aBantu PodShack: Recent Episodes
aBantu PodShack
A podcast Focusing on arts and culture, Travel,Community Development and conversations inspired by everyday events. Welcome to our space and we hope we will leave you inspired.
In today's episode we are joined by Sakhe and Zingisa. This is a project of aBantu Development Agency and this episode is proudly brought to you by the National Arts Council of South Africa through the Presidential Economic Stimulus Package.
In today's episode we are joined by Dongadala a writer, cultural activist and poet, who was our guest facilitator in this phase of the project. This is a project of aBantu Development Agency and this episode is proudly brought to you by the National Arts Council of South Africa through the Presidential Economic Stimulus Package.
In today's episode we are joined by Sis Thembsi and Simvuyele, introducing themselves as new participants in the project. This is a project of aBantu Development Agency and this episode is proudly brought to you by the National Arts Council of South Africa through the Presidential Economic Stimulus Package.
In today's episode we are joined by Sis Nox and Nori, introducing themselves as new participants in the project. This is a project of aBantu Development Agency and this episode is proudly brought to you by the National Arts Council of South Africa through the Presidential Economic Stimulus Package.
This initiative is a project of the Bantu
Development Agency funded by the Goethe Insitut through their GPS programme. It is a platform for rural women's voices to be amplified and for them to share their various stories, to be heard, and to be given the power to control their own narratives and use their own voices to inspire action that drives change for their communities. With aBantu Development Agency, Keiskamma Trust, Lelethu PoeticSoul Mahambehlala and 8 Hamburg village women collaborated on this project. Lelethu is a well-known and respected award-winning Port Elizabeth
poet, writer, and advocate for women's and girls' rights.
The cooperation took the shape of poetry,storytelling, and creative writing workshops, as well as a series of recorded
podcasts and a live performance in front of an audience. Lelethu is also the aBantu Development Agency's programming manager.
In this episode we are joined by Asanda Nxadi Nomasakhekhe and Babalwa Shiyani.
This initiative is a project of the Bantu
Development Agency funded by the Goethe Insitut through their GPS programme. It is a platform for rural women's voices to be amplified and for them to share their various stories, to be heard, and to be given the power to control their own narratives and use their own voices to inspire action that drives change for their communities. With aBantu Development Agency, Keiskamma Trust, Lelethu PoeticSoul Mahambehlala and 8 Hamburg village women collaborated on this project. Lelethu is a well-known and respected award-winning Port Elizabeth
poet, writer, and advocate for women's and girls' rights.
The cooperation took the shape of poetry,storytelling, and creative writing workshops, as well as a series of recorded
podcasts and a live performance in front of an audience. Lelethu is also the aBantu Development Agency's programming manager.
In this episode we are joined by Babalwa and Gcogco
This initiative is a project of the BantuDevelopment Agency funded by the Goethe Insitut through their GPS programme. It is a platform for rural women's voices to be amplified and for them to share their various stories, to be heard, and to be given the power to control their own narratives and use their own voices to inspire action that drives change for their communities. With aBantu Development Agency, Keiskamma Trust, Lelethu PoeticSoul Mahambehlala and 8 Hamburg village women collaborated on this project. Lelethu is a well-known and respected award-winning Port Elizabethpoet, writer, and advocate for women's and girls' rights.
The cooperation took the shape of poetry,storytelling, and creative writing workshops, as well as a series of recordedpodcasts and a live performance in front of an audience. Lelethu is also the aBantu Development Agency's programming manager.
In this episode we are joined by Mamu Veliswa and Ma Asi
Thisinitiative is a project of the Bantu Development Agency funded by the GoetheInsitut through their GPS programme. It is a platform for rural women's voicesto be amplified and for them to share their various stories, to be heard, andto be given the power to control their own narratives and use their own voicesto inspire action that drives change for their communities. With aBantuDevelopment Agency, Keiskamma Trust, Lelethu PoeticSoul Mahambehlala and 8Hamburg village women collaborated on this project. Lelethu is a well-known andrespected award-winning Port Elizabeth poet, writer, and advocate for women'sand girls' rights.
The cooperation took the shape of poetry,storytelling, and creative writing workshops, as well as a series of recordedpodcasts and a live performance in front of an audience. Lelethu is also theaBantu Development Agency's programming manager.In this episode we are joined by Zonke Nxadi and Nomasakheke Manga.
This is part of our History Reimagined series. We are currently concentrating on recording and owning our living heritage. Songs and knowledge systems from indigenous peoples in the Eastern Cape . We brought a group to Ngqoko Village and Sterkspruit in the Eastern Cape to decode and relearn who we are singa BaNtu.
In today's episode we are joined by Sipho Mathebula,Karabo Zokwe, Solomzi Mjayezi, Siphesihle Mva.
In today’s episode, we are joined by respectable mothers of Hamburg in the Eastern, Mama Nozethu Makhubalo and sis Veronica Betani from Keiskamma Trust. These two women serve as a beautiful reminder that through the creativity of our minds and the workings of our hands women can still be proven to be the pillars of nations.
In this episode we are joined by our two artists Nompumezo Gubevu who is a curator, Glass and Fine Artist and Miranda Grootboom an Fine Artist and Sculptor. These two artists are creating public art pieces responding to the question of History Re.Imagined: The Politics of Space and Identity.
In today’s episode We are joined by Professor Simphiwe Sesanti a specialist in the field of communication and cultural expressions. He reminds us about the importance of tracing ourselves back.
The year 2020 marked 200 years since the 1820 Settlers arrived in South Africa, claiming land on the banks of the Fish River all the way to the shores of Algoa Bay now known as Mandela Bay in the Eastern Cape. The settler’s history and footprint is evident in architecture, public art and documented history. The majority and the indigenous people of the area exist with minimum or no documentation of their lives through arts, and historic documentations. History as it stands had never been told through the voice of the indigenous people. It has been narrated from outside these communities, documenting assumptions and observations from the lens of a foreign perspective, as well as expressing opinions feeding into political agendas of the times the documentation took place as well as justification of land dispossessions. History re-imagined is an initiative and platform where black artists through the facilitation of historians and indigenous knowledge institutions will are challenged to respond to history and representation of identity in space of the region pre and post colonial (arrival of Settlers). This initiative seeks to empower indigenous narration by black Eastern Cape artists. Re-imagining the history, culture, arts and indigenous knowledge, and identity of black people of the Eastern Cape will contribute to create visible artefacts in the physical landscape of the region. We had a series of Workshops/Seminars by experts in History and indigenous knowledge systems, to empower selected artists with knowledge on the history and culture of Amaxhosa of the Eatern Cape. This project is proudly brought to you by aBantu Development Agency. Funded by the Department of Sport Recreation Arts and Culture South Africa under Mzantsi Golden Economy and Supported by The Mandela Bay Development Agency.
In this episode I am joined by the Mohair South Africa’s in-house designer, 2018 Design Indaba emerging creative, one of the first-ever Project Runway SA TV show contestants and a business woman Gugu Peteni. We chat about her journey and her work in the fashion industry.
In this episode we get to have a conversation with an internationally acclaimed master ceramicist, a leading voice in the field of contemporary ceramic arts in South Africa, Andile Dyalvane. Born and raised eNgobozana, a small village in the Eastern Cape South Africa. We talk about his work and the symbolism around it. He takes us on a journey of his working process, as well as the spirituality and healing embedded on his work. Let me not give too much away , have a listen to hear more.
In this episode I am joined by an award winning jazz musician, a teacher and scholar Nomfundo Xaluva, we chat about her MBA thesis which focuses on whether the digital music platforms are in fact beneficial for independent Artists.
On our first episode for 2021 we are joined by an author, poet and marketing manager Mabel Thandeka Mnensa. Born and raised in Jo’burg with parents hailing from Malawi. We converse about immigration, her experience as a child of immigrants in South Africa, taking ownership of the African narrative. We then finally talk about her new children's book Kantiga finds a perfect name.
On this episode we are having a conversation with Yandiswa Sodaba, from the Eastern Cape Development Corporation (ECDC). We Discuss market access, product Development and other opportunities ECDC has for crafters, fashion designers and visual artists of the Eastern Cape.
On this episode we are joined by mama Velile Sithole, who is a businesswoman ,managing director and artists manager at Native Rhythms Records. We are discussing record label management , artists management , as well as the business of the music industry.
On today’s episode we are joined by a dear friend of mine Vatiswa Gilivane who is a Business Development and Client Relations Professional at the TICKET-PRO DOME in Johannesburg. We are discussing 5 Good ideas in Events Management.
aBantu PodShack is a platform where we will discuss topics focusing on arts and culture, community development. As well as conversations inspired by everyday events.