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Bulawayo Culture Festival set for 26 - 27April
23 Apr 2013 at 13:10hrs | Views
After many months of hard work, sleepless nights, negotiations, marathon meetings and all the in-between activities that are essential for the successful hosting of a festival of the magnitude of Bulawayo Culture Festival, the youngest and freshest world music and dance Festival in Southern Africa, is finally here.
There was a build-up to the festival on Saturday the 20th of April with Kasi to Kasi Concert, Nkulumane Hall, KoSekusile from 1pm-6pm with 3 Kings, Kwabatsha, Hwabaraty, Nashie and MAC, Antivirus dance crew and TopKlass omapantsula, Kadder and GDA (from Gwanda) and Djembe Monks to top it off. The MC for the day was the wonder of comedy in Zimbabwe, Clive Chigubu. The Kasi to Kasi concert was done in partnership with National Youth Development Trust (NYDT).
The main festival kicks off in a few days and for two full days (26 – 27April) Bulawayo will bear witness to a new and exciting music and dance Festival produced by a team of dedicated young arts entrepreneurs determined to bring international standards of live entertainment and event management to the local and visiting audiences of Bulawayo. The Festival is a brainchild of Mr Butshilo Nleya who is the Festival Team Leader along with his two captains and partners in arts Mr Tswarelo Mothobe and Mr Vusa Mkhaya.
The Festival comes at a time when Cultural Tourism and Arts appreciation are on the rise and it aims at staging quality entertainment, workshops and activities for paying audiences and thus creating employment opportunities for the arts sector.
Busi Ncube is already in Bulawayo for the festival. Victor Kunonga, Josh Meck, Tanga Pasi, Bongo Love and others are expected on Thursday and they will be joined for the festival by Bulawayo based artists; Black Umfolosi, Umkhathi, Jeys Marabini, Ramsey, Djembe Monks, Rainbow Blaze, Nobuntu, Family Voices and many others.
Bulawayo Cultural Festival is in its first year and will be an annual festival that runs all year a series of mini events that lead up to the main festival.
There was a build-up to the festival on Saturday the 20th of April with Kasi to Kasi Concert, Nkulumane Hall, KoSekusile from 1pm-6pm with 3 Kings, Kwabatsha, Hwabaraty, Nashie and MAC, Antivirus dance crew and TopKlass omapantsula, Kadder and GDA (from Gwanda) and Djembe Monks to top it off. The MC for the day was the wonder of comedy in Zimbabwe, Clive Chigubu. The Kasi to Kasi concert was done in partnership with National Youth Development Trust (NYDT).
The Festival comes at a time when Cultural Tourism and Arts appreciation are on the rise and it aims at staging quality entertainment, workshops and activities for paying audiences and thus creating employment opportunities for the arts sector.
Busi Ncube is already in Bulawayo for the festival. Victor Kunonga, Josh Meck, Tanga Pasi, Bongo Love and others are expected on Thursday and they will be joined for the festival by Bulawayo based artists; Black Umfolosi, Umkhathi, Jeys Marabini, Ramsey, Djembe Monks, Rainbow Blaze, Nobuntu, Family Voices and many others.
Bulawayo Cultural Festival is in its first year and will be an annual festival that runs all year a series of mini events that lead up to the main festival.
