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Congo Fever in Harare
Saturday June 30, 2012 is the Congolese Independence Day and the Alliance Française will host a fun-filled event titled 'Congo Fever' featuring music, a Congolese craft market and Congolese cuisine.
Saturday June 30, 2012 is the Congolese Independence Day and the Alliance Française will host a fun-filled event titled 'Congo Fever' featuring music, a Congolese craft market and Congolese cuisine.
Mgcini Nyoni's play, The Button Box, had its Harare run last week. It premiered in Bulawayo last year and tells the story of a woman who collects a button from every man she has sex with.
When I saw the advert for South African musician Bongeziwe Mabandla’s show, I like many people, am sure, was wondering who this guy is. I had never heard of him at all and had a battle of wills about whether to go or not.
Remember Alo Alo? It was the fine dining restaurant at Alliance Francaise de Harare that moved away earlier this year. In its place opens a funky, cosmopolitan new Bistro called Niche.
We got a sneak listen to South African Afro-Folk Music singer Bongeziwe Mabandla in rehearsal this afternoon and immediately fell in love with his voice. He reminded us of the Swazi soul sensation, Bholoja.
They are known as SOUL, an acronym for Singers of United Lands. Four talented musicians from four different countries. They have toured the world sharing their diverse musical offering. This week they land in Harare.
It’s back! The second edition of the Shoko Festival is set for September and will this year host artists from South Africa, Botswana, Senegal, Germany, United Kingdom and the United States of America, among others.
Jennie (pictured below) recently arrived in Zimbabwe from France. She will be working here for six months as a Cultural and Communications intern at Alliance Francaise and shares her first impressions of Zimbabwe with Zimbo Jam…