A TROUPE of female performers on Tuesday night ignited the Intwasa Arts Festival KoBulawayo, breathing energy into a fiesta that had started on a low note the previous day.
BY SINDISO DUBE
The Women, Wine and Words session held at the National Art Gallery, led by the sensational Eve Kawadza, award-winning Nkwali, Lady Tshawe as well as poets Tinashe Tafirenyika and Charity Utete, kept the audience on their feet with thought-provoking poetry and melodious vocals.
Tafirenyika sent revellers into frenzy as she delivered her punchy, thought-provoking pieces.
She exhibited her poetic prowess when she called upon Eve Kawadza on stage to do a duet titled If My Country Was A Man, in which they blended poetic rhymes and vocals, much to the delight of fans.
Kawadza, who was staging her Intwasa debut that proved she was a force to reckon with, said she was excited to be at the festival.
“Making my debut act at this festival was fun and I enjoyed the atmosphere. Bulawayo has got so much love for the arts and I believe women are playing a great part. We have to continue with the good work,” she said.
Bulawayo-based Nkwali was the last performer of the night, with her tracks like Uyang’Confuser, getting fans onto the dancefloor.
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United Kingdom female comedian Viv Groskop headlined the Intwasa Comedy Night yesterday, together with Gonyeti alongside Doc Vikela, Ntando Van Moyo, Babongile Sikhonjwa and Q the Boss.
Local play Untikoloshi was also shown last night, while tonight, an all-female jazz line-up of Prudence Katomeni-Mbofana, Rute Mbangwa, Lady Tshawe, The Outfit, Donna N and Vera will serenade fans during the Spring Jazz Night.
Sandra Ndebele will lead a long list of Bulawayo-based musicians in wrapping up the fiesta at the Bayethe Concert set for the Large City Hall on Saturday night.
