“The name father could be the other name for love,” says Fanny Fern.  This Saturday 12 June is a special day for Sistaz at The Book Cafe as they celebrate and show love to fathers through music, poetry and dance, from 2-5pm. 

 

FLAME (Female Literary Arts & Music Enterprise) Pamberi Trust’s gender project, exists to facilitate the participation of women in the arts providing various platforms of expression through discussion forums, workshops and stage performances.

 

Despite being a come-hang-out-feel-good-and-forget-your-strife kind of space, Sistaz Open Mic is a developmental platform that nurtures talent across all ages and tries to harness and support artistic expression in its raw form, a platform for emerging women artists to come out to a public stage and do their ‘thang’ in the safety of daytime. 

 

 

Roxanne “Xapa” Mathazia features as the guest poet, speaking “not of the truth but obstacles to the truth.”  Also confirmed to perform is Diana Samkange whose recent release “Kumagumo Erudo” is rocking radio. 

 

Following shortly after the Open Mic, FLAME presents Kessia Magosha fronting the band Paruware from 5.30-7pm. Kessia’s first professional band was reggae band Crucial Mix with Trevor Hall, where she had the opportunity to share the stage with beloved South African group Soul Brothers.  She later joined the Movers Jazz Band with whom she often performed at Jazz 105 in Harare, and once as opener for African diva Dorothy Masuku.  She has also performed at the city’s annual Winter Jazz Festival, backed by afrojazz band Summer Breeze.

 

 In 2009 Kessia performed at the International Images Film Festival for the Women backed by Edith WeUtonga formerly known as So What?  Described as the “livewire” because of her versatile energetic performances, Kessia has the knack of compelling the audience to the dance floor.

 

There is a friendly cover charge of US$1.00, and a warm invitation to relax and ‘chill out’ for the enjoyment of a great line-up.

 Performers should register at The Book Café before the show starts at 2pm.