Friday, April 24th, 2015
Despite holding a fundraising concert earlier this year featuring top musicians, and a crowd funding initiative at the Indiegogo website, popular arts hub, Book Café still needs saving from debt. The venue which is credited for the rise of many artists among them poets, musicians and comedians, is struggling to combat debt accumulated over the
Wednesday, December 18th, 2013
Book Café has teamed up with Zimbabwe Applied Art and Craft Association (ZAACA) for an inaugural afro centric Craft Fair showcasing local products this Saturday. The event will have arts and craft, African literature, local music CDs...
Friday, September 20th, 2013
South African poet Masai Dabula snatched Shoko Festival’s Breaking Barrier Poetry Slam from highly competitive local and international poets. The slam which was held at Book Café last night saw 13 poets in the name of the...
Friday, August 30th, 2013
If you weren’t at Book Cafe last night, you missed a chance to see Mokoomba before they head off…again. They’re in Kenya for the weekend and South Korea next week. One wonders how they keep it up....
Friday, August 2nd, 2013
Friends, family, fans and Harare’s music stars gathered last night at the Book Café to say farewell to beloved Mbira Queen, Chiwoniso Maraire. Chiwoniso, or simply “Chi” as she was known, passed away last Wednesday, 24 July,...
Tuesday, July 23rd, 2013
On Saturday night, the Book Café was transformed into an elegant, fashion showcase of two of the hottest fashion designers in town: Colin Ratisayi and Alice Knuth. Dubbed the Mad Hatter’s Fashion Party, this new initiative – spearheaded...
Monday, July 1st, 2013
There is no doubt in my mind that Tuku definitely still has it. It was only the second performance of his I have seen and I was certainly not disappointed. We arrived early and it looked for...
