Scherpdenkers: Mpho Tutu en Abel Selaocoe

Mpho Tutu van Furth

In this edition of Scherpdenkers, two generations enter into a dialogue about their own South Africa, about the meaning of rituals and the transfer of knowledge and stories. Anglican priest Mpho Tutu van Furth is daughter of Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Leah Tutu. Her powerful message of reconciliation and sustainability is aimed primarily at an international audience. Originally from South Africa, but now living in the Netherlands, Mpho Tutu van Furth is committed to human rights, in particular those of young women.

Abel Selaocoe

The cellist Abel Selaocoe plays many genres in addition to his own music, from Bach to beatboxing. The cellist, who was born in South Africa and trained in England, prefers to juxtapose Western and non-Western music; in this way he shows how many similarities there are between what initially seem to be musical extremes.