Something interesting has happened to the local House music industry. Just in a space of a decade, South Africa has become a country where dance music is hugely supported. As the demand for dance music grows, along the way, another style of House music has been born and has become popularly known as Pretoria House.
Far from resting on the musical pedigrees of its various members, and despite ‘Two by Four’ being their first official release (the title perhaps relating to the fact that Unit.R consists of two pairs of brothers), Unit.R have long been generating hype from Newlands to Newtown, and not in vain.
The RiSA Anti-Piracy Unit has prepared a set of guidelines for consumers to assist in identifying pirated music that floods the South African market on a daily basis.
Following a year of speculation on the future of the sector education and training authorities (setas), the National Skills Authority goes on the road this month to unveil its plans to reduce the number of these bodies from 25 to 20.
Apple has announced that it has begun shipping AirPort Express, the world's first 802.11g mobile base station that gives users a simple and inexpensive way to wirelessly stream music from iTunes on their Mac or PC to any room in the house.
