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Black Mango Music

Record Label

About Me

Black Mango Music is a record label run by Trenton Birch, Ronny Anderson and John Mayaya Medupe, with offices in Johannesburg and London. We handle a wide range of artists and compilations, including Carla Diamond, Goldfish, Inemo Samiama, Benjamin Ma and our tastes run from Hip Hop to Electronica to Afrobeat to Kwaito and also Drum'n'Bass, Broken Beats and all things in between. Together, they instigate the label’s concepts and look after the A&R, sourcing and marketing groundbreaking artists on the international music scene.Afrolution Records is the Hip Hop sub-label of Black Mango Music, looking after luminaries like Metaphysics, Migrant Souls, DKR and Real Elements.Black Mango Music genre includes African Electronica, Afrobeat, Soul, Jazz, Kwaito, Broken Beats, Deep Soulful House.

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My Interests

I'd like to meet:

People interested & involved in music that pushes boundaries!!!

Music:

IN RANDOM ORDER... Fela Kuti, Tony Allen, Shy FX, Bugz in The Attic, Herbie Hancock, Natalie Williams, Osunlade, MAW, Bebel Gilberto, Loose Ends, Bob & Damian Marley, Peter Tosh, Jah Shaka, Bill Withers, Curtis Mayfield, Mark De Clive Lowe, Brotherly, Domu, Jazzanova, Metaphysics, Laygwan Sharkie, London Elektricity, Netsayi, Eska, Moses Molelekwa, Goldfish, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Oliver Mtukudzi, Busi Mhlongo, Hugh Masekela, Jones Girls, Common, Zap Mama, A Guy Called Gerald, 4Hero, Blacktronica, Alice Russell, Creative Source, High Contrast, Mandoza, Mafikizolo, Mos Def, DJ Spinna, Simphiwe Dana, Thandiswa, Cesaria Evora, Chiwoniso, Carla Diamond, Coco Mbassi, DJ Marky & XRS, DKR, Flytronix, A Tribe Called Quest, IG Culture, Larry Heard, Moody Man,... you get my drift..

Heroes:

Nelson Mandela, Mahatma Ghandi, Steve Biko, Mother Teresa, Patrice Lumumba, Liam Howlett, Trent Reznor,

My Blog

Carla Diamond

Hello good people and greetings from Johannesburg! It's blazing hot and South African music is cooking. 2007 sees the release of Carla Diamond's debut album "Unearthed". This young lady hails from the...
Posted by Black Mango Music on Wed, 31 Jan 2007 12:06:00 PST

Carla Diamond

Hello good people and greetings from Johannesburg! It's blazing hot and South African music is cooking. 2007 sees the release of Carla Diamond's debut album "Unearthed". This young lady hails from the...
Posted by Black Mango Music on Wed, 31 Jan 2007 12:07:00 PST