{"id":903,"date":"2024-09-02T12:07:06","date_gmt":"2024-09-02T10:07:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bydgoszczmusic.com\/concert-phelimuncasi-south-africa-alameda\/"},"modified":"2025-02-14T00:39:24","modified_gmt":"2025-02-13T23:39:24","slug":"concert-phelimuncasi-south-africa-alameda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bydgoszczmusic.com\/en\/concert-phelimuncasi-south-africa-alameda\/","title":{"rendered":"Concert: PHELIMUNCASI (South Africa) + ||ALA|MEDA||."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This will be a unique concert that will promote cultural diversity, inclusiveness, racial equality and artistic international cooperation.  <\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bydgoszczmusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/alameda-tlo-1024x536.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-567\"\/><\/figure>\n\n<p>On September 15, 2024, the Bydgoszcz-Toru\u0144 group ||ALA|MEDA|| and the trio PHELIMUNCASI from Durban (South Africa) will perform at the M\u00d3ZG club in Bydgoszcz.<br\/><\/p>\n\n<p>||ALA|MEDA|| &#8211; Existing since 2014, the band is formed by artists from Bydgoszcz and Toru\u0144. Their music is a mix of influences from contemporary African and South American music creatively processed in the spirit of rhythmic electronic and post-rock music. The lineup with its music has toured quite a few festivals across Europe and received many positive reviews. The latest album (Spectra. Vol.2) was named &#8220;Album of the Week&#8221; by The Quietus magazine: <a href=\"https:\/\/thequietus.com\/quietus-reviews\/album-of-the-week\/ala-meda-spectra-volume-2-review\/\">https:\/\/thequietus.com\/quietus-reviews\/album-of-the-week\/ala-meda-spectra-volume-2-review\/<br\/><br\/><\/a>And it features the band PHELIMUNCAS, which was just invited to perform, co-writing the song &#8220;um&#8217;khonto.&#8221;<br\/><br\/>Listen to the song: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=4KnhSvKUfUs\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=4KnhSvKUfUs<\/a> <\/p>\n\n<p><br\/><br\/>For their concert collaboration, they invited PHELIMUNCASI, currently on a European tour, a band formed in 2012 in the township of Mlaszi in Durban, South Africa, using the musical style of gqom as a tool for theatrical storytelling and social commentary. And there are quite a few of these in their texts &#8211; from rebelling against racist ideologies, to criticizing totalitarian systems, to spreading the idea of equality and broad inclusivity.<\/p>\n\n<p>Their music is characterized by strong futuristic beats with narrative storytelling that has been part of South African tradition for hundreds of years, call-and-response vocals sung in both their local isiZulu language and English. Their music is driven by opposition and dissent to social inequality and racism, and reflects on South Africa&#8217;s cultural past, present and future.<br\/><br\/>Link to single from their latest album: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=h_N4oWs2Ggk\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=h_N4oWs2Ggk<\/a><\/p>\n\n<p>Link to the event on FB: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/379470458512272\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/379470458512272<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This will be a unique concert that will promote cultural diversity, inclusiveness, racial equality and artistic international cooperation. 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