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Sharon Katz's Peace Train Reunion
Sharon Katz's Peace Train Reunion
The group then did a pre-election performance tour across South Africa by train - The Peace Train - and a post-election tour in America. Now a documentary film is being made about those historic times and what has happened in the lives of the participants and the country since the first democratic elections.
20 years after the iconic Peace Train concept united young people of South Africa, Sharon Katz, Nonhlanhla Wanda and friends will reunite for an afternoon concert at the Stable Theatre in the heart of Durban's City on Saturday afternoon, 9 February from 1pm until 4pm. The concert will also be filmed for a documentary.
Originally from Port Elizabeth, Nelson Mandela Bay, Sharon Katz used to sneak out to townships as a teenager during the apartheid era. There she met the fiery young actor, John Kani, and their friendship changed the course of Sharon's life forever.
After completing her studies at the University of Cape Town and spending a year in a rural area of Lesotho, Sharon went to America to get her Master's degree in Music Therapy. Learning from Dr. Martin Luther King's civil rights movement, Sharon returned to Durban with the goal of using music to help change South Africa.
When Sharon met singer and teacher Nonhlanhla Wanda from Chesterville in 1992, they began a musical partnership and enduring sisterhood that resulted in The Peace Train's ride through South Africa, its tour to America, and many humanitarian projects including the building of a school in KwaNgcolosi, not far from Abambo Primary School where Nonhlanhla was teaching when they first met.
Many distinguished musicians joined The Peace Train including Brian Thusi, Jerry Kunene, George and Debbie Mari, Lall Jagunandan, Dan Chiorboli, Mazwakhe Gumede, Barney Bophela and Ladysmith Black Mambazo.
All the original participants, their families and supporters of the project are invited to The Peace Train Reunion Concert Party at The Stable Theatre on Saturday, 9 February from 13:00 - 16:00. The film crew will also be there to conduct interviews for the film.
Entry is free and all are welcome! For more information and to RSVP for The Peace Train Reunion Concert Party, please contact Illa Thompson at Publicity Matters: illa@pubmat.co.za / 031 2011 638.