Prime Circle
Prime Circle enter 2009 as the leading rock band in South Africa, buoyed by several explosive live performances, a gold-selling album, significant radio play and, waiting in the wings, a bold assault on the international market. The fact that Prime Circle have dominated the rock scene in South Africa is hardly surprising. The five-piece have supported the release of their first two albums with a commitment to hard work and a brace of radio hits, rapidly building up a loyal fan base. With the release of third album, ?All or Nothing? Prime Circle have managed a most difficult feat over the past year: that is to even further elevate their standing in the South African music industry.

Goldfish
It?s hard to imagine that one of the most exciting live electronica acts in the world right now comes from a small city on the southern-most tip of Africa. But the success story behind Cape Town?s electronica phenomenon Goldfish has been nothing short of extraordinary. They take their incendiary multiple-instrument live act across the globe, with sold-out shows from their residency at Ibizan Super Club Pascha, to Tokyo and from Dubai to Cannes. They open for electronica giants Fatboy Slim, Mr Scruff, The Audio Bullys, Paul van Dyk, Pete Tong and Stereo MCs. They are hailed as the Re-invention of the DJ, and voted best live act in South Africa. Goldfish quite simply is the business.

Fokofpolisikar
Fokofpolisiekar is currently one of SA`s biggest rock acts. Their explosive performances combined with their distinctive style and fine tuned marketing campaigns have packed out venues nationwide. Although branded by many conventional South Africans as the bad boys of Afrikaans rock, they have also been noticed by Afrikaans literary circles for the intelligent conveyance of their honest and straightforward lyrics. Fokofpolisiekar fans range from teenagers, students, working class and even likeminded parents. They have headlined at all major festivals and venues nationwide over the past few years.

Dirty Skirts
The Dirty Skirts have always had clear intentions as to where they were headed: to rise to the top of the South African music scene, and to take their music to the world. Driven by the awareness that it must be possible to reverse the tide of American/UK musical imports that washes through South Africa year to year, they?re on a mission to sell those pesky colonial powers something new, something very Cape Town.

Flash Republic
FlashRepublic is the funky collaboration of four of South Africa?s most prominent dance music talents, vocalist Tamara Dey, two of the country?s top DJs, Ryan Dent and Craig Massiv and the newest addition to the band MC Cliff Barns. Their music is best described as electro-tinged and soul-drenched house music. Flash Republic?s live show, which has seen them support Kelis, Fatboy Slim, Audio Bullies, and Stereo MC?s, has ignited dance floors and venues around the country, showcasing Tamara?s soulful vocals and Ryan and Craig on a combination of synths, samplers, keys and live visuals.

Napalma
Napalma is a musical inspiration born out of interaction between Brazil and Africa. Created in 2004 in Vitoria, Espirito Santo, Brazil they are discovering new ways to incite dance floor fever. The show is the result of powerful electronic dance grooves, percussions and rhythms from the rich Afro Brazilian musical heritage mixed with a performatic impact and inspiring vocals in Portuguese, English and Shangaan (from Mozambique). Napalma have been on the road for?four years, travelling in Brazil, Europe and Africa, playing an average of one hundred concerts a year.

The Sleepers
The Sleepers are Simon Tamblyn on lead vocals; Nicolai Roos on guitar and vocals; Steven Jacobson on drums; Jordi Reddy on keys and bass and Adam Hill on guitar, vocals and lapsteel.
The Sleepers was formed by Adam Hill and Carly Phillips in 2003. Tragically, right after finishing their first demo release, Carly passed away from leukaemia. Jordi Reddy respectfully filled her shoes in 2006. Since 2006, The Sleepers have been garnering support and acclaim from an ever-growing base of loyal fans. The Sleepers are currently in the stages of post-production of their first professional full length offering recorded at RockitDog Studios..

Van Coke Kartel
Since the release of their debut album in November 2007, Van Coke Kartel has exploded onto the SA Music scene with sold out shows and raving reviews. Their self-titled album (recorded at Bellville Studios and produced by Theo Crous) was nominated for a SAMA Award 2008 for ?Best Afrikaans Rock album? Van Coke Kartel?s second full length album ?Waaksaam en Wakker? was released in September 2008. The new album offers a huge, intensive production with an added progressive and even ?softer? dimension to the straight up in your face raw sound that initially established Van Coke Kartel as a band.

Sick-leaves
The Sick-Leaves are an indie rock artist from Johannesburg who has twice been nominated for a SA Music Award in the category of Best Alternative Album: English (2007 & 2009). Recent performances include a 2009 main stage performance at Oppikoppi, Rocking the Daisies, St Stithians College Arts Festival, Pinkie Fest and performance on MK?s Studio 1 as well as many other high profile gigs around the country. The Sick-Leaves have two music videos on rotation on MK & one on rotation on MTV Europe. The Sick-Leaves song ?All These Foolish Things (I?ve said)? was used for the Rocking the Daisies tv ad.

New Academics
The genre defying New Academics are a Johannesburg based South African band, who have dished out their twisted brand of groove-oriented rock from almost every single club and festival stage in the country since their inception in 2004. 5 years later, with 2 albums, 2 consecutive SAMA ?Best Alternative Album? nominations and 3 European Tours under their belt, the band has stepped off the beaten path once more as 2009 sees them redirect their sound down more electronically oriented pathways.

Taxi Violence
For Taxi Violence, ?Full effort is full victory?, and somehow they just wouldn?t feel satisfied were it any other way. Keeping their fans close at hand is an integral part of this rock band?s motto. They realized that whilst such things as radio play, A-list air time and high rotation videos are important tools to furthering a career, they are not the be-all and end-all. Taxi Violence will make it: on their own terms. Whether on stage or in the studio, Taxi Violence refuses to play a mediocre song. It?s got to blow their minds first, otherwise we won?t hear it. They are a rock band in the true sense of the word.

Iridium Project
Iridium Project's unique mix of funk, uplifting house, electro, jazz, soul and breakbeats with live instrumentation is kicking up a storm in Cape Town?s party scene. The group constantly explores new frontiers of modern synthesiser technology with a wealth of extensive DJ experience and innovation, while incorporating instrumentation such as aboriginal didgeridoo, live bass guitar, 70's analogue keyboard and percussion but then add vocals to the mix and it is a out of this world.... they are a must see!

Magic Carpet Ride
Imagine its a Sunday sunset and your sipping on cocktails listening to live lounge music with Cape Towns finest electronic house DJ's and top notch musicians. The band Magic Carpet Ride features the likes of DJ Craig De Sousa and DJ Nick Matthews, bringing that funk'd up sound with Dan Shout on Sax and Maurice "The Passion" on base, of course a band is nothing without? synthesized keyboard player Jason Reolon and finally? through in some? smooth warm jazz vocals by non other than Melanie Scholtz .

aKING
aKING is a melodic Pop-Rock band.? The band was formed when Hunter Kennedy and Jaco Venter from Fokofpolisiekar, teamed up with friends Laudo Liebenberg and Hennie van Halen, joining their combined creative forces in making music that expresses their shared experiences and influences. - aKING is going to be big. Like really big. Dutch Courage has more hooks than Dennis Rodman`s face. ?Guilty as Sin? is a brave chest-slapper that U2 wouldn`t have the cajones to write.? Zane Henry, Argus Tonight.

Rudimentals
The Rudimentals are a Cape Town AFRICAN-SKA Band.Between 2004-2008, they have had the privilege to perform at The Resonance New Years Eve Festival at Theewaterskloof, the Cape Town International Jazz Festival alongside Jazz greats such as Randy Crawford, Joe Sample, The Average White Band and Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Kirstenbosch Gardens, The Cape Metropolitan, The "Sounds of the City" concert series , Cape Town City Festival of Lights, the Splashy Fen Festival, Oppikoppi, a National tour with UB40 in 2007, and shared a stage alongside well known artists such as Johnny Clegg, Lucky Dube, Hip Hop Pantsula, Freshlyground, Mad Caddies and Fuzigish.

Zebra and Giraffe
Zebra & Giraffe is the name of a new force pressing itself into the hearts and minds of music fans ? and even on the first listen it?s clear that Z&G?s debut longplayer, ?Collected Memories?, is every bit as unique as the animals that its named after. The cleverly named act began as the 12-lettered pseudonym of Johannesburg music wunderkind, Greg Carlin, but has now evolved into a 5 piece live band that have toured across South Africa, played alongside international acts such as Oasis and Snow Patrol, and picked up a SAMA award.

Ej von Lyrik
Ej von Lyrik has been writing and performing her own material ever since she began working on music as a career in 1997. Having a distinct interest in music production, she started producing her own instrumentals in 2001. She has performed on various international stages as well as collaborating with some hefty names in the music industry, and forms a third of the legendary female hip hop group Godessa.

Hog Hoggidy Hog
The name Hog Hoggidy Hog has been etched deep into the mosh-wounds of the South African scene. It?s been over a decade of action-packed, music, mishchef and mayhem since the young hoglets first blessed the decaying stage of the Purple Turtle with their debut performance. Now all these years down the line, not much has changed. They may be somewhat more professional, a bit better known but it?s sometimes still a struggle to keep singer, George Bacon?s clothes on.

7th Son
Born from the womb of the Mother City, comes a band like no other, a band that defies parameters and exists on the sharp side of ?rude, rock, reggae?. Formed in the summer of 2000, 7th Son quickly grew into an arsenal of acoustics and expanded their backline with the incorporation of some of South Africa's tightest musicians into the mix. 7th Son gained fast popularity, and it wasn't long after the release of their first entirely self-produced album, "Fire in the Rain" that the band began touring the rest of the country regularly, playing at all major clubs and festivals.

The Plastics
In a world of disposable hypopracy, originality is a scarce commodity. In a world of sound-a-same bands, you?ve got to travel a pretty distance to hear a groove that makes your soul want to get up and dance, dance, dance! Not that dancing is the only thing they?d like their music to inspire.This dynamic quartet of musicians, hailing from the fairest Cape, are on a mission to take charge and change the rules.

Southpaw
Since their first gig at The Armchair in Observatory, the band had pushed to play at various other events and venues. Southpaw has played at events such as (not in order): The Cell C Sound of the City, Obs Fest (2006 and 2007), The Vodacom Sound of Summer, Rocking the Daisies 2007, The Vodacom Comedy Festival, Levi's Vintage Sundays, Levi's Best of Vintage Sundays, Levi's Young Guns, The J&B Met 2007, and many others.

Reburn
This Cape Town based 5 pieceIndie Rock band with a distinct sound that is catchy and unforgettable, REBURN got together in early 2008. They have since been labeled as one of SA?s top bands by the media and their steadily growing fan base.

For more info go to: www.reburn.co.za

Ill-Literate-skill
Few hip-hop outfits can claim to have consistently survived the times through
trial and tribulations. Ill-Literate-Skill?s foundation has never been tried and
tested as much as it has been in recent months, but the crew is proving to be
more determined and resilient then ever. With the independent release of their
long awaited sophomore album, Off The Radar, Ill Skillz truly reflects the
eclecticism Jimmy Flexx and Tommy Jinxx have in their approach to making
traditional hip hop that honours the golden era, yet maintaining progression and relevance throughout.

ETC Crew
ETC CREW is the Cape Town-based, multi-racial, cross dimensional hiphop rap outfit that you might?ve already heard of.? Fuelled by their own fresh yet energetic, jazzy, beat-bopping, head-nodding hip hop sound, they are on a mission to fill a cultural and musical gap in the South African music industry. Not content to be followers in the game, they would rather do it differently, making changes on their own terms, armed with the kind of quality beats that speak to your feet and a highly comedic lyrical flow that is completely contagious.

5th Floor
5th Floor is a hip-hop outfit consisting of originally 12 members and hail from Cape Town. 2 emcees in the team? have currently independantly launched a second album called ?Sex & Revolution? on the 27th(Cape Town) & 28th(Joburg) of March ?08 respectively. The emcees are accompanied by a 4 piece band. The crew performs and produces hip-hop music, as well as providing platforms for urban-art expression within their immediate community.

Rattex
Away from the stage, Rattex's calm and quiet demeanor belies the intense fire that burns deep within him. Rattex takes his name from a well-known brand of rat poison. Like the poison, Rattex is known to lyrically kill any rapper foolish enough to test him.1981, born Thabo Twetwa in Nyanga, Cape Town, Rattex (or 'Rah' to his friends and fans) came into the world during an intense period of political turmoil and racial oppression.

Jaak
Jaak is Afrikaans. Jaak was born and bred in the home of Afrikaans. In the town where Afrikaans got official recognition as a respectable language - Paarl. The place where the Taalmonument stands erect on Paarl mountain like a big, fat middle finger, telling the world, "Up yours! Afrikaans represent!"

Ben Sharpa
Considered by those in the know to be one of the African Continent's most accomplished lyricists, Ben Sharpa has dedicated his life to his art, undertaking an epic musical journey characterised by an unshakeable self-belief that has seen him cheat death itself in order to fulfill his?destiny.Born in the rugged ghetto slums of Soweto, South Africa in 1979, Ben Sharpa aka Oh Kaptin My Kaptin (or simply ?Kap' to his friends and fans), experienced the full force of the brutal Apartheid regime and the revolutionary turmoil that surrounded the struggle against?it.

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Djs

Counterstrike
Hyphen
Niskerone
SFR
MC Skywalker
MC Psyke
Craig de Sousa
Tony Finger
Peter Abrahams
Tony Smith
Bruno Morphet (Killer Robot)
Ivan (Killer Robot)
Elgordo
Haezer
Brucewillis
Shaun Duvet
SoftServe
Nesono AKA Broken Toy
Ryan Dent
Craig Massiv
Matthew Quinton
Gotz Scheffel
Sandorable
Ainsley
Puck
PH Fat
Antonio
Spekta
XRay
Lapse
Grave Danger
Anthea S
DJ Strat3gy
Valve State
DJ Raiko
DJ Eazy
DJ Azhul
Proverb
Nick Mathews
Dj Sandorable
...and many more.