Tawona Sithole | Arts Educator Interview

Better known as Ganyamatope Dzapasi, Tawona Sithole's ancestral family name inspires him to connect with other people through creativity and the anticipation to learn. A poet, mbira player, storyteller and playwright, Tawona is a co-founder of non-profit arts group Seeds of Thought, a Research Associate for MIDEQ Global Migration Hub and UNESCO-RILA artist-in-residence at the University of Glasgow.

As he continues to write, teach and perform, mostly he appreciates his work for the many inspiring people it allows him to meet.

In this podcast Tawona discusses the following values:

• Kuwanda huuya – the more we are the more we have
• Kudzidza hakuperi – learning is never exhausted
• Dzinonzwa hadzirimi – ears don’t farm the field but they are working