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Press Release
02 September 2013
For Immediate Release
Johannesburg ...Former Robben Island political prisoner James Mange is launching the Reggae Moonshine Africa Festival - a dream from behind bars in Robben Island.
Artists:
James ‘Jungleman’ Mange
Nkulee Dube
Tidal Waves Band
MC:
Adv. Sipho Mantula
Mesh Mapetla
Where: Bassline, Newtown
When: 12th October 2013
Time: 20:00
Entrance fee: R120 at the door
This is the official launch of the Reggae Conference and Festival taking place in Johannesburg late 2014.
The programme and the build-up to the 2014 Festival which includes other acts from Africa, Jamaica,
Reunion Island, US, and UK will be unveiled mid-year 2014.
“We are launching this festival to revive the true meaning of Reggae music.” This is a call for the revival of reggae music as an art form; a genre that transcends all ages, genders, races and classes - the umbilical cord that binds man as one. Reggae music played a pivotal role as an expression of
resistance, fortitude and liberation against apartheid; it freed people's minds and spurred the might of
a collective consciousness openly across all races in our country.
About James Mange
James Mange went into exile in 1976 to join ANC and became commander of Umkhonto we Sizwe. He was sentenced to death for high treason after being arrested in 1978. He spent 12 months on death row. The sentence was later commuted to 20 years imprisonment on Robben Island of which he served 13 years before being released on the 27th April 1991. During his imprisonment he formed a band and taught music to the inmates on Robben Island. The band played on special occasions like New Year celebration for the political prisoners. In exile James was prominent as one of the founder members of the Nova Katenga Cultural Committee. In 1991 after being released from Robben Island James and his band the Whiplashes Played festivals like Big Bash, ANC rallies, in France and
Children of Africa in Nigeria.
Media is invited to the launch.
For interviews and more information, kindly send us an email.
Reggae Moonshine Africa Festival
info@reggaemoonshine.co.za
www.reggaemoonshine.co.za
For Immediate Release
Johannesburg ...Former Robben Island political prisoner James Mange is launching the Reggae Moonshine Africa Festival - a dream from behind bars in Robben Island.
Artists:
James ‘Jungleman’ Mange
Nkulee Dube
Tidal Waves Band
MC:
Adv. Sipho Mantula
Mesh Mapetla
Where: Bassline, Newtown
When: 12th October 2013
Time: 20:00
Entrance fee: R120 at the door
This is the official launch of the Reggae Conference and Festival taking place in Johannesburg late 2014.
The programme and the build-up to the 2014 Festival which includes other acts from Africa, Jamaica,
Reunion Island, US, and UK will be unveiled mid-year 2014.
“We are launching this festival to revive the true meaning of Reggae music.” This is a call for the revival of reggae music as an art form; a genre that transcends all ages, genders, races and classes - the umbilical cord that binds man as one. Reggae music played a pivotal role as an expression of
resistance, fortitude and liberation against apartheid; it freed people's minds and spurred the might of
a collective consciousness openly across all races in our country.
About James Mange
James Mange went into exile in 1976 to join ANC and became commander of Umkhonto we Sizwe. He was sentenced to death for high treason after being arrested in 1978. He spent 12 months on death row. The sentence was later commuted to 20 years imprisonment on Robben Island of which he served 13 years before being released on the 27th April 1991. During his imprisonment he formed a band and taught music to the inmates on Robben Island. The band played on special occasions like New Year celebration for the political prisoners. In exile James was prominent as one of the founder members of the Nova Katenga Cultural Committee. In 1991 after being released from Robben Island James and his band the Whiplashes Played festivals like Big Bash, ANC rallies, in France and
Children of Africa in Nigeria.
Media is invited to the launch.
For interviews and more information, kindly send us an email.
Reggae Moonshine Africa Festival
info@reggaemoonshine.co.za
www.reggaemoonshine.co.za
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