HIFA is a 6-day annual festival and workshop programme that showcases the very best of local, regional and international arts and culture in a comprehensive festival programme of theatre, dance, music, circus, street performance, fashion, spoken word and visual arts. HIFA has come to be seen as an important symbol of something positive about Zimbabwe, unifying socially and culturally disparate groups of Zimbabweans at a time of ideological conflict and political uncertainty bringing huge audiences together to celebrate something positive – the healing and constructive capacity of the arts.

Since its inception in 1999, the Festival has received recognition for its support of arts and culture in Zimbabwe and is seen as a major contributor to development in this area. HIFA is now the largest cultural event in Zimbabwe and among the eight major festivals in Africa.

Sheer Publishing had an opportunity to give presentation on Music Rights at the Festival on the 30th of April. It was an interesting session for us to see how young writers are so keen to understand the music business and also to engage with songwriters on a lower level and get to really understand what their expectations and challenges are and how as Music we can meet each other half way.

More infornation at http://www.hifa.co.zw/