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Contemporary Music

One way to measure the vibrancy of Afrikaans contemporary music, is to look at the number of music fests that are succeeding every year in South Africa.

The most famous Afrikaans music festivals are:

 

Articles:

Namibia: Afrikaans Folk Singer to Reveal His Mixed Origin

Windhoek — The thriving Afrikaans music industry in South Africa and Namibia is about to be shaken by a revealing autobiography of folk singer Randall Wicomb's mixed origin and the artist, who allegedly had his bread buttered on both sides during the apartheid years.

Wicomb, who hails from the Little Karoo town of Oudtshoorn, which for decades teemed with coloured tennis players, teachers and journalists, was on the crest of the music wave over the past 40 years and married a white woman, Koba.

 

Namibia: Local Rapper Takes Germany By Storm

Windhoek — Namibia's foremost Afrikaans rapper, Wambüseun, is headed for big things as he gathers one accolade after another, trailblazing his way to national and international acclaim and stardom.

The rapper recently returned from a visit to Germany where he was the only Namibian invited to participate in an African Music and Culture Festival.