Singing at the pubs/restaurants in Mosambique

Welcome to Expat-blog, Louis

To increase your chances and to raise awareness for your live performance, i would  suggest that you also place an advert under Mozambique classifieds by selecting the Community section and the Artists and Musicians sub-section.

Hope that other members share their opinion and guide you as well.


Regards,
Sheetul

Hi Sheetul

Thanks for the advice. I was thinking about using the classified ads but first I need to get more info, like:

a) Is there a need/demand for amateur artists to come and perform there? I am not a famous or wellknown performer except for pubs around Pretoria but I am good at what I do

b) Where are the biggest cluster of pubs/restaurants in Mosambique (in order to save time travelling from one end to the other)

c) Do I need a 4x4 vehicle to reach these places?

d) Is my equipment safe on the road?

e) Do I need special permission to come and sing in the country and to transport my equipment?

These are but a few of the questions I have, and I will Google most of them, but I would like to hear from people inside the country who can help/advise me.

Thanks again
Regards
Louis

Hey Louis,

Your best bet is to follow the south africans. there are a lot of places in Inhabane that would take a one man band during holiday season. Try Gunjata bay or Jeffs Palm resort or even Pandane. I am sure they would be interested.
as far as 4x4 goes its probably better but not necessary.
Work visa is the way to go. You apply for a 30day work visa from Immigration. it cost about R500 but then you can work for 30days. Its best also to get a letter from the Ministry of labor allowing you to do this. Its not complicated but takes a bit of time. Most of the resorts would be able to do this for you.
Hope this helps.