Ntshepe Tsekere Bopape, Mobilis Alkebulan
Ntshepe Tsekere Bopape (aka Mo Laudi), Mobilis Alkebulan, performance, KADIST, Paris, 2021 What is the role of the artist if it’s not to make the revolution irresistible, to make hearts and minds vibrate to a higher frequency? Music, as sound, knows no borders; it is a form that crosses invisible borders created by humans to separate races, classes, cultures, sexes. Drawing upon Ntshepe Tsekere Bopape’s knowledge as an Afro-electronic pioneer, Mobilis Alkebulan questions the lack of mobility within the African continent. “Alkebulan” is highlighted by philosopher Cheikh Anta Diop as the ancient Kemetic name of Africa meaning “mother”, “Mobilis” references movement in Latin.