THE fourth annual Zakifo Music Festival is hitting Durban’s shores on 25, 26 and 27 May, and promises a wide-ranging line-up of cutting-edge musicians from across the African continent and beyond.

This year the festival will be spread across three Durban venues – the BAT Centre, Views at Twenty5, and Blue Lagoon Beach.

Kicking off the festival on Friday night is a fundraising concert for the Nelson Mandela Foundation at the BAT Centre, featuring Sekou Kouyate, a renowned kora player from Guinea, and Elida Almeida, a young Cape Verdean folk singer. Headlining the evening is South African icon Sipho ‘Hotstix’ Mabuse.

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This event is ticketed separately from the rest of the festival. From there the festivities move to Views @ Twenty5 in Morningside for the rest of Friday night and Saturday night.

The evenings’ performances by Nasty C, DJ Lag, Flavia Coelho, Nathalie Natiembé, DJ Doowap, Oki Dub Ainu Band, and K-$.Zakifo returns to Blue Lagoon Beach on Sunday for the final day of the festival with Alice Phoebe Lou, Nakhane, Dub Inc, Guy Buttery and Kanada Narahari, and major international act Aloe Blacc.

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Each year industry-focused events act as a platform for exchanging knowledge and experiences, a necessary bridge between established industry professionals and up-and-coming artists, giving Zakifo relevance beyond the festival gates. Tickets are available via Nutickets.

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