Dr. Boitumelo Tlhoaele on The Jazz Standard with Brenda Sisane
For generations of Sowetans, the Jabulani Amphitheatre has been more than a performance venue. Built in 1952, it became a gathering place for music, sport, political debate, worship, mourning and celebration. Jazz musicians and touring international acts shared its stage; political organisations and trade unions used its stands; churches prayed there for healing and peace; and major public moments, including Zinzi Mandela’s reading of her father’s letter in 1985, unfolded within its walls. Yet despite this extraordinary history, the amphitheatre has remained largely absent from South Africa’s…
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