Narrator: Gallo Vault Sessions podcast is a 6-part series brought to you by Gallo in collaboration with KONJO.
Sipho Sithole: I was lucky that when I joined Gallo, we were still selling from the archives!
Ivor Haarburger: At that time we had a big promo vehicle with big speakers on, and we used to blast it the whole time & we had little tickets that we used to give out and eventually those people used to go into the store, into Marabastad, and purchase the stuff directly
Guy Henderson: Everything that people know globally about South African music, most of it comes out of Gallo”
Ivor Haarger: “These are all over 100 000 sellers!”
Narrator: In this podcast, we delve into the story of Gallo, Africa’s largest and oldest recording company, and reflect on the ways music shapes culture, and how our culture has been shaped by music…both at the centre and periphery of Africa’s music history.
Rob Allingham: “The record companies recorded Afrikaans music, and they recorded African music”
Mike Swaratle: “Black composers were not getting composers royalties”
Narrator: We bridge 95 years of Gallo’s music history with KONJO’s passion for cultural storytelling and chat with artists, label execs, radio veterans and music thinkers as we explore the undercurrents, backstories and overlooked tapes from the Gallo Vault
Antos Stella: “South African artists are so well known in the rest of Africa”
…from mbaqanga to soul,
Ivor Haarburger: “The Harari’s, the Umoja’s the Steve Kekana’s”
Narrator: "... and of course, provide you with a curated playlist to soundtrack your month"
