# Event Details

- **Event Name**: SANKOFA – An Experience of African Musical Entanglements
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 27 Aug, 2026 at 07:00 pm
- **Event Description**: SANKOFA – An Experience of African Musical Entanglements
with
Jo Kunnuji & the OSM Pan-African Jazz Ensemble
Featuring: Sharonrose Bolaji - vocals | Sonkanise ka Nkosi - vocals & uhadi
Zeke Le Grange - tenor saxophone | Claire Rontsch - baritone saxophone 
Kayode Abimbola - drum kit
27 August 2026
Odeion 
19:00

This concert aligns with the annual SASRIM Conference and will serve as a valuable contribution, enriching both the programme and the overall artistic and academic experience. Sankofa, an Akan concept meaning "to go back and fetch something of value," is widely used in postcolonial scholarship to describe the retrieval of traditions to restore their cultural significance. However, once recontextualised, such practices inevitably take on new forms shaped by the frameworks into which they are integrated. Understanding Sankofa, therefore, requires attention to the intermediaries that shape these renewed expressions. In this concert, the musicians highlight how recontextualised African practices evolve within new cultural settings, becoming eclectic while still rooted in tradition. They explore reimagined indigenous expressions and earlier popular genres through collaborations with OSM students and colleagues, as well as artists from Bloemfontein's broader popular music and jazz communities.

Programme:
1.	Avale Again (Jo Kunnuji)
2.	Ebi Ara (Jo Kunnuji)
3.	Embo (Sonkanise ka Nkosi)
4.	Ekaabo (Jo Kunnuji)
5.	Ayonu (Jo Kunnuji)
6.	Bloem Highlife (Jo Kunnuji)
7.	E sanwo mi (Jo Kunnuji)
8.	Higher and higher (Jo Kunnuji)
9.	Bloeming vibes (Jo Kunnuji)
10.	For the unseen (Jo Kunnuji)
11.	Omo rere (Jo Kunnuji)
12.	Awa dagbe (Jo Kunnuji)
13.	Ajoyo (Jo Kunnuji)

Admission: 
R120 Adults
R60 Pensioners
R30 Students and Leaners
Tickets available at Quicket or at the door (card sales only):
https://www.quicket.co.za/events/390715-sankofa-an-experience-of-african-musical-entanglements/#/
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/bloemfontein/sankofa-an-experience-of-african-musical-entanglements/200030605885837
- **Event Categories**: Music, Entertainment, Concerts, Art
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 3

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Bloemfontein
- **state**: FS
- **country**: South Africa
- **location**: Odeion School of Music (36), Box 339, Kanseliers Ave, 9300 Bloemfontein, South Africa
- **lat**: -29.11092
- **long**: 26.19165
- **full address**: Odeion School of Music (36), Box 339, Kanseliers Ave, 9300 Bloemfontein, South Africa, Bloemfontein, South Africa

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is SANKOFA - An Experience of African Musical Entanglements being held?
  - **A:** SANKOFA - An Experience of African Musical Entanglements takes place on Thu, 27 Aug, 2026 at 07:00 pm to Thu, 27 Aug, 2026 at 07:00 pm at Odeion School of Music (36), Box 339, Kanseliers Ave, 9300 Bloemfontein, South Africa, Bloemfontein, South Africa.
- **Q**: Who is organizing SANKOFA - An Experience of African Musical Entanglements?
  - **A:** SANKOFA - An Experience of African Musical Entanglements is organized by Odeion School of Music  OSM, UFS.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** SANKOFA - An Experience of African Musical Entanglements is ideal for live music fans, concert-goers, and anyone who enjoys unforgettable performances from their favorite artists in an electric live atmosphere. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Bloemfontein, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If SANKOFA - An Experience of African Musical Entanglements sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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