Dr Nduduzo Makhathini takes you on a captivating acoustic journey of Invocations featuring at Zeitz MOCAA’s Atrium Bowl – the closing ceremony of When We See Us: A Century of Black Figuration in Painting, on Wednesday 23 September.
Join Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa (Zeitz MOCAA) for the closing ceremony of the landmark survey exhibition When We See Us: A Century of Black Figuration in Painting on Wednesday, 23 August 2023 at 6 pm. The event, an evening of Invocations featuring the visionary South African pianist, composer, improviser, and healer Dr Nduduzo Makhathini in collaboration with cultural practitioner, singer and songwriter Baba Mbuzo Khoza, is a precursor to the official closing of the exhibition on Sunday, 3 September. We would be delighted to have you join us at this prestigious event to celebrate the exhibition’s impact and acknowledge all the contributors and supporters who have made the show a reality for the first time on African soil.
WHEN: 6:00 pm Wednesday, 23 August 2023 | WHERE: Zeitz MOCAA Atrium Bowl
Programme
6:00 pm: Arrival & Check-in
6:25 pm: Welcome
6:30 pm: Viewing of When We See Us exhibition
7:30 pm: Viewing of LALELA exhibition inspired by When We See Us
7:45 pm: Speaker Remarks
8:15 pm: Invocations featuring Dr Nduduzo Makhathini
9:15 pm: Time to Mingle (cash bar available)
10:00 pm: Closing Remarks and Vote of Thanks
Please click HERE to book as seats are limited. Zeitz MOCAA members may attend this event for free. If you would like to become a member, go HERE. (Memberships from R290 p/p).
When We See Us explores Black self-representation and celebrates global Black subjectivities and Black consciousness from pan-African and pan-diasporic perspectives. It boldly brings together artworks from the last 100 years, by Black artists working globally, into dialogue with leading Black thinkers, writers and poets who are active today. In 2024 When We See Us will travel to Kunstmuseum Basel and a further European and North American tour is currently in discussion
- The exhibition furthermore celebrates how artists from Africa and its diaspora have imagined, positioned, memorialised and asserted African and African-descent experiences. It is against this backdrop that Zeitz MOCAA saw it fitting for prolific performing artist Dr Nduduzo Makhathini to mark the culmination of this ambitious, landmark exhibition with his uniquely curated sounds built upon the sonic universes which he creates within his own canon.
On his milestone tenth studio album, In the Spirit of Ntu, Makhathini condenses the thematic, sonic and conceptual notions explored over his catalogue into a layered yet accessible 10-track album. He utilises the ideas, practices, and experiences of pre-colonial Africa to fashion new modes of hearing, feeling, and being. “I’m drawing from things that reside as part of memory – until they get to the point of revealing something new,” he says. “My improvisation is searching for that moment of revelation… or in the African context; a moment of divination.” Makhathini’s approach to his work is reminiscent of the carefully curated survey exhibition that was years in the making.
Dr. Nduduzo Makhathini (b. 24 September 1982) grew up in the lush and rugged hillscapes of umGungundlovu, Pietermaritzburg, in South Africa, a peri-urban landscape in which
Baba Mbuso Khoza
music and ritual practices were symbiotically linked. Coming from a musical family, his love for sonic arts began at an early age. Makhathini has performed with Zim Ngqawana, Simphiwe Dana, Feya Faku, and McCoy Mrubata. Nduduzo completed his Diploma in Jazz Piano at Durban University of Technology in 2005, and obtained a PHD in music from the University of Stellenbosch in 2023.
Baba Mbuso Khoza is a South African-born vocalist, songwriter, and musician. He is well-known for his rich and unique sound and genre. His style of music has gained international recognition. It is a delicate mix of deep traditional Zulu music with jazz elements. With his unique music genre and voice, Mbuso has performed in other countries. Mbuso has thrilled music lovers in countries like The Netherlands, Burkina Faso, and Senegal. He has also performed in Senegal and Portugal. The award-winning vocalist works as a columnist, radio presenter, and lecturer.
WHAT: Dr Nduduzo Makhathini & Baba Mbuso Khoza
WHERE: Zeitz MOCAA, Silo District, V&A Waterfront, Cape Town 8001
WHEN: 6:pm 23 September 2023
TICKETS & BOOKING: See above
INFO: E communications@zeitzmocaa.museum | VISIT | See also Join Zeitz MOCAA – busy start to August!
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