Grammy-Award winning artist to headline at Zakifo Music Festival – Durban

Multi-platinum-selling artists Ben Harper and his band are making their way to the Durban Botanic Gardens where they will headline at the Zakifo Music Festival on June 1.

He will be performing alongside Aṣa (Nigeria/France) , Beatenberg, Maia & the Big Sky (Kenya), Red Robyn and lindigo (Réunion).

The fifth annual Zakifo Music Festival hits Durban’s shores over two consecutive weekends from Friday May 24 until Sunday June 2 with a series of intimate pop-up bespoke concerts in venues around Durban.

The festival will take place at Durban’s Botanic Gardens, The Werehouse, The Winston and Origin Nightclub, with workshops and industry events taking place during the week at Curiocity Hotel in the CBD.

Zakifo offers a wide-ranging line-up of cutting-edge musicians from across the world with a focus on the African Diaspora.

Ben Harper, the genre-blending, singer, songwriter and guitarist, plays an eclectic mix of folk, blues, hard rock, country, jazz and reggae.

Growing up in a musical family, he quickly developed his craft as a singer-songwriter and guitarist, played his first gig at the age of 12 and by his early 20s performed live with iconic bluesman Taj Mahal.

Rolling Stone hailed his “jewels of unique and exquisitely tender rock & roll,” while Entertainment Weekly praised his “casual profundity,” and Billboard said his music “reminds us of the power and beauty of simplicity.”

Tickets are available from howler.co.za/BenHarper.

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