African Tales

One of our favourite storytellers at Story Peddlers HQ is South-African born musician, Valanga Khoza. Valanga was born in South Africa and spent his youth in Alexandra, a black township in Johannesburg, and in rural Transvaal. Growing up in a community where many could neither read or write, music, dance and storytelling were an integral part of his culture.

These days, Valanga visits schools and performs at festivals all over Australia. His warmth and humour make him a popular entertainer and he is an incredibly talented musician who has performed with many other Australian artists, including choir-director and musician, Andrea Khoza. In 2003, Valanga collaborated with Sally Rippin to produce his first picture book Gezani and the Tricky Baboon, which is about to be re-released by Ford Street Publishing. Valanga and Sally will perform their musical adaptation of the book at Playfest to celebrate the launch of Story Peddlers. Hope to see you there!