The people behind the scenes at HIFA
I think that I am one of the few fortunate people around. I got to witness the first musical performance of HIFA by Edith WeUtonga. She and her band got the audience moving to her new sound. However that’s not all. I had the privilege to talk with a very special person during HIFA, who in my own view gave this year’s edition of HIFA its face. He was busy painting and transforming the Harare Gardens from a place of every day life; to a place that everybody wants to be part of. I really would like to give the thumbs up to this guy who says he doesn’t mind the long hours spent kneeling, doing all that painting. He said that he too was transformed because it takes a lot of patience and paint to get it all done. Well, he did not say the paint part but I thought I should rhyme! Who can blame me – I spent the whole week in a place of creativity! I tell you I am yet to meet someone who does not have the desire to be a part of HIFA one way or another. It is by far the most exciting time of the year in Zimbabwe.