‘The artists were the ones who were bombed the most when the SADF came bombing those in the liberation struggle’ Barolong Seboni- on the role of the arts in politics and resistance.
‘English is a mix up of other languages, when they say patois is not a language, we say,we are bilingual. When they speak their English we understand it like patois.’ Mutabaruka on the question of language in poetry.
Zanendaba is Gcina Mhlophe’s story telling project. She shares her skill and passion for preserving stories she has grown up with and those she has come across in her travel and story sharing with other story tellers.
‘The day we say we no longer need water is the day we stop having the need for stories. As people, that day will never come.’ Gcina Mhlophe.
Izindaba Zikaphoshozwayo was an anthology of short stories that falls under the fantasy banner, much like Harry Potter it speaks of magic/magicians etc. To compare the two is unfair to J.K Rowling, her offering stands dust coated next to this masterpiece of the imagination. Izindaba Zikaphoshozwane is out of print and has been since 1987.
I like old poets, they stand on stage with their books open, reading and turning pages. the importance is on what sits on each page, how our faces look as they speak is of no significance.- they wouldn’t have travelled so far if they had naught to give.
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Mutabaruka, Barolong Seboni, Gcina Mhlophe and Mama C, speak on the urgency of resistance in poetry.
Mam’Gcina speaks of the influence of Hip-Hop in poetry.
‘The artists were the ones who were bombed the most when the SADF came bombing those in the liberation struggle’ Barolong Seboni- on the role of the arts in politics and resistance.
‘English is a mix up of other languages, when they say patois is not a language, we say,we are bilingual. When they speak their English we understand it like patois.’ Mutabaruka on the question of language in poetry.
Zanendaba is Gcina Mhlophe’s story telling project. She shares her skill and passion for preserving stories she has grown up with and those she has come across in her travel and story sharing with other story tellers.
‘The day we say we no longer need water is the day we stop having the need for stories. As people, that day will never come.’ Gcina Mhlophe.
Izindaba Zikaphoshozwayo was an anthology of short stories that falls under the fantasy banner, much like Harry Potter it speaks of magic/magicians etc. To compare the two is unfair to J.K Rowling, her offering stands dust coated next to this masterpiece of the imagination. Izindaba Zikaphoshozwane is out of print and has been since 1987.
I like old poets, they stand on stage with their books open, reading and turning pages. the importance is on what sits on each page, how our faces look as they speak is of no significance.- they wouldn’t have travelled so far if they had naught to give.
Mutabaruka reads a poem dedicated to Lucky Dube.