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The Harare International Festival of the Arts (HIFA) in pictures
The Harare International Festival of the Arts (HIFA) ran from 2 – 7 May 2017 after a break last year. This Is Africa captured features performances and wares by local and international artists in various spheres – music, theatre, film, digital, craft, dance and literature.
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The Harare International Festival of the Arts (HIFA) is the premier international arts festival in Zimbabwe. This year it ran from 2 – 7 May 2017. It features performances and wares by local and international artists in various spheres – music, theatre, film, digital, craft, dance and literature. After a break last year, the festival came back this year with intention to reclaim its position. The festival featured performances across different venues across the city but centred at the Harare Gardens in the city centre.
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• Music Legend Oliver Mtukudzi shows his versatility by collaborating with younger musicians – Winky D

• Music Legend Oliver Mtukudzi shows his versatility by collaborating with younger musicians – Winky D
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• Music Legend Oliver Mtukudzi shows his versatility by collaborating with younger musicians – Tariro neGitare

• Craft producers stayed late into the chilly night hoping to make a few sales. Business was low in the craft market

• The Petalilli Cafe Writers’ Series hosted readings by authors spanning from literature icon Shimmer Chinodya to teenage Taonesesa Tiwanna Karidza

• Students from the Harare International School Band impressed audiences with classical pieces

• Banda Magda, a multicultural musical act led by Magda Giannikou, performs to an enthralled audience, on the main stage in the Harare Gardens

• Banda Magda, a multicultural musical act led by Magda Giannikou, performs to an enthralled audience, on the main stage in the Harare Gardens

• Banda Magda, a multicultural musical act led by Magda Giannikou, performs to an enthralled audience, on the main stage in the Harare Gardens

• Guitarists Sylent Nqo and Brian Kadengu performed on the Pepfar Stage on the First Street Mall in the Harare City Centre

• The Petalilli Cafe Writers’ Series hosted readings by authors spanning from literature icon Shimmer Chinodya

• Music Legend Oliver Mtukudzi shows his versatility by collaborating with younger musicians – Ghanaian Rocky Dawuni.
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