Around and About HIFA
Besides the main shows on the main stages there is the Global Quarter where there are always craft and design on show and side show happening like the clowns from Europe who were performing this year.
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Visual arts at HIFA
The visual arts have also been a feature at HIFA. The annual exhibition is usually in the National Art Gallery and mainly features up and coming artists. This same show featured a fashion show in amongst the installations in the gallery. Popular at the exhibition was an installation by Masimba Hwati called Toward Redemption which featured a Volkswagon seemingly taking off in flight leaving a trail of its parts behind.
Hamilton Masakadza takes it easy at HIFA 2011
I was at the Winky D concert during HIFA and who was there standing right next to me, Hamilton Masakadza. I took a few pics and then went up to him. I had met Hamilton on three different occasions, first time in Rosebank, I just stopped him in the mall and he was game to chat. Then again with an acquaintance who went to school with him. So when I went up to him and greeted him these was our little conversation.
PV: Ndeipi Mudhara (Whats man)
HM: Ndeipi indava kusabatika (Whats up? Long time no see!)
Watsamba M’Diou at HIFA
René Desalmand, Matchume Zango, Rolando Lamussene, Alex Pedro and Djibra Mussa are Watsamba M’Diou, a Mozambican-Swiss band who describes their music as African-Crossover. I caught up with the band after their electrifying performance at the HIFA Global Stage in April this year.
Slamming with Aura
POVO: I am here with Aura at the Crowne Plaza for POVO, Aura how are you doing?
AURA: I am great thanks.
POVO: Can you give us a brief background about Aura?
AURA: I was born Aura, which is also my stage name. Born and bred in Harare, Gweru, I did my upper six at Johannesburg’s British International College before proceeding to the AFDA film school. I come from a small family of two children and am now the bread winner in my family.
The genesis of Edith WeUtonga!
It is no wonder that Edith we Utonga is one of few musicians in very high demand in Zimbabwe today. A female bass player, a band leader at that, is harder to come by than a female Mbira player was in the times of Stella Chiweshe. What Edith does to that instrument is enough to seduce the rain gods as we saw at he HIFA performance on the Global Stage when at the end of her performance the heavens cracked open and drenched an audience that would still not leave the stands until the last fat string had been plucked, slapped, popped, tapped, thumped or picked.
Ambivalence Society – PART 1
The first of a two part series of interviews with Tafadzwa Tarumbwa as he talks about about the inspiration behind Ambivalence and his endeavors in animation.
POVO: I am here with Tafadzwa Tarumbwa of the Ambivalence fame. Tafadzwa how are you?
TAF: I am doing great.
Zimbabwean Hip-Hop under Attack!
My take on the recent Lil Kim, Fat Joe and Ciara show in Harare is probably one sided, but it's a side that many people share with me. I am a Zimbabwean hip-hop artist who puts on a hell of a show but just because greedy cats want to keep such platforms for their 'homies', I couldn't get on the line-up when it's clear I am one of Zim's most prolific rappers at this moment. It’s ridiculous because the promoters don't realize that the industry will never grow until they have faith in the local artists.
Outspoken, the humble neophyte
POVO: So what was it like performing with the band for the first time?
Who is Outspoken?
This is the first in a series of three dialogues with one of Zimbabwe’s illustrious MCs Outspoken.
POVO: How are you doing man?
OUT: I'm cool man
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