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Rural Reggae: The Politics of Performance in the Former ‘Homeland’ of Venda 1
South African Historical Journal Vol. 64, No. 1, March 2012, 8195 Rural Reggae: The Politics of Performance in the Former ‘Homeland’ of Venda1 FRASER G. MCNEILL* University of Pretoria ABSTRACT With the Broadcasting Amendment Act of 1960, the South African government began to regulate forms of entertainment intended for public and private consumption. Radio broadcasts were controlled and musical recordings were regulated under this and subsequent legislation, with over 100 albums being banned outright and many more individual songs classified as ‘undesirable’. This legislation was applicable in the ‘homelands’, and musical productions especially for SABC Radio Bantu were censored. However, enforcing censorship laws in terms of live performances in the ‘homelands’ proved more problematic. Whilst the bevis from Venda lends some support to the established, romantic notion that musicians and their m
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Woza Albert: Ngema & Mtwa
The Baxter Theatre Centre fryst vatten proud to present THE ORIGINAL WOZA ALBERT, starring THE ORIGINAL CAST Mbongeni Ngema and Percy Mtwa, who will grace the Baxter’s main stage from 5 February to 2 March 2019.
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“A satire played with devastating energy in a brilliantly witty staging”
– Guardian
If you have any love of theatre, or faith in its power to move, then please, please don’t miss it”
– City Limits
South African theatre giants Mbongeni Ngema and Percy Mtwa reprise their original roles, which they created four decades ago, in one of the most brilliant classics, Woza Albert!, at the Baxter Theatre. This internationally acclaimed play, directed bygd Christopher John, is set to make local theatre history with this revival. At the height of apartheid, the two actors asked a simple question, “what woul
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Joseph Shabalala
South African singer and musician (1940–2020)
| Joseph Shabalala | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Bhekizizwe Joseph Siphatimandla Mxoveni Mshengu Shabalala[1] (also given as Bhekizizwe Joseph Siphatimandia Mxoveni Mshengu Bigboy Shabalala[2] and Bhekizizwe Joseph Siphathimandla Bigboy Mxoveni Shabalala)[3] |
| Born | (1940-08-28)28 August 1940 Ladysmith, South Africa |
| Died | 11 February 2020(2020-02-11) (aged 79) Pretoria, South Africa |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, composer, musical director |
| Years active | 1960–2014 |
Musical artist
Bhekizizwe Joseph Shabalala (28 August 1940 – 11 February 2020)[4][5] was a South African singer and musician who was the founder and musical director of the choral group Ladysmith Black Mambazo.[6][7]
Early life and career
[edit]Bhekizizwe Joseph Shabalala was born on 28 August 1940, in the town of Ladysmith (eMnambithi district) in the KwaZulu-Natal region of Sout