The third annual Zakifo Music Festival in Durban will be taking place at the Blue Lagoon Beach until May 28.

It features one of the most multi-genre global music line-ups ever gathered together in one festival and includes music-makers from the United Kingdom, Jamaica, the United States, Belgium, France, Niger, Congo, Tanzania, Zimbabwe and South Africa.

There will also be a cultural area, food carts and stalls, craft beer bars, local traders and interactive installation art exhibits.

Gates open at 3pm on Saturday, May 27. On the line-up are: Missu;  Bongeziwe Mabandla; Gangs of Ballet; Nova Twins; The Soil; Tiggs da author; Birdy Nam Nam.

On Sunday, May 28 gates open at 1pm. The programme includes: Missu; Easy Freak; Sax Machine; Kommanda Obbs; Jojo Abot; Petite Noir; Damian Jr Gong Marley

Tickets are on sale through Computicket and a full event breakdown is available on www.zakifo.com