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FROM KHAYELITSHA, VIA DARLING,
TO LONDON'S WEST END
2006 ● 2009 ● 2011 ● 2014 ● 2015 ● 2016 ● 2019 ● 2022
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2006: THE BEGINNING
South African Road Trip has its roots in Khayelitsha, Cape Town, South Africa’s largest township. One day, there, producer Inge Bos ran into a street performance by the Khayelitsha United Mambazo Choir.
“I was immediately enchanted by the talent of these artists.” – Inge Bos
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2006: VOORKAMERFEST
Therefore, on the spot, she invited the K-men to perform at the Voorkamerfest in Darling, September 2006. This unique festival, founded by Inge and her husband Wim Visser, with the support of Pieter Dirk Uys and the residents, takes place in the living rooms of various Darling residents.
It became an instant hit!
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2009: AMANDLA! MANDELA
She decided to ask the men to participate in the new musical Amandla! Mandela, at that time her work in progress. A year after that, the choir gave 130 performances in all the large theatres in the Netherlands. From that moment on, their career flourished in the Netherlands.
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2011: CELEBRATING SOUTH AFRICA
The Khayelitsha United Mambazo Choir and its first solo theatre performance Celebrating South Africa.
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2014: A TRIBUTE TO MADIBA
The first South African Road Trip is born: South African Road Trip – A Tribute to Madiba!
It not only included the Khayelitsha United Mambazo Choir; the company joined forces with female singers and live musicians. From that moment on, South African singers and musicians, Lungiswa Plaatjies en Nomapostile Nyiki have been part of the cast.
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2015: AMANDLA! MANDELA
The Khayelitsha United Mambazo Choir, together with Lungiswa Plaatjies, return to the DeLaMar Theatre in Amsterdam for an exclusive reprise of the musical Amandla! Mandela.
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2016: CELEBRATING LIFE
A second South African Road Trip follows, this time it is called: South African Road Trip – Celebrating Life. The year after that, the same performance is presented once more, this time as a Christmas special. Our South African Road Trip artists are joined by Jitsvinger. Jitsvinger is an Afrikaaps (Afrikaans with local Cape Town dialect) vernacular performer who combines Hip Hop, poetry, self-composed music, theatre and storytelling.
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2019: GOOD HOPE
South African Road Trip number 3. Singers Nontutuzelo Nyiki and Xoliswa Tom join the cast, as do South African musicians Sabu Jiyana en Kim Masala.
These 14 artists presented the South African Road Trip – Good Hope.
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2022: WEST END
Supported by the Dutch theatre audiences, a substantial amount of money is raised to launch an international career. Unfortunately, this amount was completely needed to support the performers in South Africa during the Covid period. Nevertheless, Good Hope will be performed on West End for the first time from October till November 2022. |
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IN CONCLUSION
The success of South African Road Trip knows no bounds. We have every possible Good Hope for their future. One thing is certain: the end is not yet insight!
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© 2022. Bos Theaterproducties, Amsterdam.
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