Thandi's Magical Music Journey in Soweto

By Evelyn Samuel

This moving story set in the slums of Soweto during the Apartheid era. It is narrated by Thandi, a resilient 12-year-old girl. Through her young yet sharp perspective, the story exposes the terrible political, social, and economic realities faced by Black South African youth. Thandi exposes a life filled with fear, poverty, lack of resources, and state-enforced segregation. Eventually, she was propelled out of the slums to worldwide musical fame. However, her triumphs are deeply overshadowed when her best friend Chris Hani was gunned down in the freedom struggle. Her grief is a powerful reminder of the heavy, painful price of South Africa's liberation.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1916744044
• ISBN13: 9781916744042
• Release Date: August 2026
• Publisher: Evelyn Samuel
• Length: 140 Pages
• Weight: 0.43 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"