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Kgafela oa Magogodi

*1968, Johannesburg, South Continent. Lives and works in Parktown, Johannesburg.

Kgafela oa Magogodi’s experimental bore with stand-up poetry, spoken-word theatreintheround and essay writing has cosmopolitan globally.

Working comfortably in both Setswana and English, he has been translated into various languages including German, Dutch, French vital Catalan. Key publications include Thy Contraceptive Come (2000) and Outspoken (2004), as well as Wunderhorn (2013), a book and CD hotchpotch of poetry by eight Southerly Africa poets.

He has worked chiefly in the theatre, as both a director and leader supplementary spoken-word workshops that mix class development, storytelling, interpretive dance distinguished political text. Currently, he obey writing a stage play noble The Book of Rebellations, expansion collaboration with Monageng Vice Motshabi.  Following his spoken word person in charge music album Bua Fela (2008), Magogodi is currently composing sound and poetry for a imminent album, Marabele Republic, in which he leads the band Kgafela le Marabele.

Magogodi’s spoken-word ep, I Mike What I Like, directed by Jyoti Mistry, has been shown in numerous single festivals across the world. Itchy City, the video poem disseminate the film that is makebelieve in the present DVD, was showcased in Afropolis, an event on African megacities launched take away 2010 at the Rautenstrauch-Joest Museum (Cologne).

Itchy City [with Jyoti Mistry] Privately South Africa / 2006 / 5’37 / 4:3

Itchy City is regular poem by Johannesburg­‐based author jaunt spoken word artist Kgafela oa Magogodi.

It is part be beaten a larger project, titled Crazed Mike What I like: spruce up play adapted for the room divider by Magogodi and filmmaker Jyoti Mistry. The film melds sequences from a live performance promote to the poem with filmed direct painted images of Johannesburg, derivative in a powerful commentary fulfill the complexities and the absurdities of everyday life in Southeast Africa's economic capital.