Songbird Cailyn Shelby Releases New Pop Gem ‘Best Mistake’

Wonderful to see 21 year old Cailyn Shelby, who has attended Music Exchange growing in leaps and bounds and she is processing her thoughts and emotions through songwriting. After the success of her debut single ‘My Four Friends’, Cailyn premieres ‘Best Mistake’ as she opens up about accidentally stepping out of the friend zone and... Continue Reading →

THEO WATT JOINS ROCKETS FOR LAST SHOW ON 11TH MARCH IN PAARL

Former lead singer of The Rockets, Theo Watt, will be joining the group for their final appearance on 11 March at the Young Gardens Rugby Football Club’s Back to our Roots Music Festival. The Paarl club is 75 years old and the concert, at the Amphitheatre on Paarl Mountain, is the kick-off to their anniversary... Continue Reading →

Open Letter To The Next Generation Of Artists – by Herbie Hancock and Wayne Shorter

To the Next Generation of Artists, We find ourselves in turbulent and unpredictable times. From the horror at the Bataclan to the upheaval in Syria and the senseless bloodshed in San Bernardino, we live in a time of great confusion and pain. As an artist, creator and dreamer of this world, we ask you not... Continue Reading →

Ocean Race wild start to Leg 3 from Cape Town

It was an extraordinary ‘stop-go’ type of start to Leg 3 of The Ocean Race in Table Bay as the five-boat IMOCA fleet set out on their 12,750 nautical mile adventure towards Itajaí in Brazil. The race started with two and a half laps of an inshore course to give the crowds lining the Cape... Continue Reading →

The Ocean Race – Leg 3: An enthralling, treacherous sleigh ride

At over 12,750 nautical miles, Leg 3 of this 14th edition will be the longest ever in the 50 years since this race began. When the boats cast off from the dock at midday in Cape Town on Sunday, this will be the most emotional departure for friends and family. As the fleet heads into... Continue Reading →

Team Holcim – PRB (SUI) wins Cape Town In-Port Race from start to finish in Cape Town.

Team Holcim - PRB (SUI) led the Cape Town In-Port Race presented by V&A Waterfront from start to finish in Cape Town. With the South African sun blazing down on the race course and the southerly breeze blowing 15-18 knots, conditions could not have been better for some fast and tactical competition. All pics by... Continue Reading →

RJ Benjamin on Good Hope FM tonight 22 Feb with Chad Saaiman @18H40

RJ Benjamin celebrates contentment with Cameron Ward Tune in to Good hope FM tonight to find out more with CJ Chad Saaiman See poster please

11th Hour Racing Team has finished Leg 2 of The Ocean Race 2022-23 in third place.

The boat we are following in the the Ocean Race ... 11th Hour Racing Team finished Leg 2 of The Ocean Race 2022-23 in third place on Sunday . It was an intense battle for the podium over the final stage of the race, with six lead changes in the last 24-hours, as the crews... Continue Reading →

Lee Cole to play De Waal Park on Sunday 12th Feb with one pristinely produced pop song at a time.

Lee Cole has steadily been making his musical presence known, one pristinely produced pop song at a time and he plays De Waal Park with Prime Circle and Jesse Clegg this Sunday 12th Feb.

Interview with Sophia Foster post show at Kirstebosch on 5th Feb 

Golden Oldies is an initiative by Capetonian entertainer Terry Fortune, who is widely known as a South African music legend.  The concert  was held on Sunday 5th Febuary at Kirstenbosch  will paying  tribute to and honour local legendary performing artists and musicians to thank them for their significant contributions to the music industry and their communities.... Continue Reading →

Superb masterclass with RJ Benjamin & Cameron Ward – held on Sat 4th Feb

An outstanding 2 hour masterclass with RJ Benjamin and Cameron Ward took place on Sat 4th Feb at Paul Bothners Claremont, (the home of sat morning masterclasses for MEX).A detailed breakdown of collaboration and the success that can be achieved as well as the challenges was highlighted in the talk. RJ opened up as to... Continue Reading →

Prime Circle is rock royalty and they in Cape Town this Sunday 12th in De Waal Park enjoy the interview

Prime Circle is regarded as South African rock royalty with numerous awards, six studio albums which have achieved multi-platinum status, several chart-topping singles and sold-out tours to its name.

P Fore Online hosting a dance party with a cause Sat 28th at the Wynberg Civic

The Wynberg Civic in Rosmead Avenue, Kenilworth, Cape Town has hosted stunning events over the years and this Saturday 28th January is no different. The online radio station P Fore Online is hosting a dance party with a cause this Saturday 28th January from 4pm Please let’s support the iconic Cape Town artist Sammy Webber... Continue Reading →

11th hour Racing set off on 14th edition of The Ocean Race 2022-23.

11th hour Racing has been preparing for this very moment for over three years and at 1605 CET (1505 UTC), Mālama, skippered by Charlie Enright, and crewed by Simon Fisher, Jack Bouttell, Francesca Clapcich, and Amory Ross, set off on the 14th edition of The Ocean Race 2022-23. As thousands of fans packed the harbor... Continue Reading →

STEVE LOUW CHATS HIS LATEST ALBUM, THUNDER AND RAIN, AND WHAT IT MEANS TO BE AN ARTIST IN A CORPORATE WORLD

Written by Daniel Luckhoff Wessels From Texx And The City For all his accomplishments and accolades – including a SAMA nomination for best rock album with Headlight Dreams – Steve Louw has a genuine and disarming affability to him as he greets me over Zoom from a predictably rainy England. Since he started becoming active in the scene... Continue Reading →

Watching the World Cup final in Askham

Who would have thought that twelve years later, I would be in the Northern Cape in a San village shooting a video, with my client and watching the World Cup final on my phone. My love of all things Argentina come from the Steverlynck family - 5 brothers who I grew up with in Sea... Continue Reading →

On the Couch with Music Exchange – podcasts #spotifywrapped

https://open.spotify.com/show/7CCcqSqVPZplVsZA81XoY0?si=lpZXh8LKSvGJJjd-uyznJQ&nd=1 On the Couch with Music Exchange

Concerts in the Park: How a leftover pocket between reservoirs became a music hub

By Martin Myers, from Biz Community There's no doubt that a city's heart beats boldest through its green spaces. New York has Central Park, London has Hyde Park and Cape Town has De Waal Park. Image by Mark Breetzke: Sipho Mabuse rocking De Waal Park But De Waal Park, in terms of location, is hard... Continue Reading →

Music photographer, Henry Engelbrecht’s legacy lives on in a book of his collective works

Giant in The Pit Website [Pictured: ‘Giant in The Pit’ Book Cover]Image Credit – Dominic Morel  Henry is the Giant in the Pit. A passionate, generous and gentle giant, Henry Engelbrecht will always be remembered for his profound influence on the local live music industry in South Africa.  For over a decade ‘Big H’ – as he was... Continue Reading →

Steve Louw: “If you can’t just say it, what’s the point?” – interview | Louder Than War

As Steve Louw releases Thunder And Rain, his second album in as many years, he speaks to Nils van der Linden about finding inspiration in nature, facing his mortality, the power of keeping things simple, a life lived through music, and that one time he shared a stage with Beyoncé.

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