RHUMBA enthusiasts will be in for a treat tomorrow when one of the longest-serving rhumba outfits in Zimbabwe, Diamond Musica, performs at Courtney Hotel in the capital at a show that is part of the ongoing Harare International Carnival which is now heading towards its climax.
BY ARTS REPORTER
Diamond Musica is made up of Democratic Republic of Congo nationals, who have been resident in the country for over a decade.
The show will continue on Friday at the Harare International Conference Centre main auditorium where belated commemorations will be held to mark World Tourism Day with a free concert.
World Tourism Day is commemorated annually on September 27, with the purpose of fostering awareness among the international community of the importance of tourism and its social, cultural, political and economic value.
On Saturday, the Carnival goes rural with a ceremony in Chihota under Chief Nyandoro. Residents of Chihota and surrounding areas will dance to the rhythm of traditional drums at the Carnival Bira that will see Doro Remukwerera brewed for a traditional ceremony to usher, the rainy season in line with the Zimbabwean cultural pantheon.
Red Fox Hotel, commonly known as Kumarasta, on Tuesday next week will host the Ragga Socca Night headlined by Orlando Octavo from Trinidad and Tobago, and Melody from Jamaica supported by local acts among them Guspy Warrior, Ninja Lipsy, Logan and Slash T, Red Fox Sound and Judgement Yard.
Private Lounge on Wednesday will host the potentially explosive Samba Night featuring Brazilian samba dancer Momo King, Democratic Republic Congo belly dancers and local pole dancers Beverly Sibanda and Zoey Sifelani.
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On Thursday, it’s the Harare International Carnival Welcome Party slated for the Mayoral Mansion in the posh suburb of Gunhill featuring an array of international groups. On the same day, Water World Enterprise hosts the Carnival Cultural Run.
The potentially explosive Tuku and Friends Concert has been pencilled for Glamis Stadium in the capital on Friday featuring an array of local artistes among them sungura ace Alick Macheso, Sulu Chimbetu, Jah Prayzah, Peter Moyo and Dr Zobha. At Harare Gardens dancehall fans will be in for a treat as Passion Events hosts Zimdancehall Nite featuring both upcoming and renowned chanters.
On Saturday it’s Carnival Street Party with a procession from Civic Grounds to Africa Unity Square.
