In July the Windhund set sail for East Africa where another encounter with the Zanzibari Zumari duo Sekembuke & Siga took place. The tour kicked off with a concert at Mtoni Palace, the birth place of Princess Salme.

A four day workshop at Dhow Countries Music Academy (DCMA) followed where the Austrian musicians encountered more Zanzibari musicians including the legendary Bi Kidude.

Before heading to the mainland the musicians played at the Zanzibar International Film Festival (ZIFF), just ahead of the screening of the World Cup final. Sekembuke & Siga blew their zumari horns from the massive walls of the Old Fort with the Windhund joining in from the stage.

At TaSUBa – the Institute for Arts and Culture Bagamoyo  the musicians found an attentive audience that was quite astonished by this unusual encounter of musicians.

Likewise in Dar es Salaam at the CCBRT mobile outreach in Temeke the audience was quite amazed by this interplay and the zumari horns that they had probably never seen before.

For more info on the tour visit the travelogue:
http://www.windhundrecords.com/blog/

After a mellow intro by Otto Lechner, Melissa Coleman, Matthias Jakisic, Karl Ritter and Peter Rosmanith, the two Zumari horn players entered by striding through the auditorium from the upper to the ground level… an effective entrée!

Especially in the second half of the gig, some great improvisational passages showed, that – though, as Otto Lechner stated, each concert with the Zumari horn musicians is like a completely new encounter – the traditional sounds of Zanzibar and the improvisation by the Austrian artists, provide a common ground for new explorations…

for more pictures and sound files check

www.windhundrecords.com/blog

more: www.windhundrecords.com/blog

After their rousing performances at LINZFEST 2010, the five musicians from Zanzibar and Zimbabwe - Shaaban Muasi Vuai aka Sekembuke, Hussein Fereji Azani aka Siga (who played with Otto Lechner & Windhund), Tendai Manatsa aka Bomba, Josh Meck aka Shimbo and Samm Farai Monro aka Comrade Fatso - went on a retreat to Harrachsthal in the backwoods of Mühlviertel north-easterly of Linz.

The host Karl Katzinger aka John Tylo from Backwoods Association expected them to stay overnight in his old farmhouse and to perform at the Cafe Druzba next door. First, a sunny afternoon provided for the right mood to relax and to teach Sekembuke and Bomba to scythe whilst Monique and Rose prepared a range of dishes East African style.

Towards evening Siga and Sekembuke started their procession in the backyard blowing the Zumari horns and pulling the crowd into the venue where Comrade Fatso and Chabvondoka took over with their radical street poetry and pulsating music. A short video homage by Michael Pilz dedicated the evening as a tribute to the late Keith Goddard with Peter Kuthan showing some slides about his legacy, the Tonga.Online project in Zimbabwe (www.mulonga.net).

Thanks to the lively interest and participation of the audience the event lasted “till late”, way beyond midnight and saw some musicians jamming including the host Karl on the trumpet - a true Pungwe and nice farewell to Comrade Fatso and Chabvondoka!

see also: www.windhundrecords.com/blog

Comrade Fatso from Zimbabwe, who was also lining up at Linzfest together with Tendai Manatsa and Josh Meck, after listening to the performance: “Great show, guys!! Really powerful collaboration.. Blew me away! more fire to you!”

Trail the Windhund & their guests from Zanzibar Sekembuke & Siga to Graz (1st June @ Orpheum) and Vienna (7th June @ Porgy&Bess)! see their travelogue online: http://www.windhundrecords.com/blog

Thanks to Werner Puntigam for taking the pictures. Some more with Comrade Fatso and Chabvondoka:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=213163&id=751932802

Otto Lechner & Windhund featuring Siga & Sekembuke
Zumari Horns from Zanzibar

Monday, 24th May, 19:00, Linzfest 2010, Linz
Tuesday, 1st June, 20:30, Orpheum, Graz
Monday, 7th June, 21:00, Porgy&Bess, Vienna

Otto Lechner, accordion
Melissa Coleman, cello  
Mathias Jakišić, e-violin  
Karl Ritter, guitar
Peter Rosmanith, percussion 

featuring: Siga & Sekembuke:
Shaaban Muasi Vuai (Sekembuke), Zumari horn
Hussein Fereji Azani (Siga), Zumari horn

The Windhund are often embarking on cross-border projects - not only in the geographical, but also in the artistic-musical sense. It is especially the inter-linkage of music and poetry that thereby creates a new dimension of artistic expression. The group has repeatedly engaged with the music world of Africa: Together with the Moroccan singer Kadero, Otto Lechner has founded the Vienna Rai Orchestra, which has made the Arabic influenced music of North Africa establish itself in Vienna. In May last year they played together with Siga & Sekembuke, the Zumari Duo from Zanzibar in several places in Austria from Melk to Vienna after the duo had participated at the Parade where the audience of Linz grew very fond of them. Now the duo has been invited to Austria again to perform with the Windhund at the Linzfest 2010, at the Orpheum Graz and the Porgy&Bess in Vienna.

In July the Windhund will set sail for East Africa where another encounter with the Zumari duo will take place in Zanzibar upon invitation from the Dhow Countries Music Academy.

Otto Lechner & Windhund featuring Siga & Sekembuke
Zumari Horns from Zanzibar

Montag, 24. Mai, 19:00, Linzfest 2010, Linz
Dienstag, 1. Juni, 20:30, Orpheum, Graz
Montag, 7. Juni, 21:00, Porgy&Bess, Wien

Otto Lechner, Akkordeon
Melissa Coleman, Cello
Matthias Jakišić, E-Violine
Karl Ritter, Gitarre
Peter Rosmanith, Perkussion
featuring: Siga & Sekembuke:
Shaaban Muasi Vuai (Sekembuke), Zumari horn
Hussein Fereji Azani (Siga), Zumari horn

Die Windhund sind oft in verschiedensten Stil- und Windrichtungen unterwegs. Als Exponenten von Windhundkultur haben sie sich immer schon für grenzüberschreitende Projekte - nicht nur im geografischen, sondern auch im künstlerisch-musikalischen Sinne engagiert und dabei mehrfach eine Klangbrücke zwischen Österreich und Afrika geschaffen. Speziell die Musikwelt Nord- und Ostafrikas ist den Windhund keineswegs fremd: gemeinsam mit dem aus Marokko stammenden Kadero hat Otto Lechner das Vienna Rai Orchester gegründet, das die arabisch beeinflußte Musik Nordafrikas auch in Wien heimisch gemacht hat.
Das Duo Siga & Sekembuke aus Sansibar ist dem Linzer Publikum schon bei der Parade von Linz09 im Mai des Vorjahres ans Herz gewachsen. Von der solarCity über den Hafen bis auf den Pöstlingberg haben sie den Stadtraum mit ihren Klanggirlanden und clownesken Kapriolen akustisch neu vermessen. Anschließend haben Otto Lechner & Windhund gemeinsam mit Siga & Sekembuke vom Stift Melk an der Donau bis in den Wiener Augarten arabisch und afrikanisch inspirierte Klänge verschmelzen lassen. Jetzt trifft die betörende Hornmusik von der “Insel der Sehnsucht” erneut auf sagenhafte Improvisationskunst aus Wien. Eine Fortsetzung dieser Begegnung steht am 24. Mai beim Linzfest 2010, am 1. Juni im Grazer Orpheum und schließlich am 7. Juni im Porgy&Bess in Wien auf dem Programm.

Nach Verabschiedung am 28. Juni in der Bunkerei im Wiener Augarten geht es auf Einladung der Dhow Countries Music Academy DCMA zum Gegenbesuch nach Sansibar und zu einer dreiwöchigen Ostafrika Tournee.

Already at the end of January there was a review and planning workshop for Tonga.Online project held in Binga / Zimbabwe with members of Simonga and Maliko groups attending. Everybody applauded the participation at Parade in Linz / Austria as a major achievement for the promotion of Tonga music and culture. Some photos of the event in Linz were shown around and the Parade video documentary screened again with cheerful comments by Louis Maanje from Maliko. Copies of the documentary were handed over to both groups, Simonga and Maliko, and to some partners and stakeholders to appreciate their contributions and support.

Josiah Moyo: “A brief review of the Linz09 tour was shared during the review meeting, giving a view of the parade and the expectations of the entourage and the views of the Austrian people towards the Budima culture. After the meeting, the participants had a chance to see photos of the Linz parade and Mr. Louis Manje explained the Linz photos to participants.

A moment of silence was observed in honor of the late Keith Goddard. This was done at a video show which started after dinner. The participants braved to watch a 73 minutes video play. This DVD film is a compacted documentary of all the three days parade of which I urge everybody to take time to watch it. You will be thrilled to watch it over and over again, analyzing the performance, how people interacted and united not with language but with rhythm.

If you watch this DVD, yes you will strongly agree with inserts on the inside of the CD cover saying “I saw many happy and satisfied faces. People were interested and enjoyed it” by Balthasar Streiff/Hornroh. Michael Pilz actually summarized this video he said; “The beauty of this video is the confluent of different sound worlds and perspectives into one stream of positive energy in motion and in music. Its different approaches and qualities of filming are not defiance but on the contrary, they do reflect and underline the true character of parade as an adventure. What the video documentary reveals is that actually different parades were set up in one which moved sometimes parallel and some times even in the opposite direction in a cheerful, hilarious and pervasive way.”

Part of this DVD is a special tribute to Keith Goddard which lasts for four minutes. His dream come true, he slept a happy man. His expectations and desire were met. I quote his words. “I was more than I could have dreamed of. Their were moments of quite and others where musicians met, collided and passed each other. There were smiles on people’s faces; their were with musicians, surrounded by them, unseparated from them”. After a few months of saying these words, he passed on. Can we say, he was waiting for the parade to take place?”

Linz im nasskalt-dämmerigen Advent, kurz bevor das Jahr 2009 und damit die Kulturhauptstadt Linz09 zu Ende geht: da sorgte ein Rückblick auf die sonnig-heiteren Parade Tage im Mai für Aufhellung der Stimmung und für wärmende Erinnerungen. Dieser Effekt wurde noch unterstützt durch eine exzellent zubereitete Gemüsesuppe bei Time’s Up im Hafen, durch offenes Feuer und Maroni bei HMH Rubblemaster (outdoors!) im Südpark oder mittels Glühmost in der Feuerwehrhalle auf dem Pöstlingberg.

Die ARGE Zimbabwe Freundschaft hatte von 8. bis 10. Dezember als Mitveranstalter der Parade und Produzent einer Video- und Tondokumentation zur Präsentation und Filmvorführung eingeladen. Im Hafen und im Südpark mischte Wolfgang “Fadi” Dorninger die Tonaufnahmen von den Klangwelten, die die Parade am Linzer Stadtrand hatte entstehen lassen, nochmals neu und vielschichtig auf. Durch Schleifen und Überlagerungen verdichtet entstand so zu den eindrucksvollen Farbfotos von Werner Puntigam ein komplexer und sensibel nachgezeichneter Klangkosmos.

Die Präsentation war gleichzeitig eine Gelegenheit an Keith Goddard zu erinnern, der die Parade gemeinsam mit Peter Kuthan konzipiert und noch an ihr teilgenommen hatte, bevor er anfangs Oktober überraschend in seiner Heimatstadt Harare verstorben ist. Ein tribute to Keith von Michael Pilz zeigte Keith als einfühlsamen Vermittler afrikanischer Musikkultur wie auch als konsequenten Vorkämpfer für Menschenrechte und Minderheiten in Zimbabwe. Im berührenden Gespräch mit Peter Kuthan zeichnete Georg Ritter den künstlerisch und politisch emanzipatorisch angelegten Ansatz von Keith Goddard nach, der seine kreativen Fähigkeiten für soziale Gerechtigkeit und Meinungsfreiheit einsetzte ohne sich dabei selbst zu schonen.

Die Parade Dokumentation ist ab sofort im Linz09 InfoCenter am Hauptplatz, beim Weltladen am Pfarrplatz, bei der ARGE Zimbabwe Freundschaft und bei Extraplatte in Wien gegen eine Spende für das Projekt Tonga.Online zu Gunsten der Tonga Gemeinde in Zimbabwe und Zambia (von € 20.- aufwärts, bzw. Einzahlung auf das ARGE Kto 1680007352 bei der OÖ. Sparkasse, BLZ 20320) erhältlich. Bestellungen an: argezim@silverserver.at

Die Dokumentation trägt damit auch dem Vermächtnis von Keith Goddard Rechnung: sie steht nicht nur für eine Haltung der Toleranz, Weltoffenheit und kulturellen Vielfalt, sondern unterstützt auch praktisch ein Projekt zur Förderung der traditionellen Tonga Kultur mittels moderner Informations- und Kommunikationstechnologien. Mehr Info zum Projekt: www.mulonga.net

Parade Documentary released

A comprehensive audio and video documentary of Parade as CD/DVD package will be out after presentations in Linz on 8 - 10th December.
Listen to the Parade soundscapes and watch the musicians from different parts of the world claiming public space along the outskirts of Linz.
As a participant of a recent presentation of the video documentary at The Mannenberg Jazz club in Harare wrote:

“I enjoyed the whole spectacle of local Austrians being exposed to all sorts of different musical experiences that even people in the home countries of some of the performers never get to hear. It was an amazing juxtaposition of cultures” (Annette Eastwood, Harare / Zimbabwe).

The CD/DVD package will be available in Austria at Linz09 InfoCenter on mainsquare in Linz and at Extraplatte shop, Extraplatte EX 742-2, ISBN 978-3-221-17422-4,  in Vienna, Währingerstr. 46.

The benefit accrued goes to the Tonga.Online project in Binga to support the Tonga community along the Zambezi River in Zimbabwe and Zambia, where the biggest group performing at the Parade, Simonga-Maliko comes from.
read more about the project: www.mulonga.net

You can order your copy also by donating (20 € or more) to AZFA “Tonga.Online”
Bank account: Nr. 1680007352 at OÖ. Sparkasse in Linz / Austria, BLZ 20320, BIC ASPKAT2LXXX

credits:

Video-DVD-5 / 73min / PAL / 4:3 / Stereo, by Dariusz Kowalski & Peter Kuthan
Audio-CD / 72min / Stereo, by Klaus Hollinetz supported by Wolfgang “Fadi”  Dorninger
Video tribute to Keith Goddard (1960 - 2009), 4 minutes for Keith, by Michael Pilz
audio recordings: Henning Bossbach, Wolfgang “Fadi” Dorninger, Nadine Groher, Klaus Hollinetz, Josiah Moyo
video recordings: Tina Auer, Stephen Hobbs, Sabine Maier, Michael Mastrototaro, Sengamo Ndlovu, Marcus Neustetter
video editing: Dariusz Kowalski, Peter Kuthan // video mastering: Dariusz Kowalski
audio editing + mastering: Klaus Hollinetz
cover artwork + photos: Werner Puntigam / pntgm
folder artwork: reizfeld / Michael Mastrototaro
CD/DVD production: CSM Production, Ton- & Datenträger GmbH

Parade concept: Keith Goddard, Peter Kuthan
Parade production: Anna Kuthan, Peter Kuthan

© 2009 AZFA – Austria Zimbabwe Friendship Association
A – 4040 Linz, Karlhofstrasse 19
argezim@silverserver.at

Parade - a project for Linz 2009 Cultural Capital of Europe

Die Spielräume befassen sich diesmal mit den verschiedenen Orten an denen “World Music” gespielt wird “vom draußen (also z.B. der Parade) bis zum Innersten drinnen – also dem Elektronik-Dancefloor-Club”. (Albert Hosp)
Mit dem Interesse der DJs an globalen Beats ist die Weltmusik endgültig im Party-Bereich angekommen. In den Spielräumen gibt es Beispiele für und wider diese Entwicklung bzw. über die verschiedenen Orte der “World Music”.

Am 1., 2. und 3. Mai 2009 hat die Parade im Rahmen von Linz09 den Linzer Stadtrand von der solarCity über den Hafen bis zum Pöstlingberg zum Klingen gebracht. Nach Video-Präsentationen in Afrika (in Binga, Siachilaba, Bulawayo, Harare, Johannesburg und auf Sansibar) kehrt nun der Parade Rückblick in Form einer vielfältig gestalteten Video- und Tondokumentation als CD/DVD Paket am 8., 9. und 10. Dezember an die drei Linzer Schau- und Hörplätze zurück: Schau hin - hör her!

Das feedback der heimgekehrten Musikgruppen und die ersten Reaktionen auf die Dokumentation rufen Erinnerungen an die drei sonnigen Tage im Mai wach:  “They were all happy that their community is now known outside the country and that blowing a horn (“kusiba nyele” in Tonga language) can really take a person so far! (Josiah Moyo, Sinazongwe / Zambia). “I enjoyed the whole spectacle of local Austrians being exposed to all sorts of different musical experiences that even people in the home countries of some of the performers never get to hear. It was an amazing juxtaposition of cultures” (Annette Eastwood, Harare / Zimbabwe).

Wir feiern mit der Präsentation der Parade Dokumentation auch das Vermächtnis von Keith Goddard, der die Parade mitkonzipiert und noch an ihr teilgenommen hat, bevor er völlig unerwartet am 9. Oktober in Harare verstorben ist. “It was more than I could have dreamed of. There were moments of quiet and others were musicians met, collided and passed each other. There were smiles on people’s faces; they were with the musicians, surrounded by them, unseparated from them.” (Keith Goddard)

Wir laden Sie/Dich/Euch herzlich zu den drei Veranstaltungen ein, die nicht nur ortsspezifisch und wohl auch witterungsmäßig (im Kontrast zum frühsommerlichen Mai Event) jeweils einen besonderen Akzent haben werden.

DI 8. Dez., 18:00 Time’ s Up / Hafen Linz, Industriezeile 33b

MI 9. Dez., 18:00 HMH Rubblemaster / Im Südpark 196, Pichling

DO 10. Dez. 18:00 Freiwillige Feuerwehr Pöstlingberg, Samhaberstr. 50

Programm der Präsentation:

-> fotos von Werner Puntigam
-> audio/soundscapes von Klaus Hollinetz (unterstützt durch Fadi Dorninger)
-> video/film von Dariusz Kowalski und Peter Kuthan
-> tribute to Keith von Michael Pilz (und weiteren Weggefährten)

Die Parade Dokumentation ist außerhalb der drei Veranstaltungen auch bei der ARGE Zimbabwe Freundschaft als Produzent gegen eine Spende für das Projekt Tonga.Online zu Gunsten der Tonga Gemeinde in Zimbabwe und Zambia (von € 20.- aufwärts, auf das ARGE Kto 1680007352 bei der OÖ. Sparkasse, BLZ 20320) erhältlich. Einzahlungen / Bestellungen sind ab sofort möglich: argezim@silverserver.at ; die Auslieferung erfolgt umgehend; Info zum Projekt: www.mulonga.net

Ab 10. Dezember wird das Parade Doku Paket auch im Linz09 InfoCenter am Linzer Hauptplatz und bei Extraplatte in Wien 9., Währingerstr. 46 erhältlich sein.

As a celebration of the life and work of the late Keith Goddard, Pamberi Trust invites you to a film screening of the world music documentary ‘LINZ PARADE’, filmed with Keith and BaTonga musicians of Zimbabwe and Zambia in Austria in May 2009 - another fascinating collaboration between musicians of the world. 

In October, a star flickered and died over Zimbabwe with the death of Keith Goddard, musician, composer, teacher, writer, human rights activist - a legend in his own time.

Keith was a promoter of cultural diversity and inter-cultural exchange for many years, and has always been in the forefront in pushing for tolerance and appreciation of cultural and sexual differences in society, and also actively involved in broader human rights campaigning and in the fight for access to affordable treatment for all people living with HIV/AIDS.  He was a multi-faceted individual whose work and play made a strong impact on people across the colour, class and culture barriers throughout the world.

Keith was a brilliant pianist who studied Composition at Durham University. He also applied himself to traditional instruments and studied and played mbira, while exploring other African music forms.  He taught at the Zimbabwe College of Music for many years, and founded the non-profit organisation Kunzwana Trust in the ‘eighties, whose mission statement is ‘to promote the work of Zimbabwean musicians and instrument-makers for fair reward’.  Kunzwana later developed a strong partnership with the Austria-Zimbabwe Friendship Association (AZFA) headed by Peter Kuthan, which produced amazing artistic collaborations over the years, and resulted in life-changing development for many people.

In the early 90s, Keith boarded a rural bus from Entumbane in Bulawayo, in search of the legendary music of the ngoma buntibe of the Tonga people of the Zambezi Valley.  He ended up in the Siachilaba area of the Binga district, where he met and was fascinated by the music of the music group ‘Simonga’. 

He said of his first encounter: “I could hear no recurring pattern, sense no periodic rhythm and feel no beat despite the constant jogging on the spot by the horn players and singers. Everything happened in great swirls. I was caught inside a traffic jam of hooters and a whirlpool of women dancing and singing with great force. At times, the horn players would break away and move off into the distance, often dragging me or one of the film crew with them.  When this happened, the drums would settle down to a modest tapping, keeping the basic pattern going. When the horns returned, their approach was welcomed by an upsurge in energy and the “cheerful noise” would start up once more. Although I was baffled by what I was hearing, the fifties avantgarde was a firm part of my soundworld and through my experience of it I seriously doubted that Tonga nyele was a random noise. Since then, over the past ten years, I have spent frequent though short stays in the area, mostly around Siachilaba, listening to Valley Tonga music and trying to come to grips with it.”

His engagement with Tonga Ngoma Buntibe music and it’s musicians led to ‘The Nyaminyami Festival: A Celebration of Valley Tonga Culture’ in 1997, which brought the music and culture of BaTonga to the cities of Zimbabwe and Austria, and rich cultural exchange between rural Zimbabwean musicians and modern Austrian composers.  With the spotlight on the vivid and unique performance of the ngoma buntibe, the festival also worked to raise awareness of the richness of Tonga culture and help to expose and dispel harmful myths and legends surrounding this marginalised ethnic group.

The festival evolved into a community tourism project with the Siachilaba community, and provided a springboard for the Tonga.Online project which, in collaboration with AZFA, established computers and an Information Technology centre and recording studio at Binga High School, and later to Syanzyundu High and Siachilaba Primary Schools.  The centres have served hundreds of Binga people and are still going strong in the face of huge challenges. 

In the Binga area Keith was much-loved in the rural community, and maintained a close relationship with the Siachilaba group of musicians.  For ‘Linz09’, he developed the PARADE concept in collaboration with Peter Kuthan, the latest and last of many extraordinary collaborations between the two which have brought musicians together from all over the world at various times over the last 15 years.  He lived to experience it himself, along with a huge group of BaTonga musicians from Binga, Zimbabwe and Sinazongwe, Zambia, who joined ‘The Parade’ in Linz, Austria, the Cultural Capital of Europe 2009. 

For three days (May 1-3), Linz encountered fascinating soundscapes from a variety of epochs and different corners of the world - the sounds of antelope horns, percussion instruments from the Tonga group, an Austrian brass band and zumari horns from Zanzibar met up with Swiss alphorn players, strolling balaphonists from West Africa and master drummers from the foothills of the Himalayas.
 
LINZ PARADE shows Keith dancing amongst his Tonga and Austrian friends to the rhythms of the Ngoma Buntibe and the exciting merger of sounds from different parts of the globe.

Keith’s cultural life was vivid and rich, and he is widely acclaimed in the world for his gift of music and composition.  From small rural homesteads in Zimbabwe to state-of-the-art studios in Austria, by traditional musicians of Mozambique and jazz artists of Harare, he was revered as a gifted individual and a good human being.
 
Keith’s life was so full and active that the whole history may never be known by any particular group of friends and colleagues.  But there are many, many people whose lives have been touched, and enriched, by knowing him.  For all, he will always be fondly remembered, as by one close friend, ‘for his bad driving, his exceptional kindness, and his insistence on refilling my glass’.

The film screening of Linz Parade at The Mannenberg on Thursday 12 November will be it’s third screening in Zimbabwe, after its presentation in Binga to the artists involved. The film was produced by Peter Kuthan and Dariusz Kowalski for the Austria-Zimbabwe Friendship Association.

 –
Pamberi Trust
The Book Cafe & Mannenberg Jazz Club
Fife Avenue mall (upstairs), cnr Fife Ave/6th Street
Harare, Zimbabwe
Tel: 263- 4- 793182, 792551
www.zimbabwearts.org

all photos © Werner Puntigam

In cooperation with DCMA the Zanzibari Zumari players Sekembuke & Siga left for a 2 weeks trip to Austria in April 2009 to take part in Parade - a project for Linz 2009 European Capital of Culture. DCMA would like to invite you to the presentation of this project, which will be presented by Shaaban Vuai (Sekembuke), Hussein Azani (Siga), Dismas Leonard and Anna Kuthan.

Wednesday, 4.Nov at 6:30 pm
DCMA - Old Customs House, Mizingani

admission free

End of September the /Parade/ made it once more and somehow full circle to where the idea originated from: to the Tonga villages along the Zambezi river in Zimbabwe. In fact, the way the Tonga Ngoma Buntibe music uses space was the inspiration and core for the concept of “Parade” as designed by the late Keith Goddard and Peter Kuthan.

First, on 29th September in Binga at Tonga.Online office at the Binga library and then the next evening in front of Siachilaba bottlestore, the video documentary of Parade met great interest and rousing applause from a packed audience.

In Binga the local stakeholders and authorities recognised the promotion of Tonga culture abroad and the performance of the joint Tonga ensemble from both sides of the lake. A lively discussion followed if such exposure and random music is not diluting the essence of Ngoma Buntibe as spiritual music. This argument was countered with emphasis on the fact that Ngoma Buntibe is a dynamic concept which has always served for community entertainment and leisure too. Another issue coming up was that of decent and appropriate attire. Again this was seen mainly quite flexible as to be in accordance with a certain purpose, location and audience and nothing “authentic” at all.

In Siachilaba, especially with most Simonga members and lots of friends and families present, the documentary was revoking many pictures and memories of the long journey to Linz in Austria, the Cultural Capital of Europe.

Prior to the show the Simonga members sat together with Peter Kuthan and the Tonga.Online team who facilitated the tour and came up with abundant stories how fruitful the money earned in Europe was spent back home. It was not only welcomed as a significant increase in family income but also as a source for carefully planned investments like cattle, goats, a plough, a fishing net, household items or school fees.

Even the community benefited by the donation of soccer attire from Joachim and friends at Heim.Art. The sets were handed over to schools and teams in the area boosting a fresh drive of sporting exercise and enthusiasm.

Of course there was reason to celebrate this achievement with another splendid Ngoma Buntibe performance and lots of Chibuku beer.

Zum Jahresausklang gastiert im Haus der Geschichten, einem leerstehenden Wohnhaus am Pfarrplatz in der Linzer Altstadt, die Kulturhauptstadt selbst: Im Rückblick auf Gesehenes oder Verpasstes, mit Artefakten, Kostümen, Filmen, Fotos, oder Requisiten, Objekten und Plänen – von A wie „Ausblenden“ bis Z wie „Zauberkünste“.

Da gibt es Erinnerungen an die Linz09 Projekte:
Klangwolke, Nur Durchgereist, What You Really Need, Bellevue, Good Night Stuff, In Situ,„Kulturhauptstadt des Führers“, Purimspil, Unter uns, Linz. Stadt im Glück, Der kranke Hase, Pixelhotel, Extra Europa, Yes09, I LIKE TO MOVE IT, MOVE IT, Theaterlust, Das Buch der Unruhe, Ausblenden, Circus, Parade, Linz Europa Tour, Kulturbaden, Landschaftsoper, 52 Wege die Welt zu retten, Raketensinfonie, Schaurausch, Tiefenrausch und Höhenrausch, und vieles mehr.

An die Parade erinnern das Original set der Ngoma Buntibe Trommeln der Musikgruppe Simonga-Maliko von beiden Seiten des Kariba Stausees - und eine Installation von Farbfotos, die von der Decke baumeln.

Mehr an Rückblenden auf die Parade wird es vom 8. bis 10. Dezember in den drei Stadtteilen Hafen, solarCity und Pöstlingberg geben.
Details folgen, check it out!

Also auf ins Haus der Geschichten:
WAS // Staunen und erinnern!
WANN // 19. Oktober – 30. Dezember 2009
ÖFFNUNGSZEITEN // MO – FR 16.00 – 19.00 Uhr, SA/SO/Fei 14.00 – 18.00 Uhr
WO // Haus der Geschichten, Pfarrplatz 18, Linz