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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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Stephane Juncker hypnotises people. Knocks them out totally. Wakes them up. Makes them do what he wants. At his opening show at HIFA this morning he had a group of volunteers believing they could speak Chinese. scratching each other’s feet, forgetting how to count and so many other tricks in a hilarious display of the power of this mysterious thing called hypnosis.
^ Out cold. Stef put this group of volunteers from the audience into deep slumber with nothing but a few words
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Written by fungaijames on May 1st, 2008 with no comments.
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“The Truth & Reconciliation Commission (TRC) in South Africa provided a space in which all those who had been victims of human rights violations under aparthied could come forward and make their stories heard for the first time.”
This heart rending play is a look at the TRC through the eyes of a group of interpreters doing translations during the hearings.
^ White man on black. A moving scene from the play (more…)
Written by fungaijames on April 30th, 2008 with no comments.
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I don’t know much about Opera Music but I sure do love the facial expressions on the faces of its practioners as they do their work- and Alenka Ponjavic is a prime candidate for this.
^ Alenka Ponjavic performs (or perFACES) at the CABS Opera Gala
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Written by fungaijames on April 30th, 2008 with no comments.
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Presented by the British Council, the Rap & Poetry Milkshake did some major room shaking at the Old Mutual Theatre.
^ Rapper & Poet “Outspoken” drops some lines (more…)
Written by fungaijames on April 30th, 2008 with no comments.
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As is traditional, the end of the opening concert last night saw the night sky over Harare being lit up by a specatular display of celebratory fireworks.
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Written by fungaijames on April 30th, 2008 with 1 comment.
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Entitled Dreamland, The HIFA Opening Concert, took the thousands of people who came to watch it through a message-laden journey of dance and song.
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Written by fungaijames on April 29th, 2008 with 2 comments.
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The 2008 Edition of the Harare International Festival of the Arts opened with a bang at party held for parnters and sponsors in the Harare Gardens this afternoon.
Above: Drummers on the roof. The crowd was treated to an awe inspiring performance from the roof of the National Gallery of Zimbabwe. In the background is the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe building. (more…)
Written by fungaijames on April 28th, 2008 with 1 comment.
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One more day and we leap into the festivities. Already the action has begun though. Here a fire eater does his thing at the entrance to the HIFA opening party.
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Written by fungaijames on April 28th, 2008 with no comments.
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Unofungei? Unoitei? I capture the stories that often escape the lenses of big media. I record the life of a pregnant nation. This is a door into the country that I love. These are my thoughts. These are my memories... 
