The Asinakuthula Podcast tells the stories of black women's histories. Asinakuthula umhlaba ubolile: we cannot keep quiet while the world is in shambles. These ...
The “Asinakuthula Podcast” is brought to you by The Asinakuthula collective which comprises of teachers, students, researchers and creatives who tell stories about the lives, experiences and complexity of black African women in history.
In our first episode, our host for the season, Julie Nxadi, weaves the voice of our first featured icon, Miriam Makeba with the voice of contemporary South African jazz musician and guest, Nomfundo Xaluva, in an act of honouring Makeba’s audacious genius.
credits:
host: Julie Nxadi | guest: Nomfundo Xaluva | editor: Sheree Forbay | sound: Siphiwo Dliwayo | executive producer: Athambile Masola ~ Asinakuthula Collective ~ National Arts Council | writer: Julie Nxadi | producer: Sheree Forbay ~ Julie Nxadi
archival references:
Finish Television interview, 1969 (you tube)
”Lovely Lies” Miriam Makeba & The Manhattan Bros, 1956
“Come Back Africa”, 1959
”Pata-Pata”, 1967
Miriam Makeba addresses the UN, 1964
Swedish television program “Together”, 1969
Live at Berns Salonger, Stockholm, 1966
Title track “Koloto (Land,Lord) used with permission from artist “Mmatlali”
The Asinakuthula Podcast tells the stories of black women's histories. Asinakuthula umhlaba ubolile: we cannot keep quiet while the world is in shambles. These are the words from Nontsizi Mgqwetho’s poetry written in isiXhosa in the 1920s. Her words are behind the inspiration of work which challenges the erasure and marginalisation of black women in historiography. Asinakuthula Collective aims to be custodians of black women’s stories through public events, dialogues and publications. Julie Nxadi weaves together stories and unpacks the complexity of black African woman's histories.
South Africa