SENIOR ENTERTAINMENT WRITER WHILE the nation pauses to honour its heroes, the country’s entertainment scene is turning up the volume, with musicians and promoters taking the celebrations from the Heroes Acre to the stage. From Harare to Chitungwiza and Mutoko, music lovers are spoilt for choice today as a number of high-profile gigs bring a…
DAKARAI MASHAVA Assistant Editor FOR many, chimurenga music legend Thomas ‘Mukanya’ Mapfumo is the greatest Zimbabwean musician who ever walked the earth….
ENTERTAINMENT WRITERS AS THE country prepares to observe Heroes Day tomorrow, the nation will once again honour those who paid the ultimate sacrifice in the liberation struggle. While the spotlight traditionally falls on the men and women who fought on the battlefield, another group of national heroes will also be remembered — artistes whose most…
Vasco Chaya LIFESTYLE EDITOR FOR Barbara Mabuyaye, the widow of the late Smoko musician Fanuel “System” Tazvida, the fire that ripped through her Chitungwiza home on Thursday afternoon destroyed far more than a house. It scorched the last tangible link to her late husband, reducing a place filled with cherished memories to charred walls and…
Ashey Moyo SENIOR ENTERTAINMENT WRITER GOSPEL musician Hilton Chimedza is enjoying a breakthrough moment with his latest single, Takatenderana, which has gained significant traction across social media platforms and among church communities. The song, which was created for the Methodist Church in Zimbabwe (MCZ) Youths’ 35th Anniversary Celebrations scheduled for August 13 to 16 at…
ENTERTAINMENT WRITERS A STAR-STUDDED line up is set to showcase at the Heroes Day Gala set for Tuesday at Chemhanza Grounds, Mubaira Growth Point in Mhondoro. The gala, will bring together some of the country’s biggest names in music, with organisers assembling a diverse cast of artistes representing sungura, Zimdancehall and traditional music among others….
Cloud FusireSTAFF WRITERLEGENDARY mbira ensemble Mbira DzeNharira and veteran poet and musician Albert Nyathi will be the major drawcards at this year’s UK Mbira Festival, scheduled to take place in Birmingham, United Kingdom, on September 5.Following the resounding success of its inaugural edition, this year’s festival is expected to be significantly bigger, attracting music and…
Shamaine ChirimujiriSTAFF WRITER STAND-UP comedian Nigel Maritinyu, popularly known as Nigel Tha Slick Pastor, has been unveiled as the headline act for this year’s Shoko Comedy Night, set for September 24 at Harare Gardens.The comedy showcase, one of the flagship events of Zimbabwe’s longest-running urban culture festival, forms part of the 16th edition of Shoko…
Ashley Moyo SENIOR ENTERTAINMENT WRITER moyoa@dailynews.co.zw HOWARD “Watenzi” Pinjisi has honoured the memory of his late brother, sungura musician Tatenda Pinjisi, with a six-track tribute album set for release at the end of this month. The album, Pasi Harigute, comes more than a year after Tatenda died from injuries sustained in a road traffic accident…
Ashley MoyoSENIOR ENTERTAINMENT WRITER MALIAN music icon Salif Keita is set to return to Zimbabwe for a once-off performance at the Ecobank Legends Night Africa concert at Alex Sports Club in Harare on September 26.Founded by the Intotal Band, the Legends Night concert which was created to celebrate and honour the living and departed legendary…
