Ceduma Qamata The African Rockstar

CEDUMA QAMATA THE AFRICAN ROCKSTAR
Is an ethnomusicologist, vocalist, African indigenous instrumentalist and cultural practitioner originally from the Eastern Cape and currently based in Pretoria. Her mediums are sound, space, healing and indigenous instruments all aimed at preserving African indigenous knowledge, instruments and systems finding ways to keep them relevant through the moving times.

Ceduma is a composer of music inspired by her upbringing. She was exposed to the sounds of Umnqokolo "a throat singing technique expressed by the Xhosa clan" and Ukombhela "a type of singing performed when traditional ceremonies are being carried out", she infuses these sounds of her engraved culture with the elements of Rock n Roll birthing her Hashtag "The African Rockstar" showcasing its ability to transform into relevance. Rock is an imprint of the method in which Ceduma expressed herself, in trance and divinity.