Mmino wa Bana and Dinonwe – A Musical Production locates mmino wa bana (children’s songs) within the broader phenomenon of mmino wa setšo (indigenous African music and dance). The purpose of the project is to explore existing scholarly literature on mmino wa bana (children’s songs), and to determine the extent to which the dramatization of mmino wa bana (children’s songs) can be employed as Open Educational Resources (OER) for Northern Sotho/Pedi language speaking rural children of Limpopo province, South Africa.
PRODUCTION CREDITS
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
MOLEPO TRADITIONAL DANCE CO-OP LTD
DIRECTOR
MAHLAGA MOLEPO
SCRIPT WRITER
MAHLAGA MOLEPO
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER & CINEMATOGRAPHER
BLACK CHILD FILMS
MANKU MOLOPE
FOLKTALE NARRATOR
MMATHEMA MOLEPO
FOCUS GROUP CAST
TIISETSO MOLEPO
MAKHESO LEPUTU
KWENYAMA MOLEPO
SEPOPO LEPUTU
TEMOSHO MOGANO
NCHAKA LEPUTU
INTERVIEWER
MAHLAGA MOLEPO
INTERVIEWEE
PROFESSSOR GEOFF MAPAYA
SOUND AND LIGHTS
MANKU MOLOPE
PRODUCTION DRIVER
LEBALA MOLEPO
COSTUME DESIGNER
MOHLAKA MOLEPO
MAKE-UP ARTIST
MMAGAE LEPUTU
CATERING
TEBOGO MOLEPO
LOCATION SCOUT
MANKU MOLOPE
LOCATION
KA GA MOGODI MANKGAILE
GRAPHIC DESIGNER
ARTISTIC DROP
SHARON SIBANYONI
EQUIPMENT HIRE
PHADIKA PROMOTIONS
FRANK RAKGOROANE
MUSIC
TOGZIK FLOW FEAT THA LAST PRO – NOYANYANA PHAKUPHAKU
OFFLINE & ONLINE EDITOR
YOUNG WORLD EMPIRE
GILBERT KGATJEDI
MMINO WA BANA AND DINONWANE
A MUSICAL PRODUCTION
AN OPEN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCE
PRESENTED AS PART OF THE PESP Vfringe 2021 PROGRAMME AND THE NATIONAL ARTS FESTIVAL
THIS WORK WAS COMMISSIONED BY THE NATIONAL ARTS FESTIVAL, WITH FUNDS FROM THE PRESIDENTIAL EMPLOYMENT STIMULUS PROGRAMME, ADMINISTERED BY THE NATIONAL ARTS COUNCIL OF SOUTH AFRICA
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ABOUT THE ARTISTS
Molepo Traditional Dance is a primary cooperative. The organization is 100% Black owned and was established to assist practitioners of Mmino wa Setso deal with structural and socio-economic challenges. Our mission is to produce, package, market and sell products and services related to Indigenous African music and dance. We play it forward by preserving and disseminating communal knowledge on Mmino wa Setso, and Open Educational Resources(OER).