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South Africa

South Africa. Art, Music and Sport. Rock paintings Local art Apartheid Black artists Ndebele Wood Galleries and museums. Art. world`s earliest art over 15000 paintings some are 40000 years old pigments: made of burnt bone, fine clay

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South Africa

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  1. South Africa Art, Music and Sport

  2. Rock paintings • Local art • Apartheid • Black artists • Ndebele • Wood • Galleries and museums Art • world`s earliest art • over 15000 paintings • some are 40000 years old • pigments: made of burnt bone, fine clay • materials: fingers, animal hair, sticks, feathers • Kamberg San Rock Art Centre, Drakensberg

  3. Rock paintings • Local art • Apartheid • Black artists • Ndebele • Wood • Galleries and museums • colonists painted their „new world“ • formal end of colonial era: begin of own national identity • establishing a locally rooted art towards the end of the 19th century

  4. Rock paintings • Local art • Apartheid • Black artists • Ndebele • Wood • Galleries and museums • only white artists build South African art • black artists were largely neglected • protest with their pictures

  5. Rock paintings • Local art • Apartheid • Black artists • Ndebele • Wood • Galleries and museums • black creativity was not encouraged • first art school for black people • concentrated on depicting their realities • „Township Art“: own experiences painted in the townships

  6. Rock paintings • Local art • Apartheid • Black artists • Ndebele • Wood • Galleries and museums • artists have no formal training • bright colours, geometric designs • Ndebele villages

  7. Rock paintings • Local art • Apartheid • Black artists • Ndebele • Wood • Galleries and museums • bowls, masks, chairs, animal carvings • for sale at special stores, flea markets and at the side of the road

  8. Rock paintings • Local art • Apartheid • Black artists • Ndebele • Wood • Galleries and museums • offer world-class fine art experience • many commercial galleries in tourists spots • flagship museum: South African National Gallery in central Cape-Town

  9. multifarious music scene creative means of expression in the cultural tradition feelings are handled in singing and dancing • MUSIC • General Introduction • Beginning • Marabi • Jazz • Miriam Makeba • National Anthem • Idiophone • Kwela • Song Music

  10. MUSIC • General introduction • Beginning • Marabi • Jazz • Miriam Makeba • National Anthem • Idiophone • Kwela • Song • Beginning • Dutch colonial era: indigenous tribes people adapted western music instruments • 1912: South African music became popular • San people: the first musicians in South Africa

  11. MUSIC • General Introduction • Beginning • Marabi • Jazz • Miriam Makeba • National Anthem • Idiophone • Kwela • Song • Marabi • a style from the slums of Johannesburg • played on pianos • 1930: marabi had incorporated new instruments • popular

  12. MUSIC • General Introduction • Beginning • Marabi • Jazz • Miriam Makeba • National Anthem • Idiophone • Kwela • Song • Jazz • long tradition • it was already played in 1930 • especially swing music • first point of origin: Cape province • Johannesburg became capital for South African jazz • 1960-1970: from Jive to South African Pop

  13. MUSIC • General Introduction • Beginning • Marabi • Jazz • Miriam Makeba • National Anthem • Idiophone • Kwela • Song • Miriam Makeba • born in 1932 in Prospect Township • international star • stood up against Apartheid politic • musical career in the group „Cuban Brothers“ and “Manhattan Brothers”

  14. MUSIC • General Introduction • Beginning • Marabi • Jazz • Miriam Makeba • National Anthem • Idiophone • Kwela • Song • Miriam Makeba • married Stokely Carmichael • central figure in the jazz scene • produced by Soweto • one famous song is „Pata Pata“ • got the “Grammy” and the “Polar Music Prize”

  15. MUSIC • General Introduction • Beginning • Marabi • Jazz • Miriam Makeba • National Anthem • Idiophone • Kwela • Song National Anthem Nkosi sikelel' iAfrikaMaluphakanyisw' uphondo lwayo,Yizwa imithandazo yethu,Nkosi sikelela, thina lusapho lwayo. Morena boloka setjhaba sa heso,O fedise dintwa la matshwenyeho,O se boloke, O se boloke setjhaba sa heso,Setjhaba sa South Afrika - South Afrika. Uit die blou van onse hemel,Uit die diepte van ons see,Oor ons ewige gebergtes,Waar die kranse antwoord gee, Sounds the call to come together,And united we shall stand,Let us live and strive for freedom,In South Africa our land.

  16. MUSIC • General Introduction • Beginning • Marabi • Jazz • Miriam Makeba • National Anthem • Idiophone • Kwela • Song National Anthem Lord bless AfricaMay her glory be lifted highHear our petitionsLord bless usUs your childrenLord we ask You to protect our nationIntervene and end all conflictsProtect us, protect our nationProtect South AfricaFrom the blue of our skiesFrom the depths of our seasOver our everlasting mountainsWhere the echoing crags resoundSounds the call to come together,And united we shall stand,Let us live and strive for freedom,In South Africa our land.

  17. MUSIC • General Introduction • Beginning • Marabi • Jazz • Miriam Makeba • National Anthem • Idiophone • Kwela • Song • National Anthem • contains of 4 of 11 official languages • composed in 1897 • became an act of political defiance against the apartheid Government

  18. MUSIC • General Introduction • Beginning • Marabi • Jazz • Miriam Makeba • National Anthem • Idiophone • Kwela • Song • Idiophone • oldest type of musical instrument • different uses: signalling, get the attention, assemble people, transfer information, point out movements, scare away birds • musical: rhythm-instrument melody-instrument • xylophone

  19. MUSIC • General Introduction • Beginning • Marabi • Jazz • Miriam Makeba • National Anthem • Idiophone • Kwela • Song • Kwela • also called Pennywistle Jive • popular since 1940 • modern flute music • different Jive-versions • collective term Mbaquanga

  20. MUSIC • General Introduction • Beginning • Marabi • Jazz • Miriam Makeba • National Anthem • Idiophone • Kwela • Song Song Eddy Grant “Gimme hope Jo’hanna”

  21. Sport • A general introduction • Apartheid • Kinds of Sport: • - Cricket • - Rugby • - Soccer • Some achieved successes Sport • national religion • unites the country • has the power to heal old wounds • South Africans are very exciting fans

  22. Sport • A general introduction • Apartheid • Kinds of Sport: • - Cricket • - Rugby • - Soccer • Some achieved successes • Happenings after a victory of a South African team: Everybody is… • celebrating the whole day and night • Is dancing and singing • Is banging on dustbin lids and trumpeting on cow horns • and sometimes you can see fireworks in the largest cities

  23. Sport • A general introduction • Apartheid • Kinds of Sport: • - Cricket • - Rugby • - Soccer • Some achieved successes • racially segregated sport • Black people weren’t allowed to do sport in a sports club • only white sports clubs received support from the government the sport unions around the world agreed that South African teams weren’t allowed to join international competitions • In 1992 the country returned to the Olympics

  24. Sport • A general introduction • Apartheid • Kinds of Sport: • - Cricket • - Rugby • - Soccer • Some achieved successes • For many years cricket was regarded as the game of the privileged white man • A lot of talented black cricket player • South African cricket was isolated from the rest of the world for 21 years because of the apartheid politics • South Africa had only ever played against Australia, England and New Zealand. • the country was readmitted to world cricket in 1991

  25. Sport • A general introduction • Apartheid • Kinds of Sport: • - Cricket • - Rugby • - Soccer • Some achieved successes • the Proteas became one of the elite teams of world cricket. • South Africa made their debut at the World Cup in 1992 and went all the way to the semi-final • 2003 South Africa was the home team of the Cricket World Cup • South African cricket will be able to challenge the world by drawing on all the talent available in the country

  26. Sport • A general introduction • Apartheid • Kinds of Sport: • - Cricket • - Rugby • - Soccer • Some achieved successes • Was a British public school invention, played by colonialists • Black South Africans thought it was a white man‘s game • The South African Rugby Football Union (SARFU) is the custodian of the Game of rugby in South Africa • SARFU was established in 1992 • The Springboks Rugby World Cup victory in 1995 did much to popularise and grow the game in South Africa. • South Africa plays a pivotal role in the growth and development of rugby on the African continent.

  27. Sport • A general introduction • Apartheid • Kinds of Sport: • - Cricket • - Rugby • - Marathon • - Soccer • Achieved Successes

  28. Sport • A general introduction • Apartheid • Kinds of Sport: • - Cricket • - Rugby • - Soccer • Some achieved successes • 1860 imported by British colonists • 1892 the South African Football Association was founded • it was an association only for white people • Member of the FIFA • 1976 SA was excluded, because of the apartheid politics • 1970 the Football Associaiton of South Africa was founded for the majority of the black people • 1992 SA was admitted to the FIFA again • 1994 the SAFA represents all South Africans

  29. Sport • A general introduction • Apartheid • Kinds of Sport: • - Cricket • - Rugby • - Soccer • Some achieved successes • The South African National team demonstrates the strength of its play • 1996 South Africa won the African Cup of Nations • 1998 it joined the WM-final • 2000 participation in the Olympics • 2002 Champion of the Confederation of Southern African Football Association • South Africa is chosen to make the arrangements for the FIFA World Champion Chip in 2010.

  30. Sport • A general introduction • Apartheid • Kinds of Sport: • - Cricket • - Rugby • - Soccer • Some achieved successes

  31. Sport • A general introduction • Apartheid • Kinds of Sport: • - Cricket • - Rugby • - Soccer • Some achieved successes • 1996 Josiah Thugwane won a gold medal for winning the marathon • 1996 Penny Heyns won 2 gold medals for winning the 100 and 200 metre breaststroke • 1995 the Orlando Pirates won the Africa Champions League and the African-Super-Cub • 2001 Mike Horn won the Laureus World Sports Award • 1998 and 2004 South Africa won the Tri Nations Series

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