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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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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“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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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
The Intellectual Practice of Mazisi Kunene & African Languages in the Future Read More »
In many African societies without written records, sound, whether through oral poetry, storytelling and music performance are ways in which we store the past—they are ways in which we remember. There are forever infrastructures to build, houses to clean, power grids to be put in place; but man does not live on this alone. We
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