Sjava and Kwesta Set To Headline The Root Music Festival

Hip hop musicians Sjava and Kwesta will be headlining the upcoming Root Music Festival set to take place on the 4th of November 2017 at Jozi burg Lane venue in central Johannesburg.

The artists lined up are over 30 with supporting acts of the likes of The supporting lineup includes developing and alternative artists, as well as those in the forefront of shaping popular culture such as Gemini Major, DJ Sliqe, Sho Madjozi, Frank Casino, J Molley, I See A Different You and Gqom Connoisseur, DJ Sandiso and many more.

Root is working in partnership with music channel Trace South Africa with the aim of celebrating the dynamic TRACE brand and the African continent. It even gives a chance for people to learn more about African literature with the Abantu Book Festival, the first book festival geared at the African reader and the African author.

Trace Southern Africa’s senior vice-president, Leo Manne gave more details about the event stating how it intends to honour African diversity. “We have wanted to celebrate the vibrancy of our audience, both on the continent and in the diaspora for a very long time, honouring their diversity and urban cool. We believe we have come up with the perfect formula to bring this to life through TRACE Roots and we cannot wait for people to enjoy and own the concept. Roots is about coming home, we want everyone to feel like they have finally found a space that truly belongs to them,” said Leo.

Tickets are on sale at R200 and available at Webtickets. Doors open at 2pm sharp until midnight.