AGENT PROVOCATEUR IN MUSIO CRACR

As 2009 heads into its final stretch comes an album that’s instantly headed into best of the year territory. The record in question is the long‐awaited full‐length release from Steadyrock! – a Mozambican‐born, South African‐living singer and songwriter who’s been the region’s best kept music secret for the past few years, beloved by a small but ever‐growing band of fans. Titled Steadyrock! The 13‐track album has it all: banging club tracks, radio ready hits, lyrics of love and unity, scorching summer songs – all held together by Steadyrock’s warm, easy voice. That Steadyrock! has the goods to catapult into the mainstream and make an impact on a much wider spectrum of music fans is no mystery to those who’ve seen ‘White Wedding’, one of the most successful South African films in recent memory. It’s Steadyrock’s song ‘My Favourite Song’ that opens the film, and four of his tracks are featured on the soundtrack album ‐ his expansive, inviting songs tracking the emotional journey taken by the characters in the quintessentially South African romcom. Now, with a freshly inked distribution deal with Electromode in the mix, Steadyrock’s enormously listenable mix of reggae, folk, rock, dancefloor, Afro‐groove music is finally being made available to a much bigger audience. He’s also already written material for the likes of actor‐singer Emmanuel Castis as well as MXO and others, and alongside his music in ‘White Wedding’, Steadyrock! also contributed music to the recent docu‐movie, Hidden Heart – Story of Chris Barnard and Hamilton Naki. Over the past few years, there’s been an army of believers who understand Steadyrock! has what it takes to become one of southern Africa’s most important artists.