Harvest Moon: Charity evening for Mbedza Belgium

Mbedza Belgium is once again proud to present Harvest Moon, a charity fundraiser with the musical stylings of the duo Shindig. Hosted at Holy Trinity Brussels in the heart of Brussels, the evening’s programme will include:

• A two-course meal showcasing the work of the Community Kitchen out of Holy Trinity’s Kitchen

• A sale of Malawi textiles, made by ladies from Mbedza’s Songani Centre and locally made artisanal products.

• Original and traditional folk and singer songwriter music specially provided by the duo Shindig with Oliver Gray (fiddle, guitar and voice) and John Walsh (ukulele, guitar and voice).

Programme
19.00 | Doors, bar & textiles sale open
19.45 | Dinner is served
20.30 | Concert begins

General Admission: 15 EUR in advance / 20 EUR at the door.
Dinner will be available for 10 EUR, with possibility to purchase in advance or at the event.

Join us for an evening of food, music and purpose as we share more about the mission and vision of Mbedza Belgium.

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About Mbedza Belgium
Mbedza is a charity originally established in the UK in 2015 aiming to reduce poverty in Malawi. It works to four main themes: fostering better community health especially sexual health, combatting climate change through tree-planting, contributing to a better quality of life through provision of more efficient cookstoves, and supplementing local education provision through a nursery and a library. Mbedza Belgium was created in 2025 and exists to raise awareness of the needs in Malawi and fundraise for Mbedza projects.

Proceeds from this event will go to Mbedza’s HIV testing and counselling work. Malawi has an HIV incidence of up to 8%. Based at the Songani Centre although with outreach to local markets, two staff members undertake at least 250 HIV tests per month. The work also includes referring HIV-positive people for treatment, following up HIV-positive people, health talks, one-to-one discussions, door-to-door awareness-raising, and distribution of condoms.

Learn more about this initiative here.

Mbedza Belgium would like to THANKthe Community Kitchen for providing our meal for the evening. Learn more about this initiative here.

About Shindig
Oliver Gray grew up in Dorset, England in a family of singers, performers and
actors. He’s a violinist, singer and self-taught guitarist himself. Oliver started in
classical music and then discovered traditional music when he came to Belgium. He’s played in several groups (Crossroads, Fusion, Roue Libre) and regularly performs in duos or solo across Belgium and elsewhere. He’s composed more than 150 tunes and songs and released several CDs. Winner of the Belgian Folknam composition and interpretation competition. Music is Oliver’s passion!

John Walsh grew up in Ireland in the 1980s, where he was exposed to both Irish and international acoustic music. A self-taught guitarist he played with his family at marriages, wakes and in pubs. In the last 11 years, he’s been playing with friends and work colleagues across Brussels. He’s been building his reputation as the premier ukulele player of Irish traditional music! He plays music principally to keep himself sane.

This is the second performance at Holy Trinity Brussels of the well-known duo as Shindig which means a lively party or gathering, especially one with dancing, music, and celebration. It implies a fun, energetic occasion for all, which is what we hope it will be. They will perform original and traditional folk and singer/songwriter music that will explore the community and support Mbedza Belgium.

Hear their song, “Growl”, here.