I checked out the Springbok Nude Girls. I was listening to "Illuminate." Absolutely fantastic song!
Is rock/metal/punk growing in popularity in South Africa? Or is the South African music scene leaning more towards folk/tribal/jazz? I have noticed via MySpace/Facebook, that there are a lot more people in South Africa within the punk/emo/goth fashions than in earlier years. I moved away from South Africa almost 10 years ago so I don't really remember much. However, the only fashion other than the "norm" and tribal styles, was metalhead fashion from what I remember. But even that didn't seem very popular back then. From seeing MySpace profiles it seems like there are just so many young people within the emo/pop-punk/hardcore/screamo scenes.
You mentioned Springbok Nude Girls had to break up for financial reasons since they wanted to stay in South Africa. Is this because the record companies in South Africa simply are not anywhere near as...how should I say it...wealthy or "big" when compared to UK or US record companies?
EDIT: I checked out more songs by Springbok Nude Girls. I can't believe they aren't more popular than they really are.