She has published sardo dance through geko and edited we are. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes. She is founding member of the south africanitalian band soul making. Join facebook to connect with peter masilela and others you may know. Natalia molebatsi is an internationally acclaimed south african poet, and recording artist who experiments with jazz and hip hop. Let me take this moment to reintroduce my new found self. Moafrika a mokgathi is a poet, stage actress, playwright, saxophonist flautist sometimes, awardwinning radio presenterproducer, facilitator, businesswoman, event organizer and she has many more skills in her talent hat. She is the editor of a collection of south african poems entitled we area poetry anthology penguin books, 2008, and the author of sardo dance geko, 2009. Natalia molebatsi badilisha poetry panafrican poets.
Baring souls in a continental collab iol breaking news. She has published an award winning book, we area poetry anthology, and has sponsored and produced poetry salons with audiences of thousands for over a decade. When she was a teenager, natalia molebatsi realised she had a voice she could use to speak out against patriarchy and colonialism. She is also the founder and executive chairperson of the mbekani group, a company that has investments in different sectors of the economy such as health. Natalia molebatsi is a panafricanist cultural worker who has been responsible for. Take the name of her first book, i go to some hollow its declarative exactness. The soul making are simone serafini double and electric bass, leo virgili guitarstrombone, nicola ardessi pianohammonddevices stefano bragagnolo drums.
This collective poem is dedicated to natalia molebatsi, a southafrican poetess who filled my heart with joy and inspiration. Molebatsi has performed her poetry on international stages with icons such as alice walker and linton kwesi johnson. During my long leave of silence i have turned my face to the son sun, thus the shadows have fallen behind. In addition to being a performance poet and author, she experiments with jazz and hip hop. The soul making literary competition is an open, annual contest with thirteen. Bds international poets to speak at wits university on. Combine the poetic prowess of spoken word poetry with the magic of jazz and you have a performance thats not to be missed. Natalia molebatsi speaks to sam mathe about jazz, the black experience and her journey as a trailblazing performance poet on international stages. Natalia molebatsi is a writer, performance poet, workshop facilitator and programme director who. Nobuhle judith dlamini is a qualified medical doctor, an accomplished businesswoman with an mba and phd in business leadership, and an author who recently published a book title. Moafrika a mokgathi is a poet, stage actress, playwright, saxophonist flautist sometimes, awardwinning radio presenterproducer, facilitator, businesswoman, event organizer. Her poetry is published in the books we are 2008 and sardo dance 2009. But i think we need to start moving away from the analogue world and doing things through the. Her performances and recordings, often with her band the soul making.
Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. More than 1200000 cds, dvds, vinyls, games, technics, equipment and. Natalia molebatsi is a south african poet and singer, considered one of the most influential voices in contemporary african poetry. The soulmaking literary competition is an open, annual contest with thirteen. Ayanda billie is a social critic, freelance writer and poet who published a poetry anthology in 2006, avenues of my soul. A poetry anthology penguin books, 2008, and the author of sardo dance geko, 2009. How i found my voice as a woman and a black person.
She has already performed in places such as azerbaidjan, senegal, italy and the uk and has shared the stage with artists like lebo mashile, alice walker and simphiwe dana. An anthology of contemporary international poetry, new coin, and the anthology of world poetry. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. Performing poet, writer and radio host, natalia molebatsi blends spoken word with rhythm and melody to. I have embraced the spoken secrets whispered by those who have lived before me, not because those who spoke them were perfect, butread more. The voice from the wilderness, the teachings of those spiritual fathers and mothers. Natalia molebatsi is a writer and performance poet. Those who are interested in her music can buy her 2015 debut album natalia molebatsi and the soul making. How has it been working with a band on the other side of the world. On saturday at 3pm voices on the hill sees poets lebo mashile, napo masheane, andrew miller and vangile gantsho take to the stage. She released her album natalia molebatsi and the soul making in 2015. Una grande performance artistica di natalia molebatsi e soul making al palamostre di udine il 19 dicembre. Her latest book elephant woman song is an elegy for her late grandmother. All the sesotho books i read as a child and now own are a result of her support and understanding.
Today, at 37 molebatsi is a renowned writer and performance poet. Natalia molebatsi was born and raised in the township of tembisa, near johannesburg in south africa. She is a founding member of the band soul making, and in 2015 her cd. South african poet natalia molebatsi is also a writer, facilitator and programme director who recently founded a south africanitalian music project with the band soul making. Natalia is the author of sardo dance published in 2009 by geko and editor of we are. Join facebook to connect with pamela nichols and others you may know. A poetry anthology, as editor penguin books sardo dance geko and elephant woman song forum. You can read and hear some of natalia s poetry on badilisha poetry exchange or watch her in performance on youtube. I illustrated the full booklet cover, cd skin and did some inner booklet mood pieces.
She is a member of soul making, a band based in italy and south africa. Natalia molebatsi is a writer and poet who has appeared throughout africa, europe and the usa. Natalia molebatsi is an internationally known south african writer, poet, and singer. Poets calling the state to order, happiness the delighttree. She has published sardo dance, her debut collection of poems, as well as edited we are. I recommend this book for anyone willing to challenge traditional held beliefs. Tonight thursday 01 march 2018 at 18h00 members of the media and public are invited to a public discussion and poetry evening at wits university graduate seminar room, east campus with visiting international journalist, poet and author, dr maytha alhassen and celebrated south african poet natalia molebatsi.
The tembisaborn and raised natalia has performed in south africa, zimbabwe, holland, italy, nigeria, senegal, arzerbaijan and england. Her poetry can also be found in letter to south africa. Natalia molebatsi lagosinternationalpoetryfestival. Natalia molebatsi is guardian of a rich tradition of black womens imaginative and creative writing.
Natalia molebatsi is a panafricanist cultural worker who has been responsible for introducing the work of alice walker and toni morrison to the postapartheid generation in south africa. The previous night natalia and the soul making headlined at the state theatre where they collaborated with master guitarist jimmy dludlu. Your collective poem is dedicated to natalia molebatsi. The topic for the event is malcolm x and afropalestinian solidarity and will. Natalia molebatsi is a south african poet, writer and cultural worker. The first sesotho poem i learnt is the one i wish i had written, mmakgutsitse by k. Natalia molebatsi, south african poet ucla international institute. Making music and making race in the american south charles l. Internationally acclaimed poet and writer natalia molebatsi is joining forces with ariel zamonsky on double bass, yonela mnana on keyboard and siphiwe shiburi on drums for an unforgettable performance at newtown junction. Opinion the first time i experienced performance poetry was in the late 1980s when i saw the peoples poet, mzwakhe mbuli reciting at an antiapartheid rally. Natalia molebatsi, born in the township tembisa, near johannesburgsouth africa, is a writer, performance poet, workshop leader and event manager. Very few books in 20th century christian sprituality can match the depth and literate force of this classic.