IN PHOTOS | Hazyview Music festival strikes all the right chords
The festival had all flavours of entertainment that kept the the crowd glued to the stage.
The Hazyview Music Festival and Cultural Esprimo, recently held at Mkhuhlu Stadium, was once again a huge success, satisfying varying musical tastes.
Featuring traditional, amapiano and Afrobeat music, several traditional dancers also kept the crowd entertained.
According to the event’s organiser, Leisure Lekhuleni, this second edition of the festival’s goal was promoting social cohesion, uniting Hazyview’s surrounding communities and creating an influential platform for local talent.
It also created full-time and part-time employment opportunities for young people, while simultaneously addressing social issues such as poverty, crime and the rising youth unemployment rate.
Lekhuleni said it has proven to be a safe and entertaining platform, attracting more tourists to Hazyview for good music and a true township heritage experience.
“The Music Festival has gone a long way towards restoring the dignity of African heritage diversity. It is an art and heritage event successfully launched in Spin City in the Masoyi area in February 2024. It doesn’t only bring entertainment to the community, but creates jobs, local small businesses opportunities and a platform for talented artists. It has also seen development of young people involved in the project, from its inception to its execution,” said Lekhuleni.
Although his wish was to create more than 100 jobs, limited resources hampered this dream, but they were able to create over 60 jobs for young people such as artists, musicians, project teams and general labourers.
The event featured artists such as Masterpiece, Taylor ICU, Canicee, General Muzka, Henny C, Dudlu KaDlamini, Guski SA, NatMash and Tonnik de Epic.
Lekhuleni called on communities to support local events, as this encourages organisers to continue to bring music to the people. If not supported locally, music lovers will have to travel, at great expense, to bigger cities, and many would not have the opportunity to share in its various benefits.
