SA SEASON IN THE UK

GLASGOW
JULY / AUGUST 2014
ARTS AND CULTURE PROGRAMME
Partners
Department of Arts and Culture, South Africa
Glasgow City Council
Glasgow Life
British Council
ACTSA (Action for Southern Africa former anti-apartheid movement in the UK)
National Film and Video Foundation, South Africa
Nelson Mandela Foundation
Mitchell Library
Glasgow Concert Halls
Creative Scotland
The South African High Commission in the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland
Brand South Africa
The Arches
Department of Sport and Recreation, South Africa
SASCOC (South African Sports Confederation and Olypmic Committee)
As we celebrate 20 Years of Freedom, we want to declare that
the City of Glasgow holds a special place in our South African
hearts. Signifcantly, it was the frst city in the world to hon-
our former President Nelson Mandela with the Freedom of the
City. We, therefore wish to acknowledge Glasgow for its role
in mobilizing the international community against apartheid.
Upon his release from 27 years of imprisonment, Nelson Man-
dela ensured that Glasgow became the frst city that he vis-
ited. Mandelas words on that occasion will echo down the
ages when he said: Glasgow will always enjoy a distinguished
place in the records of the international campaign against
apartheid. While we were physically denied our freedom in
the country of our birth, a city 6,000 miles away, and as re-
nowned as Glasgow, refused to accept the legitimacy of the
apartheid system and declared us to be free.
It was the principled commitment and dedication from Nelson
Mandela and many other South Africans that has seen South Africa become a thriving democ-
racy.
The people of South Africa express their sincere thanks to the city of Glasgow, ACTSA and all
individuals, organizations and communities around the world that played an active role in our
liberation.
As the Department of Arts and Culture we are proud to be collaborating with the national De-
partment of Sport and Recreation to promote South Africas spirit of social cohesion and cultural
diversity on this international stage.
We say, Ningadinwa!
Mr Nathi Mthethwa, Minister of Arts and Culture, South Africa
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MESSAGE FROM THE MINISTER OF ARTS AND CULTURE, SOUTH AFRICA
It is my pleasure and privilege to welcome you to Glasgows
Nelson Mandela International Day Celebration here at Kel-
vingrove.
This celebration, bringing together artists from South Africa
and Scotland, refects and pays tribute to the Citys long
and close association with Nelson Mandela and his cam-
paign for freedom.
There are many Glaswegians who supported Mandelas
cause through the long years of his imprisonment, but spe-
cial mention is due to Brian Filling, now Honorary Consul for
the Republic of South Africa in Scotland, and former Lord
Provost Dr Michael Kelly, who led Glasgow City Council in
conferring the Freedom of the City in 1981. Together with
the people of Glasgow, they contributed to ensuring that
Glasgow, to quote Mandela himself, will always enjoy a
distinguished place in the records of the international campaign against apartheid.
We are proud of that place in history, and thank you for joining us to celebrate here tonight.
Cllr Sadie Docherty, The Right Hon The Lord Provost of Glasgow
MESSAGE FROM THE RIGHT HON THE LORD PROVOST OF GLASGOW
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It is with great pleasure that we present this diverse pro-
gramme to showcase South African arts and culture on this
international platform.
The artists featured represent our struggle past, our excit-
ing present and our bright future. We are featuring stalwarts
of South African music like Hugh Masekela, the Mahotella
Queens and Vusi Mahlasela alongside some of our younger
artists, many of whom are quickly gaining audiences across
Europe and the world. We also feature the Mzansi Youth Choir
from Soweto whose choristers are as young as 13-years-old.
Glasgow was instrumental in consolidating international sup-
port against Apartheid in the past, and continues to support
South Africa which, of course, today is a thriving democracy
and celebrates 20 years of freedom this year. We are there-
fore excited to be collaborating with the city of Glasgow, ACT-
SA and many other partners in presenting the International
Nelson Mandela Day celebrations in Glasgow. These celebrations, coupled with the 67-Minutes
Campaign for Madiba, are particularly important as they happen just after a few months after
the passing away of Nelson Mandela; it is crucial that we keep his memory and his work alive
and dedicate ourselves to serving others.
Glasgow will be glowing with exciting cultural events alongside sporting action: the Internation-
al Nelson Mandela Day celebrations will be followed by Festival 2014 and the arts and culture
presentations at EKHAYA the South African home away from home during games time.
We would like to extend our gratitude to the South African Departments of Arts and Culture
and Sport and Recreation, the fantastic team at Culture 2014, Action for Southern Africa, our
colleagues at the British Council, Brand SA and many others for helping us put together these
programmes.
We trust that you will enjoy this taste of South African music and culture.
Mr Bongani Tembe, Commissioner-General, SA-UK Seasons 2014 & 2015
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MESSAGE FROM COMMISSIONER-GENERAL
Why, in a visit to Glasgow in 1993, did the man
who had spent almost three decades in prison
thank the city for its support against apart-
heid?
Nelson Mandela praised the Citizens of Glas-
gow for being the frst city to offer him the
Freedom of the City, at a time more than a de-
cade earlier when many others were still con-
demning him as a terrorist for his role in chal-
lenging the system of racial segregation in his
home country.
In a speech at the City Chambers in Glasgow on
9 October 1993, he said: While we were physi-
cally denied our freedom in the country of our
birth, a city 6,000 miles away, and as renowned
as Glasgow, refused to accept the legitimacy
of the apartheid system, and declared us to be
free.
Mandelas visit, the year before he became
president of the Republic of South Africa, was
the culmination of a long association between
people in the city and his campaign for free-
dom, which began when he was imprisoned
in 1962. Scottish anti-apartheid activist Brian
Filling campaigned from the 1960s against the
system in South Africa which allowed the white
minority to oppress the majority black inhabit-
ants.
Mandela had been convicted of charges includ-
ing conspiring to commit acts of sabotage and
guerrilla warfare for the purpose of violent rev-
olution. However, the trial was condemned by
the United Nations Security Council and nations
around the world.
Mr Filling says that, despite some of the dreadful
things happening in South Africa in 1960s and
70s, it was not fashionable to be associated
with Mandela because he was widely regarded
and reported in our media as a terrorist. How-
ever in 1981, Glasgow Council decided to set
its face against this opinion and awarded Man-
dela the Freedom of the City. Just a couple of
years earlier the previous Lord Provost of Glas-
gow, David Hodge, had hosted a lunch with the
South African ambassador, which had sparked a
protest outside the City Chambers and a threat
WHY DID NELSON MANDELA THANK GLASGOW? By Steven Brocklehurst
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by catering staff not to prepare the food. Mr Fill-
ing reports The incoming Lord Provost, Michael
Kelly, partly as a reaction to all this, wanted to
give the freedom of the city to Nelson Mandela.
Dr Kelly says: It was a bold step for the Labour
Party in Glasgow and we received a lot of bad
publicity, but eventually when Mandelas story
got through people began to see that we and he
were in the right.
Glasgows promotion of Mandelas cause quickly
led to other cities following suit and within a year
Kelly had launched a declaration for the release
of Nelson Mandela. It went on to gain support
from 2,500 mayors from 56 countries around the
world, and got the backing of the United Nations
in New York.
In 1986, Glasgow brought more attention to the
jailed freedom fghter by changing the name of
St Georges Place in the city centre to Nelson
Mandela Place. The name change was made
more signifcant by the fact that the South Af-
rican consulate-general was based there, at an
address which now bore the name of the coun-
trys most famous political prisoner.
By now the efforts to free Mandela had become
mainstream with global pop stars such as Jim
Kerr, from Glasgow band Simple Minds, writing
songs and playing concerts in support of his free-
dom. International pressure, in the form of sanc-
tions against the South African regime, eventu-
ally led to Mandelas release.
At the age of 71, Mandela was freed on 11 Feb-
ruary 1990 after 27 years in prison.
During the 1980s he had been given the Free-
dom of the City by nine UK regions and it was
Glasgow that was chosen to host Mandela as he
arrived to accept all these awards in October
1993.
Brian Filling says: He was very appreciative of
the people of Britain for their support, rather
than the government - which held out against
imposing sanctions on South Africa.
I think there is a special place in terms of his
heart and mind for the people of Scotland.
11:00 12:00:
Media Conference at City Chambers, George Square, Glasgow
City G2 1DU.
13:30 14:30:
Ribbon-Tying Ceremony in Remembrance of Nelson Mandela at
Nelson Mandela Place (intersection of Buchanan and West George
Street).
This ceremony will be chaired by Brian Filling, Honorary Consul,
South Africa and Head of Action for Southern Africa. Mr Filling will
lead the audience into a moment of refection and remembrance
of the life of Mandela, symbolised by the gentle act of tying rib-
bons to the railing of the church on Nelson Mandela Place.
15:00 15:30:
Book Appeal at the Mitchell Library (North St, Glasgow G3 7DN).
The Mitchell Library has collected thousands of books from the
people of Glasgow to be sent to South African schools. This occa-
sion will conclude the book collecting campaign and will see the
fnal few books be placed in the container of books outside the
Mitchell Library before being shipped off to the south.
18:00 - 19:30:
City Chambers - Lord Provost hosts reception in Glasgow City
Chambers (George Square, Glasgow City G2 1DU).
20:00 22:00:
Celebrate Nelson Mandela International Day at the Central Hall,
Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum (Argyle St, Glasgow G3
8AG).
A concert headlined by Hugh Masekela, featuring local Scottish
musicians like Arthur Johnstone, Aaron Jones and Siobhan Miller
and showcasing South Africas Mzansi Youth Choir. The evening
will include a few short speeches and a brief staged-reading of
the Robben Island Bible play.
22:30 03:00:
Mandela Day celebration at The Arches (253 Argyle St, Glasgow,
G2 8DL).
A late night club celebrating cutting edge electronic music and
DJs like Spoek Mathambo and Auntie Flo from both Scotland
and South Africa. This is part of Connect ZA, in partnership with
British Council SA, Creative Scotlands South Africa programme
and the SA-UK Seasons 2014 & 2015.
INTERNATIONAL NELSON MANDELA DAY PROGRAMME
18 July 2014
Major tribute concerts for the late South African president Nelson Mandela will be held
in both Glasgow and Edinburgh on the eve of the Commonwealth Games. Showpiece
events featuring acts drawn from around the world are being planned as part of world-
wide Mandela Day celebrations.
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Play-reading of the
Robben Island Bible
Panel discussion on South
Africas 20 years of de-
mocracy
Reception
The Robben Island Bible was
disguised as the Hindu scrip-
tures by a fellow political pris-
oner, Sonny Venkatrathnam in
1977, to avoid seizure by the
prison authorities who banned
any literature in the island pris-
on and had impounded the book
after it was sent to him by his
wife, Teresa.
Venkatrathnam later persuaded
a sympathetic warder to re-
lease the book when he insisted
that it was the bible by William
Shakespeare. The book became
a treasured text and 32 prison-
ers marked and signed selected
quotes which became their hall-
marks and provided a means of
discussing political and moral
issues.
Mandela had studied Shake-
speares plays at the Method-
ist mission school he attended
in the Eastern Cape and he
and other prominent leaders of
the African National Congress
such as Thabo Mbeki and Chris
Hani quoted frequently from
Shakespeare in their speeches
after they returned from exile in
1990 ahead of the frst democ-
racy elections in 1994.
Anthony Sampson, Mandelas of-
fcial biographer, has noted that
for the second half of the last
century, Shakespeares plays
were one of the main infuences
on the liberation movement and
its leaders.
ROBBEN ISLAND BIBLE AT THE MITCHELL LIBRARY 12:00 - 14:00
19 July 2014
The Robben Island Bible is a unique edition of the Collected Works of Shakespeare
- which includes a signed text by Nelson Mandela, the revered former South African
statesman, highlighting a soliloquy from Julius Caesar, Shakespeares epic play about
tyranny and conspiracy.
Shakespeare became more
politically relevant than the Bi-
ble or Marx, the late Sampson
wrote in the Observer in 2001.
Successive generations of Af-
rican leaders saw his plays as
an inspiration for their struggle
and for humanity.
Mandelas selection from the
Robben Island bible was a so-
liloquy from Julius Caesar, a
play which had a particular res-
onance for Mandela and other
ANC leaders because it raised
the question as to whether it
was justifed to conspire against
despotic leaders such as Julius
Caesar.
Mandela chose the passage:
Cowards die many times before
their deaths;
The valiant never taste of death
but once.
Of all the wonders that I yet
have heard
It seems to me most strange
that men should fear;
Seeing that death, a necessary
end,
Will come when it will come.
Mandelas entry, signed in his
own neat hand, was dated:
16th December, 1977.
Matthew Hahn, a playwright and
drama lecturer at St Marys Uni-
versity in London, was inspired
by the story and travelled to
South Africa to interview eight
of the surviving Robben Island
prisoners. He wrote a script
based on the interviews and the
Shakespeare quotes chosen by
the prisoners.
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MESSAGE FROM THE MINISTER OF SPORT AND RECREATION
We should make the wishes of our former President
Nelson Mandela a reality by committing ourselves to
his ideals as we utilise sports and recreation to unite
people. We must do so subjected to his ideals when he
said:
Let us commit towards our common goal,
A Nation where all of us are winners.
Let us build a nation of champions!
Let us build a nation that Walter Sisulu can be proud of.
When I see him in the next life,
I need to take good news to him.
Mr Fikile Mbalula, Minister of Sport and Recreation, South Africa.
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23 JULY 24 JULY 25 JULY
WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY
17:30:
Opening of
Ekhaya
Opening ad-
dress by Min-
ister of Sport
and Recre-
ation, Fikile
Mbalula
Performances
by:
Philani
Ngidi and Afro
Queens, Maho-
tella Queens,
Celeste Ntuli
and Hugh
Masekela
21:00:
COMMON-
WEALTH
GAMES
OPENING
CEREMONY
Day time
performance
13:00 - 14:00
Philani
Ngidi and Afro
Queens
Film
Screening
16:00 - 18:00
Drum
Evening
performance
21:00 - 00:00
Mahotella
Queens, Crazy
Whiteboy
(MC - Celeste
Ntuli)
Day time
performance
13:00 - 14:00
Philani
Ngidi and Afro
Queens
Film
Screening
16:00 - 18:00
Fanie Fouries
Lobola
Evening
performance
21:00 - 00:00
Mi Casa, Crazy
Whiteboy
(MC - Celeste
Ntuli)
Ekhaya Programme: 23 July - 3 August 2014
Venue: Trades Hall
85 Glassford St, Merchant City, Glasgow G1 1UH
Performers:
Philani Ngidi
Philani Ngidi is a versatile band that
plays most popular music genres
like Pop music, African Pop,African
Jazz,Fusion and Old Skul Music. Phi-
lani Ngidi is a great musician who is
highly respected throughout South Af-
rica and even in the world at large.
Mahotella Queens
The Mahotella Queens are prolifc
recording artists, dating back to the
hundreds of recordings produced at
Gallo-Mavuthela during their heyday
in the 1960s and 1970s. The group is
noted for their distinct vocal harmony
sound, guitar-led mbaqanga music
and fast-paced stage dancing.
Celeste
Celeste Ntuli, the queen of the Zulu
comedy and the frst ever local fe-
male comic to record a one woman
show DVD called Seriously Celeste
which is a collection of her perfor-
mances across the country.
Films:
Drum
Director: Zola Maseko
In South Africa in the 1950s, young
journalist Henry Nxumalo helped
fashion the magazine Drum into an
outspoken voice against the repres-
sive and dehumanizing effects of
apartheid.
Fanie Fouries Lobola
Director: Henk Pretorius
The story begins with Fanie, a young
Afrikaner who designs custom cars
that resemble African animals. His
brother Sarel, played with cheesy
aplomb by Chris Chameleon, is a
massively successful Afrikaans pop
star who is about to marry the per-
fect girl.
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27 JULY 28 JULY
SUNDAY MONDAY
Day time
performance
13:00 - 14:00
Philani Ngidi and
Afro Queens
Film
Screening
16:00 - 18:00
Nothing for Ma-
hala
Evening
performance
21:00 - 00:00
Comedy night-
Celeste
Philani Ngi-
di and Afro
Queens, Mi
Casa
(MC - Celeste
Ntuli)
Day time
performance
13:00 - 14:00
Naima McLean
Film
Screening
16:00 - 18:00
A Pair of Boots
and A Bicycle
Evening
performance
21:00 - 00:00
Naima McLean,
Freshlyground
26 JULY
SATURDAY
Day time
performance
13:00 - 14:00
Philani Ngi-
di and Afro
Queens
Film
Screening
16:00 - 18:00
Khumba
Evening
performance
21:00 - 00:00
Mi Casa, Crazy
Whiteboy
(MC - Celeste
Ntuli)
Performers:
Hugh Masekela
Internationally acclaimed for decades,
trumpeter, bandleader, composer and
lyricist Hugh Masekela is known for his
professionalism and charisma to fans of
his mix of jazz, bebop, funk and Afrobeat
from New York to Dakar.
Crazy White Boy
Formed in 2008, the duo is already one
of the most prolifc acts in South Africa.
This year alone, they have done over 50
shows in South Africa, Mozambique and
Botswana. It is the sound of Cape Town
duo Crazy White Boy, which they call
Ghetto Tech.
Mi Casa
Mi Casa is a band with unique individuals
who bring their explosive talent together
to create a unique and original sound.
Films:
Khumba
Director: Anthony Silverston
A misft zebra takes the blame for a
drought, and embarks on an incredible
journey to regain his dignity in this com-
puter-animated adventure for the entire
family.
Nothing for Mahala
Director: Rolie Nikiwe
Can Axe realise true wealth doesnt lie in
temporal things? Can he change his own
journey to make a mark that will cost him
everything but gain him much more?
A Pair of Boots and A Bicycle
Director: Vincent Moloi
South African documentary maker Vin-
cent Moloi journeys from the Soweto sit-
ting rooms of veterans to El Alamein to
fnd the answers, and unearths the signif-
icant contribution of South Africas black
soldiers to the Allies North Africa cam-
paign.
Ekhaya Programme: 23 July - 3 August 2014
Venue: Trades Hall
85 Glassford St, Merchant City, Glasgow G1 1UH
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29 JULY 30 JULY 31 JULY
TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY
Day time
performance
13:00 - 14:00
Naima McLean
Film
Screening
16:00 - 18:00
Devils Lair
Evening
performance
21:00 - 00:00
The Soil,
Freshlyground
Day time
performance
13:00 - 14:00
Phuzekhemisi
Film
Screening
16:00 - 18:00
Sobukwe
A Great Soul
Evening
performance
21:00 - 00:00
The Soil
Day time
performance
13:00 - 14:00
The Soil
Evening
performance
21:00 -00:00
Phuzekhemisi
DJ Zinhle
(MC - Celeste
Ntuli)
Naima Mclean
Naima McLean is a creative soul in
every sense of the word. The sing-
er, songwriter, poet and actress has
worked tirelessly over the last few
years to emblazon her artistic imprint
on an industry as diverse and inspiring
as she is, the South African entertain-
ment community.
Freshlyground
Freshlyground is a South African Afro-
fusion band that formed in Cape Town
in 2002. The band members variously
hail from South Africa, Mozambique,
and Zimbabwe.
The Soil
Rhythmic and perfectly harmonised,
South Africas up-and-coming vocal trio
The Soil promise to be the 21st centu-
rys answer to their countrymen Lady-
smith Black Mambazo, though none of
them can read a note of music.
Films:
Devils Lair
Director: Riaan Hendricks
Set in the Cape Flats Devils Lair
follows NTK (Nice to Kill) gang lead-
er Braaim and his young family. The
leader and his mates are navigating a
violent landscape, where honour and
betrayal are all too often sides of the
same coin.
Sobukwe A Great Soul
Director: Mickey Madoda Dube
The story of the life of a remarkable
man who helped to inspire and liber-
ate a nation will be seen for the frst
time in Namibia. The flm Sobukwe
a Great Soul, directed by Mickey Ma-
doda Dube, celebrates the life of Rob-
ert Mangaliso Sobukwe, restoring him
to his rightful place as a leading fgure
in South African history.

1 AUGUST 2 AUGUST 3 AUGUST
FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY
Day time
performance
13:00 - 14:00
Phuzekhemisi
Evening
performance
21:00 - 00:00
Vusi Mahlasela,
DJ Zinhle
Closing of
Ekhaya:
Attended by
Deputy Min-
ister of Sport
and Recre-
ation, Gert
Oosthuizen.
Performances
by:
Phuzekhemisi
Vusi Mahlasela,
DJ Zinhle
COMMON-
WEALTH
GAMES
CLOSING
CEREMONY
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Phuzekhemisi
Phuzekhemisi, which translates
as drink the medicine is widely
acknowledged as the king of the
indigenous genre known as mas-
kanda
DJ Zinhle
Zinhle has become a household
name in South Africa and her DJ
school helped cement her reputa-
tion.
Vusi Mahlasela
Vusi Mahlasela, is simply known
as The Voice in his home-coun-
try, South Africa, celebrated for
his distinct, powerful voice and
his poetic, optimistic lyrics

Big Big Sing
One of the great inspirations for Big Big Sing,
part of the Glasgow 2014 Cultural Programme,
was Director Svend Browns experience of vis-
iting South Africa and fnding himself greeted
everywhere by singing. He recalls, The sing-
ing was great, but equally important was the
complete understanding that singing was part
of life, a gift and a way of expressing commu-
nity. Perhaps in the UK we have forgotten that:
I wanted to teleport a school choir I encoun-
tered right out of Africa and into every school
in the UK to show the kids here how life affrm-
ing and fantastic it is to sing together.
Out of that experience came Big Big Sing,
which says to everyone: do not believe it if
someone tells you that you cannot sing. Ev-
eryone can sing and what is more, it does you
tremendous good. It helps you breathe better,
takes your mind off troubles and stresses, it
puts you in touch with others and makes you
less alone in short, singing makes you hap-
pier.
My dream of the teleported choir has come
through in a small part with this visit by the
wonderful Mzansi Youth Choir and Complete
to Glasgow. While they have been here Mzansi
have indeed sung together with Glasgow Youth
Choir and shared their inspiration and magic.
This is what Big Big Sing is all about.
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South African Season In The UK
These events have been organised as part of
the South African Season in the United King-
dom which falls under the ambit of the SA-UK
Seasons 2014 & 2015.
The Department of Arts and Culture, South Af-
rica and the British Council and are working to-
gether on the SA- UK Seasons during 2014 and
2015, and developing a shared programme of
activities, opportunities and communications
that will complement projects already devel-
oped through Connect ZA and the South Afri-
can Seasons in the UK. The collaboration is a
catalyst for new partnerships that will enable
them to highlight and extend existing creative
links between the two countries.

Artistic and Programmatic Leadership:
For SA: Mr Bongani Tembe (Commissioner-
General)
For the UK: Mr Tom Porter (Head of Arts, Brit-
ish Council, South Africa)
Co-Chairs of the Seasons:
For SA: Ambassador Thandiwe January-
McLean
For the UK: Rt Hon Baroness Usha Prasha