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… In 1977, a group of "cultural workers"from the townships fled into exile in … In Gaborone they established the cultural organisation Medu Art Ensemble (Medu is a SePedi word meaning roots). Medu … wrote in his paper The Necessity of Art for National Liberation: "Our Art must become a process -- a living, …

… Conference was in large part organised by the ANC cultural desk in exile alongside organisations engaged in … Myron Peters .   Many South African exiles were part of Medu and the festival’s organising team. The events were … with a paper titled The Necessity of Art for National Liberation, a quote from the paper reads: "As politics must …

… exile, Nat Nakasa, Black Theatre, Fulbright Scholarship, Medu Arts Ensemble, Department of Arts and Culture Mongane … Serote’s collections were concerned with “the dynamics of cultural and psychological metamorphosis from banal servility … “I was also concerned with world power- politics, other liberation struggles, and, although it was late in the day, …

… Communist Party and Mozambique Introduction The Mozambique Liberation Front, popularly known by its Portuguese acronym, … arts and culture. For example, he sent a letter to the Medu Art Ensemble decrying how art is focused on images that … 749. [13] Sachs’ letter is contained at the Wits HPRA, Medu Art Ensemble, Medu Art Ensemble, Newsletter, Vol. 4, No. …

… as the vanguard of consciousness, in southern African liberation history, engaging with the largely silenced … in various frontline states from 1972 to 1990; member of Medu Art Ensemble (Gaborone) 1980 – 1985; with MK structures … recognised that music, poetry and dance were integral cultural expressions within the liberation movements; styles …

… curates a group exhibition which is part of a student cultural festival, held at the University of Durban, … recruited by exiled South African artists, members of the MEDU collective, in Botswana to coordinate the photographic … South Africa attend the conference which was organised by MEDU and the ANC .  Peter McKenzie , a member of Afrapix , …