{"id":106972,"date":"2025-04-09T22:24:43","date_gmt":"2025-04-09T20:24:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/piano-fest-to-kickstart-april-festivities"},"modified":"2025-04-15T13:30:28","modified_gmt":"2025-04-15T11:30:28","slug":"piano-fest-to-kickstart-april-festivities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/piano-fest-to-kickstart-april-festivities","title":{"rendered":"Piano Fest to kickstart April festivities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>BULAWAYO, Apr. 9, (NewsDayLive) &#8211; The Bulawayo Piano Fest is geared to set the supposed \u201cmid-year holiday\u201d mood in motion this weekend at the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair Main Arena, organisers have said.<\/p>\n<p>Put together by Night Sky promoters, the latest edition of the event will showcase the highest quality of amapiano stars from South Africa and Zimbabwe, including one of the genre&#8217;s pioneers DJ Maphorisa who is also regarded as an SA music industry godfather.<\/p>\n<p>One of the organisers, Jordan Dube, told NewsDay Life&amp;Style that all pre-show preparations had been done and they are now waiting for the day.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs far as putting things in order we are done,logistically.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>We always put our best foot forward so that we give our audiences a fulfilling show. We don&#8217;t want to shortchange people,they will get their money\u2019s worth,&#8221; said Dube.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We have crowd favourites including Phori (DJ Maphorisa), Leemckrazy who was in the city not so long ago, Scotts Maphuma, Ricky Lenyora and Uncool MC.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He added that it would be a \u201csafe space\u201d for people to relax and enjoy a blend of SA and local Amapiano.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have wrapped up the first quarter of the year and while people take a break and breathe, this is a great platform to socialise and relax with friends. As we always ensure that we have tight security, yet again we guarantee safety,\u201d Dube said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Zimbabwe<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Zimbabwe. BULAWAYO, Apr. 9, (NewsDayLive) &#8211; The Bulawayo Piano Fest is geared to set the supposed \u201cmid-year holiday\u201d mood in motion this weekend at the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair Main Arena, organisers have said. 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