Source: Auckland Council
Also on stage will be Tida – a Zimbabwean-born New Zealand-raised rapper, singer and songwriter. Tida’s music encompasses joy, happiness, self-love and brings people together. The talented artist aspires to be a role model in his community, making music and uplifting youth who feel like they are alone in this world sometimes.
“Tida, who is known also as Matida Nyamazana, wants to inspire his peers to be great, and feel self-love like he has taught himself,” says Adorate Mizero.
Other performers on stage for An African Market include DJ ORIKoL, DJ Banty, Mangalisa, Fathe and the Sweetos, Karima & Voyajah, Black Sunday Drummers, Afro-Tronic Fusion + Audrey and ABADA Capoeira.
Afro-Tronic Fusion + Audrey
Food stalls will offer deliciousness from Nigeria, Rwanda, Ethiopia and South Africa.
Fashion shows will feature Masafinyas created by Rosemary Carter with striking hats and accessories inspired by Southern Africa, and also the work of fashion designer Zanzibar, a Zanzibarian fashion house founded in New Zealand in 2018 by Asya Mohamed Abeid.
Children will have the opportunity to make leaf collages, paint with marigold ink and make fabric covered jars inspired by the colours and natural landscapes of Africa.
Masafinyas fashion show
Caretaker’s cottage hosts Rituals Installation
Later in Africa Month, don’t miss Rituals Installation – from 20 May to 19 June – at the caretaker’s cottage in Albert Park.
Healing and the need to heal is an inevitability in life. In this art show African creatives explore how the imagination can be a source for healing, and how imagined rituals can be a source for ongoing acts of healing.
For further details on Africa Month please visit: OurAuckland
