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| − | + | ''[[Bloke]]'' is a musical play scripted by [[Mothobi Mutloatse]], with original music by [[Thabang Masemola]] and [[Jonas Gwangwa]]. | |
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Based on [[Drum]] writer William ‘Bloke’ Modisane's autobiography ''[[Blame Me on History]]'' (1963). [[Bloke Modisane]] was one of South Africa’s leading black intellectuals of the 1950s and 1960s and this musical was a celebration of his genius. | Based on [[Drum]] writer William ‘Bloke’ Modisane's autobiography ''[[Blame Me on History]]'' (1963). [[Bloke Modisane]] was one of South Africa’s leading black intellectuals of the 1950s and 1960s and this musical was a celebration of his genius. | ||
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== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
| − | Premièred by [[PACT]] in 1994 at the [[Windybrow Theatre]], directed by [[Walter Chakela]], with [[Samson Khumalo]], [[Hamlet Maboa]], [[Donald Woodburn]] | + | 1994: Premièred by [[PACT]] in 1994 at the [[Windybrow Theatre]], directed by [[Walter Chakela]], with [[Samson Khumalo]], [[Hamlet Maboa]], [[Donald Woodburn]], [[Thembi Mtshali]] (as [[Miriam Makeba]]) and others. Musicians led by [[McCoy Murubatu]]. |
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== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
Latest revision as of 06:49, 15 January 2021
Bloke is a musical play scripted by Mothobi Mutloatse, with original music by Thabang Masemola and Jonas Gwangwa.
Contents
The original text
Based on Drum writer William ‘Bloke’ Modisane's autobiography Blame Me on History (1963). Bloke Modisane was one of South Africa’s leading black intellectuals of the 1950s and 1960s and this musical was a celebration of his genius.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1994: Premièred by PACT in 1994 at the Windybrow Theatre, directed by Walter Chakela, with Samson Khumalo, Hamlet Maboa, Donald Woodburn, Thembi Mtshali (as Miriam Makeba) and others. Musicians led by McCoy Murubatu.
Sources
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