Looking through the net
We realize that there have always been trail blazers before us
people who have kept reggae Mzansi alive on the net
We acknowledge and with this entry we would like to salute them
Here are the first of the many blogs & FB pages we’d like to give a shout out to
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Blogging since January 2012
This blog is curated by the Lioness Production Crew
The same crew that brought first Anthony B then Capleton to our shores
They recently staged a massive local artist showcase called: Catch a Fire in Jozi
They are also behind the Petition for Raggae music and culture to be broadcast on national Tel-I-Vision
They host a monthly club event at OST, in Newtown, Jozi, every 1st Friday of the month, giving platform to local reggae and dancehall talents.
They are essentially an events management marketing promoters
In their own words:
Lioness Productions SA is a young and dynamic marketing, entertainment and event organisers/management services expert entity, currently focused but not limited on Reggae/Dancehall music events and promotions which is the culmination of a vision spanning over many years. Established to bring reggae lovers together to work, to preserve the art form and its traditional message of unity.
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The blog covers both local and international news
They are a good source of updates for what is current and the latest.
Check out Reggaeontherise blogspot
And like their FB page to get the updates
Word on the net is that there’s another Lioness Production event coming up
Lioness production, we see you……
blogging since April 2013
This blog, just like MzansiReggae is the new kid on the net
And already with an impressive 500+ hits
In their own words:
South African Entertainment Industry, main focus being the Reggae/Dancehall industry.
News, DJs, Events, Previews, Music, Downloads and more
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With varied posts that ranges from
African Reggae going international to Rasta got swag
And a popular post Up close with Faya Uman
We expect to hear more from them
As we grow together
Blogging since July 2007
And the last entry was on 7th August 2012.
Ironically the last post is entitled: We are Back on track!
Blogging from Limpopo, Africa’s Eden
In April 2011 MAFLED REGGAE WEBSITE reached an impressive 28 835 Page views .
Mafled blog has a wealth of information especially on reggae artists
The not so popular ones but who have always kept reggae music alive
It is an archive of South African reggae culture outside the metropolis
A discerning reggae listener with interest in the history of reggae in SA
Would find this blog to be of interest, make time to dig through it
You will find jems.
In his own words:
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MAFLED.BLOGSPOT.COM the first Reggae music website in South Africa! Join us in the fight against Reggae Apartheid in South Africa, lets popularize our South African Reggae music- lets be proud of our own Reggae artists lets support them- lets support Mafled.blogspot.com. viva SA REGGAE MUSIC viva!!!
Blogging since Oct 2009
Last entry Jan 2012
In their own words:
This space is a platform to record history and events as they happen.
To talk back to issues and ignite discussion about issues of personal and national importance and
relevance.
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Wanna know about the best south African album releases between 2000 and 2012?
Head on over to the mzabalazo blogspot to find out
Read an impressive CD review of Jah Seed’s NO RETREAT NO SURRENDER album
Complete with sleeve cover notes and cover design
And there’s the Da Live Eastern Cape Reggae Coastal Tour-2010 Review/Preview
With an impressive lineup that includes Jah Angel, JJ alcapone, Lava, Lord Harmony, Natty Bongo, psalm 87, Sugah, third generation band.
Just reading about it makes us wanna be there.
We really wish that this site was never discontinued
But we will take it from where they left off
Cos the struggle umzabalazo continues
.Lo ngumzabalazo wengqondo, hayi izigalo…..