Concert amplifies call against oppression through music, movement and the spoken word
Award-winning composer, guitarist, educator, musician, poet, and performing artist Jitsvinger will host the 'Emancipation Echoes: Concert for Freedom' event programme.
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The Emancipation Echoes: Concert for Freedom event, taking place at Alexander Sinton High School in Crawford on Saturday, December 6 at 2.30pm, promises to be a powerful afternoon of music, poetry, and collective reflection.
The event is presented by the Cape Cultural Collective (CCC) in partnership with the Palestine Solidarity Campaign, Salt River Heritage Society, South African Jews for a Free Palestine, Mothers4Gaza, and Healthcare Workers 4 Palestine.
Emancipation Echoes, which brings together artists whose work speaks directly to themes of emancipation, justice, and universal solidarity, will also be the concluding event of the Living Rights Festival.
Renowned poets Diana Ferrus, pictured, and Merle Danhouse of the Mengelmoesdigters, a collective that gives voice to untold stories through poetry, is on the line-up.
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The CCC’s Zenariah Barends said: “Art has always been central to struggles that people have waged for freedom and social justice. Artists have played a significant role in bringing awareness, beauty, and mobilising people through their art. Our own history compels us to look beyond our borders, and act in solidarity with those whose struggles for freedom and social justice continue.”
A Programme Rooted in Purpose and Solidarity
This year’s line-up brings together established and emerging voices from across the Cape and beyond, with award-winning performer Jitsvinger hosting the programme.
Multi-award-winning poet, playwright, actor, and producer Siphokazi Jonas will perform at the concert.
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Artists featured include Cape Town-born, platinum-selling artist Boskasie, Diana Ferrus and Merle Danhouse of the Mengelmoesdigters, whose work draws directly on the lived realities of identity, language and healing, Los Gitanos, led by renowned guitarist Bienyameen Camroodien, offering a broad world-music repertoire, spoken-word performers Vusumuzi Mpofu and Siphokazi Jonas, the Likhwezi Dancers and the CCC Children’s Arts Group, both showcasing the talent and resilience of young people in our communities, Young Brothers, an ensemble featuring a mix of jazz, cultural rhythms and Cape tradition and Dr Fatima Hendricks, who will reflect on her recent solidarity engagements, focusing on her participation in the Global Sumud Flotilla.
Entry for Emancipation Echoes: Concert for Freedom is free, but registration is mandatory, and donations are welcome. Register at: https://tinyurl.com/concertforfreedom
The Cape Cultural Collective’s Children’s Arts Group brings together 30 pupils from the Athlone, Gugulethu and Manenberg communities to develop and showcase their talents in song and dance.
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