1. The "Shaka Readings" - Preview
The writer of "Emperor Shaka the Great" - Mazisi Kunene 2. "Mzantsi" - songs of South Africa (80 mins.) Audience giving a hand ![]() 'All my friends were very impressed with the evening and enjoyed the experience tremendously. They also learnt a lot, and that is a good thing' - Simsbury, Connecticut, US 'Outstanding
performance...absolutely fabulous. Had us all transfixed and under your spell - and the spell of that wonderful
music. The program was seamless - and so rich, and the slides really helped draw
people in and include them more viscerally in the experience.' - Amherst, Massachusetts, US. Available for booking immediately. 3. "Rantin' Rovin' Robin" - a tale of two Roberts (60 mins.) The one Robert The other Robert ![]() A tribute to the Scottish poet, Robert Burns, the show was first devised to commemorate the 250th anniversary of his birth. It tells the story of Burns's life and ideas and above all features some his most famous and much loved songs and poems. The other Robert is Robert Mael Coluim Maclabhran, which is the original Gaelic for me and I weave in something about my own ancestors and family while I'm in the telling. The programme features, among others, the poems 'To a Mouse', "Tam O'Shanter' and ' 'A Man's a Man for A' That'' as well as the songs 'My Love is like a Red Red Rose', 'Ye Banks and Braes o' Bonnie Doon' and 'Scots Wha Hae Wi' Wallace Bled'. Some of the broadest bits of Scots are partly translated to make it easier for everyone. Singing along is encouraged where called for. Suitable for audiences of about 20. in private homes or intimate public spaces. ' A delightful evening with lots of beautiful poetry, stimulating music and song and good fellowship. Everyone enjoyed it! ' - Simsbury, Connecticut, US ' I gained the best understanding and appreciation for this legend
through your presentation than any reading or lecture could have taught me' - Toronto, Canada ' Spirited, entertaining and interesting performance' - Toronto, Canada Available for booking immediately. 4. "Between the Congo and the Fish" - a journey through southern Africa in song and dance (90 mins.) Available for booking - one month's notice 4. "2 200 000 Years (At Least)" (90 mins.) A Short History of South Africa or 2.2 million years to get this far - still a long way to go! Based on John O'Farrel's hilarious book, "An Uttlerly Impartial History of Britain or 2000 Years of Upper Class Idiots in Charge, '52000 years' is a one-person comic and satirical view of South African history from the first inhabitants of South Africa up to the release of Mandela. If you don't get the joke in the title then this show is not for you. In progress. FOR INFORMATION OR BOOKINGS, GET IN TOUCH: umshengu @ mango.zw |
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