Each Year in February, I almost insist we host a smallanyana birthday celebration for The Muffinz... this is the 14th year since The first album, and what a time its been... It would be for you to come through... music from 6pm - 10pm, Lit.culture/ Breezeblock, Brixton. Webtickets.
the truths, especially ones that come with tough love need care-ful consideration.
hopefully this doesnt unintentionally feed selfhate narratives we're trying to avoid as black men, especially with the infantilising bits.
The standard being proposed here is Human, not woman.
How much more mollycoddling do we BLACK MEN really need when, for centuries, systems, institutions, culture, politics and religion have overwhelmingly favoured and protected men? We Black men, despite the real and painful history of colonisation and its cousin racial oppression we still benefited from patriarchy and male privilege in ways women simply have not.
Patriarchy did a number on all of us. It forced women into subjugation and they forced their way out of it. It taught us men entitlement, emotional avoidance, dominance, bullying and never bothered to teach us accountability and emotional growth. Instead of unlearning and unchaining ourselves from its horrible regressive teachings as men we cling to them blaming the world for leaving the boy child and men-children behind while we are refusing to do the mental and emotional work and the much needed catching up to the world.
Dear boys, men and men-children, step out of the patriarchal box and its delusions. Embrace being human. Learn emotional literacy beyond anger, violence and silence. Learn how to be decent, responsible, resilient, accountable, self-aware adults who embrace failure and fallibility with grace and strive to do right by yourselves and the world around you.
Black men don’t need more grace. We need to grow up.
PS. Yes, fragile as they maybe on the outside women, have proven to be far much more resilient and sophisticated than us men on all counts. Top pedigree beings those ones. The sooner you embrace this too; the better.
Mahlathini was always a singer and had quite the treble when he was a young boy. He hit puberty and voice started to break and crackle, the crackle got worse. It was so serious, he was taken to a sangoma who told the family, he's not smoking, this new voice was his destiny.
The Muffinz will be performing at the Black Power Station as Part of The @artsfestival programming this Friday Evening. Tickets are available on the link below and at the Door... tickets will include music and a plate of warm, Makhanda food.
https://t.co/VdJQ2nzOWS
South Africa's eclectic soul band, The Muffinz is back on the road, first stop Cape Town
* 2nd November 2022 - Young blood Gallery.
* 3rd November 2022 - Athletic Club & Social.
* 4th November 2022 - Selective Live.
Link to your Quicket tickets below
https://t.co/4xieBHV97C
A good weekend to check some live music...
Incidental Jazz festival happening in Thursday 29th at various venues in Melville.
Blk Rck festival, is a stereotype breaker, back from tour, its good to see @BLKJKS on the local music circuit.
https://t.co/JHBqxVeM1D
"...With strength and all I know, I'm Sure I'm getting close to the things that feed my soul..." - #DarkV.
A soulful young man who grew up in Heidelberg, singer songwriter, producer and on the way to being a Multi-instrumentalist.
Please check his singles. EP loading.
Here is a pre-add for the @AppleMusic folk.
#isandi is a new artist with beautiful music mostly sung in IsiXhosa, one of the 11 official languages in South Africa. The EP is due for release 6 May 2022...
LINK: https://t.co/jmZY9F2Nyz
Isandi prefers to classify the genre of music as "world music" or "Afro Experimental" becuase of the evident latin and rock influences in some of the songs. A fresh sound, Please do check out the music on your favourite streaming platform when it launches.
iSandi whose real name is Nokuzola Zoe Makola began her music career as a music tutor in 2005. She has since been involved in musical programmes that advocate music education in schools- primarily in various schools of Johannesburg South- Soweto and Eldorado Park.