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By Tumelo E. Phali | Posted: August 03, 2005
Manthia Diawara
This month we honour, rather, we are honoured to write about one of Africa’s greatest sons, filmmaker, scholar, worldly thinker and literary activist Professor Manthia Diawara.
A native of Mali (Bamako), West Africa, Prof Diawara left home on a
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Artistic Celebrations »
By Tumelo E. Phali | Posted: August 02, 2005
It was that time of the year again when writers, poets and book lovers from all over the world gathered to drink from the calabash of literary juice – this was time for the annual Calabash International Literary Festival 2005!
As in the previous years the vibrant event - held at Treasure Beach, St. Elizabeth in Jamaica - offered a sumptuous line-up of live readings, stage performances and other special activities – very much in line
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AfroFest »
Africa's rhythm ambassadors ignite the stage
By Tumelo E. Phali | Posted: August 01, 2005
Once again, “Afrofest”, the premier African cultural event in Canada steamed through with spectacular performances on the weekend of July 9 and July 10.
Created in 1989 as a commercial venture under Highlife World to showcase music from Ghana and Nigeria, the annual “sounds from
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Editorial »
By Tumelo E. Phali | Posted: April 04, 2005
Many thanks once again for the profuse encouragement and the continuing support you've been lavishing on us.
I take great pleasure in bringing you the continuation of our interview - the sequel to the two-part feature interview which appeared in the last issue of this sub-section
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Part 2: History Matters »
Last month we interviewed Mtutuzeli Matshoba, South African literary activist, artist and filmmaker about why history matters. This month he continues to share with us his striking thoughts on language, film and more...
By Tumelo E. Phali | Posted: March 30, 2005
(This is the final half of the two-part interview with playwright and screenwriter Mtutuzeli Matshoba.)
You believe that people don’t necessarily need formal training to write their stories. How do you convince producers within networks to work with people who have no formal training in the art?
I have actually made it my responsibility to help people develop their ideas by acting as middle man between
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Around The Fire: Editorial »
By Tumelo E. Phali | Posted: March 18, 2005
Good to speak to you again - I just want to thank all of you our readers for all your support which ensured a successful launch of Around The Fire sub-section in the last issue of caribbeantales.ca.
Whatever positive thing you got out of it, make sure you share with
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History Matters: »
Getting down to the roots, an interview with writer, Mtutuzeli Matshoba
By Tumelo E. Phali | Posted: March 09, 2005
It’s a lovely, sunny Saturday morning around the Newtown Cultural Precinct when Mtutuzeli MATSHOBA suddenly appears behind me with his wife as I nervously take out my jotter to finish my line-up of questions for the interview. They are both a bit
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Welcome to a new literary movement, Around The Fire! »
A meeting place for those who water the garden of Afrikan creative spirit.
By Tumelo E. Phali | Posted: March 01, 2005
Not only is this the first issue of Around The Fire!! but the first ever newsletter I write for since my days at school when I used to dabble in an amateur version of this kind of thing more than a decade ago. So you are witnessing pieces of history in your read!
Around The Fire! will be crying
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