Musketeer Records

30/04/2023

How many KICK ASS bands can you name in this one photo? One of the legendary one's including all these mugs will be at Brass Bell, Kalk Bay, Cape Town today. Don't miss it.

25/05/2021

Support this new album out from Watershed. To date we've listened to the lead single "Undone" and it sets a high standard.

https://open.spotify.com/album/0fRN2TVobFPEhOBfpU12tg?si=kGXMwOZuQFi7dFiM60_Juw&utm_source=copy-link

Watershed · Album · 2021 · 12 songs.

19/05/2020

Great news for ZA songwriters. Congratulations to David Alexander and Karabo Motijoane who have worked tirelessly to build a South african musical giant.

On Monday (May 18) Downtown Music Holdings announced its acquisition of South Africa-based independent music publisher Sheer Music.

20/09/2019

Self promotion advice for independent artists. Get your Wikipedia page updated and keep it updated. This is where Google Play sources its artist information from. It has been very useful to me as I explore music and artists I've never encountered before.

25/05/2019

Firstly, thank you to all those of you that have stuck around for what is closing in rapidly on 20 years with Musketeer Records. We really value walking this journey with you. I've noticed since I have moved to Dubai that there is an increase in views on this page.

As those that have been around a while will know, we don't post often. It's been difficult to find our space in the ever changing world of music. What remains the same is we will always love rock n roll, genuine "say it like it is", "challenge the norm" rock n roll.

As we find our way in this new landscape we are happy to hear new music, give feedback, mentor and connect great songs to great companies.

We have many friends across the world and are happy to assist you no matter where you are based, if we can. Just make sure it's rock n roll and we'll see what we can do.

Thanks again for sticking around... see you in a moshpit soon.

14/12/2018

Philip was one of the unsung heroes of the music business. He would spend months figuring out who he could add to the bill and help with their careers. We would often talk on the side of the rugby field at SACS about the latest up and coming bands and so often I would see them appear on the line-up for the following year. A leader, a scholar and one of the world's true gentleman left us this week.

On behalf of Kirstenbosch Summer Sunset Concerts, we were shocked and saddened to hear of the passing of the Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden Curator, Mr. Philip le Roux, in the early hours of Wednesday 12 December 2018.

When the Kirstenbosch Summer Sunset Concerts started 27 years ago, Philip le Roux, then the Kirstenbosch Estate Manager, was the man who set up the sound equipment for the bands to perform for about 100 people. The concerts soon grew into the biggest outdoor music series in the country that they are today, all under his watchful eye and guidance. As a great music lover himself, he was very involved in the South African music industry and attended every Kirstenbosch concert.

He will always be remembered for the positive contributions he made towards the development and success of Kirstenbosch.

06/12/2018

It is indeed a day for legends. South African artists paying tribute to one of our musical greats, Johnny Clegg. And all proceeds go to support the efforts of The Click Foundation whose primary focus is the implementation of an online phonetics based English literacy programme. Today my worlds are colliding...

"o siyeza, o siyeza, sizofika webaba noma
(we are coming, we are coming, we will arrive soon)
O siyeza, o siyeza, siyagudle lomhlaba
(we are coming, we are coming, we are moving across this earth)
Siyawela lapheshaya lulezontaba ezimnyama
(we are crossing over those dark mountains)
Lapha sobheka phansi konke ukhulupheka
(where we will lay down our troubles)....
Take me now, hold me close
Don't let go, I'm coming home"

http://www.friendsofjohnnyclegg.co.za - In 2018 a group of well-known musicians came together to celebrate the life and work of Johnny Clegg and recorded a s...

25/09/2017

Once you've worked for Musketeer Records, you'll always be a rock n roller.

01/07/2017

Get it.... get it now. Don't pirate, don't stream unless you're on a South Africa service. Let's get these boys to South Africa. It'll only happen if you support their music on legitimate ZA channels

Pre-order “How Did We Get So Dark?" here: https://r-oy.al/blood/_website Listen to “Lights Out” here: https://r-oy.al/blood/_lightsout Produced by Jolyon Tho...

14/05/2016

Good work here. Read, digest and implement. http://pltfrm.co.za/submit-music-radio/

On Wednesday 11 May, Jazz legend Don Laka, after a months long crusade to get more South African music played on local radio, convinced the SABC to change quota on

05/05/2016

I was having a conversation this weekend about today's music not challenging / questioning authority (actually it was about The Voice but this is what came out).

Then today I randomly listen to "Crime Of The Century."

And that reminded me of a note I read a long time ago that still resonates today, thanks Bob Lefsetz

"So you think your schooling's phony"

Yes, once upon a time our favorites questioned authority, they just didn't lay down in the corporate trough. That's what's so great about "Crime Of The Century," despite sounding so mellifluous, hooking us immediately, the message was just as strong...that the system made you an automaton and you had to be awake and aware and find your own path.

Via music, it was the only way.

How far we've come, when today's students just want to march in line through the Ivy League into the bank. Sure, there are some techies pushing the envelope, but isn't it interesting so many dropped out of college.

Just like the musicians of yore, they didn't fit in, college was not in their path.

"So you think you're a Romeo
Playing a part in a picture show"

Yes, you want to take the metaphorical long way home, the one wherein you crank up the music and set your mind free, letting the tunes wash right over you.

That's right, Supertramp eventually had some hits. And managed to do this without completely changing their sound and selling out.

10/02/2014

Nice work Splinter Town. http://youtu.be/6unqRVIfnyI

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