Some African Cultural Concepts By Steve Biko
This is a paper given by Steve at a conference called by IDAMASA (Interdenominational Association of African Ministers of Religion) and ASSECA (Association for the Educational and Cultural Development of the African people) at the Ecumenical Lay Training Centre, Edendale, Natal in 1971. SOME AFRICAN CULTURAL CONCEPTS One of the most difficult things to […]
The Definition Of Black Consciousness by Bantu Stephen Biko
This is the paper produced for a SASO Leadership Training Course in December 1971 by Bantu Stephen Biko. We have defined blacks as those who are by law or tradition politically, economically and socially discriminated against as a group in the South African society and identifying themselves as a unit in the struggle towards the […]
The New Thing: Part II*
[hr] The pretence of cultural hubs in the “world class” metropolis of Johannesburg and its sibling Pretoria belies revolutionary models for live performance that are at a remove from the path of “gentrification’s death march” and benevolent corporate sponsorship. Kwanele Sosibo knows and goes where boundaries are broken and new tings flourish. [hr] One can […]
Shoki Master
[hr] By Oris Aigbokhaevbolo [hr] Like any story worth telling, this one involves several women. It starts with a woman I love talking to, in a place I don’t remember. She’s reporting her dad: “Your mother can dance,” he said to her. I never found out what came next, because she left his presence. She […]
Blame Me On History
[hr] Atiyyah Khan is a writer, researcher and arts journalist based in Cape Town. She has been writing about music and culture in South Africa since 2008. She is also the co-founder of music collective Future Nostalgia, which hosts regular vinyl listening sessions around Cape Town. [hr] At the Cape Town launch of The Initiation, […]