Umongo Msindo, in partnership with Durban’s Point Waterfront Arts
Festival, The Chairman, and iSupport Creative Business, presents PechaKucha
night on November 25 at 19h00.
Entry is R20, and the night will feature 10 inspiring speakers sharing their ideas, works, and thoughts.
The night is organised concurrently with the Umongo Msindo exhibition that is happening at The Chairman, which commemorates, showcases and brings the story of some of the unique musical heritage in South Africa alive. Therefore, the theme of the evening will be The influence of heritage on creativity.
The audience will hear from musicians, such as umakhweyana player Zawadi Yamungu, indigenous instrument player Thobekile Mbanda and academic and saxophonist Salim Washington. The line-up includes photographer Lindo Ndlovu, cartoonist Nanda Soobben, film producer, writer, and sangoma Sibongile Nene. Completing this strong line-up of inspiring creatives are photographer and designer Roger Jardine and Illustrator and graphic designer Nivesh Rawatlal.
After the speakers, musician Thobekile Mbanda and her band will perform live music showcasing indigenous instruments.
“We curated the Umongo Msindo exhibition as a starting point for conversation. It makes my heart jump a little with excitement to co-host the PechaKucha Night concurrently with the exhibition, as this is exactly what our vision was when we started the project,” says Marlyn Ntsele from iSupport Creative Business, who co-curated the exhibition alongside her partner Mzwandile Ntsele.
PechaKucha 20x20 is a simple presentation format where the speakers show 20 images, each for 20 seconds. PechaKucha Nights are informal and fun gatherings where creative people get together and share their ideas, works, thoughts, and holiday snaps -- just about anything, really -- in the PechaKucha 20x20 format. PechaKucha Night was devised in Tokyo in February 2003 and is now in over 800 cities. Durban has proudly hosted PK Evenings since 2007, and the organisers are back after a little break.
The Umongo Msindo exhibition, showcasing indigenous instruments, is an interactive exhibition open on Fridays and Saturdays in November at The Chairman in Durban.
During this exhibition run, Umongo Msindo has launched its website (www.umongomsindo.com) featuring a digital exhibition consisting of augmented reality instruments that will also have AR filters of the instruments available on their Instagram channel (@umongomsindo).
Umongo Msindo is a part of the Music In Africa Live project, which is supported by the German Federal Foreign Office, Siemens Stiftung and Goethe-Institut.
The event takes place on November 25 at 19h00 at The Chairman, 146 Mahatma Gandhi Road, Point, Durban
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