By MKHOKHELI ZIBENGWA
PREPARATIONS for the Imbube Milestone Celebrations event which is set to be held on September, 30 at Black Umfolosi Centre in Entumbane are now at an advanced stage with the organizers promising a unique and outstanding show BANO can reveal.
Imbube is a traditional acapella music dominating from South Africa, popularised by several group clusters, Lady Smith Black Mambazo and Zimbabwe's Black Mfolosi among others.
Organizeers of the event, Thobela Arts Foundation's Director Oscar Siziba told BANO NEWS that:
"Preparations are on high notch now, some things have been set then we are still trying to settle other important things needed".
"Bulawayo should expect exclusive , splendid , classic and unique performances from our own imbube groups"
"Our aim is to celebrate the jounery walked by imbube groups since its existence decades and decades ago , we will be hounoring all imbube groups especially imbube legends who made imbube genre well known and successful and took imbube genre international," said Siziba
Below is a list of groups set to perform at the show:
1.Indosakusa the morning star
2.Imbizo performing arts
3.Black umfolosi
4.Sunduza
5.Great stars ljongosi
6.Ibutho likaKhristu
7.Ithokazi lejongosi
8.Men of influence
9.uDonsi lwabapostoli
10.Abanqobi bezitha
11.Ikhwezi lokusa
12.UFasimba
13.Zondamthakathi
14.Lilizela How mine group
15.Amabhubesi
16.Isizwe simnyama the icon
And many more......
