MUSICIANS have challenged the Zimbabwe Music Rights Association (Zimura) to continue scaling up initiatives meant to empower artists. Zimura, an association of composers and publishers of music, was created with the purpose of protecting the rights of musicians under the copyright law. Speaking during a workshop on copyright laws held at the Zimbabwe College of…
AFTER successfully recorded two singles, rising Afro-urban artiste Tichaona “Hotstepper” Gandavata is putting final touches to a potentially explosive debut album. Born in Kadoma and grew up in Sanyati, the 36-year-old singer told this publication that his late father Edson Mpinga remains his main source of inspiration. “My father was a musician but unfortunately he…
TOP afro-fusion singer Progress Chipfumo was honoured at City Sports Bar in the capital after giving a top-notch performance recently. He was presented with a Certificate of Excellence by the joint’s management. “I am happy to be a recipient of this award; it means a lot to me,” Chipfumo said. The joint manager Hapaguti “Harpers”…
ALICK Macheso is still the king of sungura in the country if his recent concert, held at Padziva in Dzivarasekwa in the capital over the weekend, is anything to go by. The event, promoted by Benjamin Nyandoro, was attended by thousands of sungura loving people.Even the roads around the joint were temporarily blocked by motorists…
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ASPIRING Zanu PF candidates for the Dzivaresekwa constituency’s parliamentary and council seats have urged the electorate to turn out in large numbers to vote for the party to break the opposition’s hold on Harare. This comes as the opposition has been blamed for turning urban areas across the country into eyesores with uncollected garbage everywhere…
LEADING medical aid society BonVie has brought cheers to Frederick Caley Cottages— an old people’s home in Harare’s Acadia suburb — after it carried out some health tests to 21 residents yesterday.Founded in the 1960s, the home does not have professional health practitioners hence BonVie came at the right time to offer health tests and…
SCORES of dance fanatics thronged City Sports Bar in the capital on Wednesday to witness this year’s edition of Divas Winter Warmer. The event, promoted by Dancers Association of Zimbabwe (Daz) in conjunction with the City Sports Bar, saw at least 20 all-female dance groups sharing the stage. The standout performers on the night were…
ONE of the leading medical aid schemes, Bonvie has closed the Men’s Month— June— in style in Harare and Bulawayo with a…
IRELAND-BASED artiste Caroline Tambu aka Nyaka Chana is set to headline the Black History Month closing event in Belfast, Northern Ireland tonight. Nyaka Chana told the Daily News that she is ready to represent Zimbabwe well. “I am so excited to be part of the event and I have been preparing for this event for some time….
