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Sigauque Project is a music initiative based in Johannesburg, South Africa and Maputo, Mozambique that focuses on music as a platform to address health, human rights, and social development issues.
Overview
[edit]Sigauque Project is the music wing of CMFD Productions, a social enterprise founded in 2004 that specializes in media and communications for social change. Sigauque Project engages in a range of activities, including music recording and production, community-based initiatives, and live performances, focusing on African music with mainstream appeal and socially relevant lyrics.[1] The music incorporates diverse rhythms and styles according to regional and thematic project focus, blending traditional and modern influences from genres such as Mozambican marrabenta, Senegalese mbalax, Nigerian Afrobeat, Angolan semba, Burkinabé coupé-décalé, rap and jazz. Sigauque Project collaborates with both emerging and established musicians, such as Louis Mhlanga, Feya Faku, Marcus Wyatt, Eyuphuro, and Jimmy Dludlu.[2]
Music for social change projects
[edit]Billi Now Now! Straight on Track
[edit]In 2023, Sigauque Project collaborated with youth activist musicians Black 5 and Dedu One to record two French-language songs in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, on youth sexual and reproductive health and rights. The song tracks, music videos, and music-themed radio drama were distributed through social media in Francophone West Africa in 2023 and 2024, to raise awareness and discussion among youth.[3]
Music & Comics for HIV/AIDS Prevention
[edit]In 2012, Sigauque Project co-created three Portuguese-language songs and 12 illustrated wall comics with youth in peri-urban Maputo, Mozambique to raise awareness about HIV/AIDS prevention. Funded by PEPFAR Mozambique, the songs were launched during a community concert.[4]
Musicians Against Xenophobia
[edit]This 2008 initiative brought together musicians from Mozambique, South Africa, and Zimbabwe to record 3 songs addressing xenophobia. Funded by MMINO, the project included surveys of migrants in Johannesburg to inform song writing.[5]
Humbanane
[edit]In collaboration with musicians and the Alertas da Vida youth group, three songs addressing violence against women were produced and distributed to radio stations, integrated into a human trafficking awareness theatre production, and included in 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-based Violence resources.[6] The song Alertos Da Vida was selected for Rough Guide’s Best African Music You've Never Heard.[7]
Theme Songs
[edit]Sigauque Project produces theme songs for CMFD Productions' radio programs. Theme songs are produced with lyrics and music styles relevant to the radio programs. Notable productions include:
- "Be Ready" (2018): A reggae-inspired track promoting natural disaster preparedness in the Marshall Islands.
- "It’s My Taxi" (2018): Song addressing sexual harassment in public transport for the Safe Ride campaign in South Africa.[8]
- "Give You Strength" (2016): Raises awareness of Thuthuzela Care Centers for survivors of sexual violence in South Africa.[9] and encourages survivors to seek care.
- "Crossroads" series (2008–2014): Adapted theme songs for Crossroads radio drama productions in Kenya, Senegal, Mozambique,[10] and South Africa. [11]
- "I Have Hunger" (2014): Speaks about the pain of food insecurity in Africa, [12]theme song for a 10-part radio documentary series.[13]
- When You Serve Me (2012): Created for the radio drama Mahlabathe Speaks, this song encourages people to speak out against gender-based violence and highlights important issues like women’s rights, HIV, and GBV.[14]
Sigauque Project Live band
[edit]Sigauque Project live performing band comprises 10 musicians, including two vocalists, a full horn section, bass, and percussion. Performances blend African rhythms with multilingual vocals in English, Portuguese, French, Swahili, isiZulu, Changaan, and Sena. In addition to local venues, the Sigauque Project band has appeared at festivals such as Bushfire Festival in Eswatini[15] and Africa Day Many Faces, One Africa concert in Johannesburg. The band's live performances have been recorded on DVD.[16]
Casa Sigauque
[edit]Casa Sigauque (Sigauque House) was established as a platform for arts, culture and music in the peri-urban community of Chamanculo, one of Maputo’s most impoverished neighbourhoods. Activities have included hosting cultural and artistic presentations in collaboration with Embassies and international organizations, monthly Sigauque Project live band performances, and free music lessons for youth.[17]
References
[edit]- ^ "Music can change the world". Africa Renewal. 2013-11-22. Retrieved 2024-12-21.
- ^ "Sigauque Project". Music In Africa. 2023-06-07. Retrieved 2024-12-21.
- ^ "The Communication Initiative". www.comminit.com. Retrieved 2024-12-21.
- ^ "Mozambique: Music and comics for HIV/AIDS Prevention | Pambazuka News". pambazuka.org. Retrieved 2024-12-21.
- ^ "Music can change the world". Africa Renewal. 2013-11-22. Retrieved 2024-12-22.
- ^ "16 Days of Peace Taxi Campaign". Gender Links. Retrieved 2024-12-21.
- ^ "Download: The Rough Guide To The Best African Music You've Never Heard". ethicalshop.org. Retrieved 2024-12-21.
- ^ "Safe Ride: Preventing Gender-Based Violence in Taxis". SaferSpaces. Retrieved 2024-12-21.
- ^ "Thuthuzeleka Radio Drama Series About Surviving Sexual Assault". Sonke Gender Justice. Retrieved 2024-12-21.
- ^ "The Communication Initiative". www.comminit.com. Retrieved 2024-12-21.
- ^ Walter, Deborah. "If men and women switched roles..." Life. Retrieved 2024-12-21.
- ^ "Feeding Hungry Cities: Food Security in Southern Africa". The Communication Initiative Network. Retrieved 2024-12-21.
- ^ "Feeding Hungry Cities: Hear why urban food insecurity is an invisible crisis | AFSUN - The African Food Security Network". Retrieved 2024-12-21.
- ^ Reporter, T. M. O. (2012-11-30). "Radio drama breaks silence on violence and HIV/AIDS". The Media Online. Retrieved 2024-12-21.
- ^ "MTN Bushfire 2014 lineup announced". Bizcommunity. Retrieved 2024-12-21.
- ^ sigauqueproject (2021-10-08). Sigauque Live in Chamanculo DVD FULL(HD with markers). Retrieved 2024-12-21 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Centre inspiring change – vukadarkie.com". 2017-11-22. Retrieved 2024-12-21.