Afropop Soundsystem, Part 4: Soundsystem Goes to South Africa

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Videos, photo blogs and audio streams--oh, my! Producer Wills Glasspiegel pulled together a fantastic spread of material on the South African music he profiles in Afropop Soundsystem 4, and shares it with us here.

Check out a fantastic video on Shaangan Electro produced by Wills and Kalimah Abioto.

Then listen to the entire show, streaming on Afropop.

Top it all off with a trip to the Afropop Blog for videos, pics and more from the artists featured in Afropop Soundsystem 4.

Afropop Soundsystem, Part 4: Soundsystem Goes to South Africa

Aired July 1, 2010

We head to Jozi (Johannesburg) to meet cutting edge South African artists that don't usually get recognized internationally. We check out the story of Shangaan music in an exclusive interview with producer Nozinja in his Soweto studio. We'll hear his latest hits and check in with Foster, the king of Shangaan electro gospel. It's on to meet upstart rappers Dirty Parafin at the Nike shop in the northern suburb Mellville. He has been sampling lately from late 80s / 90s SA bubblegum stars--Yvonne Chaka Chaka, Brenda Fassie and the Big Dudes and the Dalom Kids. We'll also feature a short conversation with South African ethnomusicologist, Gavin Steingo to talk about the relevance of kwaito today. Produced by Wills Glasspiegel.

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