Upcoming Sophiatown Jazz Encounters

Raph Clarkson is in the house! Last Friday we had a great brass workshop with Raph and Neo Leleka joined later by Marcus Wyatt, Abbey Cindi:
Next Friday 16th is the “Equal Spirits’’ Jazz Encounter in Sof’twon. Tickets/bookings: 083 550 7130 starts 8pm
You know how it works: bring your own friends, drinks and snacks! ... See more

Only few hours left to our #BrassWorkshop 14h00 and #JazzJamSession 16h00
We looking foward to seeing you all
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MUSO’S BRASS WORKSHOP IMPROV & JAZZ JAM
Young pro’s special session from 13h00 FREE
Friday 9th February @Sophiatown the Mix

MUSO’S BRASS WORKSHOP IMPROV & JAZZ JAM
Young pro’s special session from 13h00 FREE
Friday 9th February @Sophiatown the Mix

Come join our music workshops! Suitable for all age groups!

Happy Holidays!

Documentary photographer Cornell Tukiri is re-living the history of the historic Sophiatown.

The Melville resident is hosting a solo exhibition from 6 November at the Dr AB Xuma House where the Sophiatown Heritage Centre is situated.

Old Sophiatown meant different things to different people, it was a place of fun, it was rough, there was music, there was poverty. There were people living together at the cusp of Apartheid policy as the Group Areas Act was enforced. Non-white residents were moved out to make way for a new area called Triomf, a white only area. And with that, Sophiatown of old was no more, it was flattened, destroyed with only a handful of physical remnants remaining. Residents, some of whom owned their own stands and homes, were forced to make a new life in a new place, some never to see close friends again.

Slowly some of the people who were removed are coming back to Sophiatown, but many are not. What is clear is that memories of Sophiatown still endure. Uprooted – The people of Sophiatown is a reflective body of work giving voice to these memories and the people who hold them.

Tukiri said he is inspired by stories of Sophiatown in the ’50s and how mixed it was.

“I am also aware that a lot of the people who survived the forced removals are passing on, so to me it is vital that their stories and memories are preserved,” he said.

Being a town that evokes memories of a vibrant, multi-cultural community and a place where artists, writers and musicians flourished, Tukiri aims to educate and inform individuals about the place.

He also hit on the idea that current residents of Sophiatown will have an opportunity to learn and meet some of those who lived there many years ago.

“I have photographed people who lived in, and were removed from, Sophiatown. I want the viewer to get a sense of what life subjects have made and what clues to memories may lay within their spaces.

“The subjects recount feelings of the people of Sophiatown and what it was like in those days and their feelings now,” said Tukiri.

Tukiri stated that the former Sophiatown residents only have their memories and emotions left from the time of removals.
Entrance is free!


Rinkie Nqolwana
rinkie@sophiatownthemix.com
011 673 1271
083 550 7130
Sophiatown the Mix

Venue:
Sophiatown Heritage & Cultural Centre, 73, cnr Toby and Edward Street, Sophiatown Johannesburg Gauteng South Africa ... See more

Compliments of the season!

We look forward to seeing you all in 2018 for our first Jazz Encounters ,this will be the perfect way to celebrate the month of love!

Sophiatown Jazz Encounters together with PEGS MUSIC Projects, we are delighted to present a new series for jazz appreciation and learning: In Conversation With... Paul Hanmer

For a taste of the discussion Click on the link below https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0y4-fS0tgSc (14 mins)

For the music video Click on the link below https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rxfRyFOf7U&feature=youtu.be (15 mins videos

To request the link to the full panel discussion with Paul Hanmer (40 mins) click on the link below

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeYuGOaQjf7Eg6XPala9-I-ron6q05FTxpDuBdwnL6uNrlO_w/viewform

To send us your full name, institution/organisation and a relevant email address. We’ll respond to that address with the link. The material can be used for non-commercial purposes (research, teaching, discussion) as long as the copyright is acknowledged as follows: permission for use given by Sophiatown the Mix (SME ©) and Pegs Music Projects. ... See more

Sophiatown BizCre8 is delighted to announce that our work has been shortlisted for the M&G Drivers of Change and Investing in the Future Awards. Over 250 entrepreneurs have been assisted through the programme, and over 100 new businesses have been started, owned by young South Africans.

If you would like further information do contact Brendon Martens (brendon@sophiatownthemix.com)

Photo: BizCre8 Showcase – Entrepreneurs Panel 21/9/2017 with Tim Webster (MC) and beneficiaries of our youth programmes ... See more