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IN PICS: Sistaz Open Mic
So we were in the avenues on Saturday afternoon and it so happened that we passed by the Travel Plaza and we heard sounds.
So we were in the avenues on Saturday afternoon and it so happened that we passed by the Travel Plaza and we heard sounds.
Launched in 1997, Book Café has become the beating heart of culture in the capital. It is Harare's arts hub, where a diversity of cultures mix freely, comfortably and peacefully, and it hosts live music, poetry, comedy, discussions and workshops and Book launches six nights a week.
Sistaz Open Mic celebrated its 8th anniversary at the Book Café on Saturday January 17 with music, spoken word and obviously the big cake.
#SISTAZOPENMIC The Book Café was buzzing with ‘sister energy’ as a number of female artists gathered to celebrate seven years since the formation of the Sistaz Open Mic on Saturday January 27, 2014.
#ARTSDEVELOPMENT Clare Nyakujara could hardly look the audience in the eye the first time we saw her perform at Sistaz Open Mic several years ago. Now she’s sassy, confident and a rising force on the live performance scene.
It’s been over five years now since the first monthly event bringing female artists together was held at the Book Café in Harare. Half a decade and a full complement of talented artists who have been bred on this platform later, the mic is still open and the fire of creativity is still burning.
Renowned theatre actress Rutendo Tapiwa could not hide her excitement at Sistaz Open Mic on Saturday, June 9, 2012, as she introduced one of the special guest performers of the day, DJ Naida.
She is known as FlowChyld in poetry and hip-hop circles. She is one of Zimbabwe’s most tenacious spoken-word artists and slam poets and next week she represents us all at the Poetry International Festival in Rotterdam.