Off Moroka Cafe Africaine

Off Moroka Cafe Africaine

Off Moroka Caf� Africaine (est 1995) is a little multi-cultural island in the austere landscape of Adderley Street. Frequented by senior politicians, government officials, media and cultural gurus and other interesting people, Off Moroka has become the home of the intellectual and artistic leadership of Cape Town and they all left their marks on the walls at Off - as some affectionately call it. "Viva the lekkerness of life" wrote Albie Sachs. "Keep Parliament in the Cape", wrote Patricia De Lille and "The best coffee in the world" wrote Cyril Ramaphosa.

Monday nights features the Off the Wall Sessions. Anything goes, poetry, comedy, music appreciation, book launches and short story reading. Since its inception, the Off the Wall programme has hosted such greats as Malika Ndlovu, the AmaBek Collective, child poets, James Matthews, Tina Schouw, satirist Ivan D Lucas (aka Ken J de Bruin) and Errol Dyers. Sunday nights feature African feature films and on Tuesdays Off Moroka hosts discussions on short and documentary films. At other times the ambience is amplified by music which varies from jazz and African sounds to world music to the more party-like atmosphere of Friday Nights. Off Moroka makes a serious attempt to promote the works of local artists. The current art exhibition is Imbizo - The Gathering, curated by the Community Arts Workshop, and features the colourful works of Lundi Mduba, Alfred Budaza, Richard Rhode, and Timothy Mafenuka.

Contact Details

Telephone: +27-(0)21 4221129
Facsimile: +27-(0)21 422129

Email address:
ishmail@iafrica.com