Obert Dube to carry out at Sauti Za Busara Competition

The Chronicle

Angela Sibanda, Showbiz Correspondent

Barely a couple of days into the brand new yr and 2023 is already trying promising for the nation’s poets. After S’phongo introduced that he will probably be performing in Italy, France and Belgium, one other poet, Obert Dube has additionally shared that he’s set to grace one of many largest festivals in Africa, the Sauti Za Busara Competition in Tanzania, subsequent month.

 Dube stated he has been invited to MC, carry out as a poet and facilitate an artist workshop on the pageant happening in Zanzibar from February 10 to 12.

 The pageant is an annual music occasion that showcases the varied and dynamic line-up of completely African music and features a carnival of road parades. It takes place in Stone City within the Outdated Fort.

Dube and Zimbabwean feminine Mbira artist Nasibo would be the solely Zimbabwean artists on the Tanzanian-dominated line-up. Different international locations to be represented in the course of the extremely anticipated annual occasion are South Africa, Egypt, Cote D’Ivoire, DRC, and Senegal.

 Final yr in August, Dube represented Zimbabwe on the Worldwide Afrika Expo Competition (IAEF) that happened in Tübingen, Germany. He additionally carried out in different African international locations together with Botswana and Eswatini.

Obert Dube with Dr Susan Tatah, founder and presenter of Pan Afrikan Every day TV, the woman who invited him to the Worldwide Afrika Expo Competition in Germany

 The poet expressed pleasure about this forthcoming gig saying he owes all of it to God who continues to open avenues for him. He stated getting recognition exterior Zimbabwe is an indication that his model has grown and change into honourable sufficient to obtain such recognition.

“I’ve by no means carried out at any pageant right here in Zimbabwe, however I’ve been getting invites from exterior the nation. To me, that is an honour as a result of it reveals that my model has matured and my work and abilities are talking for themselves. To produce other international locations think about me like this, I’ve no phrases to specific how grateful I’m,” stated Dube.

 Based mostly in Victoria Falls, the poet just lately scooped the Excellent Poet Award on the Roil Bulawayo Arts Awards, an addition to the gathering of many different awards that he has obtained through the years.