Over the past 14
years, The Playhouse Company’s Isicathamiya Festival has become a major
red-letter event on South Africa’s cultural calendar and traditionally takes
place in September as part of the Heritage Month celebrations.
The 15th national
Isicathamiya Festival will culminate in the final rounds on September 29 after
extensive auditions held in various districts around KwaZulu-Natal and the
Eastern Cape. These artists will compete for coveted prizes, including a goat,
trophies and various cash prizes, isiteki, as they test their skills against
their peers.
Besides the acappella
group-singing and dancing that comprises this much-loved art form, made world
famous by Ladysmith Black Mambazo under leadership of Professor Joseph
Shabalala, the festival will also feature the traditional Oswenka and Onobuhle
sections where participants will display their sense of style and fashion
during critical interludes interspersed during the competition.
An added attraction
will be the performance by the 2011 Top 20 winner, Newcastle LTD, who will open
the evening’s proceedings. Programme
directors for the festival are Thanda Ndlovu, Vicky Masuku and Joe Hudla.
The Festival takes
place on September 29 from 18h00 until the early hours of the morning. Tickets
for this exciting and unique event are just R65 each and are available from
Computicket and Shoprite Checkers money market counters.
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