MALAWI-BASED artiste Carmen Hwarari is determined to popularise Zimbabwe traditional music in this part of the continent thanks to Oliver “Tuku” Mtukudzi’s inspiration. As part of efforts to conquer, Hwarari is set to unveil her second and 12-track offering titled Listen at Reps Theatre in Harare, a project she collaborated with musician-cum-poet Albert Nyathi, Mokoomba’s…
MUTARE-BORN model Courtney Jongwe, is confident that she will leave a lasting impression at the Miss Earth International pageant that began in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam on the first day of this month and will end on the 22nd. Jongwe is among 88 contestants from all over the world taking part in the fourth…
INDEPENDENT national commercial television station, 3Ktv, continues to outshine its industry peers. This comes after the 21-month old station swept the board…
GRAMMY-NOMINATED American gospel singer Travis Greene, 39, is set to return to Harare for a show to be held at Celebration Centre…
THE Chimbetu family, which is often guilty of unnecessary bickering, has closed ranks in a bid to pull off a befitting Simon Chimbetu Music Festival. On Saturday all known musicians in the Chimbetu Family-Allan, Suluman, Tryson, Douglas and Saiwe-will feature in the event to be held at for Magandi Park in honour of the late…
IT WAS a night of glitz and glamour at the Marina Casino in Harare where Machanic Manyeruke officially said goodbye to his first love, music industry. Manyeruke said he will only be available on special occasions. “I told myself that I want to retire but I don’t want to be a beggar… I am planning…
THOUSANDS of Zimdancehall fans packed Alexandra Sports Club in Harare over the week[1]end to witness Freeman’s Trophy album launch. The amazing crowd recorded on Saturday was a proof of Freeman’s growing influence in the music circles, with long queues the order of the night as hordes of music fans jostled to purchase tickets at the…
THE Mrs Universe 2023 crown proved a bridge too far for Zimbabwean representative Sindiso Ndlovu. After landing the Miss Tourism Global and Miss Africa Golden last year, expectations were high that she would do well at the 46th edition of the Mrs Universe which was held in Manilla, Philippines last month. At the global pageant…
FORMER model Mercy Mushaninga, who made a mark in the industry at the turn of the millennium, has fallen on hard times. Mushaninga, who was one of popular names in Zimbabwe’s beauty industry thanks to his role as the founder of pageants such as Miss Curvy and Diamond Queen of Africa, has found herself in…
TRADITIONAL music exponent and internationally-acclaimed sculptor Bryan Taurai Mteki, 48, better known as Sekurutau, has changed his stage name to Mhondoro Sekurutau as part of strategies to revive his career in the arts. The son of renowned sculptor Richard Mteki, who mesmerised the local music scene following the release of the song Norah, a duet…
