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Brenda Phiri Entertainment Reporter
The Book Café came alive at the weekend with an array of female artistes that came through to commemorate the International Women’s Day through art. While the show started on a low note in the morning with a Weigh-in Party, the tempo rose as the day progressed. Various women’s health issues were put under the spotlight and tackled artistically. Although entertaining, the motivational hub was educational too.
The Sisters Open Mic followed at the end of the day. Artistes and poets Sabina Mutsvati, Christina Ndora, Tinashe Tafirenyika among others recited poetry on social ills that women face on a daily basis.
While the atmosphere became livelier, the sisters paved way for the official International Women’s Day Concert. The show featured the finest jazz musicians in the country.
Unheralded Bulawayo based girl band Nobuntu made their debut performance in the capital on the night.
They did not disappoint as they gave the audience a taste of the rare legendary traditional Ndebele “imbube” music.
They put into the mix old township jazz songs before showcasing traditional dances.
Both men and women in the audience were kept on their feet during their performance.
It was evident that they, in a way brought an appreciation of traditional music and way of life of our people down south.
The celebrations were not over yet as the country’s top divas Rute Mbangwa and Prudence Katomeni Mbofana took over the baton from the five member group.
Their acts were equally starling and they kept the ball rolling into midnight.
Rute Mbangwa performed her trademark songs like Mufudzi Wemombe, and made her own renditions of Oliver Mtukudzi and Sabastian Magacha’s hit songs.
But it was her take on Marshal Munhumumwe’s classic “Rudo Imoto” that proved to be the crowd’s favourite.
“Rudo imoto runotokuchidzirwa vana Baba,” she sang, attracting a thunderous applause from the ladies in the audience.
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