Monday 8 October 2012

South African House Music Takes Over.

 

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South African house music has increased and pretty much taken out some of the genres in South African  music and is slowly taking over even internationally the house market  is big in South Africa and has inspired alot of producers and DJs. House music consists of many genres but sometimes called Afro House, sometimes Dance music, South African House is distinctly South African with that  they learnt from Kwaito and applied it to House, which means taking your basic 125BPM and adding elements that ground it in the lived reality of South Africans.
South African House music consists of  theses genres:
  • Deep House
  • Commercial House
  • Tribal House
  • Soulful House
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Just to name a few and South African music is wide genre and has everything in it and now international DJ make house music just for South Africa and are involved the likes of Ralf Gum, Louie Vega, Avi Alman AKA UPZ, The Layabouts just to mention a few whos music is mostly loved and regocnised in South Africa and they are getting good reception from South African house music lovers. South African house music DJs are going international such as Black Coffee,Dj Euphonik. Dj Fresh, Black Motion are some who have gained international recognition, the spread of this music hasd mostly been inlunced by social media now house music reaches masses all across the world  with Twitmusic,Email,SoundCloud,Hulkshare and many more to hsare it and they all are to thank for the spread of house music.
 
            Hears a house mix just to give you an idea of what i have been talking about
 

8 comments:

  1. HOUSE MUSIC HAS TAKEN SOUTH AFRICA, THOUGH YOU FORGOT TO ADD ELECTRO HOUSE, THE BEST THING ABOUT HOUSE MUSIC IS THE FACT THAT ITS EVER CHANGING

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    1. Yes Electro is slowlty getting relevant now but nits only recent but yes house music accomdates all and evr changing for a reason.

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  2. this shows th power of he social mdia,i musicians can see the influence of social media and apply i as a media tacic... as for house music i love i because its fo ever changing an accomodaes everyone

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    1. Yes Social Media is very key and good for devoplment of any artist to get regonition.

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  3. I have a friend who left South Africa in the year 2000 and went to England, when he came back, he knew nothing about house music. What made house music so popular in South Africa if its been around for years, and not much knew about it?

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    1. Well we all listen to diffrent music maybe your friend isnt a fan cause haouse msuic is basicaly dance and if he didint know its cause hwe choose not to know about house music.

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  4. House music is indeed taking over in south africa.i think this is happening because south africa has lots of potential house Djs and every Dj wants to be at the top.all Dj are working towards perfection and that is why we love house music.

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  5. Yes they are and means more good music for us.

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