Durban Natal Command will be the venue on 27 and 28 May 2016.
The second
annual Zakifo Musik Festival, Durban – features one of the most
eclectic, multi-genre music line-ups ever gathered together in one festival
programme – boasting some of the finest music-makers from France, Reunion,
Mozambique, USA, Mali, Ghana, New Zealand, Australia, Canada and South Africa - comes to Durban at the site
of the old Natal Command opposite Battery Beach, for two days only, on 27 and
28 May, 2016.
Surrounding the festival, there will be a host of satellite fringe events, workshops,
couch-sessions, industry engagements and jams, including a closing concert at
the Rainbow on Sunday 29 May 2016.
This year Zakifo
has hand-picked a phenomenal array of global music-makers to create a watershed
programme for Durban. Following on from the precedent set last year, the focus
on strong female artists continues at the festival this year – Zakifo 2016 will
be staging some of the most outspoken, innovative, boundary-defying women
performers active in the global music industry today, such as: 27 year-old
Canadian singer Cold Specks, whose innovative music has been described
as doom-soul; Estere Dalton has been compared to the likes of Erykah Badu
and is a songwriter and beat-maker, hailing from New Zealand who plays/records a mixture of bass, synth, drums, guitar, vocal
harmonies, keyboard, whistles, claps and kazoo; Inna
Bocoum, known on stage as Inna Modja, is a genre-shifting Malian singer / rapper and model. Maya Kamaty has been dubbed the new, hypnotic voice of
Reunion’s modern Maloya and Sega traditions.
True to Zakifo’s
principle of delivering diverse, multi-cultural and inter-generational music of
exceptional quality, we’re proud to present Malian rock band Songhoy Blues,
whose documentary “They Will Have To Kill Us First” premiered at last year’s
Durban International Film Festival to wide international acclaim and who have
been tearing up music festival circuits across Europe and the Americas with
their unique blend of traditional Malian desert blues and modern rock sounds.
We couldn't be more excited to unleash their sounds on an unsuspecting Poison
City!
The
phenomenal programme continues with Kid Francescoli, hailing from Marseilles,
France and widely known for their upbeat and interesting pop melodies and
diverse, sometimes whacky, influences. All the way from Australia, we bring you
internationally-renowned Queensland roots-reggae aficionados,
Kingfisha, a top quality band who have built a rock-solid global following
delivering world-class dub reggae. Taking it back to the island, Reunion’s Loryzine
performs a blend of modern, dynamic and traditional Maloya with an urban
rhythm; Sauvage is a Paris-based act producing electronic music largely
influenced by Africa and its many diasporas; Too Many Zoos is a brass house
trio punk band from New York, famous for their viral internet video of the band
rocking Times Square Station, they plan to bring it even harder @ Zakifo in
Durban; Ti Rat and Rouge bring you original Reunion Island
reggae!
Stay tuned for the
announcements of our exceptional local line-up to match these eclectic global
super stars, coming up in following press releases!
Zakifo is a member of the Southern African Music Festival Circuit
(SAMFC): a regional fraternity of music festivals that take place over the
months of May / June each year as part of the East3 Route, an intergovernmental
initiative promoting tourism, arts and culture development and collaboration
between South Africa, Swaziland and Mozambique.
Zakifo Musik
Festival, Durban has
been made possible by the generosity of international partners, Alliance
Française de Durban; Institut Français; the City of le Port, Reunion Island's
Conseil Général; Air Austral and Piper Heidsieck Champagne. Locally we
applaud KZN Tourism; The Department of Arts & Culture, Durban Tourism and
eThekwini Municipality for their support. (SABC)
Zakifo’s sister event, Sakifo, is Reunion island’s premier
live music festival, bringing the world’s biggest international musicians to
the region. Sakifo is the most significant music event in the Indian
Ocean attracting music buyers, industry promoters and festival professionals
from around the world.
“Sakifo means
‘what is needed’ in Creole. When we launched the festival in Reunion 12 years
ago, our intention was to respond to the unique needs of the island’s cultural
community,” says festival director, Jerome Galabert. “With Zakifo Durban
our intention is the same. We want to start answering the call of the city’s
creative voices; strengthening ties between the cultural communities of the
Indian Ocean, from India to Australia to China and of course Reunion,
Madagascar and Mauritius. Through our world-class line-up we strive to inspire
and create lasting opportunities for collaboration; cross cultural exchanges;
economic opportunities and skills development.”
"This
partnership with Reunion Islands has been a dream of mine. I have attended a
number of music festivals internationally and there was no better choice and
fit than Zakifo to bring to South Africa, particularly my home town and
province. Zakifo is a destination festival, a people to people encounter
and we guarantee you that over the years this festival will become part of
travelers' annual calendar coming from all over the world,” said Sipho Sithole,
one of the festival partners and founder / owner of Native Rhythms.
Tickets
available at Webticket: www.webtickets.co.za
For more
info visit www.zakifo.com; or email zakifomusicfestival@gmail.com or ph 031 332
0119.
Zakifo Muzik Festival, Durban is active across social media
platforms – for regular updates, follow / like the festival on Facebook.
Phase II
Weekend pass:
R250
Friday May 27th
pass: R150
Saturday May
28th pass: R200
VIP weekend pass
(includes bottle of champagne, entry to after-parties on both nights and entry
to The Rainbow Restaurant gig on Sunday 29th): R600
@ Door
Friday day pass:
R200
Saturday day
pass: R250
VIP Friday: R400
(includes afterparty entry)
VIP Saturday:
R500 (includes afterparty entry)
Afterparty
With Zakifo
armband: R50
Without Zakifo
armband: R100
*Kids under five
are free
**Minors must be
accompanied by an adult
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