Ami Faku headlines Unplugged festival lineup

Ami Faku's first Zimbabwe appearance since 2023 is the headline pull bringing Unplugged's March edition into serious must-attend territory.

Unplugged March edition basics

• The festival lands on March 28 at First Capital Bank Sports Club.
• South Africa's Ami Faku headlines alongside her full band.
• Hits like Abalele, Asibe Happy, Into Ingawe, and Ndisize are part of her catalog.
• Early tickets are going for $15 for General Access and $50 for VIP.

Ami Faku's last Zimbabwe showing

• Her previous Zimbabwe performance was at the 2023 Jacaranda Music Festival.
• Arts journalist Tafadzwa Madzika described her Abalele rendition as soul-clutching and almost worship-like.
• That performance is apparently still being talked about by people who were there.

Industry co-sign from Walter Wanyanya

• Ngoma Nehosho's Walter Wanyanya, the brain behind Jacaranda Music Festival, publicly backed the event.
• Wanyanya praised the curation and said it was making his own dream come true as an attendee.

The rest of the lineup

• Nutty O, Kae Chaps, and Voltz JT are among the confirmed acts sharing the stage with Faku.
• Rising Afropop singer Atenda Chinx and MuGaratia also made the bill.
• A surprise act has been teased but not yet named.
• Reverb7, Shaku Chanté, MadeHerBelieve, DJ Fujee, and MC Tatts handle the decks.