Talking to Eyewitness News ahead of the Soulful Sounds Woman to Woman festival, organiser Koketso Sejosengoe said the festival was about women fixing each other’s crowns and owning space in the music industry.
JOHANNESBURG – “As a brand, we stand by the principle of queen’s fixing each other’s crowns and having each other’s backs. We want our audience to come out and experience the good energy we’ve all missed, and let loose in a safe and inclusive space,” said C-Squared Group’s Koketso Sejosengoe.
"The entertainment industry has historically been male-dominated. Women were used to window-dressing covers and videos for music that they never owned. To a great extent, they were exploited and never reaped the full benefits of the music that they contributed to," said Sejosengoe. The return of the annual festival was announced on social media. After a COVID-19 hiatus, the event organisers confirmed a line-up of queens for the Women’s Month festival. Headlining this year’s festival includes heavy hitters and global sensations Mafikizolo, Uncle Waffles, Busiswa, Msaki, Thuli P, Ami Faku, DJ Zinhle and Nomfundo Moh.“Women have made considerable progress, whether it be in the boardroom, sporting fields or on stage. However, the disparity between men and women still exists.
According to a new study from the USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative, women lag behind men as artists, but the problem is particularly severe when it comes to fields such as songwriting, producing and engineering. Sejosengoe says there is some movement toward women infiltrating all spheres of the music industry.
The African Women in Music article further points out that many African women have broken barriers in the categories of music, theatre, and performance, through exceptional demonstration of their crafts and talents.
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