MUSICIANS Shingai Shonhiwa and Bryan Kadengu teamed up for a single Harare to Mutare meant to celebrate Africa Day. The track was released on Thursday when Africa Day was commemorated. “Harare to Mutare is a dedication to Africa Day and it’s about two childhood friends that get separated and then reconnect years later in their old ages,” Kadengu…
TOP rapper Holy Ten is returning to Kwekwe tomorrow for a Pressure Masquerade party pencilled for Gulez Gardens. The event will also feature Templeman, The Groove band and DJ Fydale the Don among others. Trevor Dongo back in Bindura RnB singer Trevor Dongo will share the stage with Garry Mapanzure, Chillspot family, Herman and Gidzaboy…
Ashley Moyo and Anesu Mirisawu ENTERTAINMENT WRITERS HARARE joint, Sherwood Golf Club, is hosting Africa Day Gig tonight featuring Nutty O, Hope Masike, Dadza D, Hwinza and Vee Mhofu among others. The event is running under the theme Re- imagining Africa. Tomorrow, the club will host a three-day Jazz and Soul of Zim Festival which…
Ashley Moyo and Anesu Mirisawu INTERNATIONALLY-ACCLAIMED reggae group UB40, led by founding member and lead singer Ali Campbell, which jetted into the country yesterday, will hold a highly anticipated gig at Old Hararians Sports Club in the capital tonight. Formed in 1978 in Birmingham, United Kingdom, UB40 got international acclaim with global hits such as Red…
SOUTH Africa-based Zimbabwean jazz legend, Louis Mhlanga, who is widely regarded as one of the best guitarists in Southern Africa, will headline the inaugural three-day Jazz and Soul of Zim Music Festival, which will kick off on Friday at Sherwood Golf Club in Harare. According to one of festival organisers — Yasin Dhala — the…
ORGANISERS of the Miss University of Zimbabwe (Miss UZ) pageant have moved the pageant finals to next weekend to allow more time to prepare for the event. Organised by Rotaract Club, the pageant was set for the campus’ Great Hall over the weekend. “Our venue was doublebooked; there was a church service plus our show….
THE LAST time internationally-acclaimed reggae and pop band UB40 came to Zimbabwe — 37 years ago — none of the artists who will share the stage with them on Thursday in Harare had been born then. But thanks to the desire by Ngoma Nehosho —the promoters of UB40’s highly anticipated return to Zimbabwe — to…
By Ashley Moyo RISING afro-fusion singer Feli Nandi has talked up her inclusion into a high-profile cast of musicians set to perform this year’s edition of the OK Grand Challenge (OKGC) to be held on June 3 at Borrowdale Race Course in the capital. The forthcoming event will present Feli Nandi with the opportunity to…
Ashley Moyo moyoa@dailynews.co.zw ZIMBABWE Music Rights Association (Zimura), an organisation mandated to protect musicians’ rights through copyright, is set to distribute royalties close to $700 million Zimbabwean dollars, starting today. Our reporter Ashley Moyo sat down with Zimura executive director Polisile Ncube-Chimhinhi to discuss this and other issues regarding the organisation’s operations. Q: How much…
ORGANISERS of Bulawayo Arts Festival, the Bulawayo City Council (BCC), have announced the annual event, also geared to encourage community based tourism, is slated for next month. Running under the theme “Our culture, Our heritage, Our creativity”, BCC corporate communications manager Nesisa Mpofu said the festival will go a long way in promoting arts, culture, and…
