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Speaker 1: This is Breakfast with Bong on seven o two.
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Speaker 2: A festival that's beginning to feel a little like home. Hugh Fest returns of the thirtieth of November at the beautiful Narrox Sculpture Park. Music, art, nature, heritage all blending into one. And it's kind of a reunion because we've been doing this now for a number of years, all of it of course inspired by the legendary by Hugh Segala. This year's lineup is stacked Chicaina, the Soul Brothers, Mikasa Madala Gun and Smussa Sila Klaba, the brother moves on and I Complete and I think it's a mix that's going to speak to almost every generation. As always, Pulatlaco organizer, also one of Huma Secata's daughters, joins us to talk us through this pulla. It's it's our annual conversation, isn't it?
00:01:01
Speaker 1: Yes, it is, Hello, Bamaey, thank you for always having us listen.
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Speaker 2: It's absolutely fantastic and a you outdo yourselves with the selection in terms of the lineup, but there's so much more to enjoy at the huge Fest For anyone who's never been. How would you describe the feeling of the of the huge Fest.
00:01:22
Speaker 1: I think the feeling of the Hue Fest is a it's a family setting, but what it also is is like a beautiful celebration of who we really are. You know, it's a celebration of our culture. It's a celebrate of our celebration of our heritage as you mentioned, and just the beauty of having that kind of intergenerational, inter genre performance as well as crowd because we have, you know, children coming in and we have play Africa that caters for them to play in the area. People come with their mothers, their goggles, their aunties because we've got people like the Soul Brothers and Madala Gunena. What it does is it gives it a feeling of, you know, who we are right now, who we used to be, and who we want to become. And it's nature. It's the beautiful sculpture park, So it's just it's beautiful family vibes in the park, which really reminds us of how we used to socialize.
00:02:17
Speaker 2: I love how you're framing this lineup, which is so well curated, because I suppose, in the spirit of Brahu you would know this better than I. But in the spirit of Brahu. My impression was of somebody who, even though he was so wise, still had this young soul and remained relevant to every generation that came, particularly when it comes to music. This is now the twelfth edition of the festival. Can you believe it?
00:02:46
Speaker 1: Oh, we cannot believe it. We're so proud. Our baby is becoming a teenager next year. So it really has been an amazing journey because we come from Soweto, from Alexander and now we're in the credit of humankind. And just to go back to what you said about you know, the kind of person that brites you was one of his most beautiful lines is love, learn and teach, and he moved in Yeah, he moved in his career as somebody who was a lifetime student and a lifetime teacher and a big collaborator. You know, we know how much work he's done with like Candy Farmer Zoa and herp Albert and keep him with kids. So he's just been somebody who loved to understand other people, found and music and learned it and was a big dancer, just a huge collaborator. So our lineup also is influenced by the person that he was in terms of collaborating, in terms of learning, in terms of teaching, and obviously always spreading love wherever he was.
00:03:47
Speaker 2: Of course, he was so much more. I mean, it feels almost silly to suggest, but he was so much more than even the music, although oh yeah, as far as that is concerned, he is a giant. He was an actor, he was a story teller. He was this person who cared about young people in particular, had this incredible passion for that. How do how does the Hugh face bring all of those elements of remembering him together?
00:04:15
Speaker 1: It brings in a lot of you know, again, like we said, his collaborations, the joy of him being a collaborator with Magdala Kunene and Sibusilla clab. But that is what happens. It's an intergenerational conversation. We've got a young Chicaina. You used to love just attending I mean back in the day when as a teenager he loved attending quite too shows. So he loved going to listen to what the new sound is, what young people are doing. And so people like Mi Casa j something has collaborated many times with you as well, and she kind of represent that. And then he loved. You know, the sound from home you can hear from his music. There's a lot of Maskandi and Batanga influence, so people like the Soul Brothers his relationship puts on bond. Getting Gama also gives you that sound of of that. So the lineup and the festival really bring him in in that way as a great collaborator, a lover of music and really a lover of you know, celebration and joy and culture and heritage and everybody being under one roof at the same time and not segregating crowds.
00:05:20
Speaker 2: I'm going to indulge myself here because as you are talking about them Badanga influence in his music, It just it just occurred to me now, and for the many times we've spoken, I've never thought about it until this moment. Your name comes from one of my favorite Bright Hue songs with Tali Pula.
00:05:36
Speaker 1: Yes, yeah, there was recorded in Botswana when he had lived in Botswana for a while. And you know, as we are talking about bright you being a social activist, that song actually speaks about the big drought in Bothsuana at the time, so you know, it screams for the rain to come and for people to pray and so he was great. I mean, that's a dance song, but when you listen closely, you can hear that this is a social activists who was living in Botana and speaking about what is important to Barzana at the time. So yeah, I love that song for exactly that, because it really does not lament over his daughter and it speaks about society and what was important and what still remains important. And with this very Rainmalipula is really the name we don't want to speak this week actually for our festival. Then come back on Monday.
00:06:24
Speaker 2: The hug First takes place on the thirtyth of November at the Narrow Sculpture Park. It's going to be absolutely fantastic. Where do people get tickets.
00:06:33
Speaker 1: People get tickets on Nahaula and as well as on irosats dot com and please Harry, we're already like eighty percent sold and we're on this Sunday. Yeah, at the Nyro Sculpture Park. It's a festival for the whole family, so please come and join us.
00:06:50
Speaker 2: Well. Always a pleasure to talk to you, and thank you so much, so.
00:06:53
Speaker 1: Much always having us.
00:06:55
Speaker 2: Oh, it's absolutely a pleasure. Co organizer of the Hugh Fast as he says eighty percent of tickets already sold. You can't think of a better place and context to celebrate heritage, culture and Brahu
00:07:11
Speaker 1: Seven two podcasts around seven o two, Dot you, Dotza
Speaker 1: This is Breakfast with Bong on seven o two.
00:00:06
Speaker 2: A festival that's beginning to feel a little like home. Hugh Fest returns of the thirtieth of November at the beautiful Narrox Sculpture Park. Music, art, nature, heritage all blending into one. And it's kind of a reunion because we've been doing this now for a number of years, all of it of course inspired by the legendary by Hugh Segala. This year's lineup is stacked Chicaina, the Soul Brothers, Mikasa Madala Gun and Smussa Sila Klaba, the brother moves on and I Complete and I think it's a mix that's going to speak to almost every generation. As always, Pulatlaco organizer, also one of Huma Secata's daughters, joins us to talk us through this pulla. It's it's our annual conversation, isn't it?
00:01:01
Speaker 1: Yes, it is, Hello, Bamaey, thank you for always having us listen.
00:01:05
Speaker 2: It's absolutely fantastic and a you outdo yourselves with the selection in terms of the lineup, but there's so much more to enjoy at the huge Fest For anyone who's never been. How would you describe the feeling of the of the huge Fest.
00:01:22
Speaker 1: I think the feeling of the Hue Fest is a it's a family setting, but what it also is is like a beautiful celebration of who we really are. You know, it's a celebration of our culture. It's a celebrate of our celebration of our heritage as you mentioned, and just the beauty of having that kind of intergenerational, inter genre performance as well as crowd because we have, you know, children coming in and we have play Africa that caters for them to play in the area. People come with their mothers, their goggles, their aunties because we've got people like the Soul Brothers and Madala Gunena. What it does is it gives it a feeling of, you know, who we are right now, who we used to be, and who we want to become. And it's nature. It's the beautiful sculpture park, So it's just it's beautiful family vibes in the park, which really reminds us of how we used to socialize.
00:02:17
Speaker 2: I love how you're framing this lineup, which is so well curated, because I suppose, in the spirit of Brahu you would know this better than I. But in the spirit of Brahu. My impression was of somebody who, even though he was so wise, still had this young soul and remained relevant to every generation that came, particularly when it comes to music. This is now the twelfth edition of the festival. Can you believe it?
00:02:46
Speaker 1: Oh, we cannot believe it. We're so proud. Our baby is becoming a teenager next year. So it really has been an amazing journey because we come from Soweto, from Alexander and now we're in the credit of humankind. And just to go back to what you said about you know, the kind of person that brites you was one of his most beautiful lines is love, learn and teach, and he moved in Yeah, he moved in his career as somebody who was a lifetime student and a lifetime teacher and a big collaborator. You know, we know how much work he's done with like Candy Farmer Zoa and herp Albert and keep him with kids. So he's just been somebody who loved to understand other people, found and music and learned it and was a big dancer, just a huge collaborator. So our lineup also is influenced by the person that he was in terms of collaborating, in terms of learning, in terms of teaching, and obviously always spreading love wherever he was.
00:03:47
Speaker 2: Of course, he was so much more. I mean, it feels almost silly to suggest, but he was so much more than even the music, although oh yeah, as far as that is concerned, he is a giant. He was an actor, he was a story teller. He was this person who cared about young people in particular, had this incredible passion for that. How do how does the Hugh face bring all of those elements of remembering him together?
00:04:15
Speaker 1: It brings in a lot of you know, again, like we said, his collaborations, the joy of him being a collaborator with Magdala Kunene and Sibusilla clab. But that is what happens. It's an intergenerational conversation. We've got a young Chicaina. You used to love just attending I mean back in the day when as a teenager he loved attending quite too shows. So he loved going to listen to what the new sound is, what young people are doing. And so people like Mi Casa j something has collaborated many times with you as well, and she kind of represent that. And then he loved. You know, the sound from home you can hear from his music. There's a lot of Maskandi and Batanga influence, so people like the Soul Brothers his relationship puts on bond. Getting Gama also gives you that sound of of that. So the lineup and the festival really bring him in in that way as a great collaborator, a lover of music and really a lover of you know, celebration and joy and culture and heritage and everybody being under one roof at the same time and not segregating crowds.
00:05:20
Speaker 2: I'm going to indulge myself here because as you are talking about them Badanga influence in his music, It just it just occurred to me now, and for the many times we've spoken, I've never thought about it until this moment. Your name comes from one of my favorite Bright Hue songs with Tali Pula.
00:05:36
Speaker 1: Yes, yeah, there was recorded in Botswana when he had lived in Botswana for a while. And you know, as we are talking about bright you being a social activist, that song actually speaks about the big drought in Bothsuana at the time, so you know, it screams for the rain to come and for people to pray and so he was great. I mean, that's a dance song, but when you listen closely, you can hear that this is a social activists who was living in Botana and speaking about what is important to Barzana at the time. So yeah, I love that song for exactly that, because it really does not lament over his daughter and it speaks about society and what was important and what still remains important. And with this very Rainmalipula is really the name we don't want to speak this week actually for our festival. Then come back on Monday.
00:06:24
Speaker 2: The hug First takes place on the thirtyth of November at the Narrow Sculpture Park. It's going to be absolutely fantastic. Where do people get tickets.
00:06:33
Speaker 1: People get tickets on Nahaula and as well as on irosats dot com and please Harry, we're already like eighty percent sold and we're on this Sunday. Yeah, at the Nyro Sculpture Park. It's a festival for the whole family, so please come and join us.
00:06:50
Speaker 2: Well. Always a pleasure to talk to you, and thank you so much, so.
00:06:53
Speaker 1: Much always having us.
00:06:55
Speaker 2: Oh, it's absolutely a pleasure. Co organizer of the Hugh Fast as he says eighty percent of tickets already sold. You can't think of a better place and context to celebrate heritage, culture and Brahu
00:07:11
Speaker 1: Seven two podcasts around seven o two, Dot you, Dotza
