Spoek (Ghost) Mathambo is the thrilling new South
African artist who is transforming the idea of African culture and the western
perception of it. He is a culture shock artist, who utilizes the darkness and
beauty of Africa to highlight
Spoek is a new South African artist who is transforming the idea of
African culture and the western perception of it. He is a culture shock artist,
who utilizes the darkness and beauty of Africa to highlight his music. Not to
mention, his sound is electronic, grimy and futuristic.
Mathambo stands aside the underrated Kenna, as well as the politically
conscious M.I.A., with socio-political underlying messages to his music. He has
been classified as “Afro-futurism“, defined as “an emergent literary
and cultural aesthetic that combines elements of science fiction, historical
fiction, fantasy, Afrocentricity, and magic realism with non-Western
cosmologies in order to critique not only the present-day dilemmas of people of
color, but also to revise, interrogate, and re-examine the historical events of
the past” (wikipedia). Mathambo’s work presents all of these elements. With
depictions of African neighborhoods, traditional fashion and jewelry, and
chilling jump shots of oppressing clips and disturbing shots, he infuses his view
of his culture in a way that most people do not acknowledge or understand.
(http://thewildmagazine.com)
(http://thewildmagazine.com)
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