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HARARE-BASED dancehall sensation, Emegy Slyvesta Chizanga, popularly known as Freeman, will headline this year’s edition of Kumakomoyo Arts Festival slated for Sakubva Stadium tomorrow (Saturday).
Veteran composer, Hosiah Chipanga, rising dancehall chanter, Lady Popa, dendera outfit, Two Keys, ambitious afro-jazz outfit, Nice to Nice, Prisons groups, Echoes and Mansa, ragga manyika proponents, Assegai Crew and urban groover, Juicer Mpostori are some of the artistes expected to perform at the event.
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Sport, Arts and Culture, Thokozile Chitepo, is expected to grace the event as the guest of honour.
The event, which is the brainchild of the Zimbabwe Prison and Correctional Services to rehabilitate offenders through arts, is expected to roar into life as from 8am till late.
Adults will part with $1, while children will pay R5 at the gate.
ZPCS acting public relations officer, Harris Pamela, said the event was meant to rehabilitate offenders through entertainment as they mix and mingle with other artistes.
“We are using the Kafest platform to reach out to the community and showcase some of the rehabilitation activities done in our prisons. We intend to demystify misconceptions associated with prison life. Inmates will also have a chance to meet their loved ones in a relaxed environment. We will also be advocating behavioural change among youths and give awareness on the effects of crime. A lot of activities are in store and everyone is invited,” she said.
The festival was launched in 2005 by the ZPCS in conjunction with National Aids Council of Zimbabwe among other organisations. Kafest is an amalgamation of partners who have an interest in the fight against crime and the HIV and Aids pandemic.
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