It was great being interviewed by Prof. Veit Erlmann about the Indigenous Knowledge IP Bill. The orchestra hadn't really thought about the implications of the bill and quite frankly, felt that they will create the way they have been doing because what they express is in essence who they are.
We can't change our history. Even if the bill were to destroy their potential revenue, they wouldn't change their mode of music expression.
The Cape Town tour is going really well and the orchestra is to have the last show at the Baxter theatre. We are looking forward to blowing the Gauteng province away!
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Friday, 23 March 2012
Monday, 13 February 2012
SIBIKWA ARTS AFRICAN INDIGENOUS ORCHESTRA
The name "Sibikwa African Indigenous Orchestra" has many connotations to it. Other's criticise that it raises expectations of an African orchestra trying to match up to the standards of the western empire.
This Orchestra is not made up of 40 people. It may not even be a chamber orchestra of 24. Some may choose to define it as merely an ensemble. What they don't know is that this is not just any African Marimba Ensemble. The album that they recorded last week represents the sophistication of African music and they aim to harness and raise the bar of world music performance.
