WED 21, 5.30pm, TOROPITO – warming up the stage for standup comedy tonight!

WED 21, 8pm, SIMUKA COMEDY, “The Official Zimbabwean Stand Up Comedy Night” with Doc Vikela, Toropito, Simba The Comic King, Michael K, Ntando van Moyos, Q, and Uncle Sam

THU 22, 8pm, (UNITY DAY)  ALEXIO KAWARA & Shades of Black - Shooting to greater heights with his latest album ‘TOSE’ 

FRI  23, 5.30pm, KUREYA KWEVAHERA – opening the weekend with up&coming mbira stars

FRI  23, 8pm, NYAMASVISVA neMAWUNGIRA eNHARIRA – Mbira magic from Harare’s legendary ensemble

SAT 24, 3pm-3am, BOOK CAFÉ & MANNENBERG spectacular REGGAE FEST (2 stages) featuring all Zimbabwe's best reggae bands on the same bill for one awesome show – line-up includes Transit Crew, Mic Inity & Hotta Fyah, House of Stone, Mathias Julius & X-VYBZ, Thanda Richardson & Da Imani Troddaz, Eyahra, ...and more!!  (Doors open from 2pm) PLUS outdoor chill-out area and braai.

Tickets $15 (advance tickets on sale from Book Café/Mannenberg).  Don’t miss the hottest Christmas party in Harare!

WED 21, 9pm, MIC-INITY - Weddy Weddy Wednesday – LOVAZ ROCK REGGAE booting to Christmas and beyond

THU 22, 8pm, POETRY and... MUSIC! The finale of a year of experimental shows fusing poetry with different musical genres, this show will showcase the best of these experiments with poetry backed by Blues, Funk, Afro-jazz and Folk.  PLUS! Lucky audience members will walk-away with prizes including 'A Romantic Dinner for 2' and 'A Weekend Break'.  CC $5 (includes entry to the 10pm show)

THU 22, 10pm, PEACHES & CREAM: A musical tour of Old Skool, RnB, Hip-hop and Reggae from the 70's to the 90's featuring Jnr Banton, Memory, MC Cheetah, Upmost and backed by the versatile House of Stone band. CC $5

FRI  23, 9pm, ANDY BROWN - Rock double bill featuring 'The Andy Brown Experience' with the Zimbabwean afro-rock guitar legend back on top of the game, plus Nadine and Amara Brown. And on the same bill new mbira-punk band CHIKWATA.263 freshly energised after rocking the crowds at the inaugural Zim Youth Festival - is this unashamed punk rock and distorted mbira band 'the best new mbira band in Zimbabwe' as the mbira society newsletter suggests? You decide. CC $10

SAT 24, 3pm-3am, BOOK CAFÉ & MANNENBERG spectacular REGGAE FEST (2 stages) featuring all Zimbabwe's best reggae bands on the same bill for one awesome show – line-up includes Transit Crew, Mic Inity & Hotta Fyah, House of Stone, Mathias Julius & X-VYBZ, Thanda Richardson & Da Imani Troddaz, Eyahra, ...and more!!  (Doors open from 2pm)  PLUS outdoor chill-out area and braai.

Tickets $20 (advance tickets on sale from Book Café/Mannenberg from Friday 16 Dec).  Don’t miss the hottest Christmas party in Harare!

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PLUS PLUS - THE ARTS FACTORY @ The Book Café – Books and CDs of Zimbabwean artists.

All proceeds from sales go direct to artists/publishers. Opens Mon-Fri 9am-5pm and Sat 9am-1pm.

Fife Avenue Mall (upstairs), cnr 6th Street, Harare (access upstairs parking from 6th St), 0774 435 272, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , www.zimbabwearts.org