Hifa ageless

Theme: What’s Next! The 14th Harare International of the Arts (Hifa) celebrations will see a host of regional and local luminaries coming together for the big event in the Southern region.

Children and teens have not been spared out this year as the event organisers slatted in a lot of entertaining, and educative programs for the youths among them being the Simba Youth Zone which is will be the most Happening venue.

“You can’t be an adult until you have been a child,” read some of the quotes of the popular Zimbabwean Music Historian Joyce Jenje Makwenda who is going to give the opening show for this year’s edition.

Teens who managed to respond to Cool lifestyle’s fan page expressed elation and promised an exciting, fun-filled presence as they will come in their numbers.
Tatenda Chirandu (20) said Hifa is one such big event that showcases children’s talents and will help teens to get the much needed educational activities especially for ‘O’ Level examination seating students.

“What a rare opportunity lucky teens got from Hifa, let the wise ones fully utilise this moment to embrace studies that varies from culture to arts.
“I hear this year one of the Zimbabwean all time great authors Shimmer Chinodya will give some of his marvellous writing pieces sharing the stage with another youthful mbira queen Hope Masike,” said Tatenda.

Organisers of the event promised a much bigger event that will be accompanied by great music and dance competitions and such some of the exciting dance to expect are the Brazilian Samba girls set to dazzle revellers with their old fashioned Samba dances.

Both regional and International acts will light up the event with the help from our very own local artistes.
Bulawayo Kwela Kings, Albert Nyathi, Roki, Sniper, Selmor Mtukudzi, Jah Praizer, Sulumani Chimbetu and Junior Brown will be among a host of local artistes to grace the show.
Local Senior Schools will also give their presence felt at the six-day annual festival and workshop programme that promises to be a thriller.

The festival will showcases local, regional and international arts and culture in a comprehensive festival programmes and it has come to be seen as an important symbol of something positive about Zimbabwe, unifying socially and culturally disparate groups of locals bringing huge audiences together to celebrate.