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In search of Music (11/02/00)
jim
While Steph rounded up her motorcycle, I decided to check out the music scene in Cape Town.
I headed downtown. On Long street, famous for its club scene at night, I found The African Music Store (see photo) where I met Mark, the owner, and Pisce.
The were great guys and since I always have music in tow, we starting taking turns playing musical selections, much to the amusement of the customers.
I learned about a relatively new style of South African music called Kwaito, which I can't really do justice by describing, but I'll try to update this later with some examples of artists' music that can be purchased online.
Then I headed to Roots, Inc. -- a second story, one-room Reggae store run by two brothers, Levy and Judah, who both DJ and love reggae music.
Once again, the "SpinCycle" musical exchange continued :-)
This time, we had a little dance party going on. It was hilarious. There is an internet cafe on the same floor, and the patrons started drifting over to Roots to check out what all the hooplah was.
