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ARTradio_SA

ART [African Raw Talent] Radio SA Show curated and hosted by @vuyooyiyanetwork.

The arts of Africa constitute one of the most diverse legacies on earth. While many observers tend to generalize "traditional" African art, the continent is full of people, societies, and civilizations, each with a unique visual culture. The show features artists working in variety of media. Vuyo will reveal what inspires these creatives and tell the stories behind what drives their creativity. All shows features inspired music chosen by these creatives. For more follow us on artradio_sa and use #artradio_sa to discuss on the inter webs!
Occasionally English Explicit South Africa Arts · Arts
12 Episodes

Part 3 of 3: Ripples of Sound - A Libetation with Our Elders Madala Bafo Kunene & Madosini

An intergenerational cultural and spiritual transcendence gathering. A collective libation and celebration of elders and their influences by breaking the boundaries of age with live performances by five emerging culture bearers who’s commitment is purely to preserve our culture and to continue to drive it’s musical practices and performances. Curated…
2 Jan 2022 28 min

Part 2 of 3: Ripples of Sound - A Libetation with Our Elders Madala Bafo Kunene & Madosini

An intergenerational cultural and spiritual transcendence gathering. A collective libation and celebration of elders and their influences by breaking the boundaries of age with live performances by five emerging culture bearers who’s commitment is purely to preserve our culture and to continue to drive it’s musical practices and performances. Curated…
20 Oct 2019 44 min

Part 1 of 3: Ripples of Sound - A Libetation with Our Elders Madala Bafo Kunene & Madosini

An intergenerational cultural and spiritual transcendence gathering. A collective libation and celebration of elders and their influences by breaking the boundaries of age with live performances by five emerging culture bearers who’s commitment is purely to preserve our culture and to continue to drive it’s musical practices and performances. Curated…
20 Oct 2019 45 min

In Conversation with Daniel Obasi - Nigeria

Daniel Obasi @iamdanielobasi is a #Nigerian-born extraordinaire creative director, stylist, photographer and filmmaker. In an effort to address #socialissues Daniel feels a sense of responsibility to touch on it through his art. With a driving force of an imagination, field by personal perception he sees fantasy as a foundation of…
20 Oct 2019 30 min

In Conversation with Patrick Bongoy - Democratic Republic of Congo

Patrick Bongoy is a visual artist, born in the Democratic Republic of Congo where he obtained two fine arts credentials, and from which he fled after staging a work of protest art. Now based in Cape Town practising visual art and design and shifting the way art, environment and society…
17 Oct 2019 45 min

In Conversation with Michael Soi - Kenya

Michael Soi, a veteran artist known for his politically and culturally charged pieces. Soi was born in Nairobi, Kenya and has been working as an artist since 1995 after completion of his fine art and art history studies. He begun his career as a sculptor and subsequently refined his own…
21 Sep 2019 45 min

Part 1 of 2 : In Conversation with Simphiwe Ndzube - South Africa

Simphiwe Ndzube was born in Hofmeyr, Eastern Cape, South Africa and grew up in Cape Town where he obtain BA Fine Art from Michaelis School of Fine Art at University of Cape Town. Ndzube is a reminder that Africa is not merely a landfill for a wasted imagination, defunct ideals…
14 Sep 2019 44 min

Part 2 of 2 : In Conversation with Simphiwe Ndzube - South Africa

Simphiwe Ndzube was born in Hofmeyr, Eastern Cape, South Africa and grew up in Cape Town where he obtain BA Fine Art from Michaelis School of Fine Art at University of Cape Town. Ndzube is a reminder that Africa is not merely a landfill for a wasted imagination, defunct ideals…
14 Sep 2019 21 min

In Conversation with Mouna Karray - Tunisia

Mouna Karray, born in Sfax, Tunisia and currently lives and works between Sfax and Paris. Karray studied cinema and photography in Tunisia and received an MA specialising in photography in Tokyo - which she say had an immense influence on her artistic style. She managed to establish a unique documentary…
7 Sep 2019 37 min

In Conversation with Ibrahim Mahama - Ghana

Ibrahim Mahama, born in Tamale Ghana. He uses the transformation of materials to explore themes of commodity, migration, globalisation and economic exchange. Often made in collaboration with others, his large-scale installations employ materials gathered from urban environments, such as remnants of wood, or jute sacks which are stitched together and…
5 Sep 2019 44 min