SUNGURA ace Alick Macheso has moved the launch date of his forthcoming album from June 7 to August 2 due to the possibility of bad weather. The postponement comes as the Meteorological Service Department (MSD) has warned of an increase in the number of people catching influenza and other respiratory conditions as the weather transitions…
ZIMBABWE’S leading reggae artistes will perform at New Kebab Centre in Harare on May 11 — the day reggae legend Bob Marley died in 1981 in a Miami hospital at age of 36. Dubbed ‘One Love Africa Unite,’ the commemorative gig is scheduled to feature artistes who include Ras Caleb, Transit Crew, Dino Mudondo, Cello…
ONE of the leading dance groups, Fanta and the Five Stars, gave a jaw-dropping act at the Saturday Night Extravaganza held at City Sports Bar in the capital. Of late, the popular Harare joint has become the home of dance groups as every weekend, the bar hosts a showcase of dance groups from different places…
AUSTRIA-BASED musician Vusa Mkhaya has won the prestigious Willi Resetarits Preis award at an event held at Flüchtlingsball in Vienna over the weekend. The award was in recognition of his artistic excellence. “I am overwhelmed and indeed it takes a village to raise a child. This award belongs to everyone who has contributed to my…
FAST-RISING Afro-fusion singer Chipo Muchegwa, popular for her duets with the late Terry G including Ndezvemoyo and Makafanana among others, is set to embark on her maiden tour of South Africa on April 26. Muchegwa, who proved that disability is not inability — as she relies on her feet to strum mbira instruments as she…
SUNGURA kingpin Alick Macheso has roped in top sungura acts to be part of Homecoming gig to be held on April 27 at Aquatic Complex in Chitungwiza — a ghetto which holds special memories for him. Dubbed ‘Macheso Homecoming,’ the highly anticipated gig organised by Partson Chimbodza’s Chipaz Promotions, the event will see the sungura…
THE Zimbabwean culture and heritage is the focus of a new movie, still in the making, titled ‛Matopos – The King Lives’. Written by United Kingdom based filmmaker Jonathan Marerwa, the feature film which tells a Zimbabwean story paying tribute to Zimbabwe culture and heritage features Zimdancehall artist Enzo Ishall. “The movie is about a…
MUSIC star Hope Masike has lined up a new mbira album made up of church hymns. Titled Anotida, the album, which is Masike’s fourth, will be launched on March 28 at Siyekhaya Estate, an exclusive and luxury venue on the outskirts of Harare.The mbira music star said she made the album due to encouragement from…
HUGELY popular afro-fusion musical outfit Mokoomba, originally from the resort town of Victoria Falls, will resume their tour of the United States of America next month. The internationally-acclaimed group, founded in 2008, last toured the US in 2019. “We were meant to go back in 2020 then there was the Covid-19 pandemic and we had…
AS PART of celebrating Women’s Month, Zimbabwe College of Music (ZCM) director Rachel Chigwanda has urged women artistes to acquire education for them to show their worth. Chigwanda said education helps women to find their own voice and use it to make a difference in the world that is skewed in favour of men. “My…
