(HY Archive)
> Look up Brother - Hawk to Freedom In Search of the Composer.
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(Projects)
> MMINO & Lotteries Board - Funding for the HYMAProject - 2002 to 2004.
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(News Forum)
> Solomon Linda - Under the Mbube Covers! Is this where The Lion Sleeps Tonight? Rian Malan gives us his list of Mbube Covers.
Can you add a few?
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(Projects)
> Brian Finch - The Hero is thundering on & taking off again!
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(HY Archive)
> Roger Lucey - Ex-Arts Ed resigns from noseweek 39.
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(News Forum)
> Woodstock 1969 - Elliott Landy reflects. There is a renewed interest in this phenomenal event The renowned photographer who gave us so many wonderful album photographs - Bob Dylan, The Band, Van Morrison, Jimi, Jim, Janis, John still lives & works in Woodstock.
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(News Forum)
> Alan White & The Beatles - The Lennon connection - Notes From the Edge #247 by Mike Tiano 11 August 2001. Live Peace in Toronto 1969 is where Alan White played his first major gig and where David Marks mixed his first international show & took some historic photos from the Hanley Sound desk.
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(News Forum)
> Misattributions to Nelson Mandela and Kurt Vonnegut Jnr. - Famous quote misattributed to Nelson Mandela.
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> South African Music Week & Music Censorship - David Groucho Marks - Shooting from the lip - The Ignorance and Arrogance of Regional Radio and a quote from that Great Guru of Rock 'n Roll and friend of The Swami Beyondananda - Baba Oom Mow Mow >>
> Max du Preez - Mbongeni's Amandiya - Hate Speech or Folk Song? >>
> Robert Kirby - views of SAfrican racism at work >>
> Joubert Malherbe - SAfrican Rock & Roll mind & soul at work. Arise Sir Mick >>
> DURBAN DREAMING - An interesting analysis of The New African Union & Nepad by Shyaka Kanuma. Featured in the Mail & Guardian of the 12 July 2002; with respect & because it is important used without permission.
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(HY Archive)
> Free Peoples Concert 1970 - 1976 The Spirit of The Free Peoples
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(Where Are They Now)
Bob Denton - Discovered back in the USA. Check out the great photos he sent recently;
Maureen Mo England - Singing in the Kitchen, Porterville, Western Cape, Beaverlac Camp; a piece of heaven;
NOTICE BOARD - People ask where?
Gavin Weeks - A determined Songwriter with a mission to help other musicians, despite his own impending physical disability - Parkinson's.
Len Chandler - does anybody know where he is?
Eric Burdon - How's this for 61?
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> Genghis Khan has become very much part of the Archive - although his filing & archiving skills leave a lot to be desired. A real blonde lap dog; and for those who have asked he's Dylan's kid - a cross between a Golden Labrador & a Siberian Husky - and a wonderful friend to all 3rd Ear Musician & family.

> Ken E Henson - Homemade & hand played; a soulo CD with Richard Ellis.
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> Dave Tarr - 3rd Ear Music recorded his last public appearance; a PA desk-mix jamming with Ken E & Richard; we'd like to issue this on CD; help raise funds for Dominique & Genevieve Stella Tarr.
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> Shawn Phillips - Due in SAfrica soon. Tour & New CD (Produced by Grammy Nominee Paul Buckmaster).
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> New CDs by Bill Knight from Capetown - After The Rinderpest Phone +27 21 721-1067 - Morris Goldberg - a wonderful new album from New York - Ojoyo Forward Motion.
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> When Artists move onto the next life - If we could pay as much respect to the Living as we do to the Dead, we'd be an OK civilization. We bid farewell to some more friends Steve Hilton - Barber, Davy James & Bobby James, Nellie Shabalala RIP - A senseless envy killing. Does success breeds contempt in Africa?
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Mike Smith - From Rob Bozas at Real World Records in Bath.

> Leopard Skin - A wonderful musical journey through post liberation South Africa. With words & music by Alan Judd, Mike Pilot, Terry Rosenberg & Mary-Ellen Blackman. Script & direction by Aldo Brincat; a memorable performance at NOT THE GRAHAMSTOWN FESTIVAL - ...see some pictures in the Gallery >>

> Splashy Fen 2002 - Still a wonderful Festival. Pity about the Music then. It is no longer a unique A to Z (Afrikaans to Zulu) music celebration - It has now become like any of the many 30 odd outdoor techno PC driven commercial SAfrican events. Should we start a 'Save Splashy' campaign.
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> Pop Idols - At the last moment the sponsors wake up & steer these poor fame & fortune puppets back to Africa. Thank goodness for small mercies? So why not use South Africa's 12 (plus some) language songs from the start? How many more Spears can there be? Boring!!!
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(HY Archive)
> HY War Time Crime Sketch 1976
We are still trying to locate 2 artist ladies: The one who drew this sketch of Colin Shamley's Band Boot around 1976, quoting one of Colin's songs; and the other who wrote the Lyrics for Look Up Brother. She worked at the Nobleman in Hillbrow from around 1969/ 70. Gabby was her name - we think. If you have any information please email us.

> Gavin Weeks - A determined Songwriter with a mission to help other musicians, despite his own impending physical disability - Parkinson's.
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> Capetown TV & Film maker, Mark Kaplan is producing a Documentary based on Rian Malan's research of the Solomon Linda / Mbube / Where Does The Lion Sleep Tonight story. Our Maskandi Music friend, John Gcaba, was asked to provide some 'walking music' on his nDloko & guitar. Here he is under the spotlight - That's Tony Bensusan holding the boom & in charge of recording - a music connection from those daze - and he's still doing sound. In the picture with John are Cameraman Brandt & director François.