The brochure says VUKANI MAWETHU is a choir composed of people who have come together to express our opposition to apartheid and racism through the singing of freedom songs of Southern Africa; VUKANI MAWETHU sings these songs primarily in the South African languages of Zulu, Sethu, and Xhosa, as well as in English; we were formed in April, 1986, for a major concert at UCB's Zellerbach Hall held on May 31, 1986; the concert was a fundraiser for the Solomon Mahlangu Freedom College (SOMAFCO) in Tanzania; it was at this performance that the choir was named VUKANI MAWETHU, "People Arise", by our founder, James Madhlope Phillips; our desire to continue James' work and to further the goals of the...
The brochure says VUKANI MAWETHU is a choir composed of people who have come together to express our opposition to apartheid and racism through the singing of freedom songs of Southern Africa; VUKANI MAWETHU sings these songs primarily in the South African languages of Zulu, Sethu, and Xhosa, as well as in English; we were formed in April, 1986, for a major concert at UCB's Zellerbach Hall held on May 31, 1986; the concert was a fundraiser for the Solomon Mahlangu Freedom College (SOMAFCO) in Tanzania; it was at this performance that the choir was named VUKANI MAWETHU, "People Arise", by our founder, James Madhlope Phillips; our desire to continue James' work and to further the goals of the ANC through the cultural expression of song has inspired us to perform at many events throughout the Bay Area; we will continue to organize and sing out against racism and apartheid until freedom and justice are a reality in Southern Africa! The brochure says James Madhlope Phillips was born into a working class family in 1919 in Sophiatown - the 'Harlem' of Johannesburg, South Africa; an ANC activist and trade union leader with the garment workers and mine workers unions, he was often called the 'Paul Robeson of South Africa' because of his beautiful baritone voice; using his cultural and political skills to fight apartheid and oppression, he was arrested in 1953 and imprisoned for "inciting the people to sing." The brochure includes an excerpt from The Freedom Charter. The brochure includes a quote by Martin Luther King, Jr. The brochure includes a photograph by Erik Weber. The brochure says it was designed by Ty de Pas, lithography and typography by ZesTop Publishing, and printing by Sagitarian Press. The brochure discusses the ANC (African National Congress), equal rights, human rights, freedom, justice, and UCB (University of California, Berkeley).
