The youth of South Africa are fortunate enough to enjoy a medley of music festivals organised in and around the busiest local cities throughout the year. Rocking The Daisies, Ramfest, Splashy Fen and Oppikoppi are just a few of the well-managed musical celebrations that happen every year on SA’s colourful soil.

This weekend will see trance-party Earthdance Cape Town attract thousands of avid music-lovers flocking to the Nekkies Resort in Worcestor for three days of camping, drinking and dancing.

An artist at Rocking the Daisies

Music in South Africa is incredibly important. Almost everyone is involved in creating some kind of music; and South Africa boasts a wide spectrum of musical expression. In South Africa there is also a vibrant underground rock scene. Guitar-slingers can be found in almost every neighbourhood, and South Africa already has some internationally recognised and popular rock artists such as Seether, Civil Twilight and Blk Jks, all who have been picked up by international record labels.

Cape Town band The Plastics

The South African music scene is as varied as her rainbow-nation inhabitants. Kwaito music from the Apartheid townships continue to pop beats into your knees, Boeremusiek echoes the Afrikaans identity interwoven in South Africa’s history while the Rock ‘n Roll, Folk and a medley of other popular genres create part of her contemporary soul.

The ethnic diversity that has become the vital ingredient in South Africa’s eclectic and culturally rich existence has meant that the musical tastes of everyone are heard loud and clear.

From the more traditional Kwaito, Boeremusiek, Folk, Gospel, A cappello, Soul, Jazz and Rock ‘n Roll to the more modern and younger-based Drum and Bass, Psychedelic Trance, Metal and Punk there is a platform within South Africa’s borders for all types of music.