In this video I present ‘six songs in seven minutes’ – a sample from each of six new co-creations with young people from Vrygrond in Cape Town. The themes of these songs range from concerns with gangsterism, drive-by shootings, drugs, and xenoophobic attacks, to love of family, singing and hope for the future. Where my… Read more »
// NEW video log: Sharing the background for a co-write with a young man (14) from Cape Town. The topic is crime and living with concerns for one’s own and everyone else’s safety and well-being. His vision for the future is clear: He wants ‘a happy community with people treating each other like one big… Read more »
A little update from here about a recent co-write. Here I share the background for the song and also play a pre-chorus and chorus for you. I will let it be up to my co-writer, a 15-y.o. girl from a poor community in Cape Town, to decide when the song will be ready to be… Read more »
I am now based here in Stellenbosch and drive in to Cape Town for meetings and writing with people. 10 days in and I am meeting so many interesting people here. In this video – log 2 – I briefly take you through recent developments… The context of the project is concerned with experiences of living… Read more »
Since 2018 I have been doing an arts-based PhD exploring personal and collaborative songwriting. The context of the project is concerned with experiences of living with environmental and social insecurity (often influenced by climate change or anthropogenic impact on the environment). I have a specific interest and focus on water, which I view as a… Read more »
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