11.02.2025
As the Zeitz MOCAA Gala Collateral Programme unfolds, the accompanying soundscape titled ‘Call+Continuum’, serves as an auditory extension of the programme’s ethos which celebrates women as the conscious custodians they are in our industry.
This curated selection consists entirely of South African women musicians and sound artists. In featuring the pioneering works of Buhlebendalo, DESIREE, Nobuhle Ashanti, Thandi Ntuli, SEI SIREN, and Msaki to name a few; the soundscape is not merely a collection of songs but a sonic framework that holds their truths, aspirations, questions, and devotions.
The score exists hand in hand with the cover art titled ‘Beauty’s Psalm’ by visual artist Mankebe Seakgoe. The piece is a reflection of the matrilineal bonds that connect past, present, and future through story and sound. In reflecting about learning storytelling from and through her grandmother, Seakgoe states that: “It’s almost as if the voice in my head that reads, is hers. The painting is a love letter to my grandmother…a silent song.”
In this way, Call+Continuum is itself a psalm. It is an ode to the women who, through their music, redefine artistic boundaries and form new cultural lexicons. Individually, and collectively in conversation with each other, these songs represent a deliberate act of acknowledgment and furtherance: acknowledging the complicated foundations built upon the land on which we stand, while intently shaping the future heritages we excitedly look forward to inheriting.
In also accepting the provocation embedded in the current art fair theme of PLAY, the playlist stands as a celebration and an interrogation—a participatory act nonetheless. It invites listeners to engage with the evolving narratives of our ecosystem, not as passive observers, but as co-creators of meaning.
As the music accompanies you through Cape Town’s cultural topography, may the sounds also encourage an inward reflection and an outward gesture. By actively listening to the contributions these women have added to our sonic landscape, may you be emboldened to honour their works in deed, and in continued custodianship.
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Better reflected together, with another
//Hui !Gaeb
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Project Credits:
Call+Continuum Commission:
Zeitz MOCAA Gala Collateral Programme, led by Hamzeh Alfarahneh
Leadership and Execution:
with another, Pumla Maswanganyi, Cherné Africa
Call+Continuum Playlist Cover:
Mankebe Seakgoe
Beauty’s Psalm,
2024
Charcoal, acrylic, ink and graphite powder on canvas
167 x 165cm
Playlist Musicians:
Zoë Modiga, Zamajobe, Buhlebendalo, Thandiswa Mazwai, Nobuhle Ashanti, Msaki, Kwanda Limani Mvana, Amanda Black, Bokang Ramatlapeng, Thandi Ntuli, Thandeka Dladla, DemiMa, Lia Butler, Sio, SEI SIREN, lordkez, Shekhinah, Nobuhle, Judy Jay, Nora En Pure, Thandi Draai, DESIREE, DJ LESOUL
Hold The Line Cover:
Mariel Lëmair
Untitled
Digital render, 2025