Jozi poets speak out November 12, 2003By Tshepiso Mogotsi PREPARE to be enchanted by the magic of words as Jozi's poets get together to mix up some verbal spells at the SoWhereTo poetry celebration in Newtown on Sunday. Performers at the monthly event, on at the Newtown Music Hall, formerly the Mega Music Warehouse, on Sunday 16 November include Lebo Mashile, Zee, Brown, Samantha, Kojo Baffoe, Mac Manaka, Bafana, Nonkululeko Godana and Flo.  Lebo Mashile and Samantha will take part in the poetry celebration Photo from Thunda.com The SoWhereTo poetry and music project was launched last month by Outspoken Events to link all the creative art forms of art, music, drama and dance through the spoken word. The aim of the monthly sessions is to promote the artists and give them an opportunity to be heard. Does the name Kgafela oa Magogodi ring a bell? He is known only to those familiar to the rarefied world of poetry. But, through the SoWhereTo poetry project, this is about to change. On Sunday Magogodi, together with his band, will speak out, performing new and favourite poems. The project, says Godana, is a celebration of the journey of legendary poets like Magogodi, who have often worked alone with little acclaim, preparing the way ahead for new, young, talented poets and artists. "The project seeks to address the question 'so where to' from here?" Sunday will also see Hip Hop Pantsula perform songs from his latest album, O Mang. The SoWhereTo poetry events will be staged every month, "for as long a poetry still lives", says Godana. Sunday's event starts at 1.30pm and runs until 5pm. Tickets can be bought for R40 at the door.
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