Kanthi tirai mudhun ing taun liyane sing sibuk ing Joburg, Festival AfroPunk sing misuwur ing saindenging jagad bakal ngrampungake musim perayaan minangka acara perayaan utama ing kutha kanggo 2018. Festival kasebut minangka pertunjukan musik live, film, lan macem-macem. fashion, seni lan kerajinan lan macem-macem warung pangan diprodhuksi dening warga lan dirawuhi dening puluhan ewu festival goers.
Dilaksanakake ing Constitution Hill tanggal 30 lan 31 Desember 2018 kanggo taun kapindho, festival kasebut nampilake 26 pertunjukan langsung saka seniman kalebu Kwesta, Public Enemy lan Internet. Minangka mitra strategis, Joburg Tourism dadi tuan rumah Pasar AfroPunk Joburg (Bites & Beats and Spinthrift) sajrone festival rong dina ing Constitution Hill.
"Kita seneng banget melu dadi tuan rumah acara kasebut ing Joburg, amarga bakal ngedongkrak industri pariwisata kutha ing rantai nilai pariwisata," ujare Thandubuhle Mgudlwa (Direktur: Pariwisata). Iki kalebu keuntungan kanggo panyiapan akomodasi, wisata, restoran, blanja lan transportasi. Iki minangka antisipasi para pengunjung sing bakal lelungan menyang Johannesburg saka sak ndonya lan lokal, kanggo nekani festival kasebut nalika musim perayaan.
Narik sawetara 20 000 festivalgoers, ing 2017, Afropunk nampilake seniman lokal lan internasional, sawetara sing pisanan tampil ing platform internasional.
"Festival kayata Afropunk dianakake dening kutha lan pamrentah amarga padha ningkatake sinergi antarane industri musik lan seni, sing pungkasane nyumbang kanggo pangembangan masyarakat, pariwisata ekonomi budaya, kohesi sosial lan pembangunan ekonomi lokal," jelas Mgudlwa. Turis lokal lan internasional mbuwang dhuwit akeh kanggo akomodasi, restoran, cinderamata, transportasi, lan liya-liyane, sing mbantu ningkatake mata pencaharian ing Kutha liwat 1048 lapangan kerja lan 60 kesempatan SMME digawe.
APA sing kudu dijupuk saka ARTIKEL INI:
- The festival is an exuberant, creative and diverse outpouring of live music, film, fashion, art and craft and a variety of food stalls produced by locals and attended by tens of thousands of festival goers.
- This is in anticipation of visitors who are expected to travel to Johannesburg from around the globe and locally, to attend the festival during the festive season.
- Taking place at Constitution Hill on 30 and 31 December 2018 for the second year, the festival features an impressive line-up of 26 live acts from artists including Kwesta, Public Enemy and The Internet.
