The Bassline live
music venue and club was established in 1994 in the
Melville neighborhood of
Johannesburg, South Africa. The venue closed in 2003 and reopened the following year in the downtown
Newtown Cultural Precinct, featuring a concert venue with a capacity of 1000 and a performing space with 150 seats. In its 24-year history, Bassline hosted over 3200 concerts featuring many emerging music acts and well-known South African, African, and global music icons.
Many popular albums were recorded live at the Bassline, and the record company of the same name became a fixture in the Johannesburg music scene.
Vusi Mahlasela and
Louis Mhlanga recorded their live album Live at the Bassline in 1999.[3]
From 2017, Bassline evolved into Bassline Live, producing and promoting live concerts for broadcast and live audiences. Bassline Live hosts regular performances at Johannesburg's Lyric Theatre at
Gold Reef City, as well as annual festivals - Bassline Festival held on the Saturday closest to the
Africa Union's official
Africa Day on 25 May, Bassline Summer Fest in December, and the
Fete de la Musique Festival for the French Institute of South Africa.[4]
Bassline's history is chronicled in Last Night at the Bassline, by David B. Coplan & Oscar Gutierrez.[5]
References
^"Bassline Live". Music In Africa. 9 June 2014. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
^"The Bassline". What's on in Joburg. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
The Bassline live
music venue and club was established in 1994 in the
Melville neighborhood of
Johannesburg, South Africa. The venue closed in 2003 and reopened the following year in the downtown
Newtown Cultural Precinct, featuring a concert venue with a capacity of 1000 and a performing space with 150 seats. In its 24-year history, Bassline hosted over 3200 concerts featuring many emerging music acts and well-known South African, African, and global music icons.
Many popular albums were recorded live at the Bassline, and the record company of the same name became a fixture in the Johannesburg music scene.
Vusi Mahlasela and
Louis Mhlanga recorded their live album Live at the Bassline in 1999.[3]
From 2017, Bassline evolved into Bassline Live, producing and promoting live concerts for broadcast and live audiences. Bassline Live hosts regular performances at Johannesburg's Lyric Theatre at
Gold Reef City, as well as annual festivals - Bassline Festival held on the Saturday closest to the
Africa Union's official
Africa Day on 25 May, Bassline Summer Fest in December, and the
Fete de la Musique Festival for the French Institute of South Africa.[4]
Bassline's history is chronicled in Last Night at the Bassline, by David B. Coplan & Oscar Gutierrez.[5]
References
^"Bassline Live". Music In Africa. 9 June 2014. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
^"The Bassline". What's on in Joburg. Retrieved 23 March 2024.