Nduduzo Makhathini | Behind the NPR Tiny Desk (conv. w/ Brenda Sisane) - Part 1

Standard Bank Arts hosted an exclusive early-morning screening of Nduduzo Makhathini’s highly anticipated NPR Tiny Desk Concert on the day of its global premiere. The screening took place at the Standard Bank Art Lab in Johannesburg, South Africa, and brought together members of the jazz community to witness a landmark moment by Nduduzo Makhathini, Standard Bank Young Artist for Jazz (SBYA) 2015.

The screening concluded in a conversation between esteemed journalist and broadcaster Brenda Sisane and Makhathini, offering insights into the moments that led to this milestone, the role of media and platforms such as NPR, and others, in 'un-othering' Jazz music, as well as the thinking and intention behind the song selections.

0:00 Introduction by Brenda Sisane
01:05 How it all happened
01:58 Responding to Abdullah Ibrahim
03:27 Meaning of "Ivingco" & The Problem of Translations
06:02 Importance of institutions like NPR
06:50 Talking about Media Platforms
08:13 It's not okay if people don't get what we do
08:18 Masters Dissertation + Belonging

This video is Part 1 of the conversation. Look out for Part 2.

You can watch the full NPR Tiny Desk concert here:    • Nduduzo Makhathini: Tiny Desk Concert  

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