Culture and creativity at work in Newcastle, Amajuba at inaugural event in July 2024 On Saturday the 27th of July 2024, Afropolitan Explosiv held a cultural event, “Chords & Chill”, at Baywash Lounge in Newcastle, KwaZulu-Natal. The evening was a remarkable experience that blended art, emotion, and community spirit. The ambiance was vibrant, filled with […]
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After a highly successful showcase in KwaZulu-Natal, the Early African Intellectuals as Composers of Music project ignited the Cape during Heritage Month (September 2019). The project a historical undertaking seeking to ‘wake up’ the African to their ancient music composition and intellectual excellence; as well as raise awareness of and educate about the birth and
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THE refreshing collective of nearly twenty artist from KwaZulu-Natal known as Amasosha Art Movement presents an exhibition titled ‘Utalagu’ on the 29th of November 2019. The Exhibition takes place at their new home Ikomkhulu Art Space, situated in Durban’s creative hub of Morningside. Amasosha, literally meaning ‘soldier’ in isiZulu, is a term the artists use
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Ngomhlaka 14 September 2019, uhlelo i-Artist Talk Series luphinde laqoshwa futhi khona e-Newcastle (KZN), endaweni yokunandisa i-Exclusive Baywash Lounge. Loluhlelo lethulwe i-Afropolitan Explosiv, inkampani edidiyelwa u-Dktl Thokozani Mhlambi, ongumqambi wamaculo kanye nomdlali we-Cello odabuka khona la e-Newcastle. I-Afropolitan Explosiv ibibambisene noMnyango wezaMasiko nobuCiko khona la KwaZulu-Natal. Kulohlelo, yilapho khona u-Dktl Mhlambi kanye nethimba lakhe besethulela
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by Thokozani Mhlambi We have lot of artist-as-loner myths, that seem to imply that the best art is one in which the artist places themselves in isolation, only to emerge after sometime with a masterful musical score or canvass. But that is not the case in the real world. As a classically-trained musician who finds
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Technologically Savvy Communication For the past six years Afropolitan Explosiv has created artistic events that bring change to emergent communities of African people who find themselves confronted with new challenges post-liberation in South Africa. But since 2015 we have placed a great deal of emphasis in using technology as a means of fostering this interaction,
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“When the colonised intellectual writing for his people uses history, he must do so with the intention of opening up the future.” Dr Thokozani Mhlambi opened the conversation by quoting these immortal words by Frantz Fanon. This was at a gathering of cultural innovators that was held at the KZNSA Gallery in Durban, South Africa
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My name is Linda Sydney Zwane and let me just share with you my experience of the Kasi Movie Showcase, a traveling film festival hosted by Afropolitan Explosiv: I’d like to first of start-off by saying that I came into this experience as an AFDA graduate who obtained a BA degree in Motion picture, here
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Gerald Machona, artist, thinker and DJ, is a fascinating creative generator: manly in his avowel of lobola tradition, gentle in his love for pretty things like flowers and decorated vases, which are some of the artefacts of his latest exhibition. The work, titled Greener Pastures, is a biographical sketch of the experience of being home
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Few today can imagine that when Shakespeare was writing in English during his time, it was not fashionable to do so. During the 1500s educated English people wrote and read Latin. French was used for legal matters, while Latin was used to write science, philosophy and theology. That is what they learnt. They did not
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“The more you realize what your work is on earth, the more you are in tune with nature…” These are some of the pearls that musician and guitarist Sibusile Xaba shared with the audience. In April 2018, Afropolitan Explosiv hosted Xaba for an Artist Talk Session with members of the KZN creative community. This included
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