Our artless government needs to rediscover the value of cultural diplomacy

25 September 2022 - 00:00 By Hlengani Mathebula

American pianist and composer Kenny Werner says that artists combine language and technology to “say something”. “They express something from very deep in their soul, or their deepest thoughts, political statements, love of homeland, love of self and of others, or just something that needs to be said! Maybe they’re just having fun.”..

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