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Zabalaza poster

Object

Poster

Production date

9/1987

Object number

1987.506

Physical Description

Poster for a South African cultural evening at Shoreditch Town Hall Assembly Hall.

Political oppression in South Africa during 1960s–1990s created challenges for people of colour and many musicians left South Africa for the UK and Europe where they felt they had more freedom to develop their art.

Events showcasing South African cultural and musical traditions took place in Hackney, including Zabalaza, which broadly means ‘struggle’ in the Zulu and Xhosa languages of the country.

Material

Card

Dimension

:

Exhibition Label

South African Cultural Evening, 1980s

Events showcasing South African cultural and musical traditions took place in Hackney, including Zabalaza, which broadly means ‘struggle’ in the Zulu and Xhosa languages of the country.

Political oppression in South Africa during the 1960s–1990s created challenges for people of colour and many musicians left South Africa for the UK and Europe, where they felt they had more freedom to develop their art.

Being African in Hackney: 1960s-2020s
14 September 2021 to 14 February 2022

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No

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Hackney Arts & Entertainments Presents
A Celebration of South African Culture

Zabalaza

Experience the music,
the power, and the aspirations
of the people of South Africa
at Shoreditch Assembly Hall

Thursday 24 September

Uthingo
African Dawn
The Balsa Choir