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It’s not often that you see video game content localised to the South African market, but this is indeed what Sony Computer Entertainment Europe has done with SingStar Afrikaans Treffers, a competitive karaoke title.
 
26 Afrikaans artists, including Jack Parow, Karen Zoid and Steve Hofmeyr, are joining the SingStar stable with the game available on the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 2. Players are required to sing along to songs, scoring points if they hit the right notes. The player closest to the pitch of the song is eventually crowned champ. 
 
According to Howard Lonstein, independent product manager at local PlayStation distributors Ster Kinekor Entertainment, South Africa is one of only five territories internationally that have been granted the right to compile a local SingStar line-up.
 
The tracklisting features a number of contemporary artists, the likes of Kurt Darren, Karen Zoid and Heinz Winkler, joining old hands such as Ge Korsten with “Liefling”.
 
SingStar Afrikaans Treffers will be strategically priced, and can be purchased on its own or in bundled options, including the PS3 game with two microphones, or the game bundled with either a PS2 or PS3. The game also supports high definition music videos plus access to the SingStore. 
 
“Afrikaans music is the second biggest genre in SA, and if you look at festivals such as Innibos it plays host to some of the biggest concerts in South Africa,” Lonstein said, “we’re confident that the title will do well.”
 
SingStar Afrikaans Treffers should be in the shops by the end of this month.
 
The tracklisting includes:
 
Blackie Swart - Liewe Lulu
Bobby van Jaarsveld - Spieëltjie
Bok van Blerk & Robbie Wessels - Ons Vir Jou Suid Afrika
David Fourie - Jy Soen Soos ‘n  Engel
Die Campbells - Rooi Rok Bokkie
Die Campbells - Bietjie Bietjie Lam (My Knieë Raak Lam)
Dozi - Jan Asseblief Tog  Squeeze My
Eden - Kniee Lam
Gerhard Steyn - Baby Tjoklits
Gerhard Steyn - Diamante Vir Jou
Gé Korsten - Liefling
Heinz Winckler - Ek Kan Weer In Liefde Glo
Jack Parow - Cooler As Ekke
Jak de Priester - Sally Williams Nougat
Jakkie Louw - Drie Pikkewyne
Juanita du Plessis - Skarumba
Juanita du Plessis - Tussen Woorde
Juanita du Plessis - Lepellê  
Karen Zoid - Afrikaaners Is Plesierig
Kurt Darren - Meisie Meisie
Kurt Darren - Loslappie
Liani May - Jy Soen My Nie Meer Nie
Nádine - Kaapse Draai
Pieter Koen - 3 Susters Van Drie Susters
Ray Dylan - Jessica
Robbie Wessels - Leeuloop
Romanz - My Hele Hart
Snotkop - Parapapa
Steve Hofmeyr - Pampoen
Theuns Jordaan - Soos Bloed
 
Update: Ster Kinekor Entertainment sent us the above updated playlist on 18 March 2011. It replaces the tracklisting published in our originally article that featured Die Heuwels Fantasies. This is the tracklisting as appearing on the PS3 version, the PS2 version includes 25 songs. 
 
Jack Parow, captured by Vark1

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