#063 A preserver of African indigenous instruments and a global performance | Thandeka Mfinyongo

From a family legacy to a Pulsations connection with the world.

Thandeka Mfinyongo is a musician. She's a preserver of African indigenous instruments, and she's interested in archiving traditional instruments. She has her masters in music and is currently doing her PhD through Rhodes University. She's also the African Music lecturer at Northwestern University.

In today's episode, we chat about how she came to make music, her family legacy of playing traditional instruments, and stories of the late legend Madosini. We also talk about her involvement in Make Music Day's Pulsations Event this Friday (21 June).

The Pulsations livestream will broadcast the livestream on makemusicday.org between 3:00pm - 7:00pm (Paris time), and continuing with Ibrahim Maalouf's performance until 8:00pm.

Outro music: "Ripples of Sound" by Thandeka Mfinyongo ft Kechou. Music used with permission of rights holder. Tune into the Pulsations Event on Friday 21 June 2024 3pm (Paris time) · Follow Thandeka on Instagram · website · Facebook · Twitter · insta · Spotify Playlist