AWARD-WINNING gospel musician Fungisai Zvakavapano-Mashavave has stunned her social media followers by revealing that she regrets the decision she made to be an artist. Fungisai, a former Mutoko High School student, began her colourful music career in 2000 after she got an unexpected opportunity to back veteran gospel musician Elias Musakwa. Impressed by the fledgling…
HARARE businessman and music promoter Aggrey Tawengwa has died. The director of the popular Mushandirapamwe Hotel in Highfield, Tawengwa, passed on at a private hospital in Harare yesterday from diabetes. Family spokesperson Tendai Tawengwa, a brother to the late Aggrey, said he would be buried in Marondera at a date to be announced. “This is…
THE organiser of the Mr Ugly pageant — David “Apama” Machowa — has announced plans to bring back the popular event after a five-year hiatus. Apama told the Daily News that the contest, which has become synonymous with serial winner William Masvinu, will take place in Harare at the end of this year. “Over that…
CONGOLESE rhumba maestro Koffi Olomide is returning to Zimbabwe for a one-off performance at Odyssey in Kadoma in April. This comes after the most photographed soukous singer and dancer wooed fans at the Harare International Conference Centre in 2015 before collaborating with top urban groover Rockford ‘‘Roki’’ Josphats on a hit song Patati Patata last…
MUSIC star Winky D has added his voice to the chorus of criticism of the failure by the country’s political players to engage in a national dialogue to resolve the challenges facing Zimbabwe. In a song titled ‘Dzimba Dzemabwe,’ on which he collaborated with United Kingdom-based Zimbabwean singer, Shingai Shoniwa, the Gafa, as Winky D…
LOCAL filmmaker, Charles Mutyavaviri, has tackled drug abuse in a movie titled Tonde Mambara. Featuring Stephen Moyana Matambo, a seasoned-actor, the film addresses the dangers of taking drugs. It focuses on a son-in-law who is enticed to drink spiked beer, while waiting for lobola proceedings to take off. Unfortunately, he gets intoxicated and breaks some…
MUSIC star Winky D demonstrated in spectacular fashion on New Year’s Eve that he doesn’t make promises he can’t keep. In the run-up to the launch of his latest album, Eureka, which took place at the Harare International Conference Centre (HICC) on January 31, the Gafa shouted himself hoarse, promising that he would put a…
ORGANISERS of Fiofest, which was recently held at Takashinga Cricket Club in the Harare suburb of Highfield, have described the event as an unqualified success. Organised by Tamba Events known for hosting BraaiOut festivals, Fiofest was meant to celebrate Highfield — one of Zimbabwe’s oldest townships. Music stars who included Gemma Griffiths, Merciless, Extra Large…
