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LIBERATION RADIO: CAPE TOWN – 15 March 2022 – 3pm: South African Liberation Songs
In our opening session we present a conversation between contemporary musicians who actively draw on the archive to directly inform their music and artist practice, along with audio pieces from each participant. With: Neo Muyanga, Asher Gamedze, Masello Montana and Nhlanhla Ngqaqu (iPhupho L’ka Biko).
Neo Muyanga is a composer, theorist and activist who is engaged in a multi-focal exploration of protest music that spans from how protest songs played a key role in South Africa’s liberation to the role of liberation music in Egypt, Brazil and Uruguay.
Asher Gamedze is a cultural worker operating as a musician, student, writer, organiser and educator. His debut album Dialectic Soul blends free-jazz excursions with South African protest music.
Masello Motana is an actress, performer and vocal historian who collects, preserves and interprets South African music. Her on-going project Ntyilo Ntyilo, is a vocal museum and live show that performatively archives South African politics through music.
Nhlanhla Ngqaqu is a musician, and founding member of the band iPhupho L’ka Biko, that came to prominence during the Fees Must Fall protests of 2015. The groups’ sound draws on tradition, spiritual sounds, jazz and improvisation, with the politics of the day, to express their ideas about identity, change and community.
LIBERATION RADIO: CAPE TOWN – 15th-18th March 2022, 3-6pm
Liberation Radio is part of Chimurenga’s ongoing query on knowledge production via African sound worlds. Through this program we explore the possibilities of radio as a research platform and the sonic archives of cultural struggles, and the role of city-studios such as Cairo, Accra, Conakry, Algiers, Dar es Salaam, Lusaka and more, as revolutionary capitals which hosted and disseminated liberatory work through their national infrastructure. This edition, live from our Cape Town studio on the 15th -18th of March from …
Category: Liberation Radio, News, Pass Blog, Pass Radio
Tags: Ali Hlongwane, Amandla Cultural Ensemble, Asher Gamedze, Athi Mongezeleli Joja, Bongiwe Dhlomo-Mautloa, Dashiki, Gwen Ansell, Judy Seidman, Kgomotso Ramushu, Lerato Kuzwayo, Liberation Radio, Mafube Arts Commune, Malopoets, Masello Montana, Medu Art Ensemble, Memory Biwa, Neo Muyanga, Nhlanhla Ngqaqu, Percy Mabandu, Pungwe, Rob Machiri, Sinazo Mtshemla, Steve Dyer, Uhuru Phalafala, Yasmina Reggad
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The Africans, A Radio Play in Three Acts – 09-11 February 2022
We were proud to present the worldwide premiere of The Africans, A Radio Play in Three Acts by Christian Nyampeta – live on PASS from 09-11 February 2022. The Africans, A Radio Play in Three Acts, is an adaptation of The Trial of Christopher Okigbo (1971), a novel by the late Kenyan philosopher and writer Ali A. Mazrui (1933-2014). With it, Christian Nyampeta develops what he calls a “multiform audio-social structure”, portraying a battle between individualism, universalism and social collectivism in After Africa. For further reading on …
THE AFRICANS – ACT 3 [VERDICT] – 11 FEBRUARY, 6PM
We present ACT 3 [Verdict] of The Africans, A Radio Play in Three Acts by Christian Nyampeta – live on PASS 11 February 2022, 6pm. The Africans, A Radio Play in Three Acts, is an adaptation of The Trial of Christopher Okigbo (1971), a novel by the late Kenyan philosopher and writer Ali A. Mazrui (1933-2014). With it, Christian Nyampeta develops what he calls a “multiform audio-social structure”, portraying a battle between individualism, universalism and social collectivism in After Africa. [Artwork: The Agora by Obi Okigbo (as part of …
Category: News, Pass Blog, Pass Radio
Tags: Ali Mazrui, Christian Nyampeta, The Africans
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THE AFRICANS – ACT 2 [TRIAL] – 10 FEBRUARY, 6PM
We present ACT 2 [Trial] of The Africans, A Radio Play in Three Acts by Christian Nyampeta – live on PASS 10 February 2022, 6pm. The Africans, A Radio Play in Three Acts, is an adaptation of The Trial of Christopher Okigbo (1971), a novel by the late Kenyan philosopher and writer Ali A. Mazrui (1933-2014). With it, Christian Nyampeta develops what he calls a “multiform audio-social structure”, portraying a battle between individualism, universalism and social collectivism in After Africa. [Artwork: The Clearing by Obi Okigbo (as part …
Category: News, Pass Blog, Pass Radio
Tags: Ali Mazrui, Christian Nyampeta, The Africans
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THE AFRICANS – ACT 1 [ARRIVAL] – 09 FEBRUARY, 6PM
We present ACT 1 [Arrival] of The Africans, A Radio Play in Three Acts by Christian Nyampeta – live on PASS 09 February 2022, 6pm. The Africans, A Radio Play in Three Acts, is an adaptation of The Trial of Christopher Okigbo (1971), a novel by the late Kenyan philosopher and writer Ali A. Mazrui (1933-2014). With it, Christian Nyampeta develops what he calls a “multiform audio-social structure”, portraying a battle between individualism, universalism and social collectivism in After Africa. [Artwork: The Shrine by …
Category: News, Pass Blog, Pass Radio
Tags: Ali Mazrui, Christian Nyampeta, The Africans
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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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