Radio 2

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Originally posted by picanin
Cali sorry but a program like that is only going to present a one sided view of SA music if the list of artists is anything to go by. It is very fashionable to play black South African music but what about the white artists? Why do they not get coverage? It is much the same as what I have posted on music sales here. It is very fashionable for Saffers over here to prove their non racial credentials by trotting out their ethnic music collections to Pom friends. The Saffer shops - which cater for a largely white clientelle - only stock music by black musicians for whites needing to fill their "Gee look at how Rainbow Nationany I am" collections.

In so doing other areas of SA music are being sadly neglected. Afrikaans music today has some of the best musos around. Unfortunately many English speakers still have a stupid perception that Afrikaans music consists only of squash boxes, waltzes and Bles Bridges when in fact there is some really excellent music being made. These artists deserve to get coverage over ehre but it appears that people at groups like the BBC dont consider them ethnic enough to be given airplay.

What about groups like Springbok Nude Girls? They deserve to be heard. They are quite possibly one of SA's all time greatest groups. Does the fact that they are white mean that they shouldnt get overseas exposure? Maybe if they had gotten it they would have been a household name today instead of another name in SA musical history.

Musos like Piet Botha, Valiant Swart and Karen Zoid should be getting international exposure. The BBC is guilty of neglect if they arent letting people over here hear the music that these guys make.

I agree with you Pic...it does not seem fair that the white singers get left out of this type of exposure...