Hasie
I think this is great. I think it may actually boost the local music scene development.
Lu22
Well for some part at least:
"The SABC has further reported that music played on its stations will consist of all genres, with a special focus Kwaito, Jazz, Reggae and Gospel."
No love for rock and alternative ☹
IceCreamMan
in principle I reckon this is a good idea...don't like the 90/10 ratio but like the principle.
only for 3 months but I guess ti will be expanded.
FatBoy
I think it's just a political stunt to improve the ANC's image with their voter base. Let's see how it goes, but I smell something fishy here...
singemonkey
Lu22 wrote:
Well for some part at least:
"The SABC has further reported that music played on its stations will consist of all genres, with a special focus Kwaito, Jazz, Reggae and Gospel."
No love for rock and alternative ☹
Hardly surprising that the national broadcaster isn't going to focus on minority tastes. But the huge need for content will no doubt create many opportunities for rock influenced music.
Fritz, who cares if it's a publicity stunt? The SABC is already so unprofitable that making it a platform for local music is a win-win.
IceCreamMan
Fritz Brand wrote:
I think it's just a political stunt to improve the ANC's image with their voter base. Let's see how it goes, but I smell something fishy here...
quite possibly, but it will put a jingle in muso pockets and that's a good thing.
The chief of SAMRO is suddenly a very important man I reckon
NorioDS
Fritz Brand wrote:
I think it's just a political stunt to improve the ANC's image with their voter base. Let's see how it goes, but I smell something fishy here...
Reminder: No politics.
Stoffeltoo
Mmmm! Hope that the music taste would be palatable to all. With such a huge generational as well as culture gap and the prevalence of new genres, it's going to be interesting to observe air time by listeners or will channel hopping become the new pass time while driving?
I really hope they bring back oldies like Falling Mirror, Ballyhoo and the likes (for the older generation you know and some Ipi Tombi as well)
FatBoy
Norio wrote:
Fritz Brand wrote:
I think it's just a political stunt to improve the ANC's image with their voter base. Let's see how it goes, but I smell something fishy here...
Reminder: No politics.
Sorry about that sire, have been away from this forum so long I forgot the rules. *slaps self on wrists*
DaFiz
I dislike the idea. I will play music that I feel is good whether it's local or international.
The advertisers will no doubt also have their say.
Let merit be the decider... same as rugby ?
babbalute
There's still plenty non-sabc run radio stations around and of course the internet radio's as well. Should have little effect on what you like to hear or listen to.
Hope they surprise us with some good local music, which is around, more for the youngsters and less for the older ones(wont put an age here)
Maybe we could here more of the finalist that won local competitions. If they were indeed the best then we should be bombarded with music from them. Somehow,......?
Squonk
singemonkey wrote:
Lu22 wrote:
Well for some part at least:
"The SABC has further reported that music played on its stations will consist of all genres, with a special focus Kwaito, Jazz, Reggae and Gospel."
No love for rock and alternative ☹
Hardly surprising that the national broadcaster isn't going to focus on minority tastes. But the huge need for content will no doubt create many opportunities for rock influenced music.
Fritz, who cares if it's a publicity stunt? The SABC is already so unprofitable that making it a platform for local music is a win-win.
The thing is that the SABC already have this quota in place, you must remember that their Radio Stations are local community based stations, The Zulu, Xhosa etc stations mostly broadcast in their own mother tongue! The 90 percent local content does not apply to the commercial Radio Stations like 5FM and Metro. So for Hlaudi to make this statement does kind of lineup with what Fritz was saying(Without getting too political)
exsanguinator
I find SA music cr@p,boring and dated.
without an international standard to look up to,we will keep on releasing dated music like we always have done.(although weve decreased our gap from 15 to about 9 years so far)
But I reckon its been the internet that has helped us decrease the gap so far
Having had an opportunity to live in different countries and had the opportunity to dial in on local stations there, some with 100% local content,we unfortunately have a long way to go.
Norman86
I feel sorry for the local rock etc type bands who think they will gain anything from this. Not the demographic, nor what was said would be broadcast more of.
Nigel
Personally I believe that when you limit certain genre's then you limit one's exposure to 'other' music, and subsequently one's creativity. The decision is short sighted. For example, I don't play country music, but I've definitely copied some riffs.
It's like studying Geography but limiting your studies to SA Geography. Why?
Werner232
Well then we go underground again like during most of the Apartheid years. Personally I think this is a publicity stunt for the ANC to get votes. I see they've started with RSG as well.
Foottapiologist
Imposing playlists on the listener is not a new thing. I was scarred for life by the disco bombardment on our airwaves in the 70's. Even once in a blue moon by fluke when you're enjoying some music on a local radio station you can be safe in the knowledge that a committee in a board room decided what you will like, and their justification could be political pressure, local commercial interest pressure (or backhanders), pressure from the dominee, twitter ranters, whatever. No music is ever played on the radio because it's "nice" without any other ulterior motive, be it political, social, or financial.
You're seldom going to hear inspirational and influential music on the radio
