1 00:00:00,960 --> 00:00:06,559 Speaker 1: One years of iconic music. Gallow Music celebrates a century 2 00:00:06,640 --> 00:00:15,600 Speaker 1: of excellence only on seven o two. Oh, the beautiful, 3 00:00:15,640 --> 00:00:19,560 Speaker 1: beautiful sounds of Boozy Must I say la and that 4 00:00:19,880 --> 00:00:23,479 Speaker 1: is Questions and Answers by above Woozy. Oh, I just 5 00:00:23,520 --> 00:00:25,439 Speaker 1: want my heart and he joins us now on the 6 00:00:25,480 --> 00:00:29,680 Speaker 1: line for that conversation. One hundred years of Gallow Music, 7 00:00:30,240 --> 00:00:34,239 Speaker 1: and yeah, what a milestone. Good morning, Bob Boozy, Thank 8 00:00:34,280 --> 00:00:35,240 Speaker 1: you so much for your time. 9 00:00:38,280 --> 00:00:38,960 Speaker 2: How are you? 10 00:00:39,280 --> 00:00:42,600 Speaker 1: We are very very good. And I mean I was 11 00:00:42,680 --> 00:00:44,760 Speaker 1: just listening to that song and it just it warmed 12 00:00:44,760 --> 00:00:47,879 Speaker 1: my heart, brightened up my day. What a masterpiece that 13 00:00:48,120 --> 00:00:54,960 Speaker 1: sound is Questions and Answers it's called right is And 14 00:00:55,280 --> 00:00:57,280 Speaker 1: I mean, of course this is all part of the 15 00:00:57,320 --> 00:01:00,640 Speaker 1: amazing and beautiful body of work that's been produced. And 16 00:01:00,640 --> 00:01:06,120 Speaker 1: we're commemorating one hundred years with Gallow Music. What a 17 00:01:06,160 --> 00:01:12,400 Speaker 1: milestone for Gallow Music, the oldest Africa's oldest surviving record 18 00:01:12,840 --> 00:01:16,560 Speaker 1: company as we mark one hundred years. Just what are 19 00:01:16,560 --> 00:01:20,160 Speaker 1: your reflections and thoughts of the work that Gallo has 20 00:01:20,240 --> 00:01:23,600 Speaker 1: done in the African landscape in terms of music. 21 00:01:25,720 --> 00:01:29,240 Speaker 2: I'm happy to be part of, you know, an entity 22 00:01:29,319 --> 00:01:34,880 Speaker 2: that this sort of really growing all the time. Yeah, 23 00:01:34,920 --> 00:01:37,720 Speaker 2: and then also taking the history where it came from 24 00:01:37,760 --> 00:01:40,640 Speaker 2: wage that day that it was a bicycle shop, but 25 00:01:40,760 --> 00:01:44,200 Speaker 2: thank you for that for it Pnevano. And then now 26 00:01:44,280 --> 00:01:48,000 Speaker 2: it came to be music and yeah, and then here 27 00:01:48,040 --> 00:01:51,800 Speaker 2: we are today, and yeah, I've been part of Gallo 28 00:01:52,400 --> 00:01:56,480 Speaker 2: some years, but until now I came to join them 29 00:01:56,520 --> 00:02:04,560 Speaker 2: again with my latest album Embracing the Human Spirit and 30 00:02:04,600 --> 00:02:07,800 Speaker 2: then now the new album that I'm also doing Questions 31 00:02:07,800 --> 00:02:12,239 Speaker 2: and Answers. So I'm pard to be this, you know, 32 00:02:12,919 --> 00:02:16,880 Speaker 2: cting these hundred years of Gallows that you know, it 33 00:02:16,960 --> 00:02:21,160 Speaker 2: is a home that is sort of like the housing 34 00:02:21,760 --> 00:02:25,440 Speaker 2: you know, the creatives, the musicians and everything that you 35 00:02:25,480 --> 00:02:29,280 Speaker 2: know we'll be able to deliver, you know, our message 36 00:02:29,520 --> 00:02:37,360 Speaker 2: through music. Yes, and happy one hundred years Galloway cool, cooler, 37 00:02:37,520 --> 00:02:40,760 Speaker 2: you know, glow And I think you know they should 38 00:02:41,360 --> 00:02:44,000 Speaker 2: just keep up the good spirit. And then you're just 39 00:02:44,200 --> 00:02:47,920 Speaker 2: even embracing what we are doing, happiness and then saying 40 00:02:48,000 --> 00:02:50,919 Speaker 2: happy one hundred years Gallows, Happy hundred Yeah. 41 00:02:51,040 --> 00:02:53,720 Speaker 1: Halala. I mean it sounds to me as you say, 42 00:02:53,760 --> 00:02:57,120 Speaker 1: it's a home, but also it's managed to just keep 43 00:02:57,240 --> 00:03:00,600 Speaker 1: those those sounds right as much as it has moved 44 00:03:00,600 --> 00:03:02,720 Speaker 1: at the times that innovated, and it's been able to 45 00:03:02,760 --> 00:03:06,120 Speaker 1: stay around for a hundred years. That doesn't happen by chance. 46 00:03:06,320 --> 00:03:10,800 Speaker 1: But it also maintains those nostalgic sounds that resonate with 47 00:03:10,840 --> 00:03:13,240 Speaker 1: the people. And we can hear that from your latest 48 00:03:13,240 --> 00:03:14,280 Speaker 1: body of work as well. 49 00:03:15,919 --> 00:03:18,360 Speaker 2: Yeah, very much so. I mean they're getting quite a 50 00:03:18,360 --> 00:03:23,520 Speaker 2: little great artists that Gallo has really put under their wing, 51 00:03:24,200 --> 00:03:27,840 Speaker 2: and well some also they've now gone to the grade 52 00:03:27,919 --> 00:03:32,920 Speaker 2: beyond you know, happy place, I can put it that 53 00:03:33,040 --> 00:03:37,400 Speaker 2: way resting. But they contributed and then Gallo you know, 54 00:03:37,520 --> 00:03:40,360 Speaker 2: gave them the platform too, sort of like really you know, 55 00:03:41,000 --> 00:03:47,320 Speaker 2: put their music and message and messages there. So they've 56 00:03:47,640 --> 00:03:51,360 Speaker 2: they've sort of like really recorded quite a lot of 57 00:03:51,520 --> 00:03:59,160 Speaker 2: variety of styles ranging from brabi que, lam ba, ganga 58 00:04:00,360 --> 00:04:05,560 Speaker 2: boo based batamia, you know, quite a lot of virtual 59 00:04:05,680 --> 00:04:09,480 Speaker 2: stars and even some of the other virtual stars that 60 00:04:09,560 --> 00:04:13,200 Speaker 2: we brought from outside, which is like game reggae and 61 00:04:13,400 --> 00:04:13,600 Speaker 2: so on. 62 00:04:14,680 --> 00:04:17,440 Speaker 1: And what's the secret to one hundred years? Because as 63 00:04:17,480 --> 00:04:19,680 Speaker 1: I say, that doesn't happen by chance. You don't just 64 00:04:20,240 --> 00:04:23,240 Speaker 1: you know, keep floating in the air. You know, one 65 00:04:23,320 --> 00:04:24,960 Speaker 1: day you wake up, it's been one hundred years. I 66 00:04:25,040 --> 00:04:29,400 Speaker 1: think it speaks to intentionality, it speaks to innovation, It 67 00:04:29,520 --> 00:04:33,680 Speaker 1: speaks to you know, wanting to resonate with the people. 68 00:04:33,920 --> 00:04:37,880 Speaker 2: What's the secret, know, you've said it all who wanting 69 00:04:38,000 --> 00:04:40,640 Speaker 2: to resonate with the people? And then if you want 70 00:04:40,640 --> 00:04:44,320 Speaker 2: to do that and thenicate the people who have quite 71 00:04:44,320 --> 00:04:49,600 Speaker 2: a lot of different, you know, ideas into shaping you know, 72 00:04:49,920 --> 00:04:53,120 Speaker 2: this world that we're living in to a better place, 73 00:04:53,360 --> 00:04:56,240 Speaker 2: you know, and how other people are doing it of 74 00:04:56,360 --> 00:04:59,200 Speaker 2: course with quite a lot of different metalities and skills, 75 00:04:59,760 --> 00:05:05,080 Speaker 2: but the playing it also through the singalo, those ideas, 76 00:05:05,160 --> 00:05:09,360 Speaker 2: those mindset they're putting through sound for music and then 77 00:05:09,680 --> 00:05:15,800 Speaker 2: not forgetting also who are part of cooking you know 78 00:05:16,240 --> 00:05:21,160 Speaker 2: these sounds. I mean them talking about the engineers, the producers, 79 00:05:21,360 --> 00:05:23,800 Speaker 2: and then also the people who are working in the background, 80 00:05:23,839 --> 00:05:27,600 Speaker 2: but they were on the receptionist whatever, if it's a 81 00:05:27,680 --> 00:05:31,920 Speaker 2: ball that passed together one and then just that the 82 00:05:33,560 --> 00:05:38,880 Speaker 2: the deriunity of working you know, yeah, it is really 83 00:05:39,120 --> 00:05:41,960 Speaker 2: they say, did they keep the filt? The flame? You know, 84 00:05:42,120 --> 00:05:43,279 Speaker 2: Penny all the time. 85 00:05:44,320 --> 00:05:48,080 Speaker 1: And of course you know you have a beautiful body 86 00:05:48,160 --> 00:05:51,440 Speaker 1: of work that many of us have grown up listening 87 00:05:51,560 --> 00:05:55,120 Speaker 1: to enjoying. You know, speak to us about some of 88 00:05:55,240 --> 00:05:58,760 Speaker 1: the songs that you've written that are close to your heart. 89 00:06:00,640 --> 00:06:08,680 Speaker 2: Oh man, yeah, no, I uh voice as accent on 90 00:06:09,000 --> 00:06:12,560 Speaker 2: music that live with my music is called this special accent. 91 00:06:12,800 --> 00:06:17,800 Speaker 2: But also help is the subject matter, you know, the 92 00:06:17,960 --> 00:06:21,520 Speaker 2: subject matters what I write about. If you listen to 93 00:06:22,480 --> 00:06:27,080 Speaker 2: every song of massage, it teaches its educational. The subject 94 00:06:27,160 --> 00:06:30,960 Speaker 2: matters is important. Well. Of course people want to dance 95 00:06:31,040 --> 00:06:34,320 Speaker 2: and middle everything, but sometimes people would listen with a 96 00:06:34,400 --> 00:06:37,719 Speaker 2: different year. They just hear middle and everything, but they 97 00:06:37,760 --> 00:06:40,760 Speaker 2: don't listen to the message. But I think, you know, 98 00:06:41,240 --> 00:06:44,200 Speaker 2: with the accent of Visu Mataslas, it's always you know, 99 00:06:46,600 --> 00:06:49,280 Speaker 2: that is why you know, we've been giving this what 100 00:06:49,440 --> 00:06:52,440 Speaker 2: you called doctorates and music and everything. I don't want 101 00:06:52,480 --> 00:06:58,920 Speaker 2: to be called the doctor. And that fine, so I think, Yeah, 102 00:06:58,960 --> 00:07:00,640 Speaker 2: when I grew up, I said that wanted to be 103 00:07:00,720 --> 00:07:04,600 Speaker 2: a doctor or a preacht, and somebody told me you're 104 00:07:04,600 --> 00:07:07,160 Speaker 2: already doing it. You know, you're preaching with your music 105 00:07:07,240 --> 00:07:11,120 Speaker 2: and also you're also healing, so and this kind of 106 00:07:11,200 --> 00:07:15,320 Speaker 2: a doctor who diagnos the problem you know, in the 107 00:07:16,360 --> 00:07:20,280 Speaker 2: society or relation and then bring it out there. The 108 00:07:20,400 --> 00:07:23,560 Speaker 2: message with the music so that the people can debate, 109 00:07:24,120 --> 00:07:27,080 Speaker 2: you know, doing a tranject and then bring solutions. 110 00:07:28,600 --> 00:07:32,680 Speaker 1: And what has what has Gallow's role being really you 111 00:07:32,760 --> 00:07:36,520 Speaker 1: know in that in your career and in getting your 112 00:07:36,680 --> 00:07:40,520 Speaker 1: music the recognition that it has, because truly your music 113 00:07:40,840 --> 00:07:44,400 Speaker 1: has it's really transcended the generations. 114 00:07:47,560 --> 00:07:49,800 Speaker 2: Yeah, well, what I would say is that you know, 115 00:07:50,000 --> 00:07:52,280 Speaker 2: it's it's it's a good thing that you know, I'm 116 00:07:52,360 --> 00:07:55,800 Speaker 2: with Aughs, I'm with Grlo, and then it has already 117 00:07:55,880 --> 00:07:59,080 Speaker 2: done a really positive, a great job, you know, and 118 00:07:59,240 --> 00:08:01,560 Speaker 2: I'm happy to be part of for that, you know. 119 00:08:01,760 --> 00:08:05,400 Speaker 2: You know, in from the time maybe where I started 120 00:08:05,440 --> 00:08:09,360 Speaker 2: to with all those records they were called Maga singles, 121 00:08:10,120 --> 00:08:14,000 Speaker 2: the vinyls, the lp F one track Decide, one tuck 122 00:08:14,080 --> 00:08:17,160 Speaker 2: Decide and then there are just two tricks. So I 123 00:08:17,240 --> 00:08:20,920 Speaker 2: remember recorded an album that was Joy Gallo. This is 124 00:08:21,080 --> 00:08:28,080 Speaker 2: called the Mahovi Yeah, and the Bubblegum music they call it, 125 00:08:28,360 --> 00:08:31,880 Speaker 2: you know. So yeah, there was the time also then 126 00:08:32,040 --> 00:08:35,920 Speaker 2: from there now here I am with Table, but quite 127 00:08:35,920 --> 00:08:39,000 Speaker 2: a lot of artists that I've also collaborated with who 128 00:08:39,080 --> 00:08:41,679 Speaker 2: have been in kin Garden and everything. So it is 129 00:08:41,760 --> 00:08:44,599 Speaker 2: really sick and not very well to relate to be 130 00:08:44,720 --> 00:08:48,800 Speaker 2: recognition and all that. I think, yeah, they. 131 00:08:50,320 --> 00:08:54,199 Speaker 1: Yeah, And I mean, of course, you know the catalog 132 00:08:54,400 --> 00:08:58,560 Speaker 1: from from Gallow, I've been going through that. There's been 133 00:08:58,600 --> 00:09:00,760 Speaker 1: a playlist that's been put together and I've seen some 134 00:09:00,840 --> 00:09:03,720 Speaker 1: of my favorites there, you know, and that playlist has 135 00:09:03,720 --> 00:09:08,040 Speaker 1: been put together to really commemorate this centenary mark. But 136 00:09:08,080 --> 00:09:10,240 Speaker 1: I want to hear from you who are some of 137 00:09:10,320 --> 00:09:14,160 Speaker 1: those younger artists that you think should we should be 138 00:09:14,200 --> 00:09:17,280 Speaker 1: on the lookout for, that you enjoy listening to that 139 00:09:17,400 --> 00:09:18,079 Speaker 1: are under Gallow. 140 00:09:21,360 --> 00:09:26,280 Speaker 2: I have to go through that. I think, yeah, no, 141 00:09:27,080 --> 00:09:31,520 Speaker 2: it's it's a good, good question, But I don't want 142 00:09:31,520 --> 00:09:33,800 Speaker 2: to sort of like more really guessing and things like 143 00:09:33,920 --> 00:09:37,520 Speaker 2: that that needs to be like okay, this this, yeah, 144 00:09:37,520 --> 00:09:40,280 Speaker 2: I love but right now in my mind I'm a 145 00:09:40,400 --> 00:09:42,440 Speaker 2: blank and it will beat you know good. 146 00:09:42,960 --> 00:09:47,520 Speaker 1: Yeah, Well, we really appreciate your music that see, you know, 147 00:09:47,679 --> 00:09:50,559 Speaker 1: we appreciate the work that you've done, and we appreciate 148 00:09:50,679 --> 00:09:55,520 Speaker 1: the work of Gallo in in really amplifying the important 149 00:09:55,800 --> 00:09:58,839 Speaker 1: music that you are, that you've produced, your body of 150 00:09:59,040 --> 00:10:01,480 Speaker 1: work that has spoken to the lives of many. The 151 00:10:01,520 --> 00:10:05,719 Speaker 1: person that said you're already preaching I think you know, 152 00:10:05,920 --> 00:10:09,439 Speaker 1: what's spot on your music really is that it's a 153 00:10:09,559 --> 00:10:14,440 Speaker 1: sermon to the people. I think finally that was how 154 00:10:14,480 --> 00:10:17,400 Speaker 1: do you what do you believe it's going to take 155 00:10:17,520 --> 00:10:20,560 Speaker 1: for another hundred years or for Gallo to achieve another 156 00:10:20,760 --> 00:10:22,600 Speaker 1: hundred years in the space. 157 00:10:25,040 --> 00:10:30,680 Speaker 2: Well, as much as you know, Gallo is also into business, 158 00:10:31,800 --> 00:10:36,199 Speaker 2: but I think also if they're also concentrate, you know, 159 00:10:37,240 --> 00:10:43,719 Speaker 2: into artists who are really bringing you know, posative you know, 160 00:10:45,400 --> 00:10:49,599 Speaker 2: messages for change and bringing hope to the people. With 161 00:10:49,800 --> 00:10:53,640 Speaker 2: this subject met as I'm talking about. As much as 162 00:10:53,679 --> 00:10:57,560 Speaker 2: it is business, I'd also like to say to Gallo 163 00:10:58,160 --> 00:11:01,800 Speaker 2: play I'm just maybe maybe you don't do that or whatever, 164 00:11:01,960 --> 00:11:07,280 Speaker 2: but it's important because his business focusing on big artists 165 00:11:07,320 --> 00:11:09,600 Speaker 2: who are bringing quite a lot of money, are making 166 00:11:09,720 --> 00:11:12,800 Speaker 2: hits and all that. We are not hit makers. We 167 00:11:12,920 --> 00:11:19,280 Speaker 2: are bringing hit messages the people. Like the song with 168 00:11:19,400 --> 00:11:22,800 Speaker 2: the album that is right now, they're going to be 169 00:11:23,000 --> 00:11:28,160 Speaker 2: released by Carlo questions and answers, the messages like this. 170 00:11:28,440 --> 00:11:31,160 Speaker 2: So these are the questions that people are asking now 171 00:11:31,200 --> 00:11:37,080 Speaker 2: and people who want answers, and you know, the song 172 00:11:37,440 --> 00:11:41,079 Speaker 2: talks about Stillel and Bombela and then what a coincident 173 00:11:41,160 --> 00:11:43,400 Speaker 2: because we had a group called Steam Alert of that 174 00:11:43,520 --> 00:11:47,120 Speaker 2: don't pieve me so rest in peace. And then they 175 00:11:47,559 --> 00:11:51,319 Speaker 2: actually they're all from some of the stimula. They came 176 00:11:51,400 --> 00:11:54,319 Speaker 2: from Bombela, all of them, you know the side of 177 00:11:54,480 --> 00:11:59,760 Speaker 2: the spirit and then Bombela. It's actually it means a 178 00:12:00,040 --> 00:12:05,240 Speaker 2: howded place. So right now we are in a crowded 179 00:12:05,320 --> 00:12:08,760 Speaker 2: place where there is quite a lot of crime, corruption 180 00:12:09,559 --> 00:12:14,160 Speaker 2: in justice, madie and things that you know we were 181 00:12:14,200 --> 00:12:16,599 Speaker 2: we are started with this clouded so we need to 182 00:12:16,720 --> 00:12:20,319 Speaker 2: move from this crowded place into a place of peace 183 00:12:20,600 --> 00:12:21,320 Speaker 2: and justice. 184 00:12:22,200 --> 00:12:26,680 Speaker 1: That's beautiful words. Thank you so much and that Masacela. 185 00:12:26,800 --> 00:12:30,240 Speaker 1: Thank you for your work, thank you for your contribution, 186 00:12:30,600 --> 00:12:34,440 Speaker 1: and thank you so much for just remaining stella artists 187 00:12:34,559 --> 00:12:37,080 Speaker 1: who cares about the people in your work. 188 00:12:37,120 --> 00:12:40,839 Speaker 2: We appreciate it. Thank you very please. Please Lett the 189 00:12:40,960 --> 00:12:44,840 Speaker 2: people now look out for questions and answers. Russin Manthacela, 190 00:12:45,280 --> 00:12:46,120 Speaker 2: thank you very please. 191 00:12:46,679 --> 00:12:51,240 Speaker 1: All right, that's the legendary Vos Masacela, of course, commemorating 192 00:12:51,640 --> 00:12:56,520 Speaker 1: the one hundredth anniversary of Gallow Music, so Africa's oldest 193 00:12:56,800 --> 00:13:01,360 Speaker 1: record label, and it's absolutely amazing what they've done over 194 00:13:01,440 --> 00:13:06,080 Speaker 1: the years. They've put together a playlist to mark their centenary, 195 00:13:06,800 --> 00:13:10,600 Speaker 1: and it's actually called Sounds of the Century, and if 196 00:13:10,640 --> 00:13:13,520 Speaker 1: you go through it, you'll just realize the wide array 197 00:13:13,679 --> 00:13:17,079 Speaker 1: of music here. It's some of the classics, you know, 198 00:13:17,200 --> 00:13:18,960 Speaker 1: songs that we would consider to be classics.