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January 2005
Harare, Zimbabwe
Donation of CD to ZMC
February 2005
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Performance: Women Care
March 2005
Maputo, Mozambique
Performances/Workshops: Power in the Voice Festival (British Council) with poet/performer Chirikure Chirikure. Alongside poets/performers Adisa, Jonzi D (U.K.) and Ignatius Mabasa (Zimbabwe)
End April/Early May 2005
Harare, Zimbabwe
Performances: HIFA Festival – The Poetry Café
Solo performances. Also with Chirikure Chirikure. Alongside poet/performers Zolani (South Africa), Pilote le Hot (France), Victor Mavedzenge, Albert Nyathi, Godobori, Chirikure Chirikure and Cde Fatso (Zimbabwe)
May 2005
Oslo, Norway
Performance: Women Care
Brighton, England
Performance: Brighton Fringe Festival
Duet with Adam Chisvo, performance with The Collaboration. Alongside U.K.-based Zimbabwean band BUSHGURU.
End June/Early July
Zanzibar, Tanzania
Performance: Dhow Festival
Women Care
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Performance: Women Care
July 2005
Bielefeld, Germany
Recording sessions at Pyramid Studios with Keith Farquharson and Ian Hillman.
Redding, England
Performance: Glade Festival
Special appearance for DJ Olly B
August 2005
London, England
Performance: The Frontline
Special appearance at the screening of the “Murambatsvina” documentary. Alongside poet/performer Cde Fatso (Zimbabwe)
Performance: The Manoukian Music Centre
“RESISTANCE: Music under Siege” Concert. Alongside poet/performer Cde Fatso (Zimbabwe)
Cotswold Hills, England
Recording session with Cde Fatso and Bad Science
Queens Park, London, England
Recording session with Laughing Buddha
September 2005
Pretoria, South Africa
Recording sessions at Steve Dyer’s studio with Keith Farquharson, Sam Mataure, Louis Mhlanga and Steve Dyer
October 2005
Durban, South Africa
Performances/Workshops: Poetry Africa Festival
Solo performance. Also performances with musician/performer Pedro Espi-Sanchis (Spain) and poet/performers Malika Ndlovu (South Africa) and Lemn Sissay (U.K.). Workshops with Vonani Bila (South Africa), Malika Ndlovu, Lamine Sall Amadou (Senegal), Celine Hemon (France) and Zola Sobekwa a.k.a. Blaq Hitla (South Africa).
Harare, Zimbabwe
Recording session for the International Organization of Migration, CD entitled “Famba Zvakanaka/ Hamba Kahle/ Safe Journey” alongside Dino Mudondo, Plaxedus Wenyika, Dudu Manhenga, EXSQ, Africa Revenge, Oliver Mtukudzi, Pastor G, C-Blud, Nonsi, Chirkure Chirkure and the band Color Blu
Performance: Southern African Social Forum Resistance Festival
Chiwoniso & Vibe Culture
also special appearance for Cde Fatso. Alongside Too Open (Zimbabwe), Sounds of Edutainment (South Africa), Fire on the Mountain (South Africa), and Ghetto Projekts (Zimbabwe)
December 2005
Harare, Zimbabwe
Performance: Royal Golf Club for the Auxilia Chimsoro Awards with Busi Ncube and Adam Chisvo
December 2005
Harare, Zimbabwe
Composition of the song "Girl Child" and recording session at Media For Development Trust Studios for the United Nations Development Programme's Millenium Development Goals awareness CD.
2004 PROJECTS
January, Dakar (Senegal)
Composition of the “Drums of Africa” song alongside artists such as Babaa Maal, Youssou N’Dour, Manu Dibango, Salif Keita, Saintrick - promotion of the UNDP Millenium Goals Africa 2015 Project.
April, Sweden and Norway
Concerts & workshops with Women’s Voice.
May, Dakar (Senegal)
Recording of the “Tam-tam of Africa” song (above mentioned) and shooting of
the video .
August, Harare (Zimbabwe)
Talk about “the role of African scholar in the African discourse” - incl. in Zimbabwe International Book Fair.
August, Johannesburg (RSA)
Concert with Music Ye Afrika at The Standard Bank Joy of Jazz Festival.
October, Johannesburg (RSA)
Launch of Chiwoniso & Vibe Culture new album “Timeless” and concerts - part of “Khuluma Radio Project” of the National Electronic Media Institute of South Africa and included in the Playtime Festival organised by the French Institute in South Africa .
October, Cape Town (RSA)
Performances with Zimbabwean Poet Chirikure Chirikure at The Tradewinds Festival.
December, Dar Es Salaam (Tanzania)
Collaboration with 3 african female artists and 4 norwegian female artists for the documentary project “Women CARE” et musical creation to support the project.
December, Harare (Zimbabwe)
Zimbabwe official launch of “Timeless”. |
