The Book Café & Mannenberg, Mar 19-28
SPECIALS THIS WEEK
FRI 20, 6-7pm, BOOK CAFÉ HAPPY HOUR! All local beers ‘almost free’! with special live mbira performance by MCINTOSH, Bocapa Xposure winner
March 24-28 ‘NGUVA YEDU - THUBA LETHU – OUR TIME’ Book Café Youth Festival
A multi-disciplinary artistic explosion of young minds of Africa – featuring top Zimbabwean artists joined by young giants in the region – in the big tent! – SEE BELOW FOR MORE DETAILS.
THE BOOK CAFÉ WEEK
THU 19, 8pm, THE GUESTS’ COMEDY. With Michael K – Embrace the madness!!
FRI 20, 5.30pm, MCINTOSH – Mbira by ‘The Peacemaker’, Jerahuni Music - Bocapa Xposure winner – at ‘Happy Hour’
FRI 20, 8pm, MAWUNGIRA ENHARIRA – Mbira: always versatile!
SAT 21, 2-5pm, JUNIOR BANTON & JUST FRIENDS – roots, lovers, rockers Reggae!
SAT 21, 5.30pm, JOHN PFUMOJENA & MNANDI – great tunes from emerging artists on the scene, including the increasingly popular ‘Ndoda Mai Vangu…’
SAT 21, 8pm, TRANSIT CREW – Reggae for the Soul every Saturday.
MON 23, 7pm, BOCAPA XPOSURE presents HEAVEN’S LANGUAGE (H.L) – ‘Storytellers’. Hip-Hop-Jazz. A Pamberi Trust youth project supported by Hivos
TUE 24, 8pm, MOKOOMBA – Music Crossroads 2008 Winners from Victoria Falls. Bound for greater heights.
WED 25, 8pm, STEVE MAKONI – Song and Laughter in Steve’s inimitable style!
THUR 26, YOUTH FESTIVAL LAUNCH
from 3pm, MINDBLAST! 1 – ‘Identity’ public discussion. FREE – ALL WELCOME!
MINDBLAST! 2 – ‘Contradictions’ Public discussion.
8pm, OUTSPOKEN & The Essence, THE GUESTS Comedy with MICHAEL K, and INITIATIVE ARTS (Byo)
FRI 27, From 3pm,
MINDBLAST! 3+4 ‘Culture’ and ‘Nguva Yedu’ public discussions. FREE – ALL WELCOME!
8pm, PAW-PAW JAM presents a Celebration of Cultural Diversity, featuring regional collaboration NOMAD-YI (Nomads), TOMAS ‘ZHIDHINA’ (London), ANTONIO LYONS (NY), SAM MTUKUDZI.
SAT 28, “NGUVA YEDU–THUBA LETHU” Festival Concert, BOOK CAFE CAR PARK
from 2pm, MOKOOMBA (Vic Falls), POETRY SLAM & THE CIRCLE, ERIC DIXON (NY)
from 3.30pm, BONGO LOVE, McINTOSH, EDENE TIMBE, AFRICAN DESTINY, JOHN PFUMOJENA & MNANDI, PACHENA KIDS.
from 6pm, DUDU MANHENGA, ALEXIO KAWARA, CDE FATSO & CHABVONDOKA, POY (Byo)
GANG OF INSTRUMENTALS (SA), INITIATIVE ARTS, VICTOR KUNONGA & PEACE, JOHN PFUMOJENA & CARMEN HWARARI, CHAMELEON (Uganda), MIC-INITY
THE MANNENBERG WEEK (From 10 pm)
THU 19, 7-9pm, JOHN PFUMOJENA & MNANDI – great tunes from emerging artists on the scene, including the increasingly popular ‘Ndoda Mai Vangu…’
THU 19, 10pm, CDE FATSO + CHABVONDOKA – Harare’s Soul Rebels – Playing songs from critically acclaimed album “House of Hunger”. “Irresistably danceable” - Songlines Magazine, UK
”A fantastic album” - BBC Radio 3
FRI 20, 10pm, VICTOR KUNONGA & PEACE – timeless originals, always in demand!
SAT 21, 3pm, MAGAMBA Cultural Activist Network presents MASHOKO! - The Ultimate Spoken Word Event. Hip-Hop, Poetry, Live music & spoken word.
SAT 21, 9pm, AFRODIZIAK – a hot new collaboration between Filbert Marova, Q Montana, Kito & Justin with an original blend of jazz fused with afro-pop & a touch of rock!
TUE 24, 10pm, ANDY BROWN & THE STORM – They’re back!
WED 25, 10pm, MIC-INITY, Lovaz Rock Reggae!
THUR 26, NGUVA YEDU-THUBA LETHU @ The Mannenberg
From 10pm, The Jazz Appreciation Society presents AFRODIZIAK & THE OTHER FOUR
FRI 27, from 10pm, VICTOR KUNONGA & PEACE
SAT 28, CONCERT IN THE CAR PARK
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THE ARTS FACTORY @ The Book Café is a new project by Pamberi Trust to support artistic development, and an alternative non-profit-making sales point for CDs HOT off the press from the following Zimbabwean artists
Victor Kunonga – ‘Uyo’ ; ‘Such is Life’ – Jazz
Adam Chisvo – ‘Mbirations’ ; ‘Famba Pore Pore’ – Mbira Fusion
Alexio Kawara – ‘Kana’ – Jazz
Dino Mudondo – ‘Estoy Esperando’ – Rasta-Kwasa
Dudu Manhenga – ‘Out of the Blu’
Ghetto Project – ‘Toyi Toyi presentation’ – poetry & music
Sam Mtukudzi – ‘Rume Rimwe’
Shamiso Chigaware – ‘Continually’
Vimbai Zimuto – ‘Vimbainashe/Ndawana Mukana’
Willom Tight – ‘Kuzangoma’ – Reggae
Fife Ave Mall (upstairs), Fife Avenue / 6th Street, (access to upstairs parking from 6th St)
Tel 792551, 793182.
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