stival on July 27 followed by a performance the next day at the Get Up Stand Up Festival in London. Other performances are lined up for the UK including ZimFest in September.
Born in 1980 he spent most of his youth in Zimbabwe inspired by life and the struggle for justice. Cde Fatso calls his poetry Toyi Toyi Poetry, urban street poetry that mixes Shona with English, mbira with hip hop, poetry with the struggle to survive. His poetry is the voices of the marginalized, the brutalized, the street kid, the abused maid. His poetry is not the voice of the voiceless ‘ it is insurrection. ‘ More info: www.comradefatso.com
26.7.2007
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Insurrection poet heads for UK
LONDON - Zimbabwe's foremost protest poet, Comrade Fatso (aka Samm Farai Monro) touches down soon in the UK for a round of poetry performances. Samm Farai Monro, better known as Comrade Fatso, is one of the most popular poets in the Zimbabwe arts scene. He is set to perform at the Bristol Harbour Fe