PROTECTING ZAMBIAN HERITAGE
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Continuation of the discussion with NAC Director, Maanka Adrian Chipindi and Robyn Phiri of Sound Composed. This one starts to get really juicy folks. Agree or disagree. The heritage of Zambians whether originally from the territory or settler communities is now blended and intertwined but should that be at the expense of our cultural industry whose underdevelopment appears stunted by remaining in the vision of the past while others who extract use it to create the future. Should that not be Zambia's space to protect, develop, innovate and exhibit for its benefit? Hear NAC listen and speak freely on some very difficult and not often publicly discussed issues. The topics begin to zone in on the next steps going forward with passionate discussion over heritage, sound rights, traditional knowledge, colonial viewpoints that have long lasting residual effects and the decolonisation of intellectual property. The generation of revenue using rights, licensing and ownership of cultural space and heritage is tackled in a no holds barred session. In the final episode Robyn will take you back to the very first unheard session with Maanka Chipindi where you will enjoy his encyclopaedic knowledge of culture are the arts in Zambia as well as hear him explain the banning of drums during colonial times. For a nation of drummers, it may be new to a different generation to understand how little creative freedom we had back then and how this has a bearing on creativity and innovation and helps us to recognise the problems with the mindset that creative freedom can help emancipate. The episode starts with a current issue regarding music promotion and then goes on to look back at areas in the past that have been impacted by how business has been conducted through the ages. The focus for the researcher is how the remote and rural communities have equal rights to the urban communities and how therefore men and women can be brought in to the digital economy. This episode the topic remains general. In other episodes soon to be available the rights issues and Zambia's creative space are looked at from the perspective of women in the creative industries, those with disabilities and the youth. Still present are musicians Roy and Alexander. Roy Kazembe is a visual artist while Alexander Kanyanta is a community organiser. Both have extensive experience in the zambian music and creative fields. Alexander known to all as Shimasta provided the research with a visual translation of traditional knowledge as a demonstration. This can be viewed on www.soundcomposed.com
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