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Mobi Arts 2026 Tour – Labdi (Kenya)

Music tour | Launched in 2024, the Goethe MobiArts programme of the Goethe-Institut enables artists from Sub-Saharan Africa to travel across the continent through the Goethe-Institut network, allowing them to engage with local artistic scenes. This years recipient for music, Labdi(Kenya) visits South Africa as one of her three chosen Goethe-Institut tour stops.

MobiArts Music Tour 2026 poster featuring Kenyan musician Labdi performing with a traditional string instrument, with tour dates for Kenya, South Africa, Nigeria and Cameroon. © Goethe-Institut

MobiArts Music Tour 2026 poster featuring Kenyan musician Labdi performing with a traditional string instrument, with tour dates for Kenya, South Africa, Nigeria and Cameroon. © Goethe-Institut

Launched in 2024, the Goethe MobiArts programme of the Goethe-Institut enables artists from Sub-Saharan Africa to travel across the continent through the Goethe-Institut network, allowing them to engage with local artistic scenes. The programme supports performing artists in the following fields: storytelling, stand-up comedy, dance, music, slam, and theatre. This years recipient for music, Labdi(Kenya) visits South Africa as one of her three chosen Goethe-Institut tour stops. The tour will see Labdi perform in Johannesburg and Cape Town from the 10th of October 2026 to the 18th of October 2026. 

Events

  • Labdi Mobi Arts Tour – Your Weekly Touch Up

    Concert | Labdi(Kenya) visits South Africa as one of her three chosen Goethe-Institut tour stops. The tour will see Labdi perform in Johannesburg and Cape Town from the 10th of October 2026 to the 18th of October 2026. Her second and final stop in Johannesburg is in Braamfontein at JoziGold Brewery where “Your Weekly Touch Up” is hosted weekly.

    • JoziGold Brewery, Johannesburg

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  • Labdi Mobi Arts Tour – Athletic Club and Social

    Concert | Labdi (Kenya) visits South Africa as one of her three chosen Goethe-Institut tour stops. The tour will see Labdi perform in Johannesburg and Cape Town from the 10th of October 2026 to the 18th of October 2026. For her third stop on the tour and her first gig in Cape Town she visits The Athletic Club and Social.

    • The Athletic Club & Social, Cape Town

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  • Labdi Mobi Arts Tour – The Commons Muizenberg

    Concert | Labdi(Kenya) visits South Africa as one of her three chosen Goethe-Institut tour stops. The tour will see Labdi perform in Johannesburg and Cape Town from the 10th of October 2026 to the 18th of October 2026.

    • The Commons, Cape Town

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