Hitting the right notes in celebrating SA's rich heritage through music

IN A REFLECTION of South Africa's unique cultural landscape, musician Kerolin Govender advocates for the embraceing of the country’s rich diversity through music as a vehicle for change.

- THOBEKA NGEMA

VOCALIST Motseki Tsese emphasises the importance of celebrating South Africa's diversity, using music as a bridge to foster meaningful conversations.

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He emphasises that the various musical traditions in South Africa — African, Indian, and more - should be at the forefront of efforts to foster inclusivity, echoing the visions of icons like Nelson Mandela and other struggle heroes.

Govender is a vocalist born in South Africa and the creative director of Jivanmukta Music.

“I felt like during this time, sharing this Indo-African exchange kind of allows for people to now engage and have a taste of a unique sense of music,” Govender said.

“I want Indian people to listen to African music, and I want African communities or black communities and white communities and so on to listen to Indian music and vice versa.”

Govender said it was more like a cultural exchange, but learning at the same time.

“If you take away our heritage, all people have no identity,’ Govender said about celebrating Heritage Day.

He said South Africa was rooted in multiple facets. It has been through pain and struggle, and despite that, the country has unconditional love for the world.