Staff Writer
Zimbabwe’s longest running festival of urban culture — Shoko Festival 2023 — will take place from 28 to 30 September in Harare and Chitungwiza.
The three-day arts extravaganza which celebrates the art and urban culture of Zimbabwe is themed: “The Take Back”.
About the theme organisers said it is call for your Zimbabweans to reclaim their spaces, their voices and their art to create a more just and equitable future.
The event will feature a variety of musical performances, including never-seen-before mashups of urban, traditional and electronic music genres.
The event will also feature a Voice2rep competition, in which 10 contestants from the 10 provinces showcase their talent and launch a compilation of their work – a culmination of a year long incubation process by the Voice2Rep Project collaboration between Magamba Network and Accountability Lab Zimbabwe.
“The opening Mash Up & Voice2Rep night will take place on September 28th. The event will be merged with a Women’s Cypher, a one of a kind all female performance featuring Zimbabwe’s biggest and emerging female rappers and performers,” organisers said.
The Shoko Comedy Roast will take place on September 29th. The popular event will feature stand-up comedians and the Roast of a public personality. Last year’s edition at REPS Theatre was sold out and the 2023 event promises fireworks again!
Peace In the Hood Concert will take place on September 30th.
The main Shoko event will feature a variety of musical performances, including Zim hip hop & Zim dancehall in Chitungwiza.
The annual Hub Unconference will happen on the sidelines of the festival on the 28 and 29 exploring the latest civic tech, journalism and digital media trends in Zimbabwe, the region and the world.
The Hub Unconference is free and open to the public.
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