AMERICAN CORNER CAPE TOWN
This is a place where South Africans and Americans come together to connect and share ideas.
The American Corner is run in partnership with U.S. Consulate Cape Town, the City of Cape Town, and the Central Library.
International Jazz Day Discussion: Jazz, HipHop and Poetry
Sat, Apr 30
|Screening and Discussion Webinar
American Corner Cape Town and American Corner Agbogba- Ghana Invite you to the International Jazz Day discussion on HipHop, Jazz and Poetry.
Time & Location
Apr 30, 2022, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM GMT+2
Screening and Discussion Webinar
About the event
American Corner Cape Town and American Corner Agbogba- Ghana Invite you to the International Jazz Day discussion on HipHop, Jazz and Poetry.
Date: April 30, 2022 Time: 5pm SAST
Discussion points will be: - What kind of poetry is hip hop? - How are hip hop and jazz related? - Is jazz a poetry? - What were the cultural similarities that both jazz & hip hop came out of?
Panelists are:
*Nobuhle Ashanti ( Jazz Musician and Composer, Cape Town, ZA)* An artist and radio personality from Cape Town, SA. Her creative disciplines include jazz piano, classical violin, music composition and arrangement. From the early age of 10, her music education developed vigorously through Beau Soleil Music Centre - studying classical violin - as well as various legendary youth music programs i.e The Little Giants, Sekunjalo Youth Program, Grahamstown International Youth Jazz Festival (to name a few) excelling in jazz style piano.
*Marlon Richardson (Unlearn the…