Performances and workshops by uhadi traditional bow player Madosini will be one of the highlights of the Puku Story Festival in Grahamstown, 21-26 February.
Performances and workshops by uhadi traditional bow player Madosini will be one of the highlights of the Puku Story Festival in Grahamstown, 21-26 February.
The homegrown festival with its roots in Grahamstown celebrates isiXhosa language and culture in general – and literature in particular.
Kicking off on 21 February in Joza's Noluthando Hall, the Festival celebrates International Mother Tongue Day with and afternoon of entertainment that includes a spelling bee.
Wednesday 22 February will see the Festival on the road, visiting farm schools in the area for storytelling and games facilitated by Grahamstown celebrity – stand-up comic Tsepiso Nzayo.
The Festival then moves to the National English Literary Museum (NELM), where an all-day exhibition on Thursday 23 February will feature isiXhosa children's books. Exhibitors include publishers, NGOs and environmental organisations.
There will be storytelling and games in the NELM amphitheatre (don't worry – if the weather's very hot or very wet, the area will be covered!) from 9am to 11.30am on Thursday, featuring Madosini, Pedro Espi Sanchez and others.
Authors Sindiwe Magona and Elinor Sisulu, Grocott's Mail's own 'Licence to Write' poet Hleze Kunju, and Nzayo are among the others on the programme over the next four days, during which the feature film IIntonga will also be screened.
DON'T MISS MAKANA SHARP! ON FRIDAY 17 FEBRUARY
Makana Sharp! is back in Grocott's Mail and next Friday will be previewing the Puku Story Festival – giving you the inside track, with interviews with authors and performers, highlights – as well as the full programme for the week.
LISTEN TO UHADI BOW LEGEND MADOSINI HERE:
