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SOUTH AFRICAN SONGS
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Sounds like:
Clap! Clap!,
Branko,
Samthing Soweto
By
Dylan Heneck
on
Jan 26, 2017
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Rest my child. Have a stool to sit on and perhaps a glass of water as well. You're being exposed to some seriously large sounds both literally and metaphyiscially.
In fact, just check that your body hasn't begun to evaporate already. You're probabl...
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2

Sounds like:
Felix Laband,
Spoek Mathambo,
Petite Noir
By
Dylan Heneck
on
Nov 28, 2016
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This song is like a handshake to the soul. Not one of those overly firm ones either. Nor is it one of those droopy meager shakes. This is a perfectly baked shake without any palm sweat.
I had to sit down for the closing half of this track, and it wa...
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3

Sounds like:
Thor Rixon,
twig twig,
Letherette
By
Dylan Heneck
on
Nov 21, 2016
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I don't care if you like the music or not, because those two red circles in the track's artwork are marvelous. They represent the inner child in all of us and our inherent unwillingness to let go of it despite the crushingly depressing state of affai...
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4

Sounds like:
Stephen Encinas,
William Onyeabor
By
Dwayne
on
Oct 20, 2016
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Originally released on a little-known South African album dating back to 1990, V.O.'s "Mashisa (Dub Mix)" has become a surprise contender for most wanted track of the year.
"Mashisa (Dub Mix)" was originally rediscovered by digger-extraordinaires In...
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5

Sounds like:
Slugabed,
Fever Trails,
Jumping Back Slash,
Machinedrum
By
Dylan Heneck
on
Sep 23, 2016
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It's almost assured that you come out a different person than who you were when you started listening to this song. "Stone Clouds" is a journey, man. I've been playing this song to people and carefully watching the effects it has on them over a certa...
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6

Sounds like:
Dorian Concept,
LA Priest,
Card On Spokes
By
Dylan Heneck
on
Sep 12, 2016
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PHE-NOM-ENAL. FEV-ERT-RAILS. Did you know the internet could be this good to you on a Monday?! You most likely did, because cat videos have existed for years now.
No? Not into cats? That's fine, perhaps you're into calculators or something dumb like...
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7

Sounds like:
Taylor McFerrin,
Samiyam,
Melodiesinfonie
By
Dylan Heneck
on
Apr 17, 2016
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I'm going to refrain from a funny review in lieu of the death of Skinniez's cat, Skeldwin. No one wants to see a furry feline companion go, but luckily it was not in vain -- aka, I give you this track.
It's about as good a boom-bap track as you're g...
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8

Sounds like:
Omi,
Nico & Vinz
By
Cyrus Pavel
on
Mar 11, 2016
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Spring weather brings spring vibes, and right now there's nothing better out today with that kind of vibe than this tune by South African singer Tresor Ft. AKA, titled "Mount Everest."
It's really something special when a song can instantly provide ...
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