Cape Cultural Collective
Poésie et musique
Archive 2013
Music
© Ncebakazi Mnukwana et Christopher Ferndale © Vincent Pontet ©
Cape Cultural Collective
Poetry and Music
Christopher Ferndale, Khadija Tracey Heeger, Toni Stuart, poet-performers
Ncebakazi Mnukwana, uhadi and mbira arc
Corealisation Maison de la Poésie (Paris) ; Festival d’Automne à Paris
Manifestation part of Saisons Afrique du Sud-France 2012 & 2013 www.france-southafrica.com
The collective, founded by former anti-apartheid activists, explores verse in Afrikaaps, the Cape dialect. Three poets will give a lively reading of their verse to improvised music on traditional instruments, conveying the rich, melodic and modern qualities inherent in their language.