Tariro Mavondo

A powerful voice in poetry, Tariro has featured at Slamalamadingdong, Melbourne Spoken Word & Poetry Festival, Mother Tongue, African Music and Cultural Festival and more. Her work is published in Growing Up African in Australia (Black Inc.) and Going Down Swinging. She was nominated for an ARIA Award with the Australian Art Orchestra (Best Jazz Album, 2021), and won an  APRA AMCOS Award for Closed Beginnings. In 2024 Tariro co-directed The Hate Race at Malthouse Theatre returned to acting in La Belle Epoque and St Kilda Tales. Tariro is also a voice over artist.