This episode is a recording of a live taping event that took place under the autumn trees at FARMHOUSE @ 58 in the Cradle of Humankind in front of an intimate live audience. KONJO invited jazz drummer and writer, Tumi Mogorosi to interpret a selection of songs from the Talking Drum podcast series and perform them with an ensemble of his choosing. Tumi’s work is concerned with the Black Sonic as a dislocated episteme, which identifies the aesthetic as a limitation. It is from this position that this episode (re)considers the “jazz standard” and translation/interpretation as it relates to questions of fugitivity and freedom.

This episode is an experiment with trans-geographic collaboration in a moment of limited physical mobility.

This episode was co-produced by Zara Julius & Tumi Mogorosi

Live mix by Garrick Van Der Tuin

Podcast music by BULI

Find all the links and show notes from this episode at: konjo.co.za/talking-drum/

This project is supported by a Breathing Space grant by Pro Helvetia Johannesburg