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S08E12 – This Time It’s Personal!

Maybe it’s the lockdown, maybe it’s the heatwave in the US and UK, but Brett & Leon – on either sides of the Atlantic – are feeling in a nostalgic mood, so they go back to their roots as long-haired students at Rhodes University in Grahamstown in the late 1980s, to play some records and chat about the times, and the music and musicians they encountered. There’s also a very special shout out to the “old man” that taught Leon how to play a walking baseline and inspired Brett’s first real song. Happy Birthday Barry Sweetman!

This episode features:

  • The Sighs of Monsters
  • Barry Sweetman
  • Larry Strelitz
  • Mini Dial
  • The Leather Omnibus
  • Chris Letcher
  • The Jazzanians
  • Zim Ngqawana
  • Darius Brubeck
  • Johannes Kerkorrel
  • Koos Kombuis
  • Bernoldus Niemand

Check out our 1989 interviews with Zim, and the Voelvry guys…. and of course, the story of the Rhodes University Big Band!

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S07E06 – We’ve Got Issues

Leon and Brett present another hour of great South African music and engage in kak-praat about some of the issues of the day. Oh, and the most important thing is: keep an eye out for guitar legend, Louis Mhlanga’s guitars! The musician was robbed and had his gear stolen.

  • Johnny Clegg & Savuka
  • Tony Cox
  • Johannes Kerkorrel
  • Winston’s Jive Mix Up
  • The Sighs of Monsters
  • Robin Auld
  • Anna Wolf
  • Louis Mhlanga
  • Vusi Mahlasela
  • The Spectres

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S07E01 – A New Season

Leon & Brett return for a new season of ‘Tune Me What?’, the podcast bringing you the very best of South African music. Join us for another series of great music from the southern tip of Africa, from all genres and all eras, for all tastes, with a generous dose of ‘kakpraat’ in the mix.

In this episode we feature:

  • The Medicine Dolls
  • Flash Republic
  • Hip Hop Pantsula
  • Daniel Haaksman & Spoek Mathambo
  • African Jazz Pioneers
  • The Sighs of Monsters
  • Nakhane
  • Mauritz Lotz
  • Petit Cheval
  • Steve Kekana

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Second Season Sunset Show

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Well, it’s the last show of the season, so Leon & Brett indulge themselves with whatever catches their fancy, including some tunes from some old friends and – as a special event – Brett gives a sneak-peak of his new album with current band The Sighs of Monsters who have remade a song first performed by the, er, ‘legendary’ Leather Omnibus.

In all it’s a bitter-sweet show as we say goodbye until next season… well, almost goodbye because Tune Me What? will be back for a bumper New Year’s Party special in late-December! Keep an eye out for details!

In this episode, we feature the music of:

  • Anton Goosen
  • Black Coffee
  • Jo Edwards
  • JoBurg City Stars
  • Johnny Clegg and Savuka
  • Mahlatini and The Mahotella Queens
  • N. D. Hotshots
  • One Large Banana
  • The Sighs of Monsters
  • Slo Foot King Brothers
  • Springbok Nude Girls
  • Zinkplaat

Brett’s band – The Sighs of Monsters – which featured in this how, released their first single the day after this show came out. Here it is:

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