“BaNtu Waltz ~ Nya’s Archangel Story”

Dear Reader, I am truly honored and excited to announce the release of my award-winning novel entitled “BaNtu Waltz: Nya’s Archangel Story”. I trust that it will find a broad and diverse audience, from those who would enjoy… Read More

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“Towards a Transformation Communication Theory: UbuNtu, Prince, and the Oral-Aesthetic Perspective” was recently published in The Journalist SA. To read the article, click here: http://www.thejournalist.org.za/academic-papers/towards-a-transformation-communication-theory-ubuntu-prince-and-the-oral-aesthetic-perspective

Master Drummers ~ The Gods Are Awake!

“Strummin’ my pain with his fingers, singin’ my life with his words… Killin’ me softly with his song…” (Roberta Flack).   In Africa it is said that each person has a rhythm to which they alone dance.  Women… Read More

“The Language You Cry In” …oral-aesthetic musings

“Everybody come… Everyone come together… / The grave is restless. The grave is not yet at peace…” (translation) Dr. Lorenzo Dow Turner, a pioneering African-American linguist, recognized the origin of these lines in a song he recorded in the… Read More