A highly anticipated Zimbabwe Youth Festival slated for December 10, 2011, is a gig Urban Grooves lovers should not miss as it brings together a collection of young artists who are billed to unleash an early Christmas performance package at the Glamis Arena.
Left: Stunner who performed with Big Brother contestant Munya Chidzonga will take to the stage.
The youth festival will run under the theme Tambanuka (Express Yourself), and some of the artists expected to perform include Roki, Stunner, Alexio Kawara, Chikwata 263, King Shaddy, Edith Weutonga, Free Man, Baba Shupi among others.
Tenford Chitanana team leader of the organizing BornFree Youth Organization has guaranteed that the festival shall be a family affair with lots of entertainment saying the day will have,
“... an afternoon programme with a family fare approach - where families including children can move around, eat, drink and enjoy the scenery while possibly dancing to live music in the background.”
The programme for the day will also include an HIV/AIDS awareness component ,a High Schools Calabash of music and dance, acrobats and fashion modeling.
Chitanana also mentioned that, “the project is expected to reach out to 10 000 young people of ages 15-30 extending to 35 years in some cases, who form a greater part of the national population and are bound to be affected by the issues being addressed by the project now and in the future.”
He went on to add that, “the targeted young women and men are generally young professionals, artists, unemployed youths, college and secondary school students in communities around Harare”
He reiterated that, “while targeting young artists the project is a social transformation initiative that aims at impacting the community at both economic and socio-political levels, “ and this event he said is, “the initial festival is seen as pilot project aimed at initiating what would be an annual highlight on the calendar of Zimbabwe.”
Right: Roki is billed to perform at the youth festival.
The continuation of the project according to Chitanana, “will be focused on building youth exchanges, collaborations and skills to enhance the effectiveness of their work and role in society. The results of such initiative will inform and feed into next year's edition of the festival,” he said.
The festival which will feature over 20 acts including fine visual and performing arts, is a platform aimed at building and supporting a formidable youth movement that uses the power of creativity to articulate common issues.
Chitanana claimed the festival is designed as an experiential, entertaining and sustainable platform for the youth to celebrate their own achievements, talent and role in society and has been made in such a way that it resembles a platform where young artists, the audiences and the community in general can be attached to social development.
He also elaborated that they were going to use the international youth day as a platform, considering that, “the festival intends to become a recurring event on the development and artistic calendars of Zimbabwe.”
The fair will be an annual event encompassing a wider range of arts and groups from outside Harare to live up to its name.
BornFree is a youth run organization committed to the development of young man and women as active and participating citizens. Found in 2007, the organisation grew out of a realisation that young people have the potential to raise awareness on their community concerns.
From Zimbo Jam by Anozivashe Shumba
Left: Stunner who performed with Big Brother contestant Munya Chidzonga will take to the stage.
The youth festival will run under the theme Tambanuka (Express Yourself), and some of the artists expected to perform include Roki, Stunner, Alexio Kawara, Chikwata 263, King Shaddy, Edith Weutonga, Free Man, Baba Shupi among others.
Tenford Chitanana team leader of the organizing BornFree Youth Organization has guaranteed that the festival shall be a family affair with lots of entertainment saying the day will have,
“... an afternoon programme with a family fare approach - where families including children can move around, eat, drink and enjoy the scenery while possibly dancing to live music in the background.”
The programme for the day will also include an HIV/AIDS awareness component ,a High Schools Calabash of music and dance, acrobats and fashion modeling.
Chitanana also mentioned that, “the project is expected to reach out to 10 000 young people of ages 15-30 extending to 35 years in some cases, who form a greater part of the national population and are bound to be affected by the issues being addressed by the project now and in the future.”
He went on to add that, “the targeted young women and men are generally young professionals, artists, unemployed youths, college and secondary school students in communities around Harare”
He reiterated that, “while targeting young artists the project is a social transformation initiative that aims at impacting the community at both economic and socio-political levels, “ and this event he said is, “the initial festival is seen as pilot project aimed at initiating what would be an annual highlight on the calendar of Zimbabwe.”Right: Roki is billed to perform at the youth festival.
The continuation of the project according to Chitanana, “will be focused on building youth exchanges, collaborations and skills to enhance the effectiveness of their work and role in society. The results of such initiative will inform and feed into next year's edition of the festival,” he said.
The festival which will feature over 20 acts including fine visual and performing arts, is a platform aimed at building and supporting a formidable youth movement that uses the power of creativity to articulate common issues.
Chitanana claimed the festival is designed as an experiential, entertaining and sustainable platform for the youth to celebrate their own achievements, talent and role in society and has been made in such a way that it resembles a platform where young artists, the audiences and the community in general can be attached to social development.
He also elaborated that they were going to use the international youth day as a platform, considering that, “the festival intends to become a recurring event on the development and artistic calendars of Zimbabwe.”
The fair will be an annual event encompassing a wider range of arts and groups from outside Harare to live up to its name.
BornFree is a youth run organization committed to the development of young man and women as active and participating citizens. Found in 2007, the organisation grew out of a realisation that young people have the potential to raise awareness on their community concerns.
From Zimbo Jam by Anozivashe Shumba
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