Acclaimed South African ‘Folk Roots’ Guitarist/Singer/Songwriter Nibs van der Spuy releases his first solo album, ‘Maiden of the river’ in seven years today, 4 May 2022. Written during lockdown along the Lisbon coast, the album’s ten intimate songs convey a deep message of hope, deliverance, and healing in a world off balance. Where Lisbon’s Tagus…
Pat McCay is a talented singer songwriter from Cape Town, South Africa. Best known for his folk-inspired, bluesy and lyrically rich tunes, his musical talents and captivating voice have seen him play major festivals and venues in SA since 2010. His new single Where the Light Gets In, a perfect blend of afro-folk and indie-pop…
Stanley Sibande Is a South African based, Zambian born, solo, Acoustic Singer Songwriter. He began his journey as a musician in his formative years singing along to popular music with his siblings in the living room of his childhood home as a pass-time. Joining his first band while taking a gap year in 2013, He…
Today sees the release of Just Get Me To Bed, the new single from South African folky blues rock duo The Amblers. Hailing from a vibrant and diverse music industry, the band have a broad range of both local and international musical influences from Southern Gypsy Queen and The Black Cat Bones, to The Rolling…
South African dark-folk priestess Ann Jangle has shared the video for her latest single Ballad of Pink Cocaine. Written after returning home from 8 months of cycling alone across half of the African continent, from South African to Kenya, to raise awareness for animals and uplift communities through her music. Influenced by West African rhythms,…
Cami Scoundrel has evolved a personal style that is deliberately out of sync with the mainstream; as raw, honest and ‘tell it like it is’ as you will ever get. It’s because Cami is fearlessly able to take her ideas where others are scared to tread. One part punk, another part hopeless romantic Cami’s songs…
(Photographer Luke Daniel) It’s been a fantastic year for Cape Town’s folk punk band The Shabs, from signing to South Africa’s leading independent label Just Music for the release for the release of their latest album Can You Hear Us at the Back, to 3 successful album launch tours that included the UK, Europe and…
(Photo Credit – Thomas Van Schalkwyk – Drawn to Light Productions) Just Kids is the new single from Johannesburg based Steve Umculo, an upbeat and energetic singer/songwriter whose music is a tasty blend between folky harmonies and afro-centric grooves. Steve maintains a seamless balance between sing-along melodies and dance-inducing grooves; his live show is…
(Photographer – Mark Dektor) STFD and Plug Music Agency are very happy to announce a run of South African solo shows for UK based folk-punk hero Frank Turner in April 2020. This will be his second time visiting the country after his 2014 maiden voyage and forms part of his Solo Southern Hemisphere 2020 Tour.…
