PROJECT JOZA (HD)
Project Joza is the story of three self-producing artists in the Joza Township of Grahamstown; Mzwamadoda "Azlan" Makalima, Khanyile "Suffo" Bumgane and Ayanda "Steal" Mcanda. The three producers have built up their own home studios over time, spending what they earn on recording equipment. However, they do not produce music for financial purposes, but rather to empower other artists in the community as well as themselves. For instance, Azlan records and produces music of other performers to keep them from leaving Grahamstown in search of professional studios. Suffo produces music as a means of spreading certain messages to the children of his community. Steal runs his studio as a way of teaching other artists how to produce their own music. Project Joza focuses on these three producers who make music for selfless purposes, all aimed at enriching the musical capital of their community.
Filmed and Produced by
Jack Kaminski
ANDREW TRACEY - THE MAN BEHIND THE LEGACY
This film is a portrait of Andrew Tracey, son of Hugh Tracey, a renowned ethnomusicologist and pioneer in the studies of African music. After continuing his father’s legacy in African musical research, Andrew Tracey is well known for being a South African ethnomusicologist, promoter of African music, composer, folk singer, band leader, and actor. But beyond the enriched legacy of both his father, Hugh Tracey, and himself, Andrew has retired from his work and position as Director at the International Library of African Music (ILAM). He now resides in his old victorian house in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, with his wife, Heather, and long-life companion dog, Madembo. But being a figure with such calibre and history, this profile piece attempts to show the man behind the legacy, and how he continues to live his passion for music.
Filmed and Produced by
Jack Kaminski and Robyn Perros
A NEW BORN VIEW - A HELPING HAND FOR PREGNANT SCHOOL GIRLS
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As part of the TV Journalism Course at Rhodes, we were assigned to film a participatory video with a member of Upstart, a local Grahamstown youth development project. Siphokuhle "Sihle" Tata voiced her concern on the topic of 'teenage pregnancy'. The taboo nature of teenage pregnancy has created a discriminatory stigma towards girls pregnant at a young age and still in school. Community members often shun these girls because of their condition, neglecting to recognize them as part of a family and the community at large. Sihle hopes to change such perceptions by encouraging members of society to accept and help teenage girls that are pregnant, as well as to let these girls know that her and her friends are willing to offer a support system for them.
Filmed and Edited by Jack Kaminski