Institutionalized racism on the one hand, denial and defense of exile on the other – how are these experiences processed artistically? And how do they flow into the oeuvre and consciousness of artistic work?
Bra Claude Gauwe is the last born son of Mra Ngcukana and Faith Gauwe. Meeting Bra Claude for the first time in Zwelitsha and Ginsberg I experienced a deeply humble man and a true music educator. He shared his joy in music with us so openly and with such warmth. He is in a…
Audiences in the Eastern Cape have witnessed the extraordinary return to Duncan Village of the legacy of the prodigal son – Johnny Mbizo Dyani. Composer of the landmark “Song for Biko,” album (1979), he was a hero of the solidarity movement in exile. Dyani co-founded the Jazz Against Apartheid event in Germany in 1985. The…
Makaya Ntshoko is celebrated, in the town of Basel, a centre for Jazz studies which has absorbed his influence, the Jazz Against Apartheid movement, a depository of the johnny Dyani compositions which has extended his collaborative approach to future generations in South Africa and Europe and by his nephew, new jazz drummer Kanu.
In the concerts and workshops, the encounters between musicians, schools and communities, came to a küntleirsch-kutlrelle exchange, which announces the own richness of each tradition.
16th December 2023 at Steve Biko Arts Centre in Ginsberg Location, Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
One thing of course, that is right at hand is to conduct oral histories with the individuals who have played such an important role in the establishment of the movement.
Audio technology or video technology could build a small oral history archive around Jazz as a movement for change.
The source of jazz is African and the pathway to a freedom of creative expression. Join in an exciting talent showcase …
The Eastern Cape has over time been a significant contributor to the arts in South Africa, as well as the artistic footprint of South Africa internationally.
This cuts across the whole spectrum of creatives – in music, crafts, fashion, etc., and includes the evolution of innovation in these areas of creative endeavour.
In the video message to South African Jürgen Leinhos mentions “Stolpersteine” (stumbling stones), an initiative that “planted” thousands of stones with the names of Jewish people carved on it who were expelled from their houses and apartments and deported and killed. You can find those stones all over now – also in smaller towns such as…
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Since the early 1960s South African jazz musicians in exile together with their international counterparts have used the freedom of South African jazz to not only strongly influence European jazz music but also fight the struggle against apartheid. Their sacrifices made a significant contribution to the freedom and opportunities we…
Establishing a system and chain of art academies in the Eastern Cape is a core focus of Professor Peggy Luswazi. Her blueprint is a process of rural industrialisation, based on naturally available resources. This could create job opportunities and contribute to arrest the massive brain drain of thousands from rural areas to find no employment…
Exile Heritage Exhibition is a living heritage communicating the significance and meaning of our exile heritage to current and future generations through education and raising awareness.
APPROVAL FOR 3-YEAR SPONSORSHIP AGREEMENT FOR JAZZ AGAINST APARTHEID FESTIVAL IN THE EASTERN CAPE
Jazz Fought the struggle and won: the inspiring story of the jazz freedom fighters in exile lead by the magician of the ostinato – Johnny Mbizo Dyani.
BEYOND EXILE and the international commitment and dedication to human excellence and progress.
Jazz Against Apartheid Live at the Biko Centre is an organic and living heritage of the cultural activism of jazz in South Africa’s struggle for freedom through the compositions of Johnny Dyani .
In the concerts and workshops, the encounters between musicians, schools and communities, came to a küntleirsch-kutlrelle exchange, which announces the own richness of each tradition.
Jazz Against Apartheid (JAA) is an annual concert/festival, educational and cultural exchange event that is built on international expertise.