21st March 2017 marked the 57th year since the Sharpeville Massacre in South Africa. On that day in 1960 police opened... See details
Fri, 2017-03-24 16:24
21st March 2017 marked the 57th year since the Sharpeville Massacre in South Africa. On that day in 1960 police opened fire on unarmed protestors outside the police station in Sharpeville Township, killing 69 people.
Organised by the Pan-African Congress (PAC), under the leadership of Robert...
The Bungalow Road Jazz Show in conversation with Matt Temple, curator of label Matsuli Music and contributor to the... See details
Fri, 2016-11-25 18:17
The Bungalow Road Jazz Show in conversation with Matt Temple, curator of label Matsuli Music and contributor to the Electric Jive blog.
Matt plays a selection of South African music from musicians-in-exile and international collaborations as well as some tracks associated with the international...DONT TAKE THE LIFT, MADERA
Anyone familiar with the back building at SOAS will know what I am talking about ... the... See details
Mon, 2014-10-13 16:31
DONT TAKE THE LIFT, MADERA
Anyone familiar with the back building at SOAS will know what I am talking about ... the lift is the equivalent of the last train at night on a rural line, overloaded and leisurely stopping at every station...and as the radio station is on the top floor, it is...ASTRAL AFRICA ACTION
Alongside the usual myriad of genre busting musical nuggets, MADERA shows off his French... See details
Fri, 2013-05-31 18:13
ASTRAL AFRICA ACTION
Alongside the usual myriad of genre busting musical nuggets, MADERA shows off his French skills interviewing JUPITER, rising star of the West African music scene. Fear not, non - Francophones, here is a loose translation of what was said? allez, salut...
