oor sy eie dienspligjare, wat in 1993 deur voormalige president FW de Klerk afgeskaf is. Militêre diensplig wat vir sommige mans van sy generasie nog ’n eina-rouwond is, maar ander vertel dié dienspligstories weer-en-weer by ’n plaaslike watergat of om ’n braaivleisvuur.
Tog, sê Philip, wat die liedjie self neergepen het, fokus dit op die positiewe aspekte van diensplig en nie op die negatiewe nie.
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'n Lekker gemaklike gesprek waarin ons oor die pad gestap terugkyk en ook sy passie vir opheffing en hulpverlening . Hy is tans betrokke by die VETERANS FUND waar hy groot liefdeswerk doen. Besoek hul gerus en ondersteun hierdie inisiatief. https://veteransaidfund.co.za/founders/
Had the opportunity to talk to Neil Joseph William Sandilands. a South African actor and filmmaker, known for roles in both film and television and for his versatility in filmmaking. In 2016, he had recurring roles on Sundance TV's Hap and Leonard as Paco and The CW's The 100 as Titus. In 2017, he joined the main cast of The CW series The Flash, playing Clifford DeVoe / The Thinker.
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Sandilands began his career in South Africa, his motherland, acting in a variety of projects, most notably in the television series 7de Laan as Bart Kruger beginning in 2000. He departed the show after seven years and moved to Los Angeles in 2007. In 2010, Sandilands was featured in an episode of the popular American drama series House, but soon returned to South Africa to star in a number of popular Afrikaans films, including the award-winning drama Die Ballade van Robbie de Wee.
Great interview with Derek Marks a South African musician and founder member of the super-group The Square Set. The Square Set was a 1960s rock band from Cape Town South Africa, known for their songs Silence is Golden (SA number 1 Hit (1967)) "Carol Corina" (SA number 10 hit (1968)), and "That's What I Want" (international number 1 hit in Brazil, Argentina, and Portugal (1971-1972)).Derek Marks, has written a factual account of the music scene during the early '50s and '60s.
We also talked about his book "That's what I want", spanning over 5 decades, it tells his story of the pop world with all its trials, tribulations, lies, loves, promises, and fun times. Nostalgia will abound as the reader is transported into the past when Apartheid ruled its citizens. Their music was released internationally and received number one status in Africa, Brazil, Argentina and Portugal. Songs like ‘Silence is Golden’, ‘That’s What I Want’, Carol Carina can no longer be silenced. A well-written story is easy to read, from one of SA leading bass players.
Lekker onderhoud met 'n interessante man, Frans Swart van LEFRA Produksies, gehad op die potgooi. Vanaf sy dae op Kokstad tot die liggies van Johannesburg waar hy skouers geskuur het met grotes in die vermaaklikheidswêreld. Met die koms van televisie by die destydse SAUK het hy groot treë gegee en naam vir homself gemaak as vervaardiger en regiseur. As 'n gesoute akteur het hy ook rolle in plaaslike films losgeslaan.
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Hy is ook 'n radioman met baie ure agter die mikrofoon en staan nou bekend as die geliefde Frans Kook wat sy man agter die kospotte kan staan. Die gewilde Frans Kook kan 6 dae weekliks op baie plaaslike radiostasie gehoor word. Met sy kundigheid bied hy daagliks lekker en maklik maak resepte wat enige smulpaap se guns sal wen. Deur LEFRA Produksies het hy al talle verhoogstukke die lig laat sien, soos onder andere Fiela se Kind en die Buddy Holley Story.
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Geniet hom !
In hierdie ene het ek 'n draai by Mallies le Roux se kantoor in die Paarl gaan maak om met hom te gesels oor sy musiek. Hy is 'n kranige musikant en sy skrystyl laat nogals so bietjie aan Dylan dink. Dis eenvoudig sonder enige pretensie om aanstoot te gee of snaaks te wees. Sy pennevrug is gegeur met die lekkerste taalspesery uit die Afrikaanse skatkis. Hy verstaan die Suid Afrikaner want hy is 'n sout van die aarde mens met sy voete vas op Afrika bodem. As plaasseun het hy die taal bemagtig onder die wakende hand van die plaaswerkers en met so 'n Engelse woordjie maak hy die regte knope vas in die Afrikanerhart.
Hy is ook 'n professionele sakeman en spesialiseer in arbeidsverhouding en die arbeidsreg. Met 'n graadkursus in industrieële sielkunde gaan jy hom nie onkant met 'n vraag vang nie. Hy is skerp en flinkdenkend op sy voete met 'n skerp sin vir humor wat die kleinste juweeltjies in sy liedjies inweef. Hy is doodeenvoudig, Mallies le Roux, die woordskilder.
