ART MERIT JUNE 2020 MAGAZINE

CONTENT Get in touch! JUNE ISSUE Mobile: This month issue aims to give you insight on Africa,World of Arts & +263 78 352 0370 mostly on Art Merit June portfolio.Our magazines are released by the end of the month and be sure to catch another issue on on Email: July with a different feel.Thank you [email protected] POETRY POT SOCIAL MEDIA IInstgram.com/artmerit WOLE SOYINKA facebook.com/artmerit -Deep down with the legendary playwriter,poet,translator and writer -History and Work Address: -Poem to digest -Family life and long journey ARE YOU A POET? GET IN TOUCH WITH US AND GET A CHANCE TO FEATURE YOUR WORKS ON OUR MAGAZINE WITHOUT SPENDING A SINGLE PENNY - Send us your poems and tell us more about you and your journey as a poet -your inspiration and attach it with a photo INSIDE THE WORLD SOMALIA AT THE END OF THE WORLD WITH A NATION WHICH HAS A RICH HISTORY AND A SAD STORY AT THE SAME TIME WHERE DID IT COME FROM? HISTORY? WHAT IS THE STATE NOW? CULTURE AND HERITAGE/ RELIGION? STORY LINE STORY OF JAMES MR BINDURA CHIMOMBE - ARE YOU A LOVER OF SUNGURA OR INDIE MUSIC OR EVEN INTERESTED IN ZIMBABWEAN MUSICAL HISTORY THIS  STORY OF THE MOST FAMOUS 80s SUNGURA PRINCE WILL MOVE YOU AND TAKE YOU BACK TO THE 80s WHEN MUSIC HAD SUBSTANCE AND COULD TELL STORIES ABOUT THE STRUGGLE AND GOOD TIMES ART MERIT KAMPALA TRIBAL SPECIALISATION ROOTS COLLETS - SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGEMENT NOTHANDO MASEKO IS THE - DIGITAL ADVERTISING COVER GIRL - DIGITAL MARKETING WE TAKE ALL THE WAY TO THE - PROMOTERS WESTERN AFRICA TO SHOWCASE - MAGAZINE DESIGNERS THE RICH CULTURE OF UGANDA - WEBSITE DESIGNERS -FEATURES 33 PICTURES ALL - PHOTOGRAPHY TELLING A DIFFERENT STORIES - ART AND DESIGN ABOUT A NATION RICH IN CULTURE



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 THINK IT RAINS POEM BY WOLE SOYINKA THINK IT RAINS THAT TONGUES MAY LOOSEN FROM THE PARCH UNCLEAVE ROOF-TOPS OF THE MOUTH, HANG HEAVY WITH KNOWLEDGE I SAW IT RAISE THE SUDDEN CLOUD, FROM ASHES. SETTLING  THEY JOINED IN A RING OF GREY;WITHIN, THE CIRCLING SPIRIT. O IT MUST RAIN THESE CLOSURES ON THE MIND,BLINDING US IN STRANGE DESPAIRS,TEACHING PURITY OF SADNESS . AND HOW IT BEATS SKEINED TRANSPERENCIES ON WINGS OF OUR DESIRES, SEARING DARK LONGINGS IN CRUEL BAPTISMS. RAIN-REEDS,PRACTISED IN THE GRACE OF YIELDING, YET UNBENDING FROM AFAR,THIS, YOUR CONJUGATION WITH MY EARTH BARES CROUNCHING ROCKS

INSIDE THE WORLD \"'...What comes in your mind when you think of a country like Somalia?I thought it was just Pirates,Pain & Poverty the(Three P's). STORY BY GIFT TAPIWA MUTSONZIWA According to  The Republic of Somalia was formed in 1960 by ENCYCLOPÆDIA BRITANNICA Somalia the federation of a former Italian colony and a is a easternmost country of Africa, on British protectorate. Mohamed Siad the Horn of Africa. It extends from just Barre (Maxamed Siyaad Barre) held dictatorial south of the Equator northward to rule over the country from October 1969 until the Gulf of Aden and occupies an January 1991, when he was overthrown in a important geopolitical position between bloody civil war waged by clan-based guerrillas. sub-Saharan Africa and the countries After Siad’s fall from power, warfare continued of Arabia and southwestern Asia. The and the country lacked an effective centralized capital, Mogadishu, is located just north of government—problems that persisted into the the Equator on the Indian Ocean. 21st century. Moreover, a de facto government declared the formation of an independent Somalia is a country of geographic Republic of Somaliland in the north in 1991. extremes. The climate is mainly dry and Similarly, in 1998 the autonomous region of hot, with landscapes of thornbush savanna Puntland (the Puntland State of Somalia) was self- and semidesert, and the inhabitants of proclaimed in the northeast Somalia have developed equally demanding economic survival strategies. Decades of civil hostilities have virtually Apart from a mountainous coastal zone in destroyed Somalia’s economy the north and several pronounced river and infrastructure and split the country into areas valleys, most of the country is extremely under the rule of various entities. When flat, with few natural barriers to restrict Somalia’s tenuous transitional administration the mobility of the nomads and handed power to a new government in 2012, the their livestock. The Somali people are newly declared Federal Republic of Somalia had clan-based Muslims, and about three- only limited control over the country. There was, fifths follow a mobile way of life, however, hope that the new government would pursuing nomadic pastoralism or usher in a new era, one in which peace would be agropastoralism. achieved and Somalis could focus on rebuilding their country.

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The Somali people make up the overwhelming majority of Somalia’s population. They are divided into numerous clans, which are groups that trace their common ancestry back to a single father. These clans, which in turn are subdivided into numerous subclans, combine at a higher level to form clan families. The clan families inhabiting the interfluvial area of southern Somalia are the Rahanwayn and the Digil, which together are known as the Sab. Mainly farmers and agropastoralists, the Sab include both original inhabitants and numerous Somali groups that have immigrated into this climatically favourable area. Other clan families are the Daarood of northeastern Somalia, the Ogaden, and the border region between Somalia and Kenya; the Hawiye, chiefly inhabiting the area on both sides of the middle Shabeelle and south-central Somalia; and the Isaaq, who live in the central and western parts of northern Somalia. In addition, there are the Dir, living in the northwestern corner of the country but also dispersed throughout southern Somalia, and the Tunni, occupying the stretch of coast between Marca and Kismaayo. Toward the Kenyan border the narrow coastal strip and offshore islands are inhabited by the Bagiunis, a Swahili fishing people.Somalia: Ethnic compositionEncyclopædia Britannica, Inc.One economically significant minority is the several tens of thousands of Arabs, mainly of Yemenite origin. Another economically important minority is the Bantu population, which is mainly responsible for the profitable irrigation agriculture practiced on the lower and middle reaches of the Jubba and Shabeelle rivers. Many Bantu are the descendants of former slaves, and socially they are regarded as inferior by other groups in Somalia. The result is a strict social distinction between the “noble” Somali of nomadic descent and the Bantu groups. There is also a small Italian population in Somalia LanguagesThe Somali language belongs to the Cushitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family. Despite several regional dialects, it is understood throughout the country and is an official language. The second official language is Arabic, which is spoken chiefly in northern Somalia and in the coastal towns. Owing to Somalia’s colonial past, many people have a good command of English and Italian, which, in addition to Somali, are used at the country’s colleges and universities. Swahili also is spoken in the south. In 1973 Somalia adopted an official orthography based on the Latin alphabet. Until then, Somali had been an unwritten language.ReligionVirtually all Somali belong to the Shāfiʿī rite of the Sunni sect of Islam. Various Muslim orders (ṭarīqa) are important, especially the Qādirīyah, the Aḥmadīyah, and the Ṣaliḥiyah. Daily life and social customsThe varied cultural life of the Somali includes both traditional activities and, especially in the towns, many modern interests. Cultural activities consist primarily of poetry, folk dancing, the performance of plays, and singing. These traditional activities still retain their importance, especially in rural areas, and are practiced not only at family and religious celebrations but also at state ceremonies. On such occasions traditional local costume is generally worn. Especially in the towns, traditional culture is rapidly being superseded by imported modern influences, such as television, cinema, and bars and restaurants. Urban Somalian cooking has been strongly influenced by Italian cuisine, and young townspeople are much influenced by Western fashion in the way they dress. Football (soccer) is a popular sport.





18 KAMPALA TRIBAL ROOTS COLLECTION Portfolio bY dYK3STRADAMU5 THIS MONTH WHY KAMPALA TRIBAL ROOTS Growing up in the City of Kings & Queens have always been overly obsessed by westernisation and how it has manage to devolop many lands into first world countries.Its all inspired by the influence of literature & television.I never took much interest or even notice the beautiful motherland thats Africa.This year I feel brand new or can I say reborn.I have managed to open my eyes and see the beautiful wide range of cultures we have in Africa.They all tell a story about the past and still breath in the present as if lazurus pit is not there. Kampala is the capital city of Uganda a country that has over 56 tribes,.some of them  migrated from other country and some of them are originated from them.The country lies entirely between the arms of the Eastern and Western Great Rift Valleys of East Africa. It is bordered by the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to the west, South Sudan to the North, Kenya to the East and Tanzania and Rwanda to the South.The earliest inhabitants of Uganda were the Stone Age People, who were gradually absorbed or replaced in the first millennium A.D. by the incoming agriculturists and pastoralists. ''..56 TRIBES THATS HUGE & ALL OF THEM ARE DIVERSIFIED BY DIFFERENT LINGUISTICS AND CULTURE.ON THIS COLLECTION I JUST FOCUSED  ON A MULTI MIXTURE OF THE TRIBAL ROOTS OF UGANDA INCLUDING THE INFUENCE OF THE BRITISH ...'' In my mind I wished I could have captured billions of pictures just that you visualise Uganda's heritage.On this collection I worked with  Nothando Maseko a lover of the African culture making it easier for me to take pictures worth keeping and remembering .I would love to go to the beautiful cities of Uganda but you know what they say ''....it all starts home...'' so I am eage to gO deeper on the culture of Shona,Ndebele,Tonga,Venda,Tshangani and others.Find all those missing pieces and replace the distorted information with the truth.Art is in hanging on a brocken record.I wonder if it will play foever.It is a few who understand the elements of it now. Its all for the dough now but I tend to differ there is a lot in it than the paper that every artist is chasing.I wish one day we all understand the happiness of being content with the simple things of life.























#StopTheSpread How to use a mask? Source: World Health Organization Before Putting on a Mask: Clean hands with alcohol-based hand rub or soap and water. While Wearing a Mask: 1. Cover your mouth and nose. Make sure there are no gaps between your face and the mask. 2. Avoid touching the mask. If you do, clean your hands with alcohol-based hand rub or soap and water. 3. Replace the mask with a new one as soon as it is damp. Do not re-use single-use masks. To dispose of the mask: 1. Remove the mask from behind using the strings. Do not touch the front of mask. 2. Discard the mask immediately in a closed bin. 3. Clean hands with alcohol-based hand rub or soap and water.

PREVENTION Maintain physical distancing SOURCE: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION

Procedures for Self-quarantine is recommended for individuals Self-Quarantine who have been directly exposed to the new under Covid-19 Coronavirus or have history of travel in infected or heavily populated areas. Stay at home. Wash your hands. Limit all your non- Practice good hand essential travels. hygiene by washing Unless you're going out for food, your hands with medicines or other essentials. soap and water or using alcohol or Check your temperature. hand sanitizer. Check your temperature at Stay in a specific room. least two times a day. If you're sick or suspect Watch for other yourself to be sick, it's symptoms. best to stay in a designated room or Aside from fever, Covid-19 area away from others. symptoms include cough, If possible, have a designated toilet difficulty breathing, and and bathroom as well. fatigue. Call your doctor Practice social or hospital before distancing. visiting. If you need to go out, If you need to seek medical maintain at least 2 meters attention whether for viral (6 feet) distance from symptoms or other medical others. care reasons, contact your doctor or hospital ahead of time so they can prepare and take precautions for your arrival. Source • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (cdc.gov)

Biography THE STORY OF JAMES 'MR BINDURA' ' CHIMOMBE '''HE WAS ONE THE MOST POWERFUL VOCALIST THAT ZIMABWE HAS EVER SEEN...'' James Chimombe (1951–1990) was a Zimbabwean vocalist and a guitarist. '''PHIL COLINS OF ZIMBABWE...'' His career included stints with OK Success, the Acid Band, the Ocean City Band, and the Huchi Band. His music melded Kenyan, South African, and Congolese influences into Zimbabwean music. James also worked American Country & Western sounds into his music, combining them with African horns and light, lilting guitar lines. James Chimombe is known as the Phil Collins of Zimbabwe . Had he been alive today, he would have been as well known as Tuku. Tuku and Chimombe are both sons of Highfields, aka Fio. His music was soulful and presented the heart of the Shona culture.Chimombe got his start as a rhythm guitarist with Thomas Mapfumo and Oliver Mtukudzi. He next moved to the Blacks Unlimited and OK Success. As one of Zimbabwe's first resident Congolese bands, OK Success recruited top Zimbabwean musicians and produced a string of hits in the 1960s and 1970s.Paul Tangi Mhova Mkondo owner of Club Hide-Out 99 was instrumental in establishing James Chimombe who was the resident musician at Club Hideout 99.[1] During the 1980s Chimombe led the Ocean City Band, and led the Huchi Band until his death. He also spent some time with the Real Sounds of Africa. Chimombe is best known for his hit songs \"Jemedza\", \"Kudakwashe\", “George Mudiwa” and \"Bindura\". Chimombe was heavily influenced by Motown Stars especially Lionel Richie. Chimombe and the OK Success band would during the week sessions sometimes sing and perform Lionel Richie at Club Hide Out 99 where he was the resident artist. Death Chimombe is suspected to have been HIV positive , but this does not diminish how much he was loved by the people of Zimbabwe, especially people from Highfields, Harare and Bindura.



Career Highlights James recorded chart toppers like According to a Chronicle article Freddy struggled Zvaitika and the last album Jemedza to fit to his father's shoes due to lack of royalties in his fathers legacy and shortages of promoters in a which was released posthumously.Jemedza stayed on country that is always haunted by poverty and the Top selling album for ZMC for a piracy.Freddy released an album called Nherera long time after his death and had at least two songs in the Radio 2 top which did not do well due to lack of good  twenty after his death.James will marketing strategy & production. forever go down in history as a great Freddy could have done better in the future but his musician fusing Kenyan, South illness ate all the passion,courage and strength to African, Congolese,country and western sounds into his music, yet, uplift his father<s legacy. maintaining the Zimbabwean James's daughter Tendai a mother of two is not identity.The Congolese influence new in the music circle after getting a certificate in into his music can be explained by his stay at OK Success which he had Zimbabwe College of Music she has always been joined from Acid Band.Together with on a roll following her fathers footsteps step by Oliver Mtukudzi, they became the first to do a very successful duet step .She is the reason why the Huchi Band is still breathing but like any other female artist its not as called “Ini newe.” easy journey as every listener thinks it is to uplift He kept it simple but powerful as your popularity.Music has always been dominated exemplified by the song “Muchiti Mugere”.If you are a musician or by male figure in Zimbabwe,this has led many  want to become one, you need this promoters to focus mainly on upcoming male artist song to practice “thirds” on your guitar.James became known as for revenue gain and popularity. “Bindura” after his song which is on Tendai is determined to be a seasoned artist who the album “Cecilia.” is capable of grooming the industry where the FAMILY famous Sungura genre is in a phase where it might James Chimombe only two seedss fall six feet down . that is Freddie his first born and James will always be remenbered for his classic Tendai her daughter ventured into vocal ,his music still sound modern and whenever music.Its sad that Freddy is no more you mention the greatest artists of all time be sure after suffering from a stubborn to find his name just confortable there because resisting tubercolosisis. thats where it belongs.Music has much impact on the human brain at least Mr Bindura sound stood for something worthwhile.

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