The Book Cafe & Mannenberg, 12-20 December 2008
SPECIAL THIS WEEK
SAT 13, 2-5pm, SISTAZ OPEN MIC – Reflections 2008 & Resolutions 2009. Come on out Sistaz - This is UR space, come do UR thang! Song, Dance, Poetry, Whateva - An open mic platform for women artists, in the safety of daytime! - Register with Rudo B4 2pm on 793182, 792551.
A project by Pamberi Trust, supported by Hivos.
MON 15, 7pm, BOCAPA XPOSURE presents EDENE – R’n'B - young, funky, soulful, hip. A Pamberi Trust youth project supported by Hivos
WED 17, 5.30pm, LITERARY DISCUSSION – ‘BOOK OF NOT’ by Tsitsi Dangarembga. Speakers: Mandi Chikombero (Ohio Univ) and Josephine Muganiwa (UZ), chaired by Ruby Magosvongwe (UZ).
SAT 20, 2-5pm, BOCAPA XPOSURE OPEN MIC afternoon – your chance to shine! A platform for aspiring artists to show off their talent & potential. To perform, Register B4 2pm with Mandla. A Pamberi Trust Project supported by Hivos
SUN 21, from 6pm-1am – YOUNG ARTISTS UNITE on Unity Day Eve – A 7-hour spectacular featuring hot young groups on the block - Josh & Daniel Meck, Victor Kudakwashe, Reverb, Hope Masike, Tendai Manatsa, Chabvondoka!
MON 22 , BOOK CAFÉ & MANNENBERG CLOSED FOR UNITY DAY Read more
Whenever you want to jam
They were jamming in the morning!
They were jamming in the night!
They were jamming in the evening!
Cause it made them feel alright!
Wanna jam? Well, whenever you’re ready, lets. www.zimbojam.com
Thank God It’s Friday
These days, Fridays are not as ‘kicking’ as they used to be. However, Zimbos are ‘fun-loving’ people. Regardless of the escalating cost of the ‘wise waters’, and soft drinks, Zimbos just buy.
Go to any joint in Harare, check the number of people present…and buying. Talk of Mereki, Globe Trotter, Mtangaz, and the many clubs, bars, bottle stores and beerhalls. Zimbos love their ‘peace of mind’.
Demons of a Friday morning
They are chatting away in my head. “Let’s do Stars tinight,” says one.
“No! Make that Sports Diner!” says another.
“But hapana mari ka apa maface,” cautions a third.
“We don’t need money. Tinowona yekutamba.”
So I let them fight, knowing that whatever happens I’m going to have a good time tonight. Hoza Friday!
Dancing under the stars
Dancing under the light of the stars at a recent dance event in Harare.
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Chipawo 20th anniversary launch at National Gallery
The CHIPAWO Marimba group entertains guests at a function. PHOTO: Kubatana.net.
CHIPAWO (Children’s Performing Arts Workshop) was founded in September 1989 and turns 20 next year. On 30 October this year (2008)CHIPAWO will kick off its celebrations with a Launch and a series of events during the year leading up to the big birthday.
The Launch will take place at the National Gallery of Zimbabwe in Harare on Thursday, 30 October at 5.30pm.
Planned for the event are an exhibition - to run through to Saturday, 2 November - a short video documentary, the launch of the new CHIPAWO Website (hopefully) and selected performances and testimonies. Read more
Hundreds turn up for A Academy 2008
Judges from the CBZ A Academy 2008 edition assess a hopeful singer on Saturday (4 October).
L to R: Albert Nyathi, Imelda Mahaka, Willis Wataffi, Admire Taderera.
Hundreds of young singers turned up for the auditions held at the Harare International Conference Centre on Saturday and Sunday.
Some came from as far as Chinhoyi, Marondera and Mutare and waited hours before they could get their turn- a few seconds- to show the judges what talent they had.
Hope is the magic behind Kakuwe
New. Exciting. Hope Masike (Photo: Pamberi Trust).
Portrait of a Rising Star
An new exciting sound, filled with a fragrance of hope rooted in Zimbabwe, imbued with echoes of Africa and the African Diaspora, has come to the fore. The force behind the magical renaissance is Hope Masike and Kakuwe Band.
Kakuwe’s sound is eclectic fusion music with deep earthy traditional rhythms driven by pulsating nyunganyunga (mbira) strains, infectious West African djembe drumming, a soul nourishing thumping bassline and mystical marimba melodies, with a poignant recorder weaving through it all like a cool breeze.
These are infectious melodies born of a vision nurtured by talented Zimbabwe College of Music Ethnomusicology students in search of their musical identity. They call themselves Kakuwe, after the “Go Away Bird” whose call in the forest warns the rest of forest’s inhabitants of impending danger. The group’s vision and sound is steeped in the Zimbabwean landscape, with its questing spirit reaching out to vibrant Pan- African elements to come with a unique style. Read more
“Away from her” premier for Alzheimer’s day
In commemoration of World Alzheimer’s Day, the Zimbabwe Alzheimer’s and Related Diseases Association (ZARDA) is holding a Film Premiere of the recent award-winning film: “Away from Her” starring Julie Christie.
Date: Saturday 4 October
Time: 4.30 for 5.30 pm
Venue: Harare International School theatre. (Back entrance, 1st right off Moorgate at the end) Read more
Half a thousand voices on the stage
Last week on Thursday (25th September) was the Combined Schools Choir Concert at Celebration Centre in Harare. It was an amazing display of vocal talent and musical promise. The concert featured about five hundred young people from Arundel, Chisipite, Churchill, Dominican Convent, Gateway High, Harare International School, Heritage, Peterhouse, Peterhouse Girls, Prince Edward, St George’s, St Johns and Speciss. Read more
On The Zimbo Jam- Alick Macheso- Lucky Guitarist or Musical Genius?By Memory Chirere Although many Zimbabwean music lovers are agreed that Alick Macheso is the King of Sungura, the Zimbabwean brand of Rhumba, that is as far as the agreement will go. As Masimba Kuchera admits in an article on the Chesopower website, ‘there have been many schools of thought on the (real) strength of Macheso- some arguing about his skills with the bass guitar, some contending that it is his vocals and others proffering his dancing skills, it is generally agreed that the musician is of immense talent.’ When people agree that you are extremely talented but go on to debate hotly about exactly whether your strength lies in theway you walk or the way you run, then that is a mark of genius. You actually put people in a crisis of naming aspects of a phenomenon.
- A Dance Farewell for Isabel MatolaBy Ruvimbo Hope Masike Here is one of the most beautiful things about Zimbabwe. It is inimitably Zimbabwean. We Zimbabweans love peace, of course, among other things. We love fun, joy and we are naturally celebratory people even when there isn’t much to celebrate about. For instance young children jump around joyously chanting “Ndege! Ndege!” when an aeroplane passes over them. Now when there is something worthy of the celebration, the joy is electric, understandably so, considering how almost everything else around us is seemingly dull and confusing and uninspiringly so. As a result, when Isabel Matola’s Mozambique Dance Festival came by, it turned out to be one of the brightest lights in town, which was a well deserved acclaim.
- Kanda Bongo Man Lands in Harare With One Guitar[Herald] France-based rhumba maestro Kanda Bongo Man had just one guitar when he set out to perform at the Harare International Conference Centre on Wednesday evening, and his day was saved by a local musician who offered him his instruments on the 11th hour to avert what could have turned out to be an international disaster.
- Alick Macheso- Lucky Guitarist or Musical Genius?
