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THE REST IS Shifty

THE REST IS Shifty

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 Highlighting the eclectic legacy of Shifty Records, South Africa's fiercely independent cult record label operating through the dark days of apartheid into the democratic era. Presented by Shifty founding members Warrick Sony and Lloyd Ross, each episode features a classic album or noteworthy artist from the Shifty catalogue.Solid Gold Podcasts and Audiobooks Music
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  • Own Affairs | Kalahari Surfers

    Own Affairs | Kalahari Surfers
    Nov 25 2025
    The 1st Kalahari Surfers album on Shifty Records.
    Lloyd Ross talks to The Rest is Shifty podcast co-host Warrick Sony about creating this remarkable album while he was experimenting in, and getting to know the workings of, the Shifty Mobile studio, housed in a caravan, parked in a sweltering corrugated iron garage in the middle of the veld just south of Joburg. Own Affairs on Bandcamp · Follow Shifty on Instagram · Follow Shifty on Facebook · · Subscribe to our Substack · Shifty Records on Bandcamp
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    48 mins
  • Mr Mac & The Genuines

    Mr Mac & The Genuines
    Oct 31 2025
    A deep dive into the Genuines' Kaapse klopse album.

    Featuring Warrick Sony, Lloyd Ross, Mac McKenzie, and Hilton Schilder.

    An exposé of the Genuines' album featuring kaapse klopse banjo legend Sammy McKenzie. This is the story behind their actual ghoema album, which their album titled Goema, wasn't.

    If that sounds confusing, this pod will clear things up. Genuines live @ Jamesons 1986 album · Follow Shifty on Instagram · Follow Shifty on Facebook · · Subscribe to our Substack · Shifty Records on Bandcamp
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    50 mins
  • GOEMA | The Genuines

    GOEMA | The Genuines
    Jul 26 2025
    The rock band from Cape Town that left Joburg audiences gasping.

    This episode includes Mac McKenzie and Hilton Schilder.

    The Genuines smelted Cape ghoema rhythms with rock, becoming favourites at Jamesons in downtown Joburg, a hotbed of original music and racial mixing in apartheid South Africa. Follow Shifty on Instagram · Follow Shifty on Facebook · · Subscribe to our Substack · Shifty Records on Bandcamp
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    55 mins
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