…Winky D, Jah Prayzah to light up the event
Beverly Bizeki
All roads will lead to Masvingo on October 21-23 for Lake October Great Zimbabwe Tourism Festival with contemporary music kingpins Jah Prayzah and Winky D set to light up the event.
Running under theme, ‘Reimagining tourism in Masvingo’, the festival will span over three days at two locations Caravan Park and Great Zimbabwe monuments.
The first day of the festival will be a fundraising golf tournament at Masvingo Golf Club followed by a music concert dubbed ‘Unforgettable Night’ with performances from Jah Prayzah alongside HKD boss Freeman.
The show shifts to Great Zimbabwe monuments for the Great Zimbabwe marathon and Cultural day before the 2 Legend’s Concert set for the evening at Caravan Park.
Zimdancehall superstar Winky D is expected to set city ablaze on Saturday evening alongside the Wandachuza hit maker Takura, Feli Nandi and Voltz JT.
Sunday will be highlighted by the Chef’s culinary competition which will be a first of its kind and closing with the Jazz and Rhumba night music concert with live performances from Bana Des As International.
Entrance fees for Friday and Saturday evening music concerts are pegged at US$ 10 while the Sunday Jazz and Rhumba night admission fee is US$5.
From the festival concept document, the project was born out of desire to promote tourism in Masvingo to re-establish the Great Zimbabwe as a prime destination in Zimbabwe.
The edition which is targeting 10 000 attendees over the three day period aims at creating huge business opportunities for the tourism sector, hotels, lodges, chalets, camping sites, tour operators and other downstream industries.
