SECOND Street Writes Trust will be screening Finding Temeraire film which zooms in on mining town’s lifestyle tonight at Jasen Mphepo Little Theatre (JMLT) in Harare. Second Street Writes Trust — a creative arts-oriented organisation — strives to empower young artists through arts: spoken word, theatre, and film. “We were mainly inspired by what we…
ALL is set for the inaugural edition of Nyamatsatse festival of the Healing and the Arts which will kick off on Sunday in the capital. The Mhondoro Dreams Productions-organised festival will run from this Sunday till August 20. It will be hosted by various joints in Harare including the Jasen Mphepo Little Theatre in Eastlea….
Ashley MoyoENTERTAINMENT WRITERmoyoa@dailynews.co.zw AUTHOR Chengeto Mayowe is set to launch two new cultural books titled Ngano, When Spirits Talk and Ancient Ones: Fire in the Wind simultaneously in October. It is the poet and founder of Mambokadzi Builds Foundation’s fervent hope that she will be able to whet the readers’ appetite with her latest offerings.Mayowe,…
Tanyaradzwa MarabadaENTERTAINMENT WRITERmarabadat@dailynews.co.zw SUNGURA outfit Orchestra Zealous will represent Bulawayo province in the Chibuku Road to Fame national finals to be held later this year. Despite playing sungura — a music genre that is not among the most popular in Bulawayo, the uniquely named Orchestra Zealous walked away with the grand prize of US$2 500…
Tanyaradzwa MarabadaENTERTAINMENT WRITERmarabadat@dailynews.co.zw POPULAR Zimdancehall chanter Killer T, pictured, has joined the fight against drug and substance abuse in society thanks to his latest single Guka. In the recently released song, Killer T who grew up in Harare’s oldest suburb of Mbare where the problem is rife admitted that drugs have caused untold suffering in…
Ashley Moyo ENTERTAINMENT WRITER moyoa@dailynews.co.zw THE Zimbabwe Fashion Week show is set to debut with a number of fashion designers and models from countries across Africa with the auditions running on September 24. The organisers of the event, Chico Fashions said the annual event aims at improving the lives of the youths. “Our aim is…
Tanyaradzwa MarabadaENTERTAINMENT WRITERmarabadat@dailynews.co.zw RENOWNED Zimbabwean filmmaker Rumbi Katedza’s documentary —Transactions — recently landed the first runner-up slot in the Best African Documentary category at the internationally-acclaimed Encounters International Documentary Film Festival held in South Africa recently. Transactions, which was beaten to the top spot by No Simple Way Home by Akuol De Mabior from South…
Ashley MoyoENTERTAINMENT WRITERmoyoa@dailynews.co.zw SOUTH Africa-based Afro Jazz musician Bekezela is back with a seven-track album Asiwine where he featured a record 20 regional and international artistes on one of the songs. According to the artiste, the project is aimed at inspiring people to victory in whatever spheres of life they are in.“Asiwine, it is a…
Tanyaradzwa MarabadaENTERTAINMENT WRITERmarabadat@dailynews.co.zw LOCAL production company has launched a short film titled Rutendo which is aimed at raising awareness on politically-motivated violence in the society. Themed Non Violence is the Weapon for the Strong, the film, produced by Bustop Tv, comes at a time when Zimbabwe is preparing for 2023 general elections.“Rutendo was inspired by…
Ashley Moyo ENTERTAINMENT WRITER moyoa@dailynews.co.zw TOP South Africa house music group, Mafikizolo, will be the major draw card at tonight’s Heroes Gala scheduled for Harare International Conference Centre (HICC). The gala, organised by the ministry of Information, will also feature Roki, Sandra Ndebele, Selmor Mtukudzi, Chief Hwenje, Fantan and Levels, Andy Muridzo, Mathias Mhere, Ndux…
