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Lefifi Tladi was born on 4 January, 1949 in Pretoria, South Africa, is a South African painter, poet, and musician. Discover Lefifi Tladi's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 75 years old?

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Occupation Painter, poet, sculptor and musician
Age 75 years old
Zodiac Sign Capricorn
Born 4 January 1949
Birthday 4 January
Birthplace Pretoria, South Africa
Nationality South Africa

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1949

Lefifi Tladi (born 4 January 1949) is a South African painter, poet, sculptor and musician.

Lefifi Tladi was born in 1949 in the township of Lady Selborne, Pretoria, South Africa.

1966

His involvement in the cultural world started in 1966 when he co-founded a youth club known as De-Olympia in the township of Ga-Rankuwa, north-west of Pretoria.

The club hosted workshops, recited poetry, dance and music.

The group subsequently formed a jazz band, Malombo Jazz Messengers, later renamed Dashiki.

1970

During the 1970s Lefifi started to get more involved in the Black Consciousness Movement via its cultural events where he performed with Dashiki.

Dashiki also became regulars at the United States Embassy’s jazz appreciation sessions under the management of Geoff Matlherane Mphakathi.

1971

In 1971 De-Olympia was transformed into an art studio, gallery and museum of contemporary Black art.

The aim was to exhibit art, stimulate research, and encourage the documentation of African arts.

Among others, Lefifi worked with Motlhabane Mashiangwako, Victor Mkhumbuza, Fikile Magadlela, and Harry Moyaga.

They also organized numerous Black art exhibitions and workshops at some of the major Black universities and schools.

This was in response to the "Bantu Educations" discouragement of Black people’s creativity.

1974

After being active for three years the apartheid authorities forced the museum to close down in 1974.

1976

As a member of the black consciousness movement he was exiled from South Africa in 1976.

In 1976 Lefifi was arrested and detained by the security police for participating in the Soweto uprising.

He was kept in solitary confinement for over two months before he was released on bail.

When he was out on bail he decided to not stay in South Africa due to the severity of the charges he was facing and fled across the border to Botswana.

While in Botswana he and fellow artists established the Tuka Cultural Unit, a cultural formation meant for organizing group exhibitions as well as sustaining working relations with artists in South Africa.

1977

In 1977, they took part in the month-long event, Festac ’77 – the pan-African international festival of arts and culture in Lagos, Nigeria.

1980

Lefifi got in contact with a Swedish diplomat while holding an exhibition at the Botswana National Museum in 1980.

This encounter led to Lefifi receiving a scholarship to study fine arts and art history at the Gerlesborg School of Fine Art in Stockholm.

He moved to Stockholm the following year.

While in Sweden Lefifi continued to be active in anti apartheid movement.

In He participated in the exhibition “Art Against Apartheid” in Amsterdam, Holland and the SIDA-sponsored "End White Rule in Black South Africa" exhibition.

1997

He lived in exile, primarily in Stockholm, Sweden, until the abolition of apartheid, and in 1997 returned to South Africa for the first time in over 20 years.

In 2021 he was awarded the lifetime achievement award by the South African Literary Awards.

In 1997 Lefifi returned to South Africa for the first time following the abolishment of Apartheid.

2005

In 2005 film maker Aryan Kaganof made the documentary "Giant Steps" about the life of Lefifi Tladi along with South African poets Lesego Rampolokeng, Kgafela oa Magogodi, Afurakan, Mac Manaka.

2016

Since 2016 he lives in Stockholm full time and continues to exhibit and host poetry and art workshops.

He is passionate about education and is involved with various art education projects in South Africa from a distance.