Tuesday, September 20th, 2016
After years of placidity, Harare came alive this year with protests, stay-aways and demonstrations taking place every other week. Now, more than ever, the word on the streets is to come alive. This is just what premier urban culture fest, Shoko Festival hoped for Harare, and for their festival. Now in its sixth year, this
Monday, September 21st, 2015
The fifth edition of Shoko Festival hits Harare again this week on Thursday 24 until Saturday 26 September. The festival features a whole host of local and international artists with music, comedy, and spoken word to look...
Monday, September 8th, 2014
Shoko Festival returns this September to kick off summer with a bang. This popular festival is a unique blend of powerful spoken word, poetry, hip-hop, comedy and music that has fast gained a reputation for being one...
Sunday, September 22nd, 2013
Hip hop artists dominated last night’s show on the Chiwoniso Maraire main stage at Waterwhirld. The show pulled together different genres including afro-fusion, dancehall and mbira, but it was hip hop that dominated with performers like Synik,...
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...
Monday, September 16th, 2013
Jamaican reggae star and cultural ambassador Patrick George Anthony Barrett a.k.a Tony Rebel is set to land at the Harare International Airport this Wednesday. The Fresh Vegetable hit maker, who is set to perform at Shoko Festival...
Thursday, August 8th, 2013
With just over a month to go to this year’s Shoko Festival, the organisers have announced yet another fantastic line up. Running for six days from 17 to 22 September, the festival promises to be even bigger...
