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Kanya Cekeshe and the False Spell of Freedom

Kanya Cekeshe and the False Spell of Freedom

Five years ago, I relocated to Cape Town for academic purposes. The city serves as the central exhibition of whiteness and all its western uncultured culture. Western culture is grounded in oppression, racism, patriarchy, homophobia, sadism and anti-black exploitation. When I arrived, it was whiteness all over the place

Masekela’s Township Grooves

Masekela’s Township Grooves

Culled from various albums released between 1965 and 1974, Township Grooves is testament to the notion that you can take the boy out of the township, but you can never take the township out of the man.

The Great Queen Manthatisi

The Great Queen Manthatisi

Manthatisi's genius came to the fore when she faced devastating defeats in 1823. The Battle of Dithakong was one such defeat. But she was able to lead her battle-fatigued people in retreat and search for a new settlement. While Azanian revolutionaries know The Great March of the Chinese people by heart, they don't know this Great March by this great Afrikan warrior Manthatisi.

Afrophonics – Sello Galane & Tlokwe Sehume

Afrophonics – Sello Galane & Tlokwe Sehume

“My understanding of Jazz in South Africa, why this brand, I found that it makes people look cool. It is seen to be progressive and moving with the times. Even people who know they are not playing Jazz, when they are given the term Jazz, they keep quiet.

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