North West Cultural Calabash
north west cultural calabash youth based art festival held annually village lokaleng greater taung north west province south africa initiated hendrik baird celebration culture coincided democratic election country name symbolises african tradition using calabash mean feeding people putting various south african culture melting pot hoped new culture would emerge feed nation cultural calabash started oneday event soon found sponsor transnet foundation country transport parastatel sponsorship enabled calabash grow bear fruit soon north west provincial government department sport art culture came board funder enabling event prosper grow cultural calabash unique art festival set discover new talent series provincial audition held local municipal level amateur semiprofessional artist identified drama dance music winner category take part four district preview best selected participate main festival held traditionally last weekend space humble beginning calabash grown encompass twenty two audition four district preview fourday main festival professional artist like louis mhlanga jazz zola kwaito others draw thousand people rural village taung search entertainment fun youth based event promote alcohol strives give participant audience healthy alternative time promoting safesex practice country ravaged hivaids calabash project mmabana art culture sport foundation calabash currently presented mmabana foundation transnet stopped funding httpculturalcalabashblogspotcom