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Stopping the music a story of censorship in apartheid south africa documentary
Roger Lucey (born 1954) is a South African musician, journalist, film maker, actor and educator. In the late 1970s and early 1980s his early career as a musician was destroyed by Paul Erasmus of the South African Bureau of State Security, because the lyrics to Lucey's protest songs were considered a threat to the Apartheid State. Although already aware of his anti-apartheid songs, the South African Government's security apparatus only swung into action to destroy Lucey's career after he performed a radical song in a programme on Voice of America radio. The criminal methods used against Lucey formed part of the testimony given by Paul Erasmus in front of the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
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- Stopping the music a story of censorship in apartheid south africa documentary
- Roger lucey south africa
- Career
- Director of documentaries at etv 20072009
- Director of IA Pictures
- Teaching and academic work
- Other TV work
- Musician songwriter and composer
- Actor playwright and writer
- Awards
- Music albums
- References
Roger lucey south africa
Career
Lucey holds and Master of Arts in Liberal Studies from Duke University, North Carolina.
Director of documentaries at e.tv (2007–2009)
Director of IA Pictures
IA pictures (a division of Interalios investments) is a production company specialising in the production of documentaries and training videos. Hiw work here includes:
Teaching and academic work
Lucey has worked as a trainer and mentor for the Media Institute of Southern Africa. In 2006 he conducted training courses in Zimbabwe, Zambia, Tanzania, Mozambique and Durban; these courses were run in collaboration with the Centre for Creative Arts at UKZN.
Lucey has conducted short courses and semesters at Rhodes University, the University of Cape Town, the Durban Institute of Technology and Helderberg College in video production and media studies. Lucey was a mentor for Cue TV a project of the Rhodes University journalism department in both 2003 and 2004 and has been an external examiner for the Rhodes Journalism department over a number of years.
Other TV work
Lucey has worked as:
Musician, songwriter and composer
Lucey has recorded five albums of his own songs. He has composed music for several documentaries and plays, and has toured Namibia and South Africa playing guitar, keyboard, saxophone, flute and percussion.
Notable recent performances include:
Actor, playwright and writer
Extensive work as voice artist on commercials and documentary films. Actor on commercials, both local and international, and performer in films, drama series and plays. Worked with Nicolas Ellenbogen and Theatre for Africa. Writer of two plays for Theatre for Africa; “The High Cost of Living” directed by Andrew Brent, and “Newsroom” directed by Nicolas Ellenbogen. Both premiered at the National Arts Festival, Grahamstown. Writer of several articles on news related stories. An article on the conflict in Chechnya (published in “Playboy” magazine) was nominated for a Mondi award.Arts correspondent for Cape Etc., a lifestyle magazine based in Cape Town. Wrote a chapter in Shoot the Singer!: Music Censorship Today.