https://simplecast.com Down Beat Africa, the place where music was first heard. We join the Down Beat hosts as they discuss local music and the industry from the continent. This show is for all the enthusiasts keen to plug into what is happening [musically] in Africa. 2020 - Down Beat en Mon, 1 Feb 2021 17:20:37 +0000 Mon, 1 Feb 2021 17:20:47 +0000 https://down-beat.simplecast.com Down Beat https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/dbc247e8-57c2-480b-995f-3117e9362ef1/916584ae-28e8-4f2c-8bf2-66835c5deeda/3000x3000/cover-3.jpg?aid=rss_feed https://down-beat.simplecast.com episodic Africa, the place where music was first heard. We join the Down Beat hosts as they discuss local music and the industry from the continent. This show is for all the enthusiasts keen to plug into what is happening [musically] in Africa. PieSlovakiaDance, Linda Mlotsha, dannyebtracks no https://feeds.simplecast.com/tNI8x9NW africa, african history, african music, afro beat, afro sound, down beat, hip hop, jazz, music, rnb PieSlovakiaDance reatile@morepies.com 42bb3fed-25d8-4d76-84d8-c2d1c9b9705f The Genre that provides joy and healing, Gospel - Ep 8 Gospel music sits in the top ten music genres in the world. In this episode Sihle and Bongani discuss the genre and share some of their favourite gospel selections.

Follow @downbeatpodcast on Instagram.

This is a PieSlovakiaDance original podcast series. Research and writing, Sihle Mkhwanazi and Bongani Dube. Engineering, Reatile Mosoeu.

Thank for listening to this season of Down Beat. We are looking forward our second season with you.

]]> Mon, 1 Feb 2021 17:20:37 +0000 reatile@morepies.com (Down Beat) https://down-beat.simplecast.com/episodes/the-genre-that-provides-joy-and-healing-gospel-ep-8-JD21AZSl Gospel music sits in the top ten music genres in the world. In this episode Sihle and Bongani discuss the genre and share some of their favourite gospel selections.

Follow @downbeatpodcast on Instagram.

This is a PieSlovakiaDance original podcast series. Research and writing, Sihle Mkhwanazi and Bongani Dube. Engineering, Reatile Mosoeu.

Thank for listening to this season of Down Beat. We are looking forward our second season with you.

]]> The Genre that provides joy and healing, Gospel - Ep 8 Down Beat 00:30:30 Gospel music sits in the top ten music genres in the world. In this episode Sihle and Bongani discuss the genre and share some of their favourite gospel selections. Thank for listening to this season of Down Beat. We are looking forward our second season with you. Gospel music sits in the top ten music genres in the world. In this episode Sihle and Bongani discuss the genre and share some of their favourite gospel selections. Thank for listening to this season of Down Beat. We are looking forward our second season with you. gospel music, down beat, gospel, pieslovakiadance, reatile mosoeu, africa, african gospel, sihle mkhwanazi, bongani dube, african music no full 8 1 9a299580-cded-4456-9dcc-6daa0f070a0a Mapunapuna, Sex Sells - Ep 7 This episode discusses sex and the music industry. Why does sex sell? Share you thoughts with us on the subject via our socials @downbeatpodcast on Instagram.

This is a PieSlovakiaDance original podcast series. Research and writing, Sihle Mkhwanazi and Bongani Dube. Engineering, Reatile Mosoeu. Special thank you to Masechaba Phakela for joining once again.

]]> Mon, 25 Jan 2021 15:13:44 +0000 reatile@morepies.com (Masechaba Phakela) https://down-beat.simplecast.com/episodes/mapunapuna-sex-sells-ep-7-4d9jqhkq This episode discusses sex and the music industry. Why does sex sell? Share you thoughts with us on the subject via our socials @downbeatpodcast on Instagram.

This is a PieSlovakiaDance original podcast series. Research and writing, Sihle Mkhwanazi and Bongani Dube. Engineering, Reatile Mosoeu. Special thank you to Masechaba Phakela for joining once again.

]]> Mapunapuna, Sex Sells - Ep 7 Masechaba Phakela 00:27:58 This episode discusses sex and the music industry. Why does sex sell? Share you thoughts with us on the subject via our socials @downbeatpodcast on Instagram. This episode discusses sex and the music industry. Why does sex sell? Share you thoughts with us on the subject via our socials @downbeatpodcast on Instagram. sex sells, ayanda jiya, sex and music, music, pieslovakiadance, reatile mosoeu, africa, masechaba phakela, sihle mkhwanazi, music podcast, bongani dube, african podcast, sex, african music no full 7 1 1eebc08b-3c89-48f4-90e2-6420433abdc6 Our Identity, Our Music - Ep 6 In this episode we are joined by Masechaba Phakela, band leader of Masechaba & the Soul Peanuts, to discuss Cultural Appropriation and Cultural Appreciation in music. What does it mean to appropriate musical culture? How do we as Africans promote and protect our cultures at the same time? This episode gets into the meat of the subject without forgetting to  supply you with good music.

We would love to hear your thoughts on the conversation or any other topic we have covered throughout the season. We are @downbeatpodcast on Instagram.

This is a PieSlovakiaDance original podcast series. Research and writing, Bongani Dube and Sihle Mkhwanazi. Engineering, Reatile Mosoeu. Special thanks to our guest, Masechaba Phakela.

]]> Tue, 19 Jan 2021 13:04:31 +0000 reatile@morepies.com (Masechaba Phakela) https://down-beat.simplecast.com/episodes/our-identity-our-music-ep-6-LhCUT2t_ In this episode we are joined by Masechaba Phakela, band leader of Masechaba & the Soul Peanuts, to discuss Cultural Appropriation and Cultural Appreciation in music. What does it mean to appropriate musical culture? How do we as Africans promote and protect our cultures at the same time? This episode gets into the meat of the subject without forgetting to  supply you with good music.

We would love to hear your thoughts on the conversation or any other topic we have covered throughout the season. We are @downbeatpodcast on Instagram.

This is a PieSlovakiaDance original podcast series. Research and writing, Bongani Dube and Sihle Mkhwanazi. Engineering, Reatile Mosoeu. Special thanks to our guest, Masechaba Phakela.

]]> Our Identity, Our Music - Ep 6 Masechaba Phakela 00:28:51 In this episode we are joined by Masechaba Phakela, band leader of Masechaba & the Soul Peanuts, to discuss Cultural Appropriation and Cultural Appreciation in music. What does it mean to appropriate musical culture? How do we as Africans promote and protect our cultures at the same time? This episode gets into the meat of the subject without forgetting to supply you with good music. In this episode we are joined by Masechaba Phakela, band leader of Masechaba & the Soul Peanuts, to discuss Cultural Appropriation and Cultural Appreciation in music. What does it mean to appropriate musical culture? How do we as Africans promote and protect our cultures at the same time? This episode gets into the meat of the subject without forgetting to supply you with good music. cultural appropriation, music, pieslovakiadance, reatile mosoeu, africa, masechaba phakela, sihle mkhwanazi, bongani dube, african podcast, traditional music, down beat podcast, african music, african music podcast no full 6 1 a5a73060-4cf7-44a2-8b58-c87371c10dd3 Borrowed Sound to New Genres - Ep 5 African music has influenced the sound of music around the world. In this episode, the babies (Bongane, Sihle and Linda) talk about the impact of the African sound on Africa and the role it played in shaping the future of music on the content. The babies talk about two genres - Afrobeat and Deep House - reflecting on the history behind their impact on the Great Continent.

The Down Beat podcast is a PieSlovakiaDance original podcast series. Research and writing by Bongani Dube, Sihle Mkhwanazi and Linda Mlotsho. Producer, Reatile Mosoeu.

Special mention to @dannyebtracks  and @funbimusic. Check out Danny Eb Tracks on YouTube for the afrobeat instrumental.

Link to episode playlist: Spotify, 

]]> Mon, 11 Jan 2021 19:20:56 +0000 reatile@morepies.com (PieSlovakiaDance) https://down-beat.simplecast.com/episodes/borrowed-sound-to-new-genres-ep-5-1D_wUhKA African music has influenced the sound of music around the world. In this episode, the babies (Bongane, Sihle and Linda) talk about the impact of the African sound on Africa and the role it played in shaping the future of music on the content. The babies talk about two genres - Afrobeat and Deep House - reflecting on the history behind their impact on the Great Continent.

The Down Beat podcast is a PieSlovakiaDance original podcast series. Research and writing by Bongani Dube, Sihle Mkhwanazi and Linda Mlotsho. Producer, Reatile Mosoeu.

Special mention to @dannyebtracks  and @funbimusic. Check out Danny Eb Tracks on YouTube for the afrobeat instrumental.

Link to episode playlist: Spotify, 

]]> Borrowed Sound to New Genres - Ep 5 PieSlovakiaDance 00:29:24 African music has influenced the sound of music around the world. In this episode, the babies (Bongane, Sihle and Linda) talk about the impact of the African sound on Africa and the role it played in shaping the future of music on the content. African music has influenced the sound of music around the world. In this episode, the babies (Bongane, Sihle and Linda) talk about the impact of the African sound on Africa and the role it played in shaping the future of music on the content. down beat, fela kuti, music, linda mlotsha, pieslovakiadance, deep house, afrobeat, africa, sihle mkhwanazi, dannyebtracks, bongani dube, african podcast, african music no full 5 1 712e2b2d-7d54-4b94-a787-e56f3b9c9b3f All That Jazz - Ep 4 Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The roots of Jazz include many Afro-American folk music traditions, such as spirituals, work songs, and blues. It also borrowed from 19th century band music and the ragtime style of piano playing. Our hosts walk us through the colourful origins of the genre and discuss its influence on the African continent.

Special mention to the Lincoln Centre School of Jazz.

The Down Beat podcast is a PieSlovakiaDance original series. Research and writing, Bongani Dube and Sihle Mkhwanazi. Engineering, Reatile Mosoeu.

]]> Mon, 4 Jan 2021 16:29:58 +0000 reatile@morepies.com (Lincoln Centre School of Jazz) https://down-beat.simplecast.com/episodes/all-that-jazz-ep-4-D8arMqHy Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The roots of Jazz include many Afro-American folk music traditions, such as spirituals, work songs, and blues. It also borrowed from 19th century band music and the ragtime style of piano playing. Our hosts walk us through the colourful origins of the genre and discuss its influence on the African continent.

Special mention to the Lincoln Centre School of Jazz.

The Down Beat podcast is a PieSlovakiaDance original series. Research and writing, Bongani Dube and Sihle Mkhwanazi. Engineering, Reatile Mosoeu.

]]> All That Jazz - Ep 4 Lincoln Centre School of Jazz 00:23:36 Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The roots of Jazz include many Afro-American folk music traditions, such as spirituals, work songs, and blues. It also borrowed from 19th century band music and the ragtime style of piano playing. Our hosts walk us through the colourful origins of the genre and discuss its influence on the African continent. Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The roots of Jazz include many Afro-American folk music traditions, such as spirituals, work songs, and blues. It also borrowed from 19th century band music and the ragtime style of piano playing. Our hosts walk us through the colourful origins of the genre and discuss its influence on the African continent. african jazz, lincoln centre school of jazz, down beat, pieslovakiadance, reatile mosoeu, africa, sihle mkhwanazi, jazz, bongani dube, african podcast, down beat podcast no full 4 1 ed819d66-886e-4513-a710-e0f5f00850f8 Dickies, Brentwood & Oskido - Ep 3 South African culture was forever shaped by the events of the 90's. Music's contribution to the era cannot be recognised without mentioning the impact of one uniquely South African genre, Kwaito. 
Linda Mlotshwa (this episode's guest host) is a music enthusiast and friend of the Down Beat podcast. 

This is PieSlovakiaDance original podcast series. Research and writing, the babies: Sihle Mkhwanazi, Bongani Dube and Linda Mlotshwa. Engineering, Reatile Mosoeu. Shout out to AyKayKing who produced the Kwesta - Vur Vai Instrumental (Saxophone Remix). 
 

Link to episode playlist on Spotify: Down Beat Kwaito LoveLink
Link to episode playlist on Apple Music: Down Beat Kwaito LoveLink

]]> Mon, 28 Dec 2020 17:17:48 +0000 reatile@morepies.com (Linda Mlotshwa, AyKayKing) https://down-beat.simplecast.com/episodes/dickies-brentwood-oskido-ep-3-DZfveW1n South African culture was forever shaped by the events of the 90's. Music's contribution to the era cannot be recognised without mentioning the impact of one uniquely South African genre, Kwaito. 
Linda Mlotshwa (this episode's guest host) is a music enthusiast and friend of the Down Beat podcast. 

This is PieSlovakiaDance original podcast series. Research and writing, the babies: Sihle Mkhwanazi, Bongani Dube and Linda Mlotshwa. Engineering, Reatile Mosoeu. Shout out to AyKayKing who produced the Kwesta - Vur Vai Instrumental (Saxophone Remix). 
 

Link to episode playlist on Spotify: Down Beat Kwaito LoveLink
Link to episode playlist on Apple Music: Down Beat Kwaito LoveLink

]]> Dickies, Brentwood & Oskido - Ep 3 Linda Mlotshwa, AyKayKing 00:22:19 South African culture was forever shaped by the events of the 90's. Music's contribution to the era cannot be recognised without mentioning the impact of one uniquely South African genre, Kwaito. In this episode, the babies are joined by Linda Mlotshwa, a music enthusiast and all-round good guy. Link to apple music playlist in the notes. South African culture was forever shaped by the events of the 90's. Music's contribution to the era cannot be recognised without mentioning the impact of one uniquely South African genre, Kwaito. In this episode, the babies are joined by Linda Mlotshwa, a music enthusiast and all-round good guy. Link to apple music playlist in the notes. aykayking, down beat, dance, music discussion, oskido, reatile mosoeu, kwaito, africa, new music, linda mlotshwa, sihle mkhwanazi, south africa, bongani dube, african podcast, african music no full 3 1 019c76bb-b69e-4d55-9d5f-075ac2f881d0 Let's Talk About It - Ep 2 Our hosts tackle difficult but important topics in this episode, violence and drug abuse. This is no ordinary music show. Let's talk (while listening beautiful music).

Down Beat is PieSlovakiaDance original podcast series. Research and writing, Bongani Dube and Sihle Mkhwanazi. Engineering, Reatile Mosoeu. Produced and brought to you by PieSlovakiaDance.

]]> Sun, 20 Dec 2020 19:45:50 +0000 reatile@morepies.com (Ntate Phakela) https://down-beat.simplecast.com/episodes/lets-talk-about-it-ep-2-2iHbTrXb Our hosts tackle difficult but important topics in this episode, violence and drug abuse. This is no ordinary music show. Let's talk (while listening beautiful music).

Down Beat is PieSlovakiaDance original podcast series. Research and writing, Bongani Dube and Sihle Mkhwanazi. Engineering, Reatile Mosoeu. Produced and brought to you by PieSlovakiaDance.

]]> Let's Talk About It - Ep 2 Ntate Phakela 00:21:18 We tackle difficult but important topics in this episode, violence and drug abuse. This is no ordinary music show. Let's talk (while listening beautiful music). We tackle difficult but important topics in this episode, violence and drug abuse. This is no ordinary music show. Let's talk (while listening beautiful music). down beat, bonganzi dube, pieslovakiadance, reatile mosoeu, africa, drug abuse, abuse, sihle mkwanazi, african music no full 2 1 589ad99c-5a9f-4072-a3b7-53d112b677aa Introduction to Down Beat - Ep 1 Introducing to Down Beat, a chatcast focused on highlighting the brilliance and beauty coming out of the African music industry. This episode covers a number of topics form the latest music coming out of South Africa; a shallow dive into the djembe drum; a brief discussion on the pitfalls of being a hungry music in Africa, and more. 

Down Beat is a PieSlovakiaDance original podcast series. Hosted by Sihle Mkhwanazi and Bongani Dube. Down Beat  is produced and brought to you by PieSlovakiaDance.

]]> Thu, 10 Dec 2020 20:25:44 +0000 reatile@morepies.com (PieSlovakiaDance) https://down-beat.simplecast.com/episodes/introduction-to-down-beat-ep-1-Pu4Q24hV Introducing to Down Beat, a chatcast focused on highlighting the brilliance and beauty coming out of the African music industry. This episode covers a number of topics form the latest music coming out of South Africa; a shallow dive into the djembe drum; a brief discussion on the pitfalls of being a hungry music in Africa, and more. 

Down Beat is a PieSlovakiaDance original podcast series. Hosted by Sihle Mkhwanazi and Bongani Dube. Down Beat  is produced and brought to you by PieSlovakiaDance.

]]> Introduction to Down Beat - Ep 1 PieSlovakiaDance 00:16:48 Conversations about the local music industry and the influence of African music on the continent. Conversations about the local music industry and the influence of African music on the continent. afro beat, music, pieslovakiadance, djembe drum, africa, jazz, african music no full 1 1