How to get to Ntonga's?

Address: NY27 no 37, gugulethu, Cape Town



Take the N2 out of town,
Take the Belleville/Gugulethu off lane
Turn right towards Gugulethu
At the first big robots turn left into Gugulethu
At the next robots turn right into NY1
Drive along NY1
After a big sport centre, make a left turn
Drive along the sports field until the round about, make a right turn at the roundabout
The next road to the right is NY27
Drive up to house number 37, it is peach-orange and there will be music coming from the back yard...

House Warming on the 7th December

Sunday 7th December - 10am to 5pm
Workshops from 10am - Live performances from 2pm

Ntonga's Playing For Change Music and Arts School will open its doors for the local community and everybody interested in building up a place where music and arts can flourish in Gugulethu in the future.

Join us ~ jam with local bands, theatre and dance groups, paint the murals, build or plant a seed...

Ntonga's wish list:
recorders
drums
keyboards
black/white boards
mirrors
furniture
fabrics
sound electronics
locks/lockers
plants/deco
or anything musical...


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Jazz impressions playing around town

The background story

Ntonga’s Background story

In 2006, Pokie Klaas met Mark Johnson from The Playing For change Foundation (US) and expressed his desire to set up a schol for township jazz. Pokie has already been running asuch school on an informal basis for around 15 years here on one of the roughest streets in gugulethu. Many outstanding building musicians have now passed through the doors including Sakhiwo Noboza who recently graduated from UCT in trumep and vocals, well known drummer Stix Mrwebi and saxophonist Calendar Mexico. Veteran musician Mafisto, already accomplished in hes field, learned to read and write music here.

It was always Pokie's long term ambition to establish a self-sustaining, permanent venue for the school – which could exist for years to come and which could bring huge benefit to the local community. Not only could such a school train young people in music, but it would also serve as a way of keeping them away from the temptations of crime and drugs.

Pokie imagined a school which would have several gifted and responsible local teachers, that was fully equipped with a range of instruments and in a safe and welcoming environment.

Now this dream is coming to fruition in the Ntonga's Playing for change Music and Arts School (NPCMAS).



Pokie telling the story



Pokie's house