Monthly Archives: December 2018

S06E27 – New Year’s Eve Tripple-Header

Leon and Brett get into the New Year Party mood with some new and classic South African tunes you can dance to.

This week we feature

  • Boo!
  • PJ Powers & HHP
  • Mango Groove
  • Lucky Dube
  • Via Afrika
  • eVoid
  • Anna Wolf
  • Bye Beneco
  • Sipho Hotstix Mabuse
  • Boerekwella
  • Soul Brothers
  • Jack Parow

We really appreciate your feedback. We’re always open to suggestions and even requests! If you’re a South African musician living or touring internationally, do let us know about your concerts, album releases or tours – we’d love to give you a punt on the show.

Our email address is yesno@tunemewhat.com But most importantly, if you enjoy the show, tell your friends about Tune Me What?! You can find us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/TuneMeWhat

S06E26 – The Young Ones

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Brett and Leon challenge each other to remember when they were part of the great unwashed, when they like countless Rhodes students in the 80s were like Neil from The Young Ones. When life revolved around Tassies, politics and music, but mainly music, or mainly Tassies, depending on who you ask. But as usual, in-between the kakpraat is some great South African music.

This episode features:

  • Eric Van Der Westen & Louis Mhlanga
  • Jack Parow
  • Andre Le Toit
  • Die Radio Kalaharii Orkes
  • The Leather Omnibus
  • Burt Kaempfert
  • Chris Letcher,
  • The Dirty Skirts
  • Cherry Faced Lurchers,
  • Fetish

We really appreciate your feedback. We’re always open to suggestions and even requests! If you’re a South African musician living or touring internationally, do let us know about your concerts, album releases or tours – we’d love to give you a punt on the show.

Our email address is yesno@tunemewhat.com But most importantly, if you enjoy the show, tell your friends about Tune Me What?! You can find us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/TuneMeWhat

S06E25 – Talking James Phillips Blues

In this special episode, Brett sits down to with Michael Cross – director of the new James Phillips documentary “The Fun’s Not Over” to talk about James Phillips, documentary making, the South African music scene of the 1980s and 1990s and a bit of life, the universe and everything. Between chewing the proverbial cud, they manage to play some great records from James’s discography, featuring his solo work and the many bands he was a part of. The interview is an near-essential companion to Michael’s film for anyone who can’t get enough of Mr Cross’s can insights into his subject matter.

This episode features:

  • James Phillips
  • The Cherry Faced Lurchers
  • Bernoldus Niemand & Die Swartgevaar
  • Corporal Punishment
  • Illegal Gathering
  • The Lurchers
  • Chris Letcher
  • Not The Midnight Mass

The film is available to rent online and buy on DVD. See for more details check out

https://www.facebook.com/The-Funs-Not-Over-The-James-Phillips-Story-1934107700238755/

The excellent soundtrack from which we took most of today’s show is available via Bandcamp:

https://jamesphillipsost.bandcamp.com/

We really appreciate your feedback. We’re always open to suggestions and even requests! If you’re a South African musician living or touring internationally, do let us know about your concerts, album releases or tours – we’d love to give you a punt on the show.

Our email address is yesno@tunemewhat.com But most importantly, if you enjoy the show, tell your friends about Tune Me What?! You can find us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/TuneMeWhat

S06E24 – Tjoons ‘n’ Kakpraat

Leon and Brett are back from their break with 75 minutes of tjoons and kak-praat, bringing you some of the best of South African music and jabbering about life, the universe and everything from Spur burgers to annoying subtitles.

In this episode we feature

  • Lithium
  • Wild Youth
  • Bernoldus Niemand
  • Lone Hill Estate
  • Nakhane
  • Ringo
  • Tailor
  • Refentse
  • S Dyer & B Mokhiti
  • Harari

We really appreciate your feedback. We’re always open to suggestions and even requests! If you’re a South African musician living or touring internationally, do let us know about your concerts, album releases or tours – we’d love to give you a punt on the show.

Our email address is yesno@tunemewhat.com But most importantly, if you enjoy the show, tell your friends about Tune Me What?! You can find us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/TuneMeWhat