Fashioning Modern Africanism

Expect some of your favourite artists, with the likes of Nasty C, Samthing Soweto, Nadia Nakai and the Scorpion Kings to set the VIVOnation 2020 main stage on fire! Johannesburg - Wednesday , 12 February  2020: Volkswagen South Africa 's   VIVOnation   is back.  This year, the two-day music and lifestyle festival will be bigger than before, offering an exciting musical line-up, a trendy  VIVO Bula Boot market,   three additional stages, a unique driving experience around the  VIVO Track  and a vibrant mix of food, fashion and fun.  The Container Yard  in  Johannesburg ’s  City Deep  will once again be turned into the hottest party venue on  4 and 5 April 2020 .  A line-up of Mzansi's top acts including  Nadia Nakai ,  Lady Zamar  and  Nasty C , will bring an exciting celebration of freedom, fun and the freshest sounds to the festival on Saturday.   To add more flavour to the line-up,  Busiswa ,  Shekhinah,   DJ Maphorisa ,  Samthing Soweto  and  Kabza De Small  wi

Boasting a marquee career that includes countless global anthems, a cult-like following across the continent, tours and a handful of accolades, musician Busiswa Gqulu’s story is set to shake the world with the premiere of her powerful biographical documentary.  Narrated by Her Majesty herself, ‘ Busiswa: An Unbreakable Story’  takes us on a journey back in time and explores the complex conditions that thrust a modest young girl from Umtata into the boisterous voice that reverberates through our speakers alongside Beyonce Knowles on ‘The Gift’, in arguably one of the most important moments in modern music history. A CAN DO! film, directed by Fred Kayembe and Vaughn Thiel, this grungy Pineappletop Films production, produced by 'The Kollektive' explores modern ideas of independence, femininity and identity, through Busiswa’s remarkable story.   It is with great pleasure that the  Africa Rising International Film Festival  announces  Busiswa: An Unbreakable Story  as