The afternoon will also be a celebration of the protection of creative spaces, and features as usual, exciting young artists from widely different backgrounds together, and a unique opportunity for networking. This saturday, tariro negitare brings her unique brand of afrosoul to the book cafe as she revisits the space where it all started, sistaz open mic. Jun 14, 2014 sistaz open mic, the book cafe, harare, zimbabwe. Blaqberry musiq aka blaqberry jazz blends diverse genres including blues, soul, rock, funk, mhande, kwaito and classical music with strong elements of jazz to great organic, homegrown and original music. Book cafe is also home to the spoken word and comes alive each and every month with sistaz open mic and the house of hunger poetry slam. Sistaz open mic, a talent search programme run by pamberi trust in collaboration with dutch aid agency hivos, turned six on saturday, and the party held at the book cafe was characterised by. The gig, which falls under pamberi trusts female literary, arts and music enterprise flame, has helped to unearth many talented artistes.
These began on february 8 with an open mic session at the iconic book caf. It is a place of free expression, of entertainment, of generosity. Harare sistaz open mic, a platform for young women artistes to showcase their talents in song, dance, poetry and comedy and other disciplines, will celebrate its eighth birthday at the book cafe on saturday. Today on the domestic soundscape blog i bring you news of a project by my friend and comrade, claudia wegener, aka radio continental drift. Tinashe tafirenyika badilisha poetry panafrican poets. Upon observing the banners up in the space, we realized that it actually was the sistaz open mic, reincarnated. The book cafe zimbabwe 1,126 words case mismatch in snippet view article alive each and every month with sistaz open mic and the house of hunger poetry slam. Expanded broadcast and poetic transmission, multimedia article. Tariro started playing the guitar at the age of at st. This quartet of passionate and energetic musicians brings together the talents of filbert.
Where women and men get together as sisters abd share food family and fun intwasa. Sistaz open mic is held every second saturday of the month from 25pm. Where women and men get together as sisters abd share food family and fun sistaz open mic are expected to return to the pamberi garden stage in september. Tue 03 dec, 8pm kessia masona is outspoken for peace in the world, tonight sharing the stage in a backtoback fireball of lively entertainment with some of zimbabwes most. Tariro will bring the curtain down at the monthly sistaz open mic event which is set to launch the beginning of this years 16 days of activism at the book cafe this saturday, 9 november, 27pm. For the past six years, book cafe has routinely hosted the sistaz open mic, which was launched and developed by pamberi trust in january. The gig, which falls under pamberi trusts female literary, arts and music enterpris. She has performed at open mic events and other poetry events at the book cafe mannenberg such as sistaz open mic and mashoko events. Johns high school, emerald hill where she was taught by a german sr. Bulawayoborn jazz diva dudu manhenga will have another bite of the cherry at the intwasa festival kobulawayo where she is billed to perform with two other female jazz artistes. Barbra breeze the performance poet was born a year and seven months ago at the book cafe and since then has been exposed to frequent poetry slams such as the house of hunger poetry slam at the book cafe. Her music has a strong afrosoul feel and influenced by from artists such as oliver mtukudzi, sara tavares and tracy chapman, amongst others. Book cafe offers a space to eat, to drink to discuss to enjoy music, theatre and film.
Mar 07, 20 the sistaz open mic afterparty follows up from 5. Aug 22, 2014 the book cafe, established by brickhill 17 years ago, has provided a platform on which many upcoming zimbabwean musicians have flourished. Mar 04, 2018 chigama has performed on many stages locally and beyond, starting with the house of hunger poetry slams held at the book cafe in 2004, as well as the sistaz open mic events that followed. The sistaz open mic held this past weekend at the book cafe in.
Sistaz open mic, a performance platform for female singers, musicians, dancers and spoken word artists in the zimbabwean capital, harare, held a series of events as their part in the campaign in partnership with one billion rising coordinators in zimbabwe. As a festivalwomen scream is celebrated in commemoration of the importance of womens role in society, and also serves as a platform for talented. Tendai mavengeni performs at sistaz open mic, a monthly platform for women artists, book cafe, harare. Aug 04, 2015 all the more that i can say now is a luta continua vitoria e certa sistaz open mic, the book cafe. May 18, 2014 a friend of hers, charmaine chitate, invited her to a sistaz open mic event held at the book cafe, by pamberi trust under the flame project. She plays an original mix of indigenous african sounds and contemporary urban styles with a strong afro soul feel and evident influences from oliver mtukudzi, freshly ground, india arie and lauryn hill, tariro negitare is a brand that came to. Chigamas anthology examines the slipperiness of truth. Sistaz open mic poets recorded for badilisha poetry r. She is one of the newest spoken word artists in zimbabwe having stepped onto the scene less than a year ago. Harare recently opened book cafe has more musical programmes to offer fans previously disappointed by its closure. The woman scream segment of the sistaz open mic programme in partnership with one billion rising for justice on sat 8 march commemorated the international womens day.
Proudly brewing metropolis coffee and serving dollop baked goods. Book cafe is home to the spoken word and comes alive each and every month with sistaz open mic and the house of hunger poetry slam. Sharing the stage with poets i have always read in books such as lebo mashile, barolong sebone, mutabaruka, the late chiwoniso maraire a prolific. Entertainment reporterthe sistaz open mic session at the book cafe to celebrate the international womens day will this saturday feature a lineup of women artistes ready to step out and. Twedes cafe at twedes, almost everything is made from scratch and from the best quality ingredients we can find. A regular at the house of hunger poetry slam and sistaz open mic sessions at the book cafe. During sistaz open mic at book cafe harare, dudus sister uzah as mc, september 2012 let me zoomin here to one of the recordings from our online audioarchive a bit further. The international womens day is celebrated annually on march 8. Book cafe is becoming a community arts centre a space where artists and the public can meet each other, can connect with each other and share ideas and inspiration. Sistaz open mic celebrates six years zimbabwe online news.
It is the flagship project of pamberis harare culture house. In 20, she has released her first single from the album she is hoping will be released to the public soon. It was at this platform that she linked up with edith weutonga then called edith and so what and became the guitarist for the band. She started performing as a solo artiste at sistaz open mic at the book cafe, using this important music platform to gain experience and exposure. Lets honour heroes while they live zimbabwe situation. The women sing at both sides of the zambezi tumblr. Sat 10 oct, 27pm, sistaz open mic sistaz this is still your space come out and do your thing.
Nov, 2014 tariro started playing the guitar at the age of at st. Tinashe tafirenyika is currently a student at the university of zimbabwe studying medical laboratory sciences. We have seen singers developing from scratch right in front of our eyes and we have had the likes of vimbai zimuto recording their first albums, thanda richardson is. Book cafe is becoming a community arts centre a space. Sistaz open mic was born in january 2007 as a special platform for emerging female artists and the project has gone a long way in moulding young talent, according to manhenga. The platform invites women artists from all disciplines to come and freely express themselves in the safety of daytime. Nov 06, 2014 book cafe open mic invites artists to commemorate the day and shout out about hiv and aids. Sistaz open mic celebrates six years the zimbabwe independent. Chigama has performed on many spoken word stages in zimbabwe and beyond, starting with the famous house of hunger poetry slams held at the book cafe in 2004 and then the sistaz open mic events. Book cafe celebrates womens day in style newsday zimbabwe. Onair encounter of poetry from zambia and zimbabwe broadcast by joy fm lusaka, dj petronellas poetic tuesday, 4 dec. Barbra breeze anderson badilisha poetry panafrican poets. Through programmes like flame female literary, arts and music enterprise and sistaz open mic, the book cafe has helped to unearth and nurture some of zimbabwes best female musicians.
Sistaz open mic is one of the highlights of the flame project, a monthly open mic session where female artistes come together to do ur thang. Jan 16, 2015 harare sistaz open mic, a platform for young women artistes to showcase their talents in song, dance, poetry and comedy and other disciplines, will celebrate its eighth birthday at the book cafe on saturday. Pamberi trusts project, sistaz open mic, will be wrongly described by some chauvinists as a gathering of feminists denouncing the opposite sex, but last saturday, the zimbabwean witnessed a party of zimbabwean women with the zeal and enthusiasm for the arts industry as they celebrated the living and their late sheroes of the country. Johns high school, where she was taught by a german sr. Dudus second bite of the cherry bulawayoborn jazz diva dudu manhenga will have another bite of the cherry at the intwasa festival kobulawayo where she is billed to perform with two other female jazz artistes. List of ship decommissionings in 1950 wikivisually.
Dance, poetry, theatre, music, comedy, whatever the passion, there is always an encouraging audience to spur the rookies on as well as celebrate the first. A friend of hers, charmaine chitate, invited her to a sistaz open mic event held at the book cafe, by pamberi trust under the flame project. Phone 8179918311 fax 8174237521 menu updated 0916 1116 pennsylvania ave, fort worth, tx 76104. In the open mic format, anyone may appear and anything can happen. Launched in 1997, book cafe has become the beating heart of culture in the capital. Oct 16, 2016 tendai mavengeni performs at sistaz open mic, a monthly platform for women artists, book cafe, harare.
Mar 10, 2014 the woman scream segment of the sistaz open mic programme in partnership with one billion rising for justice on sat 8 march commemorated the international womens day. The sistaz open mic held this past weekend at the book cafe in celebration of the international womens day showed that the females in the music industry are a force to reckon with. It has been a place where l have discovered, grown, lost and gained. Sistaz open mic is among popular acts and activities that were missed by patrons but is now back. The event is meant for upcoming and established female artists that wish. She played regularly at church as well as at school. It is harares arts hub, where a diversity of cultures mix freely, comfortably. Their father used to bring them all the way from marondera to. Tariro negitare translated as tariro and the guitar is a hararebased guitarist, singer and songwriter. The single, titled nginje, is about how everyone affects and influences an individual. The book cafes sistaz open mic will on saturday celebrate international womens day with a starstudded lineup of performers. Sistaz cakes make custom om birthday, wedding to 3d sculpt cakes in many flavors.
Female talent search programme, sistaz open mic, celebrated its sixth anniversary. Oh, and we still have twin peaks cherry pie and a damn fine cup o coffee. If you ever attended the sistaz open mic at the book cafe you will remember the ndebele sisters. Oct 09, 20 sistaz open mic is held every second saturday of the month from 25pm. Chigamas anthology examines effects of brain drain in zim. May 09, 2017 tariro negitare loosely translated, tariro and the guitar is a zimbabwean guitarist, singer and songwriter. As they showed solidarity with the global movement, the same thing was being repeated in three other centres in zimbabwe bulawayo, mutare and bindura. We thought it had died with the closure of the cafe and the challenges that plagued pamberi trust book cafe partners thereafter.
On february 14, many of the young women from sistaz open mic joined other women from harare for the main one billion rising event, a one hour danceathon at the national gallery of zimbabwe. Nancy mukondyo aka blackheat deshanti, barbra breeze anderson, linda gabriel, elizabeth aka zaza muchemwa, mbizo chiracha aka the black poet, ngoni tapiwa aka upmost, more blessings size. The book cafe is home to me as an artist, this is the space that i started my poetry and music show and various collaborations too came out of it. It was good to see that the fire is still burning and there is hope for the sisters in the arts.
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