Free State of Verse
Icebound Productions presents
Spoken Word Performances by Napo Masheane, Mphutlane wa Bofelo, Sipho Mnyakeni, Lesego Rampolokeng, Jah Rose & Band, Icebound and music by Cut Band
Featuring the launch of Caves Speaks in Metaphors by Napo Masheane, The Heart’s Interpreter by Mphutlane wa Bofelo and The Next Great Thing by Sipho Mnyakeni
Date: 24 November 2007
Venue: Lesedi Jazz Room (PACOFS) - Bloemfontein
Admission: R30.00 for the show and R100.00 (inclusive of refreshments and book/DVD/CD) for the launch and Show.
The Spoken Word has been written: 3 books, 3 poets & lots of performers in one night
For more information contact Icebound: 0820429905
November 20th, 2007 at 1:14 pm
Good to see the always refreshing Ntate Sipho churning out another book; what a motivator!
November 26th, 2007 at 3:28 pm
to the best of my knowledge the event was not by invite but was announced in community newspapers in bloemfontein, on lesedi fm, morning live and in sowetan and other mainstream media as well as on the kagablog. there were also posters in bloemfontein. the entrance fee to the performance was R30.00 and to both the launch and the performance (inclussive of the individual’s choice of a copy of one of the launched books) the entrance fee was R100.00. Considering the price of books and the quality of the works and the excellent performance on the day this was a bargain. Even students like myselef were able to attend and young and upcoming local poets were given a platform to read\perform their works. The poets launching their books were very humble, they interacted with everybody without descrimination. i personally found nothing elitist about the event. perhaps writers who will only attend a booklaunch if they receive personal invites are the ones who are elitist.