East Coast Gold Podcasts

Who remembers top Durban band from the 1980s, Equinox? The band consisted of Gerry Connor on lead vocals, John 'Jordi' Jordan on keyboards and backing vocals, Peter 'The Greek' on guitar/bass and backing vocals - and Francois Hardy on drums and backing vocals. Equinox performed at the Royal Hotel (in the Tavern) for three years (five nights a week), then recorded their original album 'Undercover Lover' with David Gresham Records in Johannesburg. This led to them touring around South Africa performing at big concerts before returning to Durban to perform at the Gangplank at The Wheel for a year.

East Coast Gold caught up with Francois Hardy for an update on what's happened since then. Listen here.

The legendary Dave Guselli will be joining the East Coast Gold family from Monday! Listen to him being interviewed by Jane Linley-Thomas in her show this afternoon.

The secret's out! We're delighted to announce that the legendary Dave Guselli will be joining the East Coast Gold family from Monday! Listen as Gordon Graham breaks the news this morning.

Ronald Bell - a co-founder of Kool and the Gang, the heavyweight funk group behind hits like "Celebration," "Jungle Boogie" and "Ladies' Night" - has died at the age of 68. Here's a tribute to him...

Gordon Graham sat down with OrbVest CEO Martin Freeman to discuss the SA economy; the impact of Covid on the economy and the Rand, as well as offshore investing and safe-guarding your financial future.

OrbVest is a global real estate company that invests in US income producing commercial real estate. It generates strong cash dividends on a quarterly basis for its clients and assists with long-term wealth creation.

At the start of his weekend show on East Coast Gold today, Alex Jay opened up about his COVID-19 household following positive test results for his wife and son. He has an important message to everyone. Listen here.

With COVID-19 bringing the world, including South Africa, to a standstill for many months, many industries have taken major strain. Among the hardest hit is the events and entertainment industry which shows no sign of returning to normality for the foreseeable future. With that in mind, a group of SA music Legends got together to create Lockdown Legends, an online performance being aired from Sunday 28 June at 8pm, for a donation of between R10 and R100, you can enjoy the best of South Africa’s musicians and artists spanning as far back as the 1960’s.

We caught up with two of the organisers, Jarrod Aston from Cinema and Glenda Sixel from Clout ,and they shared the vision behind the event and what they hope to achieve in raising money for this much-loved industry of music professionals.

What's that one song that takes you back to an exact moment in time? You know the one, because whenever you hear it you're transported back to a really big or happy moment that mattered.

In celebration of music that has become the soundtrack to moments that matter, East Coast Gold's Jane Linley-Thomas is launching a new feature called: “Moments that Matter” - with Château Gâteaux - that starts next week on her show (weekdays, 10am-2pm).

Here, Jane and Anna Kelly, marketing manager of Château Gâteaux - talk about the feature and some of their favourite musical memories.

East Coast Gold’s Gordon Graham had the privilege of speaking to Shane Manning - a British businessman living and working in Dubai. He is an Ironman triathlete, fit and strong and now he is a COVID-19 survivor.

Shane was misdiagnosed when experiencing his early Coronavirus symptoms which led to him going on a camping trip with family and friends once he felt better, only to discover later – much to his horror - that he’d been COVID-19 positive all along.

Shane shared with us his worries over who he may’ve passed the virus on to; his concerns for his family; his healthcare experience; the dark depths he dealt with while fighting for his life – and, more recently, his recovery.

Listen to the full interview here.

As COVID-19 spread across the world - and lockdowns were implemented, millions of people were left stranded all over the world as airlines and borders shut down. This included roughly 3600 South Africans - some of whom have been telling Damon Beard how homesick they are get back to their families. #strandedabroad