Since my previous post on South African bands on Twitter, I’ve been contemplating drafting a list of South African bands and musos that tweet. After reading Anna’s blog post on the topic, listing South African music industry Twitter users, I’ve decided to draft the list. Twitter is an amazing service that can assist bands in connecting with their fan base, finding out what their fans would like to know, and sharing information with their fans, potential fans, other bands, etc. If used correctly, the technology can assist bands greatly in growing their fanbase. So, without further ado, here’s the list:
Twitter URL
Name
Description
The Rudimentals
Ska/Reggae/Afro-beat band
Jax Panik
Electro artist
Goldfish
Electro-jazz Fusion duo
7th Son
Rude Rock Reggae
The Dirty Skirts
Indie Rock band
Zebra and Giraffe
Electro-rock group
Van Coke Kartel
Afrikaans rock trio
Freshly Ground
African Jazz Pop group
Dom of Goldfish
Member of Goldfish
The Parlotones
Indie Rock group
Die Heuwels Fantasties
Afrikaans band
KMD
Music Distribution
The Wartermark High
Pretorian acous tic group
Cat String Theory
Rock band
Julia Jakobsen
Frontwoman of “Jules & the Fools”
Saudiq Kahn
Flamenco Guitarist
Tony Grant
Skyeclad
Cape Town based 5-piece rock band
Ashtray Electric
Taxi Violence
South African rock n roll band
Tuks FM
Pretorian radio station
MKtv
Music channel on DSTV
African Dope Records
Independent Cape Town based record label
Music Review
South African music reviews website
Red Huxley
Self-described “raw music”.
Oppikoppi Festival
Popular South African music festival
The Assembly
Cape Town based live entertainment venue
Pretty Blue Guns
Garage Rock band from Cape Town
BiG Concerts
South African live music promoter
Tamara Dey
Lead singer of Dance band Flash Republic
Mix ‘n Blend
Cape Town based DJs
Zebra and Giraffe
Terror MC
Hip Hop, Funk, Roots Music
South African Music Awards
SAMAs on Twitter
Rocking The Daisies Festival
Music festival held in Darling
Rhythm Records
Record label and online music store
Die Heuwels Vantasties
Alternative pop band
Arno Carstens
Singer/Songwriter and Springbok Nude Girls frontman
Karen Zoid
Afrikaans rocker
Crossing Point
Durban based hardcore band
Cat String Theory
Energetic rock band
Jack Parow
Afrikaanse rapper wat cooler as jy is
Hog Hoggidy Hog
Cape Town pork-rock legends
I will be adding periodically to this list. I will also update with various music industry twitter users, etc. Anna’s list has a good few names I’ve missed out and which I will be adding soon. Thanks for posting your list, Anna. 🙂 Glad to see bands signing up on Twitter. If you have any bands to add to this list, please add them via the comments below, and they will be added to the list.