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PASS in Paris: Blase Ndjehoya
Blaise Ndjehoya is a journalist and film-maker born in the Central African Republic. His films give focus to movements of the Harlem Renaissance, Présence Africaine, Manu Dibango, and the wave of writers who moved from the US to Paris in the 1940s. Conversations with Aimé Césaire, Gordon Parks, René Depestre and other notable voices give shape to his stories. Titles include: La Rive Noire (from 2013 and featuring music by Franck Biyong), Un sang d’encre (1997) and Silence (1991).
At our PASS POP-UP in Paris on Thursday, Blaise Ndjehoya will join Christine Eyene to discuss bikutsi music.
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Tags: bikutsi, Blase Ndjehoya, Christine Eyene, Congo, Congolese Sounds, PASS Paris
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PASS landing at Foundation Cartier, Paris
From 17 – 19 September 2015 , the Pan African Space Station (PASS) installed our pop-up inside the gallery of Fondation Cartier, Paris with live programming that explored the past-present-future of Congolese music cultures. This intervention featured as part of the exhibition Beauté Congo – 1926-2015 – Congo Kitoko. Contributions by Bintou Simporé (Nova), Ray Lema, Afrikadaa Magazine, Helmie Bellini trio (feat. Hilaire Penda), Andy Amadi Okoroafor (Clam Mag), DJ Mo Laudi, Dinozord and David Bovée of Schengen Shegue, Pitcho, Jolie Ngemi, Boddhi Satva …
Floating Points LIVE at Gugu S’thebe Theatre
On 7 March 2017, Pan African Space Station (PASS) hosted UK musician, composer, producer, DJ and neuroscientist Floating Points (aka Sam Shepard) LIVE at Guga S’Thebe Theatre in Langa. His DJ work and love for vinyl records has taken him all over the world, with Brazil and Japan favourite regular destinations. This Pan African Space Station (PASS) show will be his first trip to southern Africa and shall see Floating Points perform a vinyl DJ set using his rotary “travel” mixer …
Home is Where the Mic is, Cape Town launch April 2
Floating Points: show info
Pan African Space Station presents Floating Points: Guga S’thebe Theatre, Washington Drive, Langa, Cape Town (map) Saturday March 7, 2015. From 6pm until midnight. Tickets: R70 pre-sale at Chimurenga HQ in Cape Town, the African Music Store, Mabu Vinyl, and Tagore’s Observatory. Or R100 on the night. Floating Points (aka Sam Shepherd) is a musician, composer, producer, DJ and neuroscientist. Now in his late-twenties, Floating Points hails from Manchester, England and has been based in London for the last decade. His DJ work …
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Tags: Cape Town, Floating Points, Globalize Yourself Stereo, Guga S'Thebe, Langa, Sakhile Moleshe, Xee
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FOKN Bois: Gospel Christian Porn Rap
Stories about Music in Africa: From Thursday February 19, 2015, the PASS hosts to FOKN Bois’ contribution to our monthly series of concert-lectures recorded at satellite locations across the African world and the Chimurenga headquarters in Cape Town. Tune in at https://panafricanspacestation.org.za For more on FOKN Bois read here.
Neo Muyanga: Revolting Songs
Stories about Music in Africa: On Thursday January 15, 2015, Pan African Space Station (PASS) shall broadcast a concert-lecture from Neo Muyanga. This transmission is the second in a series of monthly PASS broadcasts recorded at the Chimurenga headquarters in Cape Town and satellite locations across the African world. Tune in at panafricanspacestation.org.za For more on Neo Muyanga read here. Produced with kind support from Goethe-Institut and Pro Helvetia. Thanks too to Brundyn+ Gallery and Johannesburg Workshop in Theory and …
Shabaka Hutchings and The Brother Moves On: A Comet is Coming
Stories about Music in Africa: Throughout 2014 Chimurenga has been connecting with cutting-edge artists and music collectives from around the continent to prepare unique recordings for Pan African Space Station (PASS). On Thursday December 11, the first of these monthly broadcasts goes live featuring Shabaka Hutchings and The Brother Moves On. Tune in at panafricanspacestation.org.za. The series presents concert-lectures, audio/visual stories, recorded at the Chimurenga headquarters in Cape Town as well as satellite locations across the African world. Produced with the kind support of Goethe-Institut …
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Tags: Shabaka Hutchings, Stories About Music in Africa, The Brother Moves On
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Ba Re E Ne Re Literature Festival, Maseru. September 5-7 2014
We’ll be in Maseru to celebrate new and old writing from Lesotho and the region at the annual Ba re e ne re Literature Festival – an important platform initiated by our dear departed comrade and sister Liepollo Rantekoa. Via PASS, we’ll livestream selected sessions from the festival, plus interviews with participating authors, live music and DJ mixes and more. Please join us. A press release for Ba re e ne re can be read here and for more information check facebook.com/barelitfest.
Nakhane takes em to Church
Taking his first pilgrimage to the Grahamstown carnival, our PASS Chi-laaitie Joshua Adams reports on South Africa’s much hyped prince of pop. The cold, dimly lit venue had a pious calm to it. Blue and orange back-lights illuminate the set of drums, a keyboard, a couple guitars, and laptop, as the performer Nakhane Touré prepared to rock the crowd. It made sense that everyone was sitting, listening attentively as if this show was mass and the stage was the altar. Touré is playing at St. Aidan’s …