Few doubt that Bob Dylan was one of the 20th century’s greatest songwriters, but to many his voice is an acquired taste, hence the many, many covers of his songs are frequently preferred to his originals, and for those who hate his voice, luckily there are no shortage of these. South African artists were as enthusiastic as any to cover his music and to make his songs their own in almost every popular South African genre. In this episode, ‘Tune Me What?’explores some of these. The great Miriam Makeba said of Dylan the he was “someone who wrote very profound and interesting songs.” We think this is absolutely true, so we hope you enjoy with us an hour of the words of Bob Dylan through the voices of South African artists.

This episode features:

• David Kramer
• Miriam Makeba
• The Third Eye
• Ladysmith Black Mambazo
• The Dream Merchants
• The Soweto Gospel Choir
• Koos van der Merwe
• John E Sharp & The Squires
• Manfred Mann’s Earth Band
• Tribe After Tribe
• The Darius Brubeck Quartet

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