Tune Me What?

In this extend 90 minute episode our special guest is Ivan Kadey who talks about his band National Wake, and the re-release of their fully remastered catalogue.

In this episode Leon & Brett pick out some of their favourite records, from popular crowd-pleasers to a few obscure gems, from pop to jazz and a lot in between.

Some cracking blues-rock, blues-folk, blues-jazz, blues-mbaqanga, and of course plain ol' blues-blues in today's show, so let's get this weekend started! 1.2.3.4!

We're going back to the 1970s, so pull on your velvet bell-bottoms your puffy shirt, jump into your Ford Cortina and hit the jol. Goodbye hippies and hello crazy town!

In this episode we snort, chuckle and plain laugh out loud at some of the most comic takes on South African life, culture and assorted antics committed to record.

This special episode of TMW - simulcast on the NNA9.99 channel - goes to the theatre! We play some of the great tunes from South Africa’s theatrical hits - and a few misses.

In this episode, we go back to a time before we were born to catch some twanging guitars and wailing saxophones. Surfs up! It’s South Africa in the 60s!

The 80's was a wild time to be a teenager in Johannesburg. Fast cars, crazy clubs and the sound of those brilliant bands, with big hair and an F-you attitude. The jol is on … we'll check you at the Doll's House bru!

If you're missing Oppikoppi, as a consolation, you can spend an hour with 'Tune Me What?' and catch a few hot chunes by some of the top artists appearing at this year's festival.

We play some summery sing-along songs from South Africa, so get some sun (even if you need an umbrella) and bop along with another instalment of Tune Me What?!

We spend an hour in the desert sun with South African music legend Robbie Robb. We play some of his favourite records and his classic tracks, while he regales us with tales of life in SA, The Asylum Kids, Tribe After Tribe, and his move to the USA.

To celebrate it being festival season this week's show features some great 'live in concert' tracks by South African bands past and present, so crack open a lager, put on your funny hat, bic lighter in the air, and get ready to jive and jol with us.

We return to Cape Town to soak up more of the sounds of this amazing city. Kicking off wih some high energy from The Genuines, we then kick off our shoes and take it easy with some laid back tunes.

It’s a heavy edition of Tune Me What this week as we rock out to Squeal and Fetish, discover what ‘Afro-futuristic darkwave township house’ is, play even more alternative rock and even discover a new band.

As we reflect on the sad fact of Madiba's mortality and contemplate a world without his shining moral beacon, this special episode of Tune Me What? plays some of the great South African music he has inspired.

Like most South Africans we love reggae and so we're devoting a show to some of the best SA reggae tunes.

Cape Town bands have rocked for decades. In Episode 5 We visit the Mother City to look at some of the great rock and roll it produces - past and present.

In this week's show we'll be revisiting our old stomping ground - Grahamstown - and playing some of the great music that came from the area.

In this week's show we will be featuring some of South Africa's great guitar instrumentals, covering a range of styles and eras.

In this week's show we will be looking at the cultural changes in the 70s that set the stage for the growing collaboration between black and white musicians to create a unique “South African Sound”.