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Beau Soleil Music Centre, Salisbury Road, Kenilworth

Place
… Trumpet, Trombone, Tuba, Euphonium; Percussion: Timpani, Drum kit, Tom Toms, Snare Drum, Bass Drum   Mallet: Vibraphone, Marimba, Xylophone.   The centre’s …

Dzata Venda Ruins and Museum of the Drum, Louis Trichardt

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… Thohoyandou and Makhado and you’ll find the Museum of the Drum and Dzata ruins.    The rural peacefulness of the place … Venda and their famous domba dance at the Museum of the Drum. The building houses a replica of the enormous holy drum, reputed to have magical powers that incapacitate …

University of Fort Hare, Alice- Eastern Cape

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… Hare has released from South African poet Dennis Brutus ; Drum journalist Can Themba ; sculptor and painter Ernest … Hare has released from South Africa: poet Dennis Brutus; Drum journalist Can Themba; sculptor and painter Ernest … Hare has released from South African poet Dennis Brutus ; Drum journalist Can Themba ; sculptor and painter Ernest …

Mbunza Living Museum, Kavango-Namibia

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Thulamela Local Municipality

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… stamping feet on the ground. A variety of wind, string and drum instruments is used in ceremonies and festivals . The … stamping feet on the ground. A variety of wind, string and drum instruments is used in ceremonies and festivals . The …

Echo Caves, Limpopo

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… because the Local people used to use the stalactites as a drum to warn of any approaching Swazis . As these caves … because the Local people used to use the stalactites as a drum to warn of any approaching Swazis . As these caves …

Lake Fundudzi, Thohoyanda

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… occasionally comes down to the lake to bath and play the drum on three large egg-shaped rocks. He recounts the times … occasionally comes down to the lake to bath and play the drum on three large egg-shaped rocks. He recounts the times …

Koingnaas Diamond Minning Town, Northern Cape

Place
… spacious sites offer one electrical point, a braai drum and black refuse bin and parking space for one vehicle, … spacious sites offer one electrical point, a braai drum and black refuse bin and parking space for one vehicle, …

Drum Magazine

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… 22, 2011 Updated October 10, 2019 The establishment of Drum Magazine in the 1950s, notwithstanding the newly-elected … month. The magazine, initially established as ‘The African Drum’ by journalist and broadcaster Robert Crisp, was not at … rebranded the magazine, thereby making it more dynamic. Drum was so successful that Bailey used its urban, racy style …

Jürgen Schadeberg

Biography
… his mother and stepfather. In September 1951 he joined Drum magazine as their official photographer and layout artist. After joining Drum magazine, he met a South African actor called Etricia, … about black life and culture. By the mid-1950s Drum had grown as a publication and had attracted some …

Henry ‘Mr Drum’ Nxumalo

Biography
… the time. Then in 1951, millionaire Jim Bailey established Drum Magazine under the editorship of Anthony Sampson and invited Nxumalo to become assistant editor. Drum became the antithesis of the entire South African press … believed, were desperately needed in Africa. A number of Drum writers were to become household names in South Africa, …

Resistance Photography and Mobilization of the Resistance, 1946-1976

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… on the Border of Resistance Photography While African Drum is often considered to be the first major forum for … in the late 1940's, photographing the mines. [16] Drum and the Development of Resistance Photojournalism … to be considered the gauge of resistance photography, then Drum marked its beginning. During the 1960's Drum had a …

Submissions & winning projects 2007

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Sylvester Stein

Biography
… for the Rand Daily Mail , Stein took on the editorship of Drum magazine , where he spent three years working with a … 1960. Most recently, Stein wrote the book Who Killed Mr. Drum ?, which was published in 1999 and produced as a play in … account of Stein’s experiences while working as editor of Drum , and partly an investigation into the death of one of …

Jim Bailey

Biography
… Crisp to help finance a new magazine called The African Drum   (now know by many as Drum Magazine). As a result of financial problems and a drop … focus on non-political issues reflecting black urban life. Drum covered sport, crime, sex and the social history of …

William “Bloke” Modisane

Biography
… was owned by a former trade unionist. He later joined the Drum magazine at the time when the magazine was known for its … the Golden City Post , the Johannesburg weekly tabloid and Drum's sister publication. It was from the Leslie Charteris … Saint that he got his nickname “Bloke”. While working for Drum he used his position to advance the objectives of the …

Arthur Maimane

Biography
… in the Eastern Cape. Maimane chose the former and joined Drum magazine in the early 1950's. He was mentored by Henry Nxumalo who later became known as Mr Drum. His writings were heavily spiced with American … slightly alienating, and others respected. Maimane rescued drum photographer Bob Gosani when was roughed up by a couple …

Canodoise (Can) Themba

Biography
… Themba then worked as a reporter and an editor at Drum magazine , after winning a short-story competition. Here … aspiring black journalists, who came to be known as the “Drum Boys”. These included Lewis Nkosi, Nat Nakasa , Bloke … “The Suit”, won several prizes, including the 1953 Drum award. His stories were celebrated for the way they …

Anthony Sampson

Biography
… with then editor Jim Bailey, Sampson became editor of Drum magazine in Johannesburg. During this time, Sampson met … he worked from 1955-6. Sampson also wrote a book about Drum in 1955 entitled Drum: A Venture Into The New Africa (1956). Sampson went on …

Samson Ratshilumela Mudzunga

Biography
… inspired his piece ‘Fundudzi in Honolulu Hawaii’, a drum evocative of a shark which the cultural documentary … Category Arts & Humanities Synopsis Synopsis sculptor, drum-maker, performance artist References Bambalele, P. … inspired his piece ‘Fundudzi in Honolulu Hawaii’, a drum evocative of a shark which the cultural documentary …

Biography of Can Themba by Aisha Ahmed

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… 2021 Key Words : Can Themba, Apartheid, Writer in Exile, Drum Magazine Born : 1924 Marabastad, Pretoria Died : 1968 … St. Joseph’s Missionary, Swaziland Journalist and Editor- Drum Magazine Can Themba. Photograph by Drum Photographer. Permission: Baileys History Archives …

Peter Sexford Magubane

Biography
… as a photojournalist.  In 1954 he managed to get a job at Drum magazine as a driver and messenger. The highly motivated …  (ANC) annual conference held in Bloemfontein. Joining Drum allowed Magubane to become part of the legendary Drum generation of black and white writers, artists, …

Ernest Cole

Biography
… Magazine, an Afrikaanse Pers competitor of Jim Bailey’s Drum magazine . While working tat Zonk, he saved up enough … a few lenses. In 1958, Cole went to Jurgen Schadeberg - Drum magazine’s chief photographer - and asked him for a job. … of recording apartheid in South Africa was nurtured. After Drum , he moved on to the Bantu World newspaper (later called …

Oswald Mbuyiseni Mtshali

Biography
… published his first poetry collection, Sounds of a Cowhide Drum , in 1971. South African writer Nadine Gordimer wrote … into Zulu. The most recent edition of Sounds of a Cowhide Drum includes Mtshali’s Zulu translations alongside his … and Typography. Mtshali, O. (2012). Sounds of a Cowhide Drum: Poems (Imisindo Yesigubhu Sesikhumba Senkomo) . …

Lewis Nkosi

Biography
… In 1956, he joined other African writers on the staff of Drum magazine , which was founded in 1951. In his book Home … and Exile and Other Selections (1965), Nkosi describes the Drum staff as "the new African[s] cut adrift from the tribal … Rel Str Format 2 Related Drum Magazine: A history People Category People Category Arts …

Todd Tozama Matshikiza

Biography
… with Henry Nxumalo, one of the original writers of the new Drum magazine , then edited by Anthony Sampson. He wrote … lid off. His journalistic career continued when he left Drum for the Golden City Post. His main creative energies … journals, writing a series called 'Todd in London' for Drum readers back home and broadcasting for the African …

Ian Berry

Biography
… time photographing weddings. Schadeberg was employed by Drum magazine and was offered a position as photographer at … was coming to South Africa to take over as editor for Drum magazine. He contacted Hopkinson and secured a position … time photographing weddings. Schadeberg was employed by Drum magazine and was offered a position as photographer at …

The Simon's Town Mosque

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… titled “material bought for the masjiet”, he records: ‘1 drum cement 8 pence, a parcel of bolts 7 pence, one bag of … titled “material bought for the masjiet”, he records: ‘1 drum cement 8 pence, a parcel of bolts 7 pence, one bag of …

Dolly Rathebe

Biography
… township lounge and gracing the cover of the ubiquitous Drum magazine . Her fame as a jazz singer therefore grew … considerably. The fact that she had been arrested with Drum photographer, JÁ¼rgen Schadeberg for contravention of … township lounge and gracing the cover of the ubiquitous Drum magazine . Her fame as a jazz singer therefore grew …

Books and further reading links relating to Right to Organise

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… and government beerhalls and passes for women. Photo by Drum photographer © Baileys African History Archive Labour … and government beerhalls and passes for women. Photo by Drum photographer © Baileys African History Archive Labour …

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