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Mud and skills are the two words that I would use to describe the Castrol 4×4 Jamboree at Donnybrook Park on 24th and 25th May 2008.
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Written by fungaijames on May 31st, 2008 with 1 comment.
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I was moved to the core by Chiyedza Nyahuye’s performance in “Telling HerStory, Warrior Women of Zimbabwe”. This is a powerful play whose message begs it to be acted over and over again so that more people can see, hear and understand.
Chiyedza takes her audience on a journey through three hundred years of uncelebrated Zimbabwean women- and to a destination of triumphs dotted through the three centuries. She paints a poignant picture of strength and contribution often unseen and undocumented by those who write the books of HisStory.
And on this journey she plays many roles. At times she is the legendary spirit medium Nehanda, at others a grade one pupil in just independent Zimbabwe, 1980.
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Written by fungaijames on May 30th, 2008 with 1 comment.
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Stop phobing on my people
Throw the xeno out the window
The power lies in higher seats
Leave the stools alone
These are benches of strife
Of long worn souls seeking refuge
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Written by fungaijames on May 22nd, 2008 with no comments.
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that we woke up and saw the morning
is not where the beauty lies… (more…)
Written by fungaijames on May 21st, 2008 with no comments.
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The scene is a haberdashery shop in downtown
Written by fungaijames on May 13th, 2008 with no comments.
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HIFA 2008 came to rousing close on the evening of Sunday 4th May. The final main stage act, Tuku and Friends featured legends Louis Mhlanga, Steve Dyer and Tuku’s son Sam.
Another capacity crowd jammed into the Harare Gardens arena and went crazy when Tuku and his outfit stepped onto the stage just after 2030hrs.
Even as the show was beginning, outside the arena, a thriving black market was selling tickets (which cost Z$250m at the box office) for Z$1 billion…
^ Father and son. Tuku and son Sam on stage (more…)
Written by fungaijames on May 9th, 2008 with no comments.
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I discovered last night that my skin colour is a mix of bistre, sepia and raw umber.
I was writing a poem to someone very special when I came upon the need to use a word that said “brown” but in a more specific way. I wanted to describe skin colour of a particular shade and I needed a word that captured the exact tint of brown I meant. (more…)
Written by fungaijames on May 8th, 2008 with no comments.
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Uncle Nigel is living his dream.
Written by fungaijames on May 6th, 2008 with no comments.
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There is something about Freshly Ground’s music and style that I can’t quite put my finger on. Something almost familiar- like “I know this music. I have grown up with it. It’s a part of me” and yet so different, new and exciting.
That certain something was present in explosive proportions tonight when they performed in front of one of the biggest audiences ever seen at HIFA. Over 5,000 people crammed into the HIFA main arena. (more…)
Written by fungaijames on May 2nd, 2008 with no comments.
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Dobet Gnahore (pronounced “dobey na-ho-ray”) is energy. Tonnes of it. Her main stage performance on day three of HIFA was electrifying. (more…)
Written by fungaijames on May 1st, 2008 with no comments.
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