Tanyaradzwa Marabada ENTERTAINMENT WRITER marabadat@dailynews.co.zw SOUTH Africa’s DJ Call Me, famed for his smash hit Marry Me, has reached out to evergreen lanky musician Jah Prayzah for a collabo. In a social media post, the disc jockey literally begged the Uzumba-born musician to make his “dream” a reality. “I’d love it if we can work…
IT’S now over a year since Zimdancehall music icon Soul Jah Love breathed his last, but scores of his admirers still continue flocking to his grave for “inspiration”. Soul Jah Love, who succumbed to diabetes at the age of 31, was buried at Warren Hills in the capital. “At least 10 people visit the grave…
Tanyaradzwa MarabadaENTERTAINMENT WRITERmarabadat@dailynews.co.zw LEGENDARY playwright and Amakhosi Theatre Productions founder, Cont Mhlanga was admitted at a Bulawayo health facility on Friday, the National Arts Council of Zimbabwe (Nacz) has announced. Mhlanga, popular for productions such as Amakorokoza, Workshop Negative and Sakhumuzi, has been away from the limelight for some timenow mainly due to poor health….
Tanyaradzwa Marabada THIS year’s literature festival, set for November, is aimed at celebrating the “Ties that bind us.” Aptly themed “We are joy — celebrating the ties that bind us,” the ninth edition of the festival will be held at several joint’s in the capital between November 23 and 26. “In life, there is always…
Tanyaradzwa MarabadaENTERTAINMENT WRITERmarabadat@dailynews.co.zw UNITED Kingdom-based afro-pop musician Charles “Charlie Kay” Katedza has roped in top South African rapper Cassper Nyovest and Gemma Griffiths on a new single titled Solo. The new track is expected to be released on Friday. “July 29th, something very special is coming. I cannot wait,” Charlie Kay said. The Ndokuda Wakadaro…
THIS year’s edition of the Chibuku Neshamwari traditional dance competition has been dominated by nyau and mbakumba dance genres. At this year’s finals, set for August 6, Harare and Midlands will showcase nyau while mbakumba, a dance synonymous with Masvingo and meant to celebrate good harvest, will be presented by Dapurahunanzva from Manicaland and Budiriro…
Ashley MoyoENTERTAINMENT WRITERmoyoa@dailynews.co.zw ALL is in place for this year’s edition of the Nyamavhuvhu Poetry festival slated on August 13 at Moto Republik in the capital. Running under the theme Afrofuturism: B(l)ack to the future, the event is jointly organised by Moonchild District, Moto Republik, Litfest Harare and Big Sis Got You.“Spoken word or poetry…
Marvel Studios has unveiled the trailer for November’s Black Panther: Wakanda Forever to eager fans, who roared their approval in a boisterous session at Comic-Con in San Diego. The film is the sequel to 2018’s Black Panther, which starred the late Chadwick Boseman as T’Challa, the heroic crime-fighting king of Wakanda, a fictional African country…
SUNGURA musician Alick Macheso says hard work, talent, perseverance and patience are all a musician needs to soar to the top and not juju. The singer was speaking as the guest of honour at fellow sungura musician Simon Mutambi’s album launch held in Harare recently.Macheso laughed off rumours suggesting that his art is juju-laden and…
Tanyaradzwa MarabadaENTERTAINMENT WRITERmarabadat@dailynews.co.zw VETERAN township jazz musician Tanga WekwaSando is set to roll back the good old times at the Sax Lounge concert in Harare tonight. Running under the theme “Return of the King”, the event — to be hosted by The Venue in Avondale — is an exclusive live music and comedy event set…
