East Coast Gold Podcasts

Cindy Alter, lead singer of the wildly popular South African 70s band Clout, chats to Gordon Graham on East Coast Gold about her new single; her journey since the days of 'Substitute' and 'Save Me'; her health issues and her successful time in the USA.

Coronavirus – the facts! Gordon Graham chatted to the University of KwaZulu-Natal's Dr. Veron Ramsuran about the coronavirus. Dr Ramsuran is Group Leader: KwaZulu-Natal Research Innovation and Sequencing Platform (KRISP); Senior Lecturer: Nelson R. Mandela School of Medicine, College of Health Sciences (CHS) and Associate Scientist: Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa (CAPRISA). Gordon asks him how big of a threat coronavirus is to us in South Africa; who is most vulnerable - and also to share the latest information. Listen here.

Kirsty and Oliver Boyes are two KwaZulu-Natal expats living in Hefei, China where they moved to a year ago as Kirsty wanted some international teaching experience. Since the outbreak of the Wuhan coronavirus - now officially named COVID-19 - they have been on lock-down, cooped up in an apartment complex with little to no contact with the outside world. They chatted to East Coast Gold's Gordon Graham about how its been.

It took 76 hours of travel, but four lions - Luke, Demira, Diya and Frieda - are back where they belong on African soil after living in terrible conditions in the Ukraine. Gordon Graham chats to The Lawrence Anthony Earth Organization's Yvette Taylor about this incredible rescue which has taken many months to arrange and which was spearheaded by Lionel De Lange - who runs the NGO's Ukraine chapter.

The lions will now see out their lives at the beautiful Love Lions Alive Project - a sanctuary - near Harrismith.

Friendship can come in a bowl, as one South African woman has discovered. Gordon Graham chats to Tamara (@Tamara0h on Twitter) after her Twitter thread about her grumpy neighbour went viral this week. Listen to the interview here.

Gordon Graham, host of the More Music Breakfast Show on East Coast Gold chatted to East Coast Radio Programming Manager Zane Derbyshire and East Coast Gold Project Manager Di Macpherson this morning about the new 60s to 80s radio station and what listeners can expect in 2020. Listen to the interview here...

International star, Leo Sayer, known for seventies hits like 'More than I can say', 'When I need you' and 'You Make Me Feel Like Dancing' - is in South Africa for performances in Cape Town and Pretoria this long weekend. He's told East Coast Gold's Gordon Graham that he's just started composing new songs, adding that the creative juices are flowing.

"I just want to keep on working. I'm 71-years-old but I'm still feeling as creative as ever," he told Gordon on the More Music Breakfast Show today. "The ideas are flowing. I've got a huge backlog of songs that still haven't been recorded. I'm just starting on some new stuff at the moment."

"I think if you feel it in your heart that you can do something, and provide something, you can do it. And honestly it doesn't matter if it sells millions or just pleases a few people. The most important thing is to be creative and to get it out there. And living in Australia I have the template now to do that."

Leo moved from England to Sydney in 2005.

Gordon asked Leo how his Afrikaans is, given that he's performing at the Christmas Spectacular (Kersfees Skouspel) this coming weekend.

"Oh man, I'm absolutely terrible," says Leo."'Lekker, lekker' - that's about it. I'm terrible but I'm really honoured that the Afrikaans fans have always had a soft spot for Leo Sayer and I'm very honoured by that. It's fantastic. The world's a small place, isn't it."

Leo added that next time he's in South Africa, he hopes to perform in Durban. "I really want to come to Durban. It's been a long time!"

Breakfast host Gordon Graham had fellow East Coast Gold presenter Jane Linley-Thomas on the show to talk about what it's been like to be part of East Coast Radio's new digital radio station. Jane says the music on East Coast Gold evokes such amazing memories of special times. But she's also found that it resonates with her young children. "The whole house was singing," she tells Gordon. Gordon also tests Jane's memory when he puts her on the spot to identify three songs from TV shows from years gone by! Listen to their chat here.