Rainbow revisited: a musical reflection on the Rainbow Nation
βFor me music is a natural sort of therapyβ
The South African singer and pianist Thandi Ntuli was surrounded by music as a child β her grandfather was a key part of the musical scene in Sophiatown, a suburb in Johannesburg known for its music.
She now has a new album out called βRainbow Revisitedβ β referring to the term coined by the late Archbishop Desmond Tutu βRainbow Nationβ to describe post-apartheid South Africa β a nation where its diverse people could live together in harmony, following years of racial segregation.
Now β nearly thirty years on, with Victoria Uwonkunda, Thandi explores where that optimism has gone β and what hope there is for the future.
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