Music, art and more: Basha Uhuru Festival celebrates 10 years

2022 marks the 10th anniversary of Johannesburg’s Basha Uhuru Freedom Festival. This year, the festival will take place from 25 to 29 October at Constitution Hill with a jam-packed programme perfect for creatives.

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BASHA UHURU FREEDOM FESTIVAL RETURNS 

According to its website, the Basha Uhuru Freedom Festival was founded in 2012 to pay tribute to the youth who fought for equal education in the 1976 Soweto Uprising. Speaking to Eyewitness News, Constitution Hill CEO Dawn Robertson was excited to host the festival at full capacity following the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. 

“During this period, Basha Uhuru gave birth to The Creative Uprising – an always-on programme, including the Creative Hub that opened in 2020,” said Robertson. 

“Focused on development, collaboration and upskilling creatives, the work of the hub will help to grow and support the creative economy in Gauteng. 

WHAT TO EXPECT AT THIS YEAR’S FESTIVAL 

The Basha Uhuru Freedom Festival is set to have a jam-packed week full of creative events. Festival-goers can look forward to panel discussions around building businesses, professional failure and discussions about queer representation in South Africa. 

On Friday 28 October, the festival will end with music masterclasses about songwriting, amapiano and managing your mental health as a musician. There will also be an opportunity for artists to connect with each other. 

The likes of Msaki, Big Zulu, DBN Gogo, DJ Mr X, Blxckie, Melo B Jones, Fif_Laaa, Kyotic, Mandla Spikiri and Lelowhatsgood are all set to perform at the Sounds of Freedom Music Festival on Saturday 29 October. 

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HOW TO GET TICKETS 

Tickets for the various events at the Basha Uhuru Freedom Festival are available at Web Tickets from R50 each. 

Purchase your tickets here