Freedom In Our Lifetime ~ Zimbabwe Solidarity Festival, Joburg, 9 Dec

Uhuru Network Presents

THE FREEDOM IN OUR LIFETIME FESTIVAL ~ A RESISTANCE MUSIC FESTIVAL IN SOLIDARITY WITH ZIMBABWE

XARRA BOOKSHOP QUAD, NEWTOWN, JO'BURG
SATURDAY 9 DECEMBER
12 MIDDAY - 7PM

FEATURING:
- FIRE ON THE MOUNTAIN (HIP HOP - SA)
- COMRADE FATSO & CHABVONDOKA (HIP HOP-POETRY-CHIMURENGA FUSION - ZIMBABWE)
- SOUNDS OF EDUTAINMENT (POETRY - SA)
- TOYI TOYI ARTS KOLLEKTIVE (HIP HOP - ZIMBABWE)
- JOSH MECK & MAONERO (AFRO-JAZZ - ZIMBABWE)

STALLS BY ZIMBABWEAN ORGANISATIONS AND MOVEMENTS ~ ARTS AND CRAFTS ~ COLD BEER

TICKETS AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR

INFO: UHURU_NETWORK@HOTMAIL.COM

DON'T MISS THIS EXPLOSIVE FESTIVAL OF THE MOST REBELLIOUS TALENT ON BOTH SIDES OF THE LIMPOPO!

FREEDOM! ~ NKULULEKO! ~ UHURU! ~ RUSUNUNGUKO!

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ABOUT THE FREEDOM IN OUR LIFETIME FESTIVAL
The Freedom In Our Lifetime Festival aims to raise awareness on the oppression faced by Zimbabwean people today. We hope the festival can unite the Zimbabwean Diaspora and South Africans in coming up with creative solutions for freedom in Zimbabwe. Music is the key as we bring together rising, outspoken artists from both countries. Artists whose message and music are both rebellious and new, truthful and innovative.

Fire on the Mountain are one of South Africa's most respected grassroots hip hop movements, uniting dozens of MCs across the country. Samm Farai Monro, better known as Comrade Fatso, is amongst Zimbabwe's top resistance poets
mixing poetry, hip hop and chimurenga to create a funky, anarchic afro-beat sound with his band Chabvondoka. Sounds of Edutainment are a diverse movement of poets that bring together voice and percussion in a powerful way. Like Comrade Fatso the Toyi Toyi Arts Kollektive are also part of the Uhuru Network and are Zimbabwe's fastest rising Shona-language hip hop group as they merge tradiion and street culture. Josh Meck and Maonero are one of the freshest jazz groups in the Harare jazz scene, combining beautiful melodies and deep afro-jazz basslines.

ABOUT THE UHURU NETWORK
The Uhuru Network is a network of Zimbabwean community youth struggling for social justice. Based in Harare's townships the network uses creative ways of mobilising ghetto youth to fight for their rights, ways ranging from
radical arts performances to community medai intiatives, from street clean-ups to subversive soccer battles. Uhuru has recently infected Jo'burg where it now has an Uhuru Solidarity Desk which distributes democracy material and raises awareness about the Zimbabwean struggle. The Freedom In Our Lifetime Festival is one such intiative.