Gallo Vault Sessions is a 6-part podcast series brought to you by Gallo in collaboration with KONJO. We delve into the story of Gallo Music, Africa’s largest and oldest recording company, and reflect on the ways music shapes culture, and how our culture has been shaped by music…both at the centre and periphery of Africa’s music history. We bridge 95 years of Gallo’s music history with KONJO’s passion for cultural storytelling and chat with artists, label execs, radio veterans and music thinkers as we explore the undercurrents, backstories and overlooked tapes from the Gallo Vault…from mbaqanga to soul, and of course, provide you with a curated playlist to soundtrack your month. Follow us on @gallorecordcompany & @k.o.n.j.o All GVS mixes can be found here: https://www.mixcloud.com/KONJO/
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Gallo Vault Sessions is a 6-part podcast series brought to you by Gallo in collaboration with KONJO. We delve into the story of Gallo Music, Africa’s largest and oldest recording company, and reflect on the ways music shapes culture, and how our culture has been shaped by music…both at the centre and periphery of Africa’s music history. We bridge 95 years of Gallo’s music history with KONJO’s passion for cultural storytelling and chat with artists, label execs, radio veterans and music thinkers as we explore the undercurrents, backstories and overlooked tapes from the Gallo Vault…from mbaqanga to soul, and of course, provide you with a curated playlist to soundtrack your month. Follow us on @gallorecordcompany & @k.o.n.j.o All GVS mixes can be found here: https://www.mixcloud.com/KONJO/
In the fifth episode of Gallo Vault Sessions, we follow the ways South African music has proliferated across the international stage, and trace a few Gallo-affiliated artists as they and their music traversed the globe! We charter a flight with the music of Lucky Dube, Ray Phiri, Solomon Linda, and more…and explore both the highs and lows of what it means for South African music and artists to contend with international audiences and global success. We also tease out different moments of both cultural exploitation and cultural appreciation in this landscape as we begin to wrap up the first season of the Gallo Vault Sessions podcast. We consider Paul Simon’s Graceland, sync deals with Ladysmith Black Mambazo, and even learn about champeta sound system culture on the Caribbean coast of Colombia. We return to our conversations with Bra Lulu Masilela from The Boyoyo Boys & Mam Hilda Tloubatla, from The Mahotella Queens — both of whom we met in our previous episode, as well as former Gallo Managing Directors Antos Stella and Ivor Haarburger, and also meet two new voices, Edna Martinez, a DJ from Colombia, and the incredibly prolific composer, producer and performer, Don Laka!Gallo Vault Sessions in collaboration with KONJOYou can listen to our specially KONJO curated mix by Edna Martinez here, which takes us through the Gallo releases that made it into the pico sound systems in Colombia, and follows them with their Colombian champeta versions here.Talking points: Mbube, Dixie Kwankwa, cultural appropriation, touring, The Mahotella Queens, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, central Australia, France, Juluka, Heinz Baked Beans, Malcolm McClaren, The Boyoyo Boys, champed, picos, Palenque de Basilio, aboriginal desert reggae, Solomon Linda, Cartegena, Lucky Dube, izicholoGuests: Lulu Masilela, Antos Stella, Ivor Harburger, Don Laka, Edna Martinez, Mike Swaratle & Hilda TloubatlaNarrator: Kineta KunutuWriter: Zara Julius @ KONJOProducer: Zara Julius @ KONJOResearcher: Zara Julius @ KONJOArtwork: PR$DNT HONEYProduction support: The Good People Follow us on @gallorecordcompany & @k.o.n.j.o
Gallo Vault Sessions
Gallo Vault Sessions is a 6-part podcast series brought to you by Gallo in collaboration with KONJO. We delve into the story of Gallo Music, Africa’s largest and oldest recording company, and reflect on the ways music shapes culture, and how our culture has been shaped by music…both at the centre and periphery of Africa’s music history. We bridge 95 years of Gallo’s music history with KONJO’s passion for cultural storytelling and chat with artists, label execs, radio veterans and music thinkers as we explore the undercurrents, backstories and overlooked tapes from the Gallo Vault…from mbaqanga to soul, and of course, provide you with a curated playlist to soundtrack your month. Follow us on @gallorecordcompany & @k.o.n.j.o All GVS mixes can be found here: https://www.mixcloud.com/KONJO/
