Zakifo Music Festival

The fourth annual Zakifo Music Festival is hitting Durban’s shores on 25, 26 and 27 May, and promises a wide-ranging line-up of cutting-edge musicians from across the African continent and beyond.

This year the festival will be spread across three iconic Durban venues – the BAT Centre, Views at Twenty5, and Blue Lagoon Beach.

Kicking off the festival on Friday night is a fundraising concert for the Nelson Mandela Foundation at the BAT Centre, featuring Sekou Kouyate, a renowned kora player from Guinea, and Elida Almeida, a young Cape Verdean folk singer. Headlining the evening is South African icon Sipho ‘Hotstix’ Mabuse. This event is ticketed separately from the rest of the festival.

The festivities move to Views @ Twenty5 in Morningside for the rest of Friday and Saturday night. This exceptional rooftop venue offers panoramic views of the city of Durban, the perfect backdrop for the evenings’ performances.

Answering the call of the Indian Ocean, Zakifo returns to Blue Lagoon Beach on Sunday for the final day of the festival with headlining act Aloe Blacc. Best known for his hit single “I Need A Dollar” and for featuring on Avicii’s “Wake Me Up”.