Into the dark days of censorship and apartheid swept Shifty Records, recording South African bands making music about life in a brutal country. It was the 1980s and the birth of a new local music scene. View iconic images of South Africa’s underground anti-apartheid music scene.
Shifty Records recorded a diverse range of South African music genres, from alternative rock n roll, boere punk, Kaapse goema, folk, avant garde, isicathamiya, mbaqanga jive, maskande, worker songs, poetry and jazz were all captured by Lloyd Ross, founder of Shifty.
Forces Favourite. (Image: Shifty Records)
Warrick Sony – Anarchy in our Sosatie. (Image: Shifty Records)
James Phillips. (Image: Shifty Records)
Sankomoto. (Image: Shifty Records)
Winston’s Jive Mixup. (Image: Shifty Records)
James Phillips. (Image: Shifty Records)
Noise Khanyile (Image: Shifty Records)
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