Jamala Safari
Country: Congo, the Democratic Republic of the
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Biography:
Jamala Safari's earliest artistic exposure came in the form of theatre
at a young age in South Kivu, DRC.
He is the author of a collection of poems
called Tam-Tam sings, which he defines as an 'overflowing river of
memories and souvenirs of my half-life, half-heart, in brief, the half
left behind me in the country of my birth'. The other half reflects his
ambiguous feelings towards South Africa, his new country.
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I am ready
I won't go to the mountain
Nor to the valley
I won't go to the village
Nor to town
I have dug into my soul
I have unleashed my spirit
At the ready I have put out my heart
When fire stirs
When sea flows
To hear and write
