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SoCultures November 2018
Culture Café
siyabonga sikosana
Country: Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal
( He is an acclaimed artist, and studied
at Durban University of Technology.)
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 Let’s discuss the cultures? What is your
definition?
Culture is something that I find in my
roots, the way I live! Even the way I
think! I dance! It’s there in my art! It’s
like Ubuntu! It’s the “HUMANITY” in
everything.
Do you think in today’s globally connected scenario, cultures can be main agent
to bring in the positivity and peace?
Culture is important for growth. If we stay away from our culture, it would
mean that we can’t go forward and that we have lost our identity, it means that
we are living in a nation which is not developing. For me, culture is Ubuntu! I
like the positive values of the cultures.
The biggest culture shock you ever lived?
I don’t know which culture has given me the shock but I can definitely say, if it
is about killing innocent people, abusing or doing bad to people that will be
really shocking to me.
Tell us about your favourite film, book or art anything which fascinates you
from your culture?
The book I love to read is time and again, “Long Walk to Freedom” , a book
about life of Nelson Mandela. Humanity is to forgive and building afuture for
nation. Film, “Battle of Isandlwana” this film taught me that one must die, if he
has to die, moving forward but not running away no matter what
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