Therese Kennelly interviewing Nigerian American musician and poet Ugochi

Interview with Nigerian American Artist Ugochi

Therese Kennelly's Interview with Kadiatou Diallo, a Muslim fashion designer from Guinea

Interview with Kadiatou Diallo

Hello and welcome to a special edition of African Voices. My name is Therese Kennelly. Tara Weinberg and I sat down with South African singer, actress, and puppeteer Busi Zukofa at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago to talk about her upcoming performance in Woyzeck on the Highveld this weekend. This classic play tells the story of a South African migrant mine worker under Apartheid. 

The show will be held on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday at 7:30 and on Sunday at 3pm. Tickets are $28 for MCA members, $35 for nonmembers, and $10 for students.  To learn more about the performances you can visit the Museum of Contemporary Art - Chicago’s website at www.mcachicago.org. To learn more about the Handspring Puppet Company you can visit their website at www.handspringpuppet.co.za. Thanks for listening to African Voices. African Voices is brought to you by the United African Organization. For more information about our project and our organization, please visit our website at uniteafricans.org. 

Interview with Busi Zukofa

This month, African Voices featured artist is Yaba Angelosi. Yaba is a South Sudanese musician who currently lives in Nashville, Tennesee. He came to the US with his family in 2000. Soon after, he started his career as an artist and connecting his music to his Sudanese heritage. Yaba will also be performing at the Afro Entertainment Awards at the McCormick Auditorium, which is located at 3241 Federal St. The awards will take place on October 27, 2012 and tickets are $25. This event will be a night to celebrate African entertainment and the arts. For more information, please go to www.afroawards.net.

Therese Adwoa Kennelly