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BLACK ORPHEUS RISING... Tony Morphet Under the headline Black Orpheus Rising This Day newspaper (21/10/04) carried an edited excerpt of a speech given by the Minster of Arts and Culture, Z. Pallo Jordan. It is a striking speech and remarkable for many things but its most powerful invocation comes at the end: The African creative artist has often been referred to as “Black Orpheus”. If our Orpheus is ever to win back his Eurydice, who was swallowed up by the darkness of slavery, colonialism and apartheid, like his classic namesake he must march forward and upward into the light of the 21 st century. He would be wise also to heed the admonition against looking back in nostalgic longing; lest, as in the classical tale Eurydice be called back, and reclaimed by the darkness of Hades. This short paragraph offers much to think about. The Minister's call to the creative arts borrows the authority of the great classical legend of the power of art. Read more by downloading the full article
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The SA craft industry generates over R3.5 billion each year and employs over 1.2 million people. In South Africa, no more than 40% of the people with access to TV are watching at primetime. The SA music market accounts for 0.4% of world music sales but 42.6% of the total music sales in SA during 2002 |
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