The Princess and The Big Blue – Wed 6pm (GMT+2) on Radio Free Tankwa

  • CTEMF Cape Town Electronic Music Festival

    www.ctemf.com ‌9 Feb – 10 Feb Castle of Good Hope Darling St & Buitenkant St, Foreshore, Cape Town, Western Cape, 8001 2019 ARTISTS BROKEN TRANSIENT / CODY MEYER / CORNELIUS VS DWSON / CRAIG PLACID VS TERRY ARONIS / DEANO / DEEP AZTEC / DOOWAP / ED HARRIS / FAKA / FKA MASH / FOGSHOW…

  • Episode 15 on Mixcloud

    Live radio: sometime it all goes to plan and it is magic, sometimes it doesn’t. Yesterday it didn’t go as planned and our show wasn’t broadcast on Radio Free Tankwa. But no worries: we recorded it and it is available for you on Mixcloud: By the way, so are all our previous shows: https://www.mixcloud.com/princessandthebigblue/ Or…

  • Episode 15 tracklist

    E-Z Rollers – Walk This Land Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band – Express Yourself [The Reflex Revision] Poopee and the N.Y. Squirrels – Bust That Nut (Downtown mix) Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock – It Takes Two uSanele – Bekezela (feat. Bongeziwe Mabandla) Hollertronix – Snoop vs. Cure Sofa Surfers…

  • 7 Ilukuluku – Temple of Curiosity Presents: A Night in Wonderland

    7 Ilukuluku – Temple of Curiosity Presents: A Night in Wonderland – Facebook event Book tickets for ILUKULUKU – Temple of Curiosity at Afrika Burn 2019 Presents: A Night in Wonderland. ILUKULUKU – Temple of Curiosity at Afrika Burn 2019 Presents: A Night in Wonderland. Help bring our Afrika Burn 2019 art structure to life…

  • Bongeziwe Mabandla teams up with uSanele on ‘Bekezela’

    We played Bongeziwe Mabandla on our show a while ago and he has a new track out with an artist that also sparked our attention: uSanele. Tune in to our show on Wednesday and you might very well hear this tune. Bongeziwe Mabandla gets trapped out with uSanele on ‘Bekezela’ 10 Dope South African Albums…

  • Monday afternoon funkiness

    It is Monday. It is just after lunch. You need some funkiness in your life. We know you do. So here it is: Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band – Express Yourself https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Express_Yourself_(Charles_Wright_%26_the_Watts_103rd_Street_Rhythm_Band_song) Or if you prefer NWA’s version: #music

  • Gqom

    First things first: how the hell you pronounce it? The name itself sounds like the boom of a bassline. Meaning “drum” in Zulu, Gqom is pronounced as a single syllable and starts with a palatal click reminiscent of the rhythmic kick drums of the genre. from Gqom—The Sound from the Townships of South Africa –…

  • It’s a wrap

    Episode 14 is a wrap! Thanks for tuning in to Radio Free Tankwa for our first live broadcast from our living room straight on air. In case you missed it, the show will go onto our Mixcloud, just like all our previous shows. Just give us a day to upload it. #RFT

  • Episode 14 tracklist

    Camel Power Club – Fisher [00:00] Digital Underground – Freaks of the Industry [08:46] Fannypack – Cameltoe [18:10] Camel Power Club – Laika [23:36] New York Dolls – Looking for a Kiss [31:44] Tonton du Bled / Craig Thompson – H & K Riddim [39:54] Wiley – Boasty (feat. Idris Elba) [49:40] DJ Lag –…

  • “Zanku (Leg Work)” video by Zlatan Ibile

    From OkayAfrica: Is Zanku Set to Be the New Dance Craze of 2019? Breaking down what could become the year’s new dance craze. With last week’s release of the video for “Zanku (Leg Work),” Zlatan Ibile has consecrated himself as the originator of the newest dance craze in afropop. The specific origin of the name…

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