By Jonathan Mbiriyamveka
Organisers of Stanbic Bank Jacaranda Music Festival have defended the line-up saying the glut of foreign acts will complement local acts.
“As we roll back into normalcy from the pandemic we found it easier to look within the region for acts that would complement well the local acts.
“The festival is growing with each year so we look forward to reaching out to the rest of Africa and beyond,” Walter Wanyanya said.
Wanyanya said they were grateful for the sponsorship.
“We are so excited to have our title sponsor Stanbic Bank and the anchor partners Cimas, TDW, Coca Cola and Nyaradzo SEAL responding to calls to support the creative economy of Zimbabwe.
“This is how creatives and business can converge for the bigger picture that will see more and more events benefiting from partnerships of this nature,” he said.
The last edition was much smaller in attendance because of Covid restrictions and was held indoors.
“We are back outdoors and we no longer have Covid restrictions so this means that a lot of dynamics change like production, sound and lights and the overall experience of the festival to those who will attend,” he said.
“We have been encouraged by the uptake of tickets because this helps us to plan the event based on actual numbers.”
The three-day festival scheduled for Old Hararians Sports Club is largely dominated by South African performers as headliners.
The first day will see South African DJ Zinhle sharing the stage with the likes of Shaback the Band, Fusion 5 Mangwiro, Anita Jaxson, Morda, Enzo Ishall, King Her and Chucknosis Monster DJ.
The second day on 8 October 2022 will see two of South Africa’s sought after acts — Zakes Bantwini and Bongo Maffin on stage as well as Zimbabwe’s Jah Prayzah, Gwevenzi, Mwenje Mathole, Solution GC, Feli Nandi, African Strom and Mary Anibal performing.
The festival closes with Zonke and DJ Fresh as well as Janet Manyowa, Prudence Katomen-Mbofana, Victor Kunonga, DJ Chiweddar and Djembe Monks among others.
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