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Tokolosh
In Nguni mythology, the tokoloshe, tikoloshe, tikolosh, tonkolosh, tonkolosi, tokolotshe, thokolosi, or hili is a dwarf-like water spirit. It is a mischievous and evil spirit that can become invisible by drinking water or swallowing a stone. Tokoloshes are called upon by malevolent people to cause trouble for others. At its least harmful, a tokoloshe can be used to scare children, but its power extends to causing illness or even the death of the victim. Protection against them includes traditional methods such as raising beds off the ground and interventions by spiritual figures like pastors with an apostolic calling or traditional healers (sangomas), who are seen to possess the power to banish them. The tokoloshe is often referenced satirically to critique the influence of superstitions on behaviour and society. Mythology The advent of the phantom tokoloshe came about through Bantu folklore to explain why people inexplicably died while sleeping in their rondavels at night. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokoloshe Man
"Tokoloshe Man" was a 1971 UK hit single by John Kongos, released on Fly Records. It stayed in the UK Singles Chart top 10 for five weeks, peaking at number 4. Kongos' previous single release was "He's Gonna Step on You Again", another number 4 UK chart hit. "Tokoloshe Man" was covered by Happy Mondays. It featured on the 1990 Elektra compilation album, ''Rubáiyát: Elektra's 40th Anniversary''. Meaning The word Tikoloshe, Tokoloshe refers to the mystical beast of the same name in African mythology, which is thought to terrorise and eat people at night. References 1971 singles Song recordings produced by Gus Dudgeon John Kongos songs 1971 songs Songs written by John Kongos Fly Records singles {{1970s-single-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Kongos
John Theodore Kongos (born 6 August 1945) is a South African singer and songwriter of Greek ancestry, best known for his 1971 Top 10 hit single " He's Gonna Step on You Again", on which Happy Mondays based their hit " Step On". His other big hit was "Tokoloshe Man", which was featured on the TV show ''Life on Mars'' and the CD soundtrack. His second album, ''Kongos'', made the top 30 of the UK Albums Chart; but his subsequent singles, "Great White Lady" (30th June 1972), "Higher than God's Hat" (29th June 1973)" and Ride the Lightning" (11th.April 1975) did not chart. Career Having had success in South Africa in the early 1960s with his band Johnny and the G-Men, as well as a solo artist, Kongos went to the UK in 1966, to pursue his musical career. His first UK based group, Floribunda Rose, formed in April 1967, comprised the British musicians, Pete Clifford (guitar) (born Peter William Frederick Clifford, 10 May 1943, Whetstone, North London) and Jack Russell (bass, vocals) ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elifasi Msomi
Elifasi Msomi a.k.a. The Axe Killer (1910 – 10 February 1956) was a South African serial killer who was convicted in 1955 of 15 murders and sentenced to death by hanging. His victims all came from the Umkomaas and Umzimkulu valleys of Natal. Background A Zulu man, Msomi was an unsuccessful young sangoma (shaman). Seeking professional assistance, he consulted with another sangoma. Msomi claims that during this exchange he was co-opted by an evil spirit, a tokoloshe. In August 1953, under the instruction of the tokoloshe, Msomi began an 18-month killing spree in the southern KwaZulu-Natal valleys of South Africa. Crimes Msomi initially raped and murdered a young woman in the presence of his mistress, keeping her blood in a bottle. Unimpressed with his 'new' powers, his mistress alerted the police who arrested Msomi. He escaped shortly afterwards, giving credit for his escape to the all-powerful tokoloshe. Msomi returned to his murderous ways, killing five children bef ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saltrock
Saltrock Surfwear is a British surfwear company based in Devon. Created by brothers Ross and Angus Thomson in 1988, the idea was fostered in order to generate money to fund their passion of surfing. The brothers moved the company from Penzance, Cornwall, to Devon in 1992, after which surfer Carl Priscott joined the board. History Angus and Ross Thomson are two South African natives who decided to travel the world in the eighties and experience the best places to surf. They ended up in Cornwall after taking a train from London to check out the waves in Penzance. After spending most of their days on the beach and their nights in a pub they began to run low on cash and had to figure out a way to make money. In 1988, they decided to create T-shirts since they both needed a creative outlet. They named the brand Saltrock after the South African town Salt Rock situated 40 minutes outside of Durban. This was their favourite place to surf back in their home-country South Africa and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madam & Eve
''Madam & Eve'' is a daily comic strip originating in South Africa. The strip, by Stephen Francis and Rico Schacherl, is syndicated in 13 publications and claims a daily readership of over 4 million people. The strip was first published in July 1992, in a black and white weekly format in ''The Weekly Mail'' (now the ''Mail & Guardian'') and in a monthly colour format in ''Living'' magazine. In 1993 the creators added five daily cartoons, also in black and white. In 2000 ''Madam & Eve'' was made into a television sitcom. Concept A satirical strip, it started in 1992 and was based around the theme of a middle-class white woman, Gwen Anderson ("Madam"), and her black maid, Eve Sisulu, coming to terms with the new South Africa as the Apartheid era drew to a close. Theirs is a relationship of affectionate squabbling. Perhaps in the spirit of equality, neither character is portrayed as particularly sympathetic. Madam is always coming up with silly ideas in order to fit in more with th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gene Wolfe
Gene Rodman Wolfe (May 7, 1931 – April 14, 2019) was an American science fiction and fantasy writer. He was noted for his dense, allusive prose as well as the strong influence of his Catholic faith. He was a prolific short story writer and novelist who won many literary awards. Wolfe has been called "the Melville of science fiction", and he was honored as a Grand Master by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. Wolfe is best known for his '' Book of the New Sun'' series (four volumes, 1980–1983), the first part of his "Solar Cycle". In 1998, '' Locus'' magazine ranked it the third-best fantasy novel published before 1990 based on a poll of subscribers that considered it and several other series as single entries. Personal life Wolfe was born in New York City, the son of Mary Olivia () and Emerson Leroy Wolfe. He had polio as a small child. He and his family moved to Houston when he was 6, and he went to high school and college in Texas, attending Lamar Hig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mad Dogs (UK TV Series)
''Mad Dogs'' is a British psychological thriller television series, written and created by Cris Cole, that began airing on Sky1 on 10 February 2011, and ended on 29 December 2013 after four series and 14 episodes. It is produced by Left Bank Pictures, and co-produced by Palma Pictures. The series stars John Simm, Marc Warren, Max Beesley, and Philip Glenister as four long-time and middle-aged friends getting together in a villa in Majorca to celebrate the early retirement of their friend Alvo (Ben Chaplin). After Alvo is murdered, the group find themselves caught up in the world of crime and police corruption. After gaining interest from some terrestrial networks, the series was commissioned by British Sky Broadcasting. Filming took place on location throughout the island of Majorca in May 2010, and took around four million euros and 44 days to make. The main themes are friendship and growing older; Glenister said it is about ageing and "getting closer to death". Photographer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Shelley
Steven Jay Shelley (born June 23, 1962) is an American drummer. He is best known as the longtime drummer of the alternative rock band Sonic Youth, for whom he played from 1985 until their 2011 disbandment. Biography Shelley was born in Midland, Michigan, and played in several mid-Michigan bands, including Faith and Morals and Strange Fruit, and was among the original lineup of the punk band the Crucifucks. From 1985 to 2011, he performed with the noise rock band Sonic Youth, after replacing Bob Bert. After leaving the Crucifucks, he moved to Manhattan with a friend, living in the apartment of Sonic Youth's Thurston Moore and Kim Gordon for dog sitting purposes while the band was in Europe. When the band returned, former drummer Bob Bert had left the band, and they hired Shelley as their drummer without an audition. In 1992 he founded the independent record label Smells Like Records, based in Hoboken, New Jersey. Along with friend and Two Dollar Guitar musician Tim Foljahn, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Reasonable Man
''A Reasonable Man'' is a 1999 South African-French thriller crime drama film produced, written, starring, and directed by Gavin Hood. Premise Sean Raine, an ex-army officer with issues of his own, defends an impoverished young cowherd of killing a baby that he believes is an evil being known as a Tikoloshe. Cast * Gavin Hood as Sean Raine * Nigel Hawthorne as Judge Wendon * Janine Eser as Jennifer Raine * Vusi Kunene as Prosecutor Linde * Ken Gampu as Headman * Loyiso Gxwala as Sipho Mbombela * Nandi Nyembe as Sangoma Rachel Ndlovu * Ian Roberts as Chris Van Rooyen * Graham Hopkins as Professor MacKenzie * Rapulana Seiphemo as Joe Zuma * Keketso Semoko ''Isidingo'' was a South African soap opera, with dialogue mostly in English and Xhosa language, isiXhosa. The series premiered on SABC 3 in July 1998 and was broadcast evenings on SABC 3 from Monday to Friday at 19:00. Until 2001 it was titled ... as Mary Majola * Thembi Nyandeni as Miriam Mbombela * Duma Mnembe as Villag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Severian (character)
Severian is the narrator and main character of Gene Wolfe's four-volume science fiction series ''The Book of the New Sun'', as well as its sequel, ''The Urth of the New Sun''. He is a Journeyman of the Seekers for Truth and Penitence (a Guild of torturers) who is exiled after showing mercy to one of his clients. Severian claims to have Eidetic memory, perfect memory (his eidetic memory is stated as a fact by Gene Wolfe in ''Shadows of the New Sun''). In spite of this, some critics and analysis claim him to be an unreliable narrator. Severian's life Youth Severian was raised by his guild from birth. His mother was pregnant when she was imprisoned in Matachin Tower of the torturers. They kept him alive after her death, which was their method for getting new candidates for members of the guild. He led a sheltered life there, not knowing much about the rest of the world. He did hear about Vodalusan aristocratic rebel, claiming to fight to restore Urth to its former gloryand acci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anchimayen
The Anchimayen (in the Mapudungun language, also spelled "Anchimallén" or "Anchimalguén" in Spanish) is a mythical creature in Mapuche mythology. Anchimayens are described as little creatures that take the form of small children, and can transform into flying fireballs that emit bright light. They are the servants of a kalku (a type of Mapuche sorcerer). According to some sources, the goddess she was originally conceived of as the moon goddess, married to the sun, but later developed into a (will-o'-the-wisp) type being that frightens and unhorses travelers. Anchimayens are sometimes confused with Kueyen (the Mapuche lunar goddess), because she also produces a bright light. See also * Ball lightning Ball lightning is a rare and unexplained phenomenon described as Luminosity, luminescent, spherical objects that vary from pea-sized to several meters in diameter. Though usually associated with thunderstorms, the observed phenomenon is repor ... * Energy being * Tupila ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
