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| The Book Café + Mannenberg, May 20-29 |
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| Events - 2009 |
| Thursday, 20 May 2010 09:43 |
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NEW TEL 04-253239 - 0912 394 394 - 0913 669 777 SPECIALS THIS WEEK THU 20, 9pm, Another exciting artistic collaboration @ THE MANNENBERG: CARLOS DE FRANCE (Spain) and four bands from MUSIC CROSSROADS Zimbabwe – Music without Borders!!! Featuring artists from GWARIMBA, MOKOOMBA, BONGO LOVE, with PAGGAR GLE’SARD and JOHN PFUMOJENA. ++ MON 24, 8pm, DUMI NGULUBE & AMAGENTS – Afro Jazz! – The Book Café MON 24, 8pm, WoCALLING – SOLD OUT at HIFA: Missed the show? Don’t miss this STUNNING COLLABORATION of 8 OUTSTANDING WOMEN vocalists and 7 gifted musicians from Zimbabwe and Norway, featuring poetry and dance – Calling You! TUE 25, 6-11pm – AFRICA DAY Commemoration, in memory of the Pan African Activist Dr Tajudeen Abdul Rahim – featuring VICTOR KUNONGA and TRANSIT CREW – Don’t miss this unique double-bill - cc only $5 @ THE MANNENBERG
THE BOOK CAFÉ WEEK THU 20, 5.30-7pm, ARTISTS VOICE DISCUSSION – CREATIVITY THROUGH COLLABORATION. Speakers Bernie Bismark, Clayton Ndlovu ++ FREE, All welcome! THU 20, 8pm, ALEXIO & SHADES OF BLACK, winning the hearts of Zimbabweans with hits from his debut afro pop album ‘Kana’ FRI 21, 5.30-7pm, MACINTOSH – Mbira by The Peacemaker FRI 21, 8pm, MAWUNGIRA ENHARIRA – one of Zimbabwe's leading mbira groups, deeply traditional but always versatile! SAT 22, 2-5pm, THE ROYAL COURT – Rumba & traditional music from DRC. SAT 22, 5.30-7pm, SUNRISE – afro jazz emerging from Mutare in the East! SAT 22, 8pm, TRANSIT CREW – Reggae for the Soul: BIG TINGS ah gwaan! 30 Years on the reggae road and still going strong. SUN 23 - CLOSED MON 24, 8pm, DUMI NGULUBE & AMAGENTS – Afro Jazz! TUE 25 – CLOSED FOR THE PUBLIC HOLIDAY WED 26, 8pm, MOKOOMBA - Tonga Beats hit Zim Streets! Music Crossroads Winners from Victoria Falls, showing smoke in the capital! THU 27, 5.30pm, Literary Discussion, ’ THIS SEPTEMBER SUN’ by Bryony Rheam - “...Brilliantly evokes the ennui of the pre-Independence settler community...Rhodesian complacency crystallises into Zimbabwean angst...Elllie moves uneasily between the two.”- (Review by John Eppel). Guest Speakers, Eresinah Hwede (Zimbabwe Women Writers) & Francis Mungana (Midlands State University), and a short reading by the author. THU 27, 8pm, ALEXIO & SHADES OF BLACK, winning the hearts of Zimbabweans with hits from his debut afro pop album ‘Kana’ FRI 28, 5.30-7pm, MACINTOSH – Mbira by The Peacemaker FRI 28, 8pm, MAWUNGIRA ENHARIRA – one of Zimbabwe's leading mbira groups, deeply traditional but always versatile! SAT 29, 2pm, BOCAPA XPOSURE OPEN MIC afternoon – A platform for aspiring artists to show off their talent & potential. SAT 29, 5.30-7pm, THULA & AMAVUTHELA - vibrant & explosive Afrocentric musical outfit with diversity which rests in Umbaqanga, Maskandi, Afro- Contemporary & occassional reggae sprinkles SAT 29, 8pm, TRANSIT CREW – Reggae for the Soul: BIG TINGS ah gwaan! 30 Years on the reggae road and still going strong. THE MANNENBERG WEEK THU 20, 9pm, Another exciting artistic collaboration: CARLOS DE FRANCE (Spain) and four bands from MUSIC CROSSROADS Zimbabwe – Music without Borders!!! Featuring artists from GWARIMBA, MOKOOMBA, BONGO LOVE, with PAGGAR GLE’SARD and JOHN PFUMOJENA. ++ FRI 21, 9.30pm, VICTOR KUNONGA & PEACE – Timeless originals, always in demand! Taking Zimbabwe by storm with his unique style which defies labels, featuring soulful social commentary through the power of music. SAT 22, 9.30pm, JAZZ INVITATION & FRIENDS - Tru Jazz & the Best Live Old Skool! Featuring KELLY Rusike, BERNIE Bismark, SIMBA Dembedza, VEE Mukarati and PATIENCE Musa - Come out and enjoy! SUN 23 - CLOSED MON 24, 8pm, WoCALLING – SOLD OUT at HIFA: Missed the show? Don’t miss this STUNNING COLLABORATION of 8 OUTSTANDING WOMEN vocalists and 7 gifted musicians from Zimbabwe and Norway, featuring poetry and dance – Calling You! TUE 25, 6-11pm – AFRICA DAY Commemoration, in memory of the Pan African Activist Dr Tajudeen Abdul Rahim – featuring VICTOR KUNONGA and TRANSIT CREW – Don’t miss this unique double-bill - cc only $5 WED 26, 6pm, Free Film Screening, Details to follow. FREE, All welcome! WED 27, 9-12pm, MIC-INITY, Lovaz Rock Reggae! THU 28, 9pm, SULUMANI CHIMBETU & The Orchestra Dendera Kings - Come and witness live, the Dendera maestro FRI 28, 9.30pm, VICTOR KUNONGA & PEACE – featuring their new CD ‘Handinete’ SAT 29, 2pm, THE CIRCLE – Zim’s Hottest Hip-Hop MC battle. If U think U got Rap – Bring it! SAT 29, 9pm, DJ SMOOVE featuring CHIWONISO, TEHN DIOMONDS, JADIE JAM, & introducing R. GEEVY Fife Ave Mall (upstairs), Fife Avenue / 6th Street, (access upstairs parking from 6th St) TEL 04-253239, 0912 394 394, 0913 669 777,
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, www.zimbabwearts.org PLUS !!! AFRICA UNSIGNED - INVEST IN ZIMBABWEAN ARTISTS in a unique new concept for exposure to the world – visit www.africaunsigned.com/charts and support Victor Kunonga, Bongo Love, African Destiny, Xtra Large – your chance to help put our artists on the international map! PLUS-PLUS !!! BOOKS + CDs from THE ARTS FACTORY, BOOK CAFÉ Opens Mon-Fri 9am-5pm and Sat 9am-1pm. The Arts Factory is a new project by Pamberi Trust which provides a point of sale for the work of Zimbabwean artists. All proceeds from sales go direct to artists/publishers. CDS IN STOCK: NEW: Inkanyezi, Kwasunama – Brewing Storm NEW: CLARE, Haudi Neyi? NEW: RASIE AI, Return to life NEW: ZIM IMAGINATION, Zim Imagination (CD, DVD) NEW: CAROLINE CHIPINDU, Promises NEW: AFRICAN DESTINY, Introducing African Destiny NEW: VICTOR KUNONGA, the latest hot release ‘Hatinete‘ NEW: MHEPO: ‘MAPAPIRO’ – limited stock of this classic, hurry while stocks last OLIVER MTUKUDZI, Dairai, Tsivo, Tsimba Itsoka, Ivai Navo DUDU MANHENGA, Towards Alignment (double CD) DUDU MANHENGA, Towards Alignment (DVD) ZIMBABWE TOWNSHIP MUSIC 1930s-1960s: Joyce Jenje Makwenda (DVD) WILLOM TIGHT, Kuzangoma ADAM CHISVO, Famba Pore Pore ALEXIO KAWARA, Kana DINO MUDONDO, Estoy Esperando DUDU MANHENGA, Jula DUDU MANHENGA with COLOR BLU, Out of the Blu SAM MTUKUDZI, Rume Rimwe MINGAS (Mozambique), Vuka Africa TRANSIT CREW, Unity SHAMISO, Continually U-MELENI, Soul Psalms CEE JAY, One Ariega VIMBAI ZIMUTO, Vimbainashe CEE JAY, One Ariega Reloaded MATHIAS JULIUS, Here I Come SOLID CHORD, You Are Beautiful G56, Mhoroi BOOKS IN STOCK: A Cheer for Sanity – by Jacob Hilson Chikuhwa A Thought For The Day – by Jacob W Chikuhwa An Elegy for Easterly, by Pettina Gappah Chiadzwa Diamonds – by Lovemore Kurotwi Dancing with Life: Tales from the Township, By Christopher Mlalazi, Erina, by Wim Boswinkel Harare North, by Brian Chikwava Hatchings, by John Eppel NEW: Highway Queen- by Virginia Phiri Intwasa Poetry, Compilation Long Time Coming, Mambo Hills: Historical and Religious Significance, by Marieke Clarke NEW: This September Sun, by Bryony Rheam Shona Proverbs & Parables Short Writings from Bulawayo II and III, Sonatas by Deon Marcus Strife, by Shimmer Chinodya The Song of My Heart, by Edmore Masendeke White Man Crawling, by John Eppel Zimbabwe Township Music, By Joyce Jenje Makwenda Zimbabwe: A crisis of Governance Zimbabwe: Beyond a School Certificate Zimbabwe: The rise to Nationhood Zimbabwe’s Cultural Heritage, by Pathisa Nyathi |