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THE BROTHER MOVES ON RETURNS – 06 NOVEMBER 2021
Chimurenga is pleased to announce the return of The Brother Moves On to the Chimurenga Factory (157 Victoria Rd, Woodstock, Cape Town).
Saturday, 06 November 2021
Doors open from 6:30pm, with limited capacity.
R120 presale (bookings here)
R150 at the door
For further information: info@chimurenga.co.za | +27 21 447 1119
PASS presents: Salim Washington, Dalisu Ndlazi, Asher Gamedze in conversation
Pan African Space Station presents the latest edition of Stories About Music in Africa, a musical conversation between Salim Washington (saxophone/flute), Dalisu Ndlazi (upright bass) and Asher Gamedze (drums). This session was recorded live at the Chimurenga Factory in June 2021. Watch/listen to other episodes from the Stories About Music in Africa series.
Category: News, Pass Blog, Stories About Music in Africa
Tags: Asher Gamedze, Dalisu Ndlazi, Salim Washington
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HOME IS WHERE THE MUSIC IS
“Home is where the music is” is drawn from Keorapetse Kgositsile’s poem “For Hughie Masekela”, dedicated to the South African trumpeter, composer and bandleader. The poem ends with the lines, “This then is the rhythm / and the blues of it / Home is where the music is”. The poem was published in the 1974 collection, The Present Is A Dangerous Place To Live, however it was presented to Masekela earlier. Bra Hugh then recorded a double album titled Home …
Chimurenga presents Of Wounds, of Hands – a word/sound documentary – 08 July 2021
Chimurenga presented Of Wounds, of Hands – a word/sound documentary by the Insurrections Ensemble – live on PASS, 08 July 2021, 6pm. During the Spring of 1941, Suzanne Roussi, Aimé Césaire and Rene Menil hosted a walk in the Absalon forest in Martinique, with many of the “degenerate” artists from Europe who’d made it out on the last ship from Marseilles escaping Nazi power. There were Wilfredo Lam, Andre Breton, Andre Masson, Anna Seghers, who shared a passage with Victor …
Category: News, Pass Blog, Pass Radio
Tags: Aime Cesaire, Martinique, Rene Menil, Suzanne Roussi
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SALIM WASHINGTON, DALISU NDLAZI, ASHER GAMEDZE… IN CONVERSATION – 24 JUNE 2021
Chimurenga is delighted to present a musical conversation between Salim Washington (saxophone/flute), Dalisu Ndlazi (bass) and Asher Gamedze (drums) at the Chimurenga Factory (157 Victoria Rd, Woodstock, Cape Town). This event forms part of the Stories About Music in Africa series. Thursday, 24 June 2021 from 6pm. R110 presale tickets (bookings here) R150 at the door Limited seating available. For further information: info@chimurenga.co.za | +27 21 447 1119
Category: News, Pass Blog, Stories About Music in Africa
Tags: Asher Gamedze, Dalisu Ndlazi, Salim Washington
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RADIO MAC – 21 June 2021 – 6pm: War of the Reptile Men – Victor Gama
War of the reptile men War of the reptile men é uma composição criada pelo compositor e músico angolano Victor Gama enquanto vivia em Angola durante os anos do conflito. Ele explica como a sintonização na rádio estática, durante o girar do botão, expandiu a sua compreensão das possibilidades da música e do som como um intermediário. Gama relembra memórias vívidas do período da independência no final dos anos 70, a transição no sistema educacional do país naquela época, e …
Category: Liberation Radio, News, Pass Blog, Pass Radio
Tags: Angola, Liberation Radio, Radio MAC, victor gama
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RADIO MAC – 20 June 2021 – 6pm: Sermos autores de nós próprios / Being our own authors – Carla Fernandes
Sermos autores de nós próprios Fundadora da Afrolis – Associação Cultural, organização que se dedica à promoção da expressão cultural e à construção de novas narrativas identitárias dos afrodescendentes. Carla Fernandes é jornalista, tradutora e produtora cultural. Em conjunto com Sónia Vaz Borges, ambas envolvem-se num diálogo que viaja entre o pessoal e profissional sobre as memórias, ambições e a criação de espaços africanos na capital portuguesa. Being our own authors Founder of Afrolis – Cultural Association, an organization dedicated …
Category: Liberation Radio, News, Pass Blog, Pass Radio
Tags: Afrolis, Carla Fernandes, Liberation Radio, Radio MAC
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RADIO MAC – 19 June 2021 – 6pm: Xee menino não falar politica / Xee boy, do not talk about politics – DJ Lucky
Xee menino não falar política Lucky é um Dj angolano que vive em Lisboa. Ele nasceu em Kinshasa, como resultado do êxodo da guerra de Angola para o Congo, regressou após a independência com sua família para Luanda. Ele destaca a importância das rádios e explica como os angolanos no Congo podem estar ligados às notícias pela rádio. Assim, por meio do rádio, a sua família partilhou notícias sobre a independência e lançou o primeiro sinal de que era seguro …
Category: Liberation Radio, News, Pass Blog, Pass Radio
Tags: Angola, Congo, DJ Lucky, Liberation Radio, Radio MAC
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