Sikalo
Sikalo (in some sources, Sikhalo) [“Lament”] by Gibson Kente (1932-2004). A jazz musical.
The original text
Written and first produced in 1966, starring Kenny Majozi, Simon Sabela and Margaret Mgcingana. It toured the country and finally played in the Witwatersrand University’s Great Hall under the auspices of Union Artists. It has been toured and revived numerous times. According to Loren Kruger (1999) it lives in black township memory as second only to King Kong.
Performance history in South Africa
Sources
New Nation, 3-9 May 1999.
Xaba, Andile. 2021. 'Collective memory and the construction of a historical narrative, analysis and interpretation of selected Soweto-based community plays (1984–1994)'. Unpublished PhD thesis.
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