Francistown Jazz festival finally here
Wednesday, September 06, 2017
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Selaelo Selota PIC: THALEFANG CHARLES
The organisers at the time decried lack of sponsorship, but they have since confirmed that this time around it is all systems go.
Soares Katumbela of Streethorn, the festival organisers, said they have now ensured the most important pieces of the festival jigsaw are secured. He said lodging arrangements are in place and they are expecting all artists to arrive in Francistown on Friday. The festival will be headlined by South Africa’s jazz legends, Selaolo Selota and Ringo Madlingozi.
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