iPhupho L'ka Biko presents: Africa for Africans

iPhupho L'ka Biko presents

AFRICA FOR AFRICANS: OUR SANKARA OATH

LIVE AT THE BASEMENT 24TH JULY 2026

Doors Open: 18h00 | Performance Starts: 20h00 | R300 online (Quicket) | R350 at the door

iPhupho L'ka Biko

At a time when xenophobia and Afrophobia continue to fracture communities across the continent, iPhupho L'ka Biko asks us to look deeper. Beyond headlines, political rhetoric and easy answers lies a more difficult question: how did African people become strangers to one another on their own continent?

What happens when people inherit freedom without justice, democracy without dignity and liberation without economic freedom? What happens when a nation promises belonging but leaves millions searching for work, security and purpose? It is within this tension that Africa for Africans: Our Sankara Oath finds its voice.

Drawing inspiration from the revolutionary ideas of Thomas Sankara, alongside the musical legacies of Bra Hugh Masekela and Mam Miriam Makeba, Africa for Africans: Our Sankara Oath interrogates the historical, political and economic forces that continue to shape how Africans see themselves and each other. Through music, spoken word, improvisation and critical reflection, the ensemble explores the fractures left behind by colonialism, apartheid, displacement, inequality and the unfinished project of African liberation.

Known for confronting the questions many would rather avoid, iPhupho L'ka Biko has established itself as a vital cultural voice in South Africa's contemporary landscape.

The ensemble ventures into the spaces where history remains unresolved, where collective memory is contested and where society is often encouraged to look away. Their work gives expression to the concerns, contradictions, hopes and frustrations of ordinary people becoming both witness and conscience in times of uncertainty.

Rather than reducing complex social realities to slogans, Africa for Africans: Our Sankara Oath creates space for honest engagement with the conditions that produce division across the continent. It asks audiences to consider not only the tensions between Africans, but also the systems that continue to profit from those tensions.

This is an evening of fearless music, political inquiry and collective reflection. A call to remember that African liberation has always been a shared project and that the future of the continent depends on our ability to see one another not as competitors, outsiders or threats but as part of a common destiny.

Let love lead, not hate. We shall uphold Our Sankara Oath.

Show info:

Doors open at 18H00

Performance starts at 20H00

Expect one set of aprox 90 minutes, or two sets of approximately 50 minutes each with a 15 minute interval.

This show offers only reserved seating including standard tables for sharing, couples, groups, pre-show dinner and drinks (bottle service, etc.), some tables may not be suitable for dinner service. Check seating plan for preference. Email [email protected] if you'd like to book pre-show dinner at ARTIVIST upstairs, between 17h00 - 19h00.

All seats to this show are reserved except for general standing tickets which are sold only at the door on standby list, where the show is not sold out.