MMMM....pap and stew - eat it with your hands and share among your table mates!
The restaurant in Soweto was one of many stops along the way, as we taught master classes for the students at the Funda Community College.  The students are studying the performing arts with the purpose of obtaining skills that enable paying jobs in the community.

One afternoon, we performed in the University of Johannesburg library.  The percussionist found students and like a pied piper, called them to the performance by playing music as they walked up the stairs with students following.  Dennis video recorded by walking backwards up the stairs (to the 6th floor!!!) with his GoPro camera on a selfie stick.  I can't wait to see THAT video. 

After the performance, we hurried over to UJFM, the university radio station, where we were interviewed.  

Left to right: Dr. Sonkanise Nkosi (South Africa), Dr. Peter Okeno (Ghana), and Dr. Rama Mani (India/France). 

Sitting with me here is Mr. Bill Cisco (USA and South Africa), along with the news reporter studying the internet news feeds for the hourly report.  Bill is a member of the well-known band THE DRIFTERS, and his R&B music complemented the African tradition drums, my spirituals and Rama's poetry and testimony from genocide survivors around the world.  

 NGO directors from around Johannesburg hosted a dinner with very active discussion about music in the protests and emancipation/liberation activities around the globe.  This diverse group of guests included academics and artists from Muslim, Hindu, and Christian backgrounds as well as activists from Syria, Turkey, African and European nations.  Much discussion about the concerns for immigrants and refugees in the U.S. surprised me, since my early visits to South Africa involved more concern about African social justice. 

I have to admit, I L-O-V-E radio performances and interviews! You never know who you are reaching, and the mystery listeners are as precious as the audience members who are sitting in the performance spaces with us.