samro blog

What did they sing?

How often do you attend a concert and a few weeks later can’t remember what the set list was?

Setlist.fm is a a free wiki-site that allows users to upload and browse concert set lists.

Listen to the music

A man sat at a metro station in Washington DC and started to play the violin; it was a cold January morning. He played six Bach pieces for about 45 minutes. During that time, since it was rush hour, it was calculated that thousands of people went through the station, most of them on their way to work.

Brenda Fassie - fact sheet

There have been a lot of questions and debate around the ongoing Brenda Fassie estate matter. It is a highly complex and technical matter so in an effort to educate and inform our members we have put together a comprehensive fact sheet.

MIDEM highlights

MIDEM took place this year between 24 - 27 Jan in Cannes, France. This networking and business event is about connecting the worldwide community of professionals from every sector, who create and use music in all its forms.

Thanks to the web more of us can experience and learn from what happened at Midem 2009. There are many interesting case studies and presentations that our music community can learn from.

SAMRO member workshops

We are holding SAMRO member workshops to:

• Enable our members to interact with management in an informal environment.
• To discuss issues affecting members and to
• discuss Performing and Mechanical rights as well as Needletime rights.

Fassie royalty matter to be resolved out of court

The legal matter between the Southern African Music Rights Organisation (SAMRO) and the executor of Brenda Fassie’s estate is to be dealt with out of court, following an agreement reached today, Monday, 16 February 2009.

SAMRO sets the record straight on City Press reports

There have been reports in the City Press newspaper relating to the Brenda Fassie royalty dispute that is being heard in the Johannesburg High Court on 11 February 2009.

Young SA musos perform in Italy

MIAGI (Music is a Great Investment) has once again created an exciting opportunity for young South African musicians to perform internationally. From the 8th to the 12th of January 2009, bass-baritone Musawenkosi Ngqungwana, tenor Mlamli Lalapantsi, tenor Sunnyboy Dladla (in the roles of Ping, Pang and Pong) and soprano Golda Schulz (in the role of Liu), from the University of Cape Town and the Opera Studio of the Cape Town Opera travelled to Italy to take part in the International Turandot Competition.