“Our wish is to have gender balance in the group. We usually face challenges with ladies who are not outgoing and are mostly discouraged from joining such groups at home,” said national management team member Rumbidzai Chipendo. “We will combine 15 new artists aged 18-30 with some from the 2012 group so that we have a strong team to represent the country at the regional competition.”
Umoja Cultural Flying Carpet is a programme working for peace and development through international cultural collaboration.
It involves Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania, Kenya, Ethiopia, Zimbabwe and Norway. This year’s festival will take place in Maputo in October.