So bruising are the deep seated animosities among "leaders" of the South African music industry that at no stage - and caught up in their venomous egos and rage - do they sit back, observe and take stock of how their word-actions impact the lives of so many people.
Don't get me wrong. As artists we experience shit daily, but we consistently work out ways to engage the status quo and call into question the silly decisions and ignorance of past and present ministers of arts and culture. We never lose focus of what it is we dream and how to achieve this.
Disturbing is that all the recent bleating (and I use the word bleating deliberately) in music industry forums in print, electronic and web media emanates from persons supported by transnational corporations. These corporations, historically, employ indigenous voices to sow seeds of division, to do their dirty work as it were.
Once again, the spectre of racist-imperialism rears its deformed head and we become their mouthpieces. Eugene Mthethwa is a case in point. Unlike his ancestors, he repeatedly fails to be the generous chief, instead opting for a position as a sycophantic lapdog of bogus capitalism ala Keith Lister. Is it true you now have offices inside Sony BMG?
You used to contribute to organisations controlled by black people, that are supported by the ANC government. And on leaving these (for whatever reason) you now present spurious notions about the black man, his condition and poverty. What the hell are you talking about, you puppet?!
Let us remind ourselves that only ourselves can free ourselves from slavery. No amount of money can afford freedom because such freedom is founded on consciousness, evolves through consciousness and never compromises the tenets of human respect, dignity and reciprocity. Voetsek wena!
As for Gilfillan, your other puppet master - really! Lurking at the rear end of marches and culture, the man is drunk with power. But the jury, comprising a peoples' legacy, has pronounced that this white man is messed up. Ask Freddy from SARA, Lance at Ghetto Ruff, Makeba's people, the late Ma Brr, Masekela, the late Lebo .. the list is endless.
From a wealthy family Gilfillan believes he knows best and the working poor know vokol according to him. He pounces on the most ignorant, the young. He makes promises to the vulnerable, the elederly. He screams what appears as popular. He converts the poor to his NISA shrine and claims to be their prophet. Please. Gilfillan equals destruction.
To him we say that to build is difficult within families and all sorts of institutions. In Africa this task is made harder because we have minimal resources available to us. In most instances we have ourselves only - no money, only creativity and passion. Who are you to destroy the little that we have.
Who are you, this being without loyalty, this energy without compassion, this man without respect, who are you? Like all racist-capitalist you, undoubtedly, represent a rich, white South African man who uses the desperate circumstance and condition of black people to fight your battles.
By constantly seeking to destroy any possibilities of black institutional identity, that are free from the abuse of the angry downpressors , you risk isolation. Gilfillan, Apartheid got your shit right and you are well aware of what happened to that regime.
It is therefore not a threat, it is a fact... when the people are gatvol, the people rise!
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ReplyDeleteGilfillan has been fighting almost everyone in the music industry for years. He mainly fought SARRAL and SAMRO and all the record companies, but then SARRAL adopted him for some reason and Gilfillan found some kind of pseudo-legitimacy for the first time.
ReplyDeleteThen it was convenient not to attack SARRAL anymore - but rather to trumpet to the world how wonderful SARRAL was, despite the fact that they were ripping off millions in royalties to run the business.
Gilfillan is now conducting a campaign against SAMRO (and anything close to it) because he is on the way down and will throw as much mud as possible before he slides down the drain. Gilfillan models himself as the great saviour of black musicians, but in actual fact he has assisted the biggest rip-off of all musicians in South Africa. His greatest talent is to create fantasies and speculation about whoever he wishes to attack. Then he converts the fantasies into "facts" and hands the "facts" around to anyone who will listen - mainly those who are gullible and ignorant.
Many who have believed in him have later been burnt badly. He needs to be exposed as a fraud and a danger to the music industry.
hey tweaker, the plot thickens, what do you think motivates people to plot against one another - surely its not only power ? because even if they had positions in all the leading organisations of the music industry they will not have the tools to plan and execute everything? so gilfillan was bought by SARRAL -this is some serious news - and i wonder how many other musos hold the same opinion? anyhow i also saw in the weekend newspaper that mthethwa is now an advocate . wow! the music industry might well find value from his legal mind. either way , keep tweaking.
ReplyDeleteps. and the part about mzwakhe.. eish..