La Duma

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La Duma (or in some sources, Luduma) [“thunder”] is a ‘Township Musical’ by Gibson Kente (1932-2004) about the conflict between a policeman and his activist son, and the fragmentation of African communities.

Performace history in South Africa

First produced 1978, with Darlington Michaels in the cast.

Sources

(See Gosher, 1988)

Andile Xaba. 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 Unpublished PhD thesis.

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