PODCAST: Vus’umuzi Phakathi On Concerning Blacks

Vus’umuzi Phakathi CR Radio 2020-12-03 07:53:05

One of the most famous streets in all of Africa today is Vilakazi Street in Soweto, Johannesburg, famously known as the only street in the world to have produced two Nobel Peace Prize winners. This street is named after the first South African to receive a PHD, the father of Zulu literature, the poet Dr. BW Vilakazi.

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When Words Become Flesh: Embodied Reading A Podcast

Refiloe Lepere CR Radio 2020-09-07 07:46:52

The most loving question one can hear is: “Can I read this for you?” (Seriously, go argue with the birds). In the age of screen time; TV, PC and Phone, reading is also silence time. A solo experience away from all the other people on social media. It's an experience of aloneness. But what about reading aloud. Reading out aloud connects you to your other-selves and other people. Reading-out-loud is normally associated with the horror of Primary school class reading or bedtime stories. But it should not be the past-time for children alone.

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The Queens Fortress - Met_A_Morphosis

Yamoria CR Radio 2020-07-30 04:16:05

“Rhythm & Poetry” is a phrase we are all familiar with; and many believe that it is the original meaning for the acronym RAP. Rap music and poetry have borrowed from each other for years with elements such as lyricism, meter, word play and rhythmic execution playing a vital role in both art forms.

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The Queens Fortress - Black & The Blues

Yamoria CR Radio 2020-07-04 04:36:20

“If you have the paper behind your name, you don’t have to prove that you are capable of getting the job done, you are simply relied on because you have the qualification,” he says.

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The Queens Fortress: Re/Member Your Descendants

Yamoria CR Radio 2020-06-15 09:00:51

“Gatekeepers often hold information from us in the poetry industry,” Vili says expressing how certain structures have been put in place in order to inhibit artists from receiving information that they need in order to be successful, as well as to monetize their art.

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Amabali Pod – Kanya Cekeshe On Being Black & “Free” in South Africa

Yolanda Dyantyi & Ciko Sidzumo CR Radio 2020-04-29 09:30:00

This is a young man who, among thousands of other majority Black students across the country, took to the streets of the country and their respective university campuses, to demand there be a solution to the historic exclusion of Black and poor students at institutions of higher learner primarily due to the issue of exorbitant fees.

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WordUp Tape – Azanian Thought

Sabelo Soko CR Radio 2020-04-18 10:11:00

This here is a unique playlist of some good poetry records to help you push through, at least, for another 45 minutes of this world saving, life altering, lock down.

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The Queens Fortress - Kuchicola

Yamoria CR Radio 2020-03-30 00:00:00

“Being a woman in this industry is impossible, it is either money or sex,” singer, songwriter Kuchicola opens the door into the adversity she has had to face as a woman in the entertainment industry where woman are constantly sexualized and expected to sacrifice their dignity and their bodies in order to prosper as entertainers.

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