Zambian Breweries to sponsor the Mosi Day of Thunder music festival

Fri, 14 Apr 2017 11:29:12 +0000

By AARON CHIYANZO

 THE Mosi Day of Thunder music festival will bring together fans and artists from different genres across the country to celebrate the nation’s art and culture at the home of the country’s most famous landmark, the Mosi-o-Tunya.

The event be held in Livingstone on the 29th of April will be something that has never been done before as the sponsor, Zambian Breweries will this year concentrate all its resources on the event.

According to a statement made available by Langmead & Baker, artists who confirmed their participation at the festival include Danny Kaya, Urban Hype, James Sakala, Jay Rox, Chef 187, Slap Dee, Marimba Band from Avani, DJ Psycho Tash and Bittersweet poets.

Now in its second year, the musical extravaganza promises to be even bigger and better than last years, which attracted more than 7,500 partygoers from all walks to life across the country and beyond.

Tickets are K50 and available from Computicket in Shoprite stores nationwide.

In 2016 the Zambia Music Awards in Lusaka was run in parallel with the Mosi Day of Thunder music festival in Living-stone.

For 2017 the two events will be separated, with the awards run by the music industry and the Mosi Day of Thun-der continuing to be staged by Zambian Breweries.

“Zambian Breweries has been a proud sponsor of the Zambia Music Awards for a number of years and we continue to be committed to supporting Zambian arts and culture in all forms, especially music,” said Zambian Breweries Head of Brand Marketing Nomonde Donsa.

Donsa explained that the company had decided to focus more of its marketing resources on the Mosi Day of Thunder festival, which will be held in Livingstone in April 29, 2017.

“Zambia’s musicians are all winners, hence the Zambia Music Awards will no longer be a key element of our musical support” she said.

Donsa added that the company may still look at sponsoring an individual category of the ceremony.

“The Mosi Day of Thunder encapsulates Mosi lager’s aim to unite Zambians to unleash thunderous potential,” she add-ed.

The Mosi Day of Thunder is however not open to persons under age of 18.