SA artist to headline Azgo Festival
The exciting lineup for this year’s Azgo Festival, happening in Maputo on the 20th and 21st of May, has been announced.
Azgo Festival is Mozambique’s finest international arts festival; bringing together a diverse and quality program of music, film, and dance to the city of Maputo across two days and nights. Azgo is a contemporary celebration of arts and culture, with a strong focus on artists from Mozambique and from around the continent of Africa.
This year’s line-up includes a wealth of talent from across the globe.
Multi-award winning songstress Zahara and legendary DJ Kenzhero will be representing South Africa. From across the continent Azgo Festival will host Kenya’s award winning Afro-Pop band Sauti Sol, Angolan poet/musician Paulo Flores, Cape Verdean star Lura and Swazi soul singer Bholoja. Azgo Festival welcomes diasporic African artists half Cameroonian, half New Zealander “electric blue witch hop-hop” act Estère and Canadian Somali “doom soul” artists Cold Specks.
From Mozambique the festival will feature the Tributo a Alexandre Langa featuring Yolanda Kakana, Roberto Chitsondzo, Muzilla, Wazimba. Mozambique’s biggest and most political hip-hop act Azagaia, dub/reggae stars Gran’mah and R&B/soul act Deltino Guerreiro lead the next generation of Mozambique music.
Timbila Muzimba and Xidimingwana represent the roots of Mozambique music with marrabenta and traditional rhythms. Afro Madjaha and New Joint bring the late night Afro-house vibes. Neyma, Mr Bow, Denny OG and Bander represents Mozamique’s finest pop, coupé-décalé and panza.
- Press Release