Spaanyard, the freshest summer mix

Spaanyard, a Joburg based soundsystem crew from Rockville in Soweto  released a wicked reggae summer mix in the run up to the 2009-2010 summer titled “2009 roots and culture summer mixxx.

Stuffed by wicked selectors like Lion King, Miagi, Ping Pong  and Mega Blues and they know the selector business.  Jamaican and South African artists never sounded so pefect in a mix tape.

 The sound picks up at an easy pace with Beenie Man, Queen Afrika and Luciano to heightening vibes of Burro Bunton, Sizzla and Lukie D on a mad selection of ganja anthems.

The mix is not over as the crew buss up Vibez Cartel like nobody’s business. Later on a spice with a variety of female sensations like Etana, Cecile and well reknown artists like Capleton, Buju and John Legend, Richie Spice, Marcia Griffiths, I mean, the name dropping cant stop.

Spaanyard summer mixx 2009

Mindblast conference in pictures-Upington 2009

LKJ concert in Grahamstown-2009

 

Just before the fall of last tattered piece of the purple poster signalling the Grahamstown tour by the English dub poet Linton Kwesi Johnson.

LKJ concert poster

As sights, sounds and flavour brought by this odd concert by the well travelled poet dwindle into the world of forgotten.

LKJ and Dennis Bovell Band in Grahamstown

 I feel the need to add one more line to this story already told to highlight a crucial role played by local bands and the audiences in this concert.

 I could not believe my eyes as I saw Grahamstown listed amongst metropolitan venues like Durban, Cape Town and Johannesburg.