Shoko Festival has just unveiled it's second round of headliners for this year's edition, and putting bars in the festival's Mash Up Night and Peace In The Hood Concert is going to be Voltz JT, Young Gemini and Kayflow. While headlining the comedy night in a homecoming show is going the US based comic Learnmore Jonasi. The comedian is currently riding high, after his audition on America’s Got Talent earned a Golden Buzzer from Terry Crews.
We are thrilled to bring Learnmore Jonasi back to Zimbabwe and showcase the incredible talent of our local hip-hop artists. Shoko Festival continues to be a platform for diverse voices and urban culture, and this year’s lineup reflects that commitment. - Samm Farai Monro, Festival Director
The latest round of artists will join Nadia Nakai, Master H and Tamy Moyo who were announced in the first phase.
Learnmore Jonasi will headline the Comedy Night set for 26 September, while the Mash Up Night set for 27 September will be headlined by Nadia Nakai.
The festival will be hosted across three days and they'll be a wide array of events, including Mashup Night, Shoko Comedy Night, both in Harare, and the main event, the Peace in the Hood Concert in Chitungwiza.
Shoko also offers an inspiring programme of talks and bootcamps on digital media, tech and the creative economy at its Hub Unconference event which will happen in the lead up to Shoko on the 24th to the 25th of September at Moto Republik.
Over the years, Shoko has hosted a powerful line up of African urban culture pioneers like Casper Nyovest, HHP, AKA, Tehn Diamond, Tumi Morake, Kikky Badass and Winky D.
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