We kick off this brand new week with a special announcement! We are very pleased to inform you about the great news that Just A Band is nominated for the Pix Ars Electronica awards in the category Digital Communities. Immediatly after we heard the news we reached out to Just A Band for a personal reaction:

"We are very humbled to be nominated for the Prix Ars. When you're neck-deep in projects, you aren't thinking of awards and things, so getting recognized for your efforts is always a pleasant surprise. It helps give you a little extra encouragement when you're taking on your next project. We hope that the nomination will get a few more people interested in the band, and that when they look us up online they'll find our Africa Unsigned page, because that offers them a unique way to interact with the band.
"Congratulations to the rest of the nominees, and we look forward to seeing where this goes..."

The Band.

About Pix Ars Electronica
Since 1987, the Prix Ars Electronica has served as an interdisciplinary platform for everyone who uses the computer as a universal medium for implementing and designing their creative projects at the interface of art, technology and society.

About the ‘’Digital Communities’’
The "Digital Communities" category focuses on the wide-ranging social and artistic impact of the Internet as well as on the latest developments in social software, user generated content, mobile communications, mash-ups and location based services. Digital Communities" focuses on innovation in human coexistence, efforts to bridge the geographical as well as gender-based digital divide, overcoming cultural conflicts and fostering cultural diversity and the freedom of artistic expression.

SPECIALS THIS WEEK  (all details further down)

CELEBRATING WOMEN’S DAY WEEK:

TUE 09, 5.30pm, GENDER FORUM discussion @ The Book Café - ZIMBABWEAN MARRIAGES, What women should know.  Primrose Mungwari (ZWLA), Catherine Makoni (CAFOD), Primrose Dzenga (poet) - FREE, All welcome!
WED 10, 6pm, FREE Film Screening @ The Mannenberg – ‘AGUA CON SAL’ (Water with salt) – a story of women who fight to survive in a society of great opportunities.  Olga is a young Cuban who arrived in Spain with a scholarship, expecting the beginning of a better life. As an immigrant she suffered the ups and downs of marginalisation, but was unable to return home.  Mari Jo was born into a family full of problems, who work illegally in a furniture factory earning two Euros per hour.  ‘Agua con Sal’ (Water with Salt) is a fight for survival.   FREE All Welcome!  Courtesy of the Embassy of Spain.

SAT 13, 2-5pm, SISTAZ OPEN MIC – CELEBRATING WOMEN’S DAY! ‘Equal Rights, Equal Opportunities, Progress for All’.  A platform for women to come out in the comfort of day time and participate in the arts – song, dance, poetry, whatever - this is your space Sistaz, come do your thang!  The Book Cafe
SAT 13, 5.30-7pm, ‘WOMEN of the WORLD’ - A stunning lineup of some of Zimbabwe’s most beautiful voices – a dazzling display of divas coming together to celebrate and salute Women of the world.  DUDU Manhenga, RUTE Mbangwa, PRUDENCE Katomene-Mbofana, KUNDISAI Mtero, HOPE Masike, ADIONA Maboreke, and featuring poets AURA and ‘DIKSON’.  Brought together by and featuring ZCM/Norway music exchange artist CECILIE Giskemo for a sneak pre-HIFA preview.   Supported by Pamberi Trust, promoting women artists under the gender project FLAME @ The Book Café.
AND DIRECT FROM SA - FRI 12, 10.30pm @ The Mannenberg: THE DANCEFLOOR IS OPEN!
DJ BEN MONTRÉSOR is a French "young Old School" DJ who landed in South Africa four years ago from Paris-based Radio Nova, now welcomed to Harare - mixing blazing classic rumbas with the freshest kwassa kwassa tunes from the Congolese capital, adding spices from West Africa and  a couple of Afrobeat chillies - a special memorable dish to be savoured!    Brought to Harare in a collaboration between Alliance Francaise and Pamberi Trust.

THE BOOK CAFÉ WEEK
THUR 04, 8pm, ALEXIO & SHADES OF BLACK, with the album ‘Kana’ featuring hit songs “Shaina” & “Famba”.
FRI 05, 5.30pm, MCINTOSH – Mbira by ‘The Peacemaker’ - Bocapa Xposure 2008 winner’.
FRI 05, 8pm, MAWUNGIRA ENHARIRA – Mbira: always versatile!
SAT 06, 2pm, HOUSE OF HUNGER POETRY SLAM - Come feel the energy!  All poets welcome.
SAT 06, 5.30-7pm, THE OTHER FOUR featuring CLARE NYAKUJARA with Jimmy Buzuzi – still jazzin!
SAT 06, 8pm, TRANSIT CREW – Reggae for the Soul, BIG TINGS ah gwaan!
MON 08, 7.30pm, BOCAPA XPOSURE 2010 Season1, The hunt is on for Zimbabwe’s next star - 10 exciting acts!
TUE 09, 5.30pm, GENDER FORUM disussion @ The Book Café – ‘ZIMBABWEAN MARRIAGES, What women should know’.   FREE, All welcome
TUE 09, 8pm, HOPE MASIKE ne KAKUWE, a fresh fusion of traditional music from gifted young artists
WED 10, 8pm, MOKOOMBA – Tonga Beats hit Zim Streets!  Music Crossroads Winners from Victoria Falls.  Back from their European tour and bound for greater heights!
THUR 11, 5-7pm  ZIMCODD - “Reflective Meeting on Debt Sustainability Measures for Zimbabwe and Launch of 2^nd Edition Grassroots Manuals on Public Debt” – all welcome.
THUR 11, 8pm, ALEXIO & SHADES OF BLACK, with the album ‘Kana’ featuring hit songs “Shaina” & “Famba”.FRI 12, 5.30pm, MCINTOSH – Mbira by ‘The Peacemaker’ - Bocapa Xposure 2008 winner’.
FRI 12, 8pm, MAWUNGIRA ENHARIRA – Mbira: always versatile!
SAT 13, 2-5pm, SISTAZ OPEN MIC – CELEBRATING WOMEN’S DAY! ‘Equal Rights, Equal Opportinities, Progress for All’. This is your space Sistaz, come do your thang!
SAT 13, 5.30-7pm, ‘WOMEN of the WORLD’ - A stunning lineup of some of Zimbabwe’s most beautiful voices – a dazzling display of divas coming together to celebrate and salute Women of the world.  DUDU Manhenga, RUTE Mbangwa, PRUDENCE Katomene-Mbofana, KUNDISAI Mtero, HOPE Masike, ADIONA Maboreke, and featuring poets AURA and ‘DIKSON’.  Brought together by and featuring ZCM/Norway music exchange artist CECILIE Giskemo for a sneak pre-HIFA preview.   Supported by Pamberi Trust, promoting women artists under the gender project FLAME.
SAT 13, 8pm, TRANSIT CREW – Reggae for the Soul, BIG TINGS ah gwaan!

THE MANNENBERG WEEK
THU 04, 6-7.30pm, The Shout Out Loud Campaign - MONEY MUSIC, Hip-hop & Rap with supporting acts 2Blings, Simplex, Cashflow, Liqid, Courageous, Ben Cutty and I.C.E.
THU 04, 8.30pm, CDE FATSO + CHABVONDOKA with special guest VEE (sax) featuring OUTSPOKEN - Harare’s Soul Rebels , Playing songs from critically acclaimed album “House of Hunger”.
FRI 05, 6.30-9.30pm, JAZZ INVITATION & FRIENDS featuring PATIENCE MUSA and other guests – Tru Jazz & the Best Live Old Skool!!  Let your hair down - Come out and enjoy!
FRI 05, 10.30pm, VICTOR KUNONGA & PEACE – timeless originals, always in demand!
SAT 06, 6-8pm, DUDU MANHENGA & COLOUR BLU - An early-evening Afro Jazz adventure!  
SAT 06, 9.30pm, CORNERSTONE - featuring STU CHARLES (harmonica, flute, vo), GERALD HICKEY (guitar), SYD ROGERS (bass) & STEVE FERNANDES (drums) – a rich melting pot of soul, blues, jazz, afro, rock & reggae – first time on The Mannenberg stage!
TUE 09, 9pm, BONGO LOVE – Eclectic, Afrocoustic! 
WED 10, 6pm, Womens Day Special Film Screening, AGUA CON SAL (Water with salt) – Olga is a young Cuban who arrived in Spain with a scholarship, expecting the beginning of a better life. As an immigrant she suffered the ups and downs of marginalisation, but was unable to return home.  Mari Jo was born into a family full of problems, who work illegally in a furniture factory earning two Euros per hour.  ‘Agua con Sal’ (Water with Salt) is a story of women who fight to survive in a society of great opportunities, searching desperately for a life they had lost.  FREE All Welcome!
WED 10, 9pm-12pm, MIC-INITY, Lovaz Rock Reggae! THU 11, 9pm, MBIRA DZEMUNINGA – Featuring Jacob Mafuleni, Micah Munhemo, Tonderai Ndava & Peacheson Ngoshi with a mbira celebration
FRI 12, 6.30-9.30pm, JAZZ INVITATION & FRIENDS featuring PATIENCE MUSA and other guests – Tru Jazz & the Best Live Old Skool!!  Let your hair down - Come out and enjoy!
FRI 12, 10.30pm, DIRECT FROM JOZI: DJ BEN MONTRÉSOR is a French "young Old School" DJ who landed in South Africa four years ago from Paris-based Radio Nova, and now to Harare - mixing blazing classic rumbas with the freshest kwassa kwassa tunes from the Congolese capital, adding spices from West Africa and  a couple of Afrobeat chillies - a special memorable dish to be savoured on the dancefloor!  Spiced up with special menu by new management.  Brought to Harare in a collaboration between Alliance Francaise and Pamberi Trust.
SAT 13, 10pm, SAM MTUKUDZI – Come witness a Contemporary Zimbabwean sound in a new generation

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