28 min
S5E1: Silly Talk with Pilani Bubu #AFRICANSPIRITUALITY Silly Talks Music
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Season 5 opens with a chat with an international guest.
Pilani Bubu is a singer/songwriter from South Africa. Her recent multi-part project, "Folklore", is a selection of stories about her land and a personal journey. Pilani talks about discovering her role in preserving her ancestors' knowledge and wisdom and what it's like to sing in her native languages.
This chat is a great lesson on South Africa's history and current affairs. Hence, here's a list of all the important people, places and events Pilani has mentioned throughout this interview, with a few personal notes from her as well:
* Where she is from: Transkei / Wild Coast / Mpondo People / Eastern Mpondoland
* Where she currently lives: Gauteng / Pretoria (The Capital City) / Johannesburg.
* Activist musicians: Mirriam Makeba / Brenda Fassie Dorothy Masuka Hugh Masekela
* Post-Apartheid Genres: Afropop / Kwaito
* African Renaissance Artists: Malaika / Mafikizolo
*Dance Movements / Post-colonial freedom of expression: Ama Piano / Ggqom / Moonchild Sanelly / Sho Madjozi / Tyla (nominated for Grammy now for Water) / Musa Keys (also nominated)
* The languages she speaks: Xhosa / Sesotho / Setswana / Zulu / Afrikaans / English
P.S. Shakira sang the 2010 World Cup song in collaboration with a group called Freshlyground, with the lead singer Zolani Mahola.
P.S.2 Jazz improv and inspiration for singing in Joburg was a diverse area before the Group Areas Act (A law passed by the Apartheid government to separate us by racial groups in terms of where people could live) called Sophiatown.
More content like this on my sillymcwiggles.blog.
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Season 5 opens with a chat with an international guest.
Pilani Bubu is a singer/songwriter from South Africa. Her recent multi-part project, "Folklore", is a selection of stories about her land and a personal journey. Pilani talks about discovering her role in preserving her ancestors' knowledge and wisdom and what it's like to sing in her native languages.
This chat is a great lesson on South Africa's history and current affairs. Hence, here's a list of all the important people, places and events Pilani has mentioned throughout this interview, with a few personal notes from her as well:
* Where she is from: Transkei / Wild Coast / Mpondo People / Eastern Mpondoland
* Where she currently lives: Gauteng / Pretoria (The Capital City) / Johannesburg.
* Activist musicians: Mirriam Makeba / Brenda Fassie Dorothy Masuka Hugh Masekela
* Post-Apartheid Genres: Afropop / Kwaito
* African Renaissance Artists: Malaika / Mafikizolo
*Dance Movements / Post-colonial freedom of expression: Ama Piano / Ggqom / Moonchild Sanelly / Sho Madjozi / Tyla (nominated for Grammy now for Water) / Musa Keys (also nominated)
* The languages she speaks: Xhosa / Sesotho / Setswana / Zulu / Afrikaans / English
P.S. Shakira sang the 2010 World Cup song in collaboration with a group called Freshlyground, with the lead singer Zolani Mahola.
P.S.2 Jazz improv and inspiration for singing in Joburg was a diverse area before the Group Areas Act (A law passed by the Apartheid government to separate us by racial groups in terms of where people could live) called Sophiatown.
More content like this on my sillymcwiggles.blog.
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Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/silly-mcwiggles-blog/message
28 min