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Welcome to the website of KHULA Dance - formerly known as  The Mpopoma Dance Ensemble

PLEASE NOTE: THIS WEBSITE IS NO LONGER BEING UPDATED.  For work with Tongesayi Gumbo please call him on 
+44 07760 447308 . Thank you. (January 2007)

                
KHULA Dance performing at the 2005 E:merge Festival, Derbyshire and chatting with the Home Secretary, Rt Hon Charles Clarke MP after their performance with Fir Vale School at the G8 Home Affairs and Security Ministers' Meeting, in Sheffield, 15 June 2005

The young people of Mpopoma hope that you will enjoy finding out about their work, their home and their aspirations.

Please look around and see our energetic performances, listen to our music, hear about our base in Matshobane, learn about our hopes and plans for the future, share our first experiences in the UK in 2004 and our fun in 2005 and celebrate our close friendships with Simunye and others in Sheffield.


Listen to sample tracks from Mpopoma's first CD - Laduma
Their 2005 CD - The Beat of My Drum - is available featuring more songs with a strong flavour of drums and dance. Please contact Tongesayi for details and orders - 0044 (0)7760 447308.

To take a tour of the Mpopoma office with Tongesayi Click Here

In 2005 we were grateful to Simunye for securing funding and support for the Umngcele project from
The South Yorkshire Community Foundation Local Network Fund       and        Arts Council England
                                                                                         
Events
G8 Minister's Meeting 2005
We were delighted to be asked to work with a local school and then perform jointly for the Home Affairs and Security Ministers' Meeting held in Sheffield in June 2005. It was an excellent opportunity for us to show our skills and work , showing what Africans can do for themselves and the benefits we can offer to young people in the First world. It formed part of the overall G8 event this summer which had the theme of Africa at its heart.
Pictures of our performance are in the gallery.
2005 TOUR DETAILS

    Another tour over.. and everyone happy!!

We have at last posted images and information from our highly successful 2005 tour. Please go and have a look in our Gallery.
Very sadly we are unable to offer the KHULA Dance Company in 2006 due to funding issues. Tongesayi will be delivering the planned programme of workshops in schools and other organisations but we will sorely miss the energy and enthusiasm of his young team .
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In the meantime, THANK YOU to everyone we worked with so successfully this year - your enthusiasm and energy gave us all more energy ourselves!
Abangani Arts Fest 2005
The third annual Abangani Arts Festival took place in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe 10-14 December 2005, with various local and visiting artists. As always it was a varied and exciting programme which this year moved between a number of township and city Centre venues in Bulawayo, to much acclaim..

Mpopoma hosted their second annual Arts Festival at Matshobane township hall from 10-12 December 2004, delighting around 500 local people over the three evenings.
With a theme of township dance and music the hall pulsed to the beat of popular music whilst a number of local groups showcased the township dance styles so popular amongst young and old.
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News
2005 TOUR
Mpopoma successfully completed their second UK tour in August 2005.

Browse this website for details of the tour, which included performances in Sheffield, Cambridge, Derbyshire and London plus other festival appearances.
Tongesayi leads African Dance Workshops
    Tongesayi's Dance workshops - for information contact him on 07760 447308
To view some pictures of the workshops click here
The Abangani Arts Fest 2005 - Bulawayo 10-14 December
Abangani Arts Fest 2005
Mpopoma Dance Ensemble will hold their third  Abangani Festival from 10-14 December 2005 at selected venues in Bulawayo.This year they hope to include artists from neighbouring Botswana as well as some of the many stars to be found in the City of Arts - Bulawayo.
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