Organisers of Amapiano Festival have said they will continue to reach out to rural areas with events following their hosting of a successful event at Cork and Bottle in Thyolo during Easter.
The festival left a mark and excited fun lovers when it brought top acts such as ‘Nalero’ star Nepman and DJ Mighty Virus, who shared the stage with artists from Thyolo.
Amapiano Festival organiser Verily Saka said being a debut event; they managed to give people maximum entertainment.
“It is rare to have such events in rural areas. Thyolo for instance, has never had such an event. This is our first time to hold such an event and with resources permitting, we are looking at holding more events,” Saka said.
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She said being the first time, they thought not many people would show up but they were given a surprise.
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“Being Easter, we thought we should do something in terms of giving people entertainment. We would like to thank artists such as Nepman for accepting to perform at the festival,” Saka said.
She hailed FDH Bank and TNM for supporting the event and further called upon other event organisers to widen their scope by holding events in rural areas.
“It has shown through our events that people in rural areas are also hungry for top events, they want to see some of their favourite artists performing live. Of course resources are needed but there is need for that balance,” she said.
Nepman thanked the organisers for engaging him to be part of the festival.
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“Music lives in the ghetto. I also come from the ghetto hence I relate to fans in rural areas. It is just unfortunate that we do not hold more shows in rural areas but they are hungry for live shows,” he said.
