isi-Xhosa Music Festival

This is the inaugural festival of this nature, which is brought to by Umhlobo Wenene FM and the City of Champions in collaboration with the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality, Department of Arts and Culture, Sun Boardwalk, Event Hire Network and Sun Goddess.

The event aims at entertaining, informing and educating patrons about the rich heritage of ama-xhosa and ubu-Xhosa (the way of living).  All Performers will be dressed in isi-xhosa.

All festival attendees are encouraged to come dressed in isi-xhosa or a touch of your own traditional attire, if you are not um-Xhosa. Come and taste the true and genuine Xhosa Dishes, cooked in the traditional Xhosa manner and come and enjoy uMqombothi, AmaRhewu, uMvubo, isiGwamba, Intyabontyi while we will dazzle you with local and international fashion designers in isi-Xhosa. This is a family fun-filled day where children are allowed as special games are organised for them.

We aim to remind the nation that isi-xhosa is cool and that you can write, compose and sing in isi-xhosa successfully. Nelson Mandela was a Chief of abaThembu. We cannot for his legacy as um-Xhosa.