Jul 7th, 2009 1:58 PM UTC
By Vusi Mahlasela
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ONE is turning to its community of artists, friends, members and staff for their top picks on creative works that have enhanced their knowledge and understanding of the richness of African culture and arts. Today we have a recommendation from Vusi Mahlasela:
Three years ago an inspired film crew came to my house in the Mamelodi township and filmed me performing “One Love,” “Stand by Me,” and a few of my originals.
Over the past few years, this same film crew has traveled all over the world- from the Mamelodi township, to Santa Monica, CA to Tel Aviv, to Barcelona, to Northern Ireland and back a few times filming musicians all around the world.
The result is Playing for Change, of which I’m proud to be a part. The beautiful videos and music that they have created show the power of music and the power to effect peace through music.
Music is a universal language that we can all understand. Visit www.playingforchange.com to find out about the amazing work they’re doing in South Africa and throughout the world and to see the beauty of what they have brought to the world.
-Vusi Mahlasela
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Mar 29th, 2009 9:04 PM UTC
By Vusi Mahlasela
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In an effort to highlight the richness and beauty of African arts and culture, ONE is turning to its community of artists and friends and asking them to give us their top picks on the latest trends coming out of the continent. Our first guest contributor is Vusi Mahlasela – a South African singer-songwriter, poet-Activist and guitarist, who simply known as “The Voice” in his home country.
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 I first met Nigerian author Chris Abani at a conference in Tanzania and was immediately captured by his amazing ability to tell a story and by his gift for finding a balance between good and evil– for finding the silver lining in bad situations. Abani has a lot of insight from his own experiences growing up as a refugee in exile and this insight is evident in his writing. He is one of the greatest authors from Africa and his voice should be heard throughout the world. I really recommend all of his novels, especially Graceland which I read last month.
http://www.chrisabani.com/
-Vusi Mahlasela
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