Last weekend, a horde of Lusaka’s youths gathered at the NASDEC Sports Complex for the 12th triannual Street Culture
Festival.
The complex came alive as a centre of skateboarding,
dancing, rap and art as the youths displayed their skills
mainly exuding hip-hop street culture.
Artist Slap D brought his hip-hop flavour to the festival,
performing a number of hits before an excited, youthful
crowd.
The skateboarding featured different categories and the
offer of prize money.
There was also a dance competition featuring a dance-off in
various categories, which included hip-hop, free style, break-
boy and afro hip hop.
“The Street Culture Festival is one that has been growing
steadily. We always have the largest turnout in December
because everyone is free during school holidays,” festival
organiser Mauthos Ndhlovu shared with the Weekend Mail
in an interview.
The festival has been in existence for nearly four years now,
beginning modestly in 2011 and growing in the hundreds
since then.
It was started by two friends named Elijah Zgambo and
Kapembwa Siame and is hosted three times a year by a
company called Street Culture Events and Arts.
Elijah is a skateboarder and b-boy while Kapembwa is a b-
boy only. Elijah spent some time in Russia during the period
his mother worked there in Foreign Service while Kapembwa
had experienced life in South Africa.
The pair noticed there was not much happening on the local
scene with regards to skateboarding and b-boying. So using
their combined skills they decided to come up with an event
to showcase these skills.
Beginning modestly in December 2011 at Lusaka’s Arcades
Shopping Mall, the show had an attendance of not more
than 20 people, but today it draws a youthful crowd of over
2,000.- Times of Zambia
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