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Welcome to African Cream Music |
African Cream Music
celebrates amazing African music with the world
African Cream Music is an independent
record label based in Johannesburg, South Africa. Established in 2001 with the
aim of sharing the best of African music with the world, the company showcases
the most talented musicians, artists and producers on the African continent.
After working in property development for
many years, founder and CEO Alex Agulnik decided that creating a record label
that celebrated African music was the best way to follow his passion. Involved
with Digital Cupboard at the time, the biggest Internet site on the continent
at the time, Agulnik realised that there was a huge thirst for music from the African
continent across the globe that needed to be quenched. And so, African Cream
Music was born.
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EXPERIENCE THE POWER OF AFRICAN STRUGGLE SONG |
 At the height of the South African madness, others were engaging
apartheid with the guns.
Others were engaging
them
through discussion. Others were engaging
‘em through song.
That's how we managed to turn the tide of the world."
Sifiso
ka-Silas Ntuli, (Amandla! 2003)
African Cream Music is proud to announce
the release of a unique album: Freedom Songs.
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DELIGHTFUL TRADITIONAL STORIES AND SONGS FOR THE KIDS |
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 "People of my country, tell these
tales to our children. So they will remember who they are and where
they come from,and so they will feel a belonging
to this, the land of their birth" -Gcina Mhlophe
African Cream
Kids is proud to announce the release of Gcina Mhlophe
Presents: .
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SINGALONG KIDZ WINS BEST CHILDREN'S ALBUM |
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African Cream Music is proud to announce that Singalong Kidz has won the SAMA
2009 (South African Music Award) for Best English Children's Album.
Crafted by
famed singer/songwriter Wendy Oldfield, Singalong
Kidz is a very special collection of original children's songs which provide
enjoyment, entertainment and variation from traditional children's fare. 
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Mama Africa's Final Collection of her Best Songs |
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Known throughout the world as Mama Africa, Miriam Makeba is a legend
who lived an extraordinary life. Born in South Africa in 1932, she first made
her name as a featured vocalist with the Manhattan Brothers in 1954. Makeba's
incredible voice won her the lead role in
King Kong, a Broadway-inspired South African musical, together with Hugh
Masekela, her future husband. She went on to conquer America where she sang at
President Kennedy's birthday and worked with Harry Belafonte creating classics
such as The Click Song and Pata Pata.
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Wendy receiving her SAMA for Singalong |
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Wendy receiving
her SAMA for Singalong
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3rd Generation Presents: Marimba Magic |
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The marimba is a musical instrument in the percussion family. Keys or bars (usually made of wood) are struck with mallets to produce musical tones. In Africa, most, marimbas are made by local artisans from locally available materials. The keys are arranged as those of a piano, with the accidentals raised vertically and overlapping the natural keys to aid the performer both visually and physically.
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