The annual Buyel’Ekhaya Pan African Music Festival will return to the shores of East London for its eighth successive year.
The annual Buyel’Ekhaya Pan African Music Festival will return to the shores of East London for its eighth successive year.
It will take place on 18 December at the Buffalo City Cricket Stadium from 10am to 5pm. The 2016 production is taking place in partnership with the Department of Arts and Culture, Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality and Eastern Cape Parks and Tourism Agency.
Last year Buyel’Ekhaya produced a world-class production showcasing the best of African music talent to over 22 000 festival goers. The 2016 edition of the Buyel’Ekhaya Pan African Music Festival promises to be an even bigger and better experience for all festival goers and tourists with a line-up featuring headline acts from iconic Dorothy Masuku, trombone virtuoso Jonas Gwangwa, legendary African pop artist Ringo Madlingozi, multi- award winning DJ and record producer Black Coffee as well as Siphokazi, Msake, Aka, Babes Wodumo, Mobi Dixon and many more.
In keeping with its vision to pay tribute to diverse African art forms, this year’s festival will include the inaugural Buyel’Ekhaya Fashion Development Programme where eight upcoming Eastern Cape designers will be chosen for an internship programme with a top designer for 10 days in Johannesburg and have an opportunity to showcase their designs at The Buyel’Ekhaya Fashion Show 2016 under the curatorship of world renowned South African designers David Tlale and Thula Sindi.
Other designers will include Eastern Cape born Tina Ngxokolo and Mozambican designer Taibo Bacar. The fashion show will take place on Friday 16 December at the Orient Theatre in East London under the theme Going Back to Our Roots.
Festival Founder Hlubi Mazwai believes that it is critically important to provide “a world-class line up” to ensure a sustainable and reputable brand.
She says: “Buyel’Ekhaya has always been about celebrating what is Eastern Cape, what is South African and what is African, it is about our unique cultural identities, and that is what we aim to deliver in each and every line-up”.
Furthermore Mazwai has promised that “Buyel’Ekhaya remains committed to the safety of all patrons, as it has put together a team of the best security and production companies in South Africa”.
For information, call: 076 746 3908/email: pr@buyelekhaya.co.za
