South Africa…deemed one of the most beautiful countries in the world. Its unique wildlife, terrain and warmth have attracted tourists, settlers and those seeking refuge to find solace within its borders. Over the years however, this incredible country has been blighted by crime and violence all of which has been needlessly borne out of greed and anger. SHOUT is a vehicle that is actively mobilising a peace revolution and giving South Africans a voice to stand up, to shout and to say enough.

SHOUT is the brainchild of well known South African musicians Danny K and Kabelo who embarked on launching the initiative after the tragic and untimely death of South African legend, Lucky Dube due a senseless act of crime. Both men had reached saturation point with the steadily climbing crime statistics and news bulletins detailing violence and bloodshed on a daily basis.
Using his influence as a successful and established South African artist, Danny recruited the best of South Africa’s music talent to record a cover of the 1980’s Tears for Fears hit ‘Shout’ with the mindset of donating all proceeds from downloads and sales of the single and brand collateral to charities which support victims of crime and initiatives which aid in the prevention of crime.

Partners were required to help give the project an identity, a voice and a way forward and with the help of the team at Net#work BBDO the look and feel for the SHOUT brand was created and a campaign strategy was established. With the help of their own partners, Humanoid and Left & Guillotine, the SHOUT music video was born.

SHOUT also partnered with Crime Line, which has become integral in driving the SHOUT message home through the use of its various communication platforms and call to action. SHOUT in turn will encourage South African citizens to take an active stance against crime by employing the services offered by Crime Line.

The SHOUT Foundation is a Trust which has an appointed board of trustees* whom administer the funds appropriately and lawfully and ensure all decisions made are in the best interest of the campaign. With the input of the public, monies will be distributed to various charities and causes that help in the prevention of crime as well to help victims of crime.
SHOUT is a movement that will get all South Africans who want to live in a safe country… who currently feel frustrated, think there is little hope, believe they are powerless…to feel positive, to see & believe that they can actively engage in the building of a safer South Africa.

They can do so by joining the SHOUT movement, by simply downloading the song, adopting a new attitude towards law and order, knowing that they can be part of the solution, that their personal actions are meaningful and will contribute towards a sustainable safer country…

SHOUT is aiming to break all South African records by making the song the fastest selling single in South African music history whilst giving South Africa a unified voice to alleviate and combat crime.
By SHOUTING out together, we can actively create and build a safe South Africa.

Add your voice to the fight against crime. SMS SHOUT TO 3 33 35 to donate R20 and get the SHOUT track featuring SA’s top artists.

I’m not much of a fan but it definately has quite a funky cover!

Tracks on the CD:

Let me know your thoughts on the album. If you want to buy it you can get it from online retailer Loot for R120.

I came across it via a Facebook link from one of my mates. The site needs a bit of work and the music wouldn’t be my choice but I think its quite nifty technology none the less.

The site description says:

Radio X was born on the 1st of July 2004, broadcasting Electronic Dance Music on 97 Fm in the Northern Suburbs of Gauteng until we were shut down 2 years later. Join us as we celebrate what was true, free, forward thinking radio in S.A.

We have brought up internet radio before on this blog and had a couple of readers make some suggestions but it is good to see initiatives like this getting some exposure in SA.

Keep it up guys.

PS If anybody else has some suggestions for SA Internet Radio offerings then please post them below in the comments section.

Happy 70th birthday Chuck!

The Man:

THE LEGEND:

We have been spending quite a lot of time sorting out some of the tech issues behind Bundublog and our focus is now shifting to making the site a destination for African blog traffic. To do that we need kick ass community driven content.

The blogger numbers are up and we’re shifting our focus to podcasting content. We’re throwing it out to the blogosphere that we are looking for some cool podcasting shows to syndicate and promote. Apart from an established and growing community and audience for the content, we’ve also got some budget to promote the podcasts and help the presenters grow their audience.

If the podcast is really good we’re even prepared to pay for it… we don’t pay well but its a start!

Content wise, tech podcasts are a dime a dozen and don’t have a hell of a lot of appeal for us. Thing we would be interested in include:

Education Science Sports Book and video game reviews Entrepreneurship Finance (provided it is not dry and boring) Contributions from citizen journalists in other African countries including Zimbabwe, Botswana and Nigeria (English only please) African politics SA entertainment including comedy skits Music from new African bands looking for exposure We’re also quite happy to entertain some content that might be considered a bit more “risque” so try us out and we’ll see what we can put together.

If you’re interested in putting together a podcast or looking to grow your audience using Bundublog.com then please contact Marc Ashton on 082-561-1585 or e-mail marc@rival.co.za

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Podcasting and internet radio are still in their infancy in Africa (including South Africa), but it is likely to become an increasingly powerful space for sponsors and advertisers.

We believe there might be opportunities for companies operating in the following industries to gain exposure through the Bundublog community:

Branding and social media Music Entertainment Bandwidth and hosting Entertainment If you would like to discuss some potential opportunities please give me a shout on the contact details above. For context purposes the packages start at R1850 excl. VAT per month so are affordable for many small businesses.

Look forward to some excellent content from the community.

I think it is quite a nifty addition and I’d assume it would have to do with the way the song details are being sent to the Jacaranda website or through the various streaming channels? Anybody know?

Is this string limited in length though because it seems to display as JACRANDA rather than JACARANDA….

Any ideas?

Big news on CNN apart from from an earthquake which has hit Chile is that Carly dropped a line into another song which gives the clue that it is a guy by the name of “David”  possibly a reference to David Geffen of her music record.

I was surprised to read that the song is now 38 years old and the secret has been kept for so long… one of those quirky pieces of music which sems to keep people guessing!

While a Twitter following is not indicative of real popularity and listenership, it is quite obvious which stations have backed the technology / social media initiatives.

I’ve picked the obvious ones but if you have any other people to add to the list then please feel free to post them in the comments section:

Gareth Cliff – @garethcliff – 26153
DJ Fresh – @DJFreshSA – 14425
5FM – @5FM – 10405
Leigh-Ann Mol – @LeighAnnMol – 7094
Anele Mdoda – @Anele – 6139
Sasha Martinengo – @F1sasha – 5059
Pabi Moloi – @Pabi Moloi – 4065
Poppy Ntshongwana – @PoppyIsMyName – 4611
94.7 Highveld Stereo – @947Highveld – 4202
Jen Su – @jennifer_su – 4028
Mabale Moloi – @MabaleMoloi – 3266
Radio702 – @Radio702 – 3096
Ruben Goldberg – @rubygold – 3074 (Yeah he’s retired from radio but he still has pull!)
Rob Vember – @Rob_Vember – 3006
Grant Nash – @GrantNash – 3001
Koula – @koula5 – 2985
Aki Anastasiou – @akianastasiou – 2754
Damon Kalvari – @DamonKalvari – 2497
Mark Pilgrim – @Mark_Pilgrim – 2300
Sias du Plessis – @Siduli – 1955
EWN updates – @ewnupdates – 1816
94.5KFM – @945Kfm – 1806
Simon Dingle – @simondingle – 1788
Sureshnie Rider – @Sureshnie – 1565
Roger Goode – @DjRogerGoode – 1523
Bailey Schneider – @baileyschneider – 1481
The Fresh Drive – @TheFreshDrive – 1235
Thabo Modisane – @ThaboModisane – 1185
Nadia Neophytou – @NadiaNeophytou – 1128
Morris the Tokoloshe – @morristokoloshe – 1122
Jacaranda 94.2 – @JacarandaBuzz – 552
Kate Kearney – @KateKearney – 401
Erica Elle – @Erica_Elle – 432
Carol Ralefeta – @CarolRalefeta – 377
Wayne Hart – @waynealgoafm – 359
Christina Knight – @ChristinaKnight – 340
Revin John – @RevinJohnDrive – 292
Brad Brown – @BradBrown947 – 291
Zane Derbyshire – @ZaneD – 251
Kieno Kammies – @KienoKammies – 239
Mandy Wiener (702 reporter) – @MandyWiener – 173
Cindy Poluta – @cindypoluta – 149
Gavin John Deysel (94.7) – @GaVinDeysel – 127
Benita Levin – @benitalevin – 115
Simon Brown (Classic FM) – @simonpb – 94
Tony Blewitt (Classic FM) – Tonyblewitt – 86
Vuka UJFM – @vukaUJFM – 67
Patrick Hayworth – @PATRICKHAYWORTH – 35

(As an aside on that post – read the full thing before commenting). I was ready to cuss and call the guy names by about the fourth paragraph but I can see he has gone to quite a lot of effort and he argues his point quite well.

One of the things which he raises (and I happen to agree with) is this whole Parlotones / KFC advertising commercial. It actually irritates the hell out of me when it comes up these days. When the ads first started they were tolerable but the campaign seems to have gone on for too long now.

The point that the blogger raises about the bands being exploited and over-commercialised is a fair one. They seem to have their brand attached to everything and while they are a fantastic brand and band, they’re going to lose their appeal if they are going to be attached to every possible product launch, ad campaign etc.

Anyway I thought it made for good reading and whether you agree or disagree with him, he raised some good points in the campaign.

Obviously the world cup is a premium event and takes a lot of co-ordinating but Coke Fest has become something of a regular in the diary of many music fans….