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Gallo Music is celebrating Heritage Month with the release of a special 4-track Dolby Atmos EP titled iKhaya Nothando from the illustrious, 5-time Grammy award-winning Iscathamiya group, Ladysmith Black Mambazo. This release sees old and new given an updated surround sound treatment using Dolby Atmos technology. The EP track-list includes: ‘Nomathemba (1973)’, ‘Uthando’ (1974), ‘Aykh’…
“The big issue right now and it’s no different to the issue thirty-seven years ago is we are allowing international people to colonise the music industry in Africa again and it pisses me off no end.” Antos Stella, CCA The just released 5th episode of the Gallo Vault Sessions podcast continues the rollercoaster ride of…
Episode 2 of the Gallo Vault Sessions out now “We should remember at that time, the SABC was the only existing medium of disseminating information. So, if the SABC felt that the music was not desirable, they would immediately just ban it.” Sipho ‘Hotstix’ Mabuse Johannesburg, 28 April 2022 – Race, radio and genre are…
Johannesburg, 6 September 2021 – Following Arena Holdings’ acquisition of South Africa’s largest and oldest independent label Gallo Record Company (Gallo Music Investments – GMI), is now showing its interest in the future of the African music industry by partnering with Africa’s biggest content aggregator, Content Connect Africa (CCA). The 45% equity transaction links Gallo’s…