SHEER SOUND is a South African record company, now 12 years old, with a focus on quality music of all kinds. The company is a credible market leader and a respected player in the South African music industry.
Sheer Sound houses a wide spread of musical genres under one roof: Singer Songwriter / Rock (which we have a strong focus on), Afrojazz, World music, Afropop and African flavoured House music. Our rich world & jazz catalogue includes the likes of Oliver Mtukudzi, Zim Ngqwana, Winston Mankunku Ngozi, Bheki Mseleku, Louis Mhlanga, and many more, as well as being dedicated to discovering, developing and revealing new talent.
OUR MISSION: A Global village for distribution including but not limited to exposing world music from Southern Africa as well as other genres, including Singer Songwriter / Rock, from South Africa to the rest of the world at large.
SAMA (South African Grammy) Awards over the last few years total just over 30 winners, these include Best instrumental album (x5), Best South African traditional jazz album (x5), Best engineer (x4), Best joint composition, Best male artist, Best producer, Best female composer, Best Zulu music, Best newcomer (x2), Best contemporary jazz album, Best adult contemporary (English) (x2), Best pop album, Best African artist, Best Xhosa music, Best album packaging (x2), Best engineer, Best adult contemporary (African), and more.
