Fingo Festival
fingo festival communityled art festival held fingo village square fingo village township kilometre outside grahamstown eastern cape festival run five seven day depending funding every junejuly national art festival established festival us art tool promote social cohesion dialogue social transformation within fingo village township larger grahamstown community featuring local international act festival programme includes childrens programme visual art drama music workshop youth dialogue first fingo festival took place raglan road multipurpose centre raglan road precinct fingo village th anniversary national art festival july root fingo festival traced back fingo revolutionary movement activist group started artist fingo village using word fingo derived fengu people also known fingo people mean one seek place stay local language xhosa movement began seeking space build social cohesion enhance community development festival ceo xolile madinda also member movement inspired steve bikos teaching selfempowerment founded save school community campaign sosac ngo hosted several backtoschool educational campaign fingo revolutionary movement partnered khulumani support group sosac makana local municipality pledged r create platform keep local kid away crime unearthing potential various form art creative project aimed building social cohesion platform became known fingo festival fingo village home fingo festival established freehold village reward mfengu tribe fought side british eighth frontier war mfengu fingos moved shakadominated kwazulunatal transkei sir benjamin durban settled colonial side cape frontier pledged assistance british war arsenal apartheid government sought move inhabitant fingo village nearby glenmore group area however vigorous protesting resident allowed continue occupying area according government census year fingo village population household population black race making remaining fingo village population speaks isixhosa english speaker counting language zulu afrikaans ndebele making remaining grahamstown home national art festival great inequality city township like fingo village joza according statistic makana local municipality fingo village belongs population people close still living poverty chose fingo location traditional association saw national art festival focus situated cbd grahamstown around rhodes university campus whilst area grahamstown like surrounding township werent noticed resident township area interested participating festivity showcasing art talent dont platform point access mainstream festival said festival director luvuyo booi festival choice location fingo festival started independent communityled festival incorporated main programme national art festival naf continues encourage inclusivity social cohesion activity township national art festival partner element community wish take advantage open proposal sector position festival example year launched together fingo festival whole initiative fingo village put coca cola truck gave cash came u great ideasaid national art festival ceo tony lankester relationship fingo festival madinda ceo fingo festival acknowledged support national art festival also stated festival need stand rely naf cant rely main festival need sustainable want encourage artist come use space good national art festival also help promote fingo festival website year fingo festival centred around theme although theme major factor structure festival childrens programme usually feature face painting childrens play storytelling morning afternoon dedicated dialogue followed variety art hip hop live music performance theme adopted festival year year inception fingo festival aim establish culture vukuzenzele stand inclusive build platform local artist social cohesion grahamstown community idea make township life festival national art festival said xolile madinda project festival adopted slogan part greatness riding success first fingo festival festival focused th anniversary grahamstown th anniversary african national congressanc festival also focused art traditionally used cultural weapon past used communicate promote unity culture today world didnt choose focus time driving u focus thing highlighted theyve issue throughout time said bulelani booi one festival organiser festival also began adopt dialogue using loose structure allowed people voice issue third year fingo festival adopted theme konke kuyenzeka see crowd goal festival encourage inclusivity boost attendance artist festivalgoers cant rely national art festival need sustainable want encourage artist come use space good festival ceo xolile madinda said festival festival introduced business beyond dialogue encourage local business take part festival sticking usual childrens programme live performance adult afternoon festival celebrated year democracy south africa push theme adopted slogan fourrrrthina u represented democracy enabled south african play role society tradition childrens programme continuing festival included dialogue womens workshop leadership discussion business beyond festival round table hip hop discussion known around hip hop due lack funding festival ran four day – july despite festival managed attract internationally renowned storyteller gcina mhlophe narrate story child festival also featured port elizabethbased vocalist asanda mqiki included festival programme fingo dialogue julysocial state exploration psychological wellbeing julyintyatyambo elityeni realisation misplacement discord demeanour july business beyond festival direction economical growth sustainability art business julyvisual art work discourse social cohesion social justice festival partnered trufm theme year youth struggle commemoration th anniversary soweto uprising part theme following dialogue held afternoon festival july social state dialogue july business beyond festival dialogue july womenonly dialogue july around hiphop dialogue festival focusing legacy late african national congress stalwart antiapartheid struggle hero oliver tambo although official statistic measure economic community impact fingo festival reception community warm happy festival people go dont know facility come learn zanele panini librarian fingo village library said event trufm national art festival makana municipality khulumani support group eastern cape department sport recreation art culture blah ze blah makana municipality recycling economic development initiative south africa redisa xolile madinda ceo since bulelani booifestival director since luntu madinda medium liaison since sinethemba mzwalimedia lonwabo phillip technical director since sisanda mankayi project manager national art festival grahamstown fingo festival national art festival