Francistown Jazz festival postponed
Thursday, April 06, 2017
Festival director Soares Katumbela
The festival, which was supposed to be headlined by South African Jazz legends Jonathan Gwangwa and Ringo Madlingozi, was billed for Saturday April 7 at the Francistown Old Stadium.
According to the festival director Soares Katumbela of Streethorn Music Promotions, the organisers of the festival, the event failed to gunner sponsors to cover costs hence the postponement. He said they would rather have the festival at a later date than compromise the quality of the festival.
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