LOCATION
Eastern Cape, Limpopo, and Gauteng, South Africa
LENGTH
3 weeks
PARTNERS
From August 21st - September 10th 2022, Found Sound Nation collaborated with Greensboro artist Justin Harrington, aka Demeanor, and filmmaker Alexei Mejouev to embark on a series of road trips throughout South Africa, meeting and collaborating with a host of musicians and culture bearers in the Eastern Cape, Limpopo, and Gauteng.
Over the course of 3 weeks, the team traveled across South Africa and partnered with local musicians to create original collaborative music, accompanied by in-depth discussions on the shared musical and historical legacies of the fight for a liberated future in both cultures. In each province Underground Everywhere: South Africa organized workshops, mobile street studios, film screenings of the classic 1959 film Come Back Africa, and other public pop-up events in the community, activating a series of happenings to engage local audiences.
Underground Everywhere: South Africa collaborated with a host of incredible South African musicians, including Madosini, Madala Kunene, Sisonke Papu aka KHNYSA, The Ngqoko Women's Ensemble, Nonku Phiri, Muneyi, Sir Mcklekeer, Tshepang Ramoba, Mohammad Dawjee, Thandi Ntuli, Thesis Za and more.
Underground Everywhere: South Africa aimed to explore the connections and amplify a dialogue between African American and black South Africans, highlighting both the singular and shared experiences of movements for equity in both countries, and showcasing the transformative power of musical collaboration through the actual process of co-creating music.
Cultural Exchanges
Underground Everywhere
August 2022
South Africa
