Ishmael Lo performs with Tuku
May 1 2004, was the day that most people attending this year’s Harare International Festival of the Arts (HIFA) had been waiting for. The Sold Out concert by the “African Bob Dylan”, Ishmael Lo will go down as one of the best concerts at this years Caltex Main Stage.

Ishmaeol Lo kept the crowd on its feet as he took them on a great musical journey. The crowd went into frenzy as Ishmael Lo invited Oliver Mtukudzi on stage to join him on the song “Africa”. Oliver lived up to expectations, as he sang in his native shona language, urging that Africa needs peace and not war. In an interview after the show, Ishmael Lo said the was greatly honoured to have performed with Tuku. He said he had great respect for Tuku and they looked forward to working on a project with Tuku in the near future.