Glen Arendse is a South African multidisciplinary artist, musician, cultural activist, linguist, and educator dedicated to preserving the musical heritage of the Bushman peoples. As a member of Khoi Khonnexion, he revives traditional instruments such as the Bushman mouthbow, creating powerful connections between contemporary audiences and ancestral sound. His performances, including the Camissa Heritage Tour and WAT WAS HIE?, celebrate indigenous identity and guides audiences through immersive, historically rooted soundscapes. Glen also facilitates workshops that foster cultural pride and creative expression, playing an important role in sustaining and sharing South Africa’s indigenous musical traditions.
Sessions & Appearances
Sat 6 Jun
11:30 ·
Centre for Humanities Research, UWC
My Tongue Bound Stretches a Map of Sorrow: Reclaiming Culture as a Restorative Pathway
A panel discussion for filmmakers, community members, cultural workers and movement practitioners, who want to understand how practicing culture in all its forms provides a pathway to rectify past social injustice.
Featured Work
WAT WAS HIE?
2025
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31
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African
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Short
A journey through Cape Town’s layered histories, where movement and memory reactivate landscapes marked by colonialism, slavery, and Indigenous resistance, asking what was here and what…

