Urban Village Documentary Screening + Live Performance

Villagers! We are excited to be premiering our documentary this Thursday 17 December 2020 at Native Rebels in Soweto. The documentary was directed by Vlad Cagnolari and will be screened on Quincy Jones TV in France in the new year.

Following the screening of the documentary the band will discuss key themes which are covered in their music: xenophobia (Inkani), Fatherhood (ubaba), identity (Dindi) and building a nation (Sakhisizwe).

Urban Village will also perform an acoustic set, with Lerato aka House of Kuumba keeping the vibe flowing with a vinyl DJ set.

Thurs 17 Dec 2020

Doors: 18:00

Documentary Screening Starts at 19:00

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Urban Village

Documentary

When you have never known your village of origin, how do you find your roots? 

That's a question that the number of urban youth populating the suburbs of large cities are preparing sooner or later. In South Africa, high-speed urbanization that began over a century ago continues, with rural people continuing to fertilize the city, mixing with it to fuel a quirky urban culture.

For the four musicians of Urban Village, who have known only their gigantic township of Soweto, these traditional roots hidden by buildings and concrete are the source of their music.

And well beyond, their quest for an identity that would reconcile the past and the present, to invent a future that corresponds to them. Xolani, Simangaliso, Lerato and Tubatsi take us, to the sound of their music, in search of these roots, their history, and the hectic daily life that makes Soweto a broth of life and culture.

Director: Vlad Cagnolari

DOP: Julien Borel

Production: Oleo Films

Executive Production: Nø Førmat!

With the support of CNC