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Artistic Dynamite-Umind!

  Peggie Shangwa known as Umind ! is a writer, singer, speaker and spoken word artist who thrives on word passion and speaks her mind in connection with her spirit, laying down heart issues on any platform. She is a performance poet as well as a Slam poet. She started performing poetry in October 2012 at Book Cafe / House of Hunger Poetry Slam. The poet    graced local, regional, educational, festival and diplomatic functions.   Umind is    creative dynamite    who needs no introduction in Slam poetry circles and    other artistic platforms. The Poetess represents a serious and dynamic dimension of new young poetry generation destined for dizzy heights. In a short space of time,   this artistic dynamite   have grown   into   full fledged creative keg   having   been featured and performed   at   and in notable platforms    that include   the following, Opening for Grammy nominated artist Da’ TRUTH at his Love ,Hope and War tour Africa in 2014.   Has been a guest poet on t

Dance to the tunes of Nobel Malala!

‘ If I win Nobel Peace Prize, it would be a great opportunity for me, but if I don't get it, it's not important because my goal is not to get Nobel Peace Prize, my goal is to get peace and my goal is to see the education of every child.’ — Malala Yousafzai. Pakistan is the land of contradictions. It is the country in political intensive care. The faces , the terrains   , the marshes   are wounded   and scarred   by   guns   and unending   terrorism   ,international and political   rifts. 2014   the year of change   , a ray   of hope   bringing   a new wave   of storytelling , a sudden twist in   the   Pakistan political , international   image brought   through   by   a Damsel   of Peace, Malala Yousafzai. She received a prestigious accolade , the Nobel Peace Prize. Malala is an advocate of Peace par excellence, judging from her merciless attack by the Taliban, her resistance to suffering. Her defiance in fight for peace and justice. It is hearteni

De- Fination!. ..DefiNation!

GirlchildVoices Fiesta/100 Tpc-Zimbabwe 27 th September2014. The Creative /Literary Arts impact    on the 27 th of September 2014 was made possible by Chicken Hut Harare, Girlchildcreativity Project, Vision College and participants from    the Arts community, participating colleges that included Good news College, Vision College and   students from Pace College all   from Harare. Participants were treated from reggae    strings and lyrics from upcoming reggae conscious music Maxwell Katewere- who gave his 3    heart rending songs, touching on the equality of humanity and the need to respect one another. Participants who included vibrant poets   Orator , Nzonze and Mwana Wa Afrika who also   presented    strong    spoken word   artistry and    performance that left    Master Class Creative Lab   in awe   and   salivating   for   more . The Poets inspired with their amount of creativity. Not to be   outdone was   versatile actor , film maker and creat

GirlchilDVoices Fiesta-100TPC- global/Chicken Hut Creative-Literary Arts Impact 2014

Main Event- 27th September 2014 Mwana Wa Afrika - A versatile poet, won prizes in various poetry slams in Harare, one of the founding members of Zimbabwe Defence Poets. A graduate of International Relations Studies at the Great Zimbabwe. He will be reciting his poetry and give an inspirational    talk about his writing .He is more concerned about African culture, identity and other. The Orator - a mesmerizing shone poet. He is a trendsetter of this generation    through shone lyrical prowess . The poet is a contender in the oncoming finals of the Star Brite project 2014. He is fast growing in his performances and writings. He will be performing his heart rending shona poetry Edward Nzonze -   a   Teacher   , a lyricist , a determined artist . He is a published poet, recently published in an anthology by Diaspora Publishers in the UK. Nzonze is also a vibrant Slam poet   and a strong member of Zimbabwe Poets for Human rights. Derek Nziyakwi- a renowned st