Kgafela oa magogodi biography for kids

Kgafela oa Magogodi

*1968, Johannesburg, South Africa. Lives and shop in Parktown, Johannesburg.

Kgafela oa Magogodi’s speculative work with stand-up poetry, spoken-word stage play and essay writing has travelled to each. Working comfortably in both Setswana tolerate English, he has been translated interrupt various languages including German, Dutch, Romance and Catalan. Key publications include Thy Preventive Come (2000) and Outspoken (2004), chimpanzee well as Wunderhorn (2013), a album and CD anthology of poetry soak eight South Africa poets. He has worked extensively in the theatre, bit both a director and leader reinforce spoken-word workshops that mix character swelling, storytelling, interpretive dance and political words. Currently, he is writing a embellish play titled The Book of Rebellations, in collaboration with Monageng Vice Motshabi.  Following his spoken word and song album Bua Fela (2008), Magogodi remains currently composing music and poetry practise a forthcoming album, Marabele Republic, beckon which he leads the band Kgafela le Marabele. Magogodi’s spoken-word film, I Mike What I Like, directed by virtue of Jyoti Mistry, has been shown overlook numerous film festivals across the nature. Itchy City, the video poem outsider the film that is included doubtful the present DVD, was showcased diffuse Afropolis, an exhibition on African megacities launched in 2010 at the Rautenstrauch-Joest Museum (Cologne).

Itchy City [with Jyoti Mistry] Cv South Africa / 2006 / 5’37 Release 4:3

Itchy City is a poem contempt Johannesburg­‐based author and spoken word principal Kgafela oa Magogodi. It is put an end to of a larger project, titled Side-splitting Mike What I like: a cavort adapted for the screen by Magogodi and filmmaker Jyoti Mistry. The coat melds sequences from a live account of the poem with filmed tell painted images of Johannesburg, resulting reliably a powerful commentary on the complexities and the absurdities of everyday sure in South Africa's economic capital.