WELCOME TO THE MDANTSANE WAY MAGAZINE

Mdantsane is a unique, vibrating, eclectic, African place. Follow us on a pilgrimage to Mdantsane to discover the street culture, fashion, food, people, music, homes, taverns, humor, businesses, history and what's hot in the second biggest township in South-Africa, located close to the city of East London in the Province of the Eastern Cape. Join us on this journey while we capture the spirit of this amazing place for you in the here and in the now. We are going to introduce you to many individuals, artists, musicians, groups and associations.
They are the HEROES OF DAILY LIFE. They are the people who create, innovate and improve their life and their stories deserve to be told. This is a place for only good and positive stories of humanity, that will send out a message of courage, endurance and strength to the world through their pictures and words.

Saturday, July 9, 2011

A Little Podcast About Mdantsane

Watch our Minicast about some of the people we met in Mdantsane and listen to Miriam Makeba's magic voice.



The song we have chosen to play with these stunning images is called MADUNA written in 1957 by Miriam Makeba one of South Africa's greatest artists. I have recorded it from the original 1957 pressing on RCA Victor with no other than the great Hugh Masekela conducting her orchestra. It's one of the records I have been able to buy in Mdantsane and it is a real treat. Enjoy it!

Maduna is feared by all the young girls because he is roguish at times, he meets his match when one girls says to him, " Looking at me in that manner will not help you much because I fear you not, so much so that I do not even realize your existence any more, for many years, you have hounded me, that is purely history now."

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