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LOCAL reggae star Emmanuel ‘‘Mannex’’ Motsi’s Valentine’s Day song, Diamond in the rough, has been endorsed by Mzansi Reggae, widely regarded as Africa’s leading reggae & dancehall website.

PROMISING gospel musician, Eternity Charamba, is back with a new single Awesome Jesus set to be released on Friday.

SOCIALITE-cum-businessman Mike Chimombe has tested positive for Covid-19 and has been forced into self-isolation on the back of a marked decline in new coronavirus cases. 

IF THERE’S one thing Blessing ‘Bled’ Chimanga knows how to do well, it is play the drums. 

TALENTED young filmmaker, Ntobikamama Moyo has penned two novels as she seeks to diversify her passion for the arts. 

DENDERA star Suluman “Sulu” Chimbetu has temporarily shelved his guitar to focus on farming due to the inactivity in the music sector brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic. 

IN a positive development for the arts sector, a local medical institution has put together a medical package for local artists.

THE mutual love for Zimbabwean fashion sparked the idea for two young female entrepreneurs to start a fashion brand. FungaixRufaro is a new Zimbabwean fashion clothing brand that is on the rise, started by United Kingdom-based Zimbabweans,…

ZIMBABWEAN artists and arts practitioners still have fond memories of legendary music superstar Oliver “Tuku” Mutukudzi whom they described as humble, talented and caring.

AS ZIMBABWEAN musicians last year pondered their next move after government introduced the first national lockdown in March that banned gatherings, a saviour in the form of Nashtv was born.

Netherlands-based Zimbabwean artist Vimbai Zimuto, pictured, has dropped yet another controversial video titled Handigone.

URBAN grooves sensation Enock Guni aka Nox is set to perform during the United States and Canada virtual awards ceremony titled Zimbabwe Achievers Awards (Zaa) tonight.

THE Zimbabwe Music  Awards (Zima) which were set for  February 6 have been postponed to February 20 due to the Covid-19 lockdown put in place by the government.

SONGSTRESS Thulani Machisa is lucky that her father Okay is also a musician who understands the industry and the challenges that come with the profession.

THE recent measures announced by government to curb the spread of coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic will further worsen individual band members’ welfare as they usually rely on live concerts for survival.

ZIMBABWE’s multi-award-winning and first generation sculptor Lazarus Takawira has died of Covid-19.

BULAWAYO Help Network (BHN), a charity organisation has appealed for funding to help ailing Bulawayo Music Festival founder and coordinator Michael Bullivant.

THE Netherlands-based songbird, choreographer and dancer, Vimbai Zimuto, is set to drop a music video on YouTube titled Handigone on Thursday starring South Africa-based actor, comedian and voice artist Leroy Gopal.

ABOUT 100 musicians from about 1 000 that applied for the Covid-19 Relief Fund last year have received $5 000 each, the Zimbabwe Union of Musicians (Zum) has confirmed.

MULTI-award- WINNING novelist, playwright, and filmmaker Tsitsi Dangarembga, pictured, has been awarded the 2021 PEN Award for Freedom of Expression.

DENDERA musician Tryson Chimbetu says the title of his latest album — Chii Chakadaro — is not meant as an affront to fellow dendera musicians Suluman and Allan’s latest offerings. 

CHITUNGWIZA Harmony Singers continued their dominance in regional choir competitions as they won the grand prize in the inaugural Festival of Song Awards held in the capital recently.

BULAWAYO-based author and publisher Marshal Chiza has finally settled for January for the release of his book that exclusively looks at the country’s first citizen, President Emmerson Mnangagwa.

Byo rapper on MTV awards shortlist

A FORMER top cop from Bulawayo who recently retired to concentrate on his writing dream is back with another must read book, Whispers of the mind.