Our Global Mantra
Tu Nokwe (ZULU)
¨When we came together, initially, and the more we kept growing together in song, day by day; it was becoming more evident that we were definitely brought together for a Divine Higher Purpose! We are guided by the great ones who live in the light and live to see this Garden of God healed.... During the creative journey of our beautiful song, I took a moment one morning to enter my creative zone, playing around with some ZULU words....I wanted to share with the whole world how beautiful this creative process was. Of course, I was still holding back my voice because it was still early in the morning, and I could hear there were people in the kitchen already, so I was conscious, I tried to lower the volume and managed to contain my excitement. I was amazed at the multiple emotions I went through during those brief moments of the song creation process. Words that flashed through my mind were describing the different states of being I was experiencing Patience, Ease, Excitement, Calm, Tuning in, Rhythm building up, Self Awareness, Constant Self Adjustments, Centredness, In&OutOfCentre, I then picked the Zulu words whose descriptions were more accurate with the expression of my emotions, while repeating the melody that was building up and flowing naturally from within.¨
- Tu Nokwe
Musician / Artist / Social Activist
South Africa
Tu Nokwe is a South African singer, actress, guitarist, composer, lyricist, recording artist, author, teacher and director. Her work is driven by her passion for children, community and social justice. Born out of a family of Artists, she is the originator of the initial concept of the world acclaimed Sarafina. In her 50 years as a Performing Artist(locally and internationally), she has won numerous prestigious awards, and has been featured in principle roles on international movie screens, in Shaka Zulu and Red Scorpion, and appeared in multiple theatre productions around the world. In South Africa, she stars in numerous TV Shows and Dramas, and currently performs daily as a lead 'Musical Storyteller' in the longest running children's show, 'Mam Sakhile Story House' on SABC 1 - and is frequently seen on popular telenovelas, 'The Republic', 'Makoti' and many more. She continues to host AMAJIKA Arts and Life workshops with youth/children at her house(which she has donated for community use), with an intention to provide a temporary shelter for women and children undergoing GBV, creating a 'Safe Home' with an 'Artists Residency.' The vision is to inspire fellow Artists and communities to aspire for sustainability, health and wellness through music, arts and Life used as therapeutic programs.
You can reach Tu Nokwe at:
https://tunokwe.com/
https://express.adobe.com/page/OrDx1G7umCjud/
https://linksharing.samsungcloud.com/lAZ6qizYpuzh
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Our heartfelt thanks goes out to Tu Nokwe for offering her precious time, voice and wisdom towards OUR GLOBAL MANTRA.
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