NISHA TS, whose real name is Anisha Tashinga Shonhiwa, is among the fastest-rising female musicians in Zimbabwe’s contemporary urban music industry. Born on 12 February 2001 in Chegutu, she has emerged as a distinctive voice in the country’s vibrant urban music scene, blending dancehall rhythms with relatable narratives about love, hardship, identity and gender relations…
Anesu MirisawuSENIOR ENTERTAINMENT WRITERTOMORROW, Harare’s Borrowdale Park Racecourse will witness a rare cultural crossover as Afro-fusion powerhouse Feli Nandi will pull double duty as both a musical headliner and a fashion de- signer.This rare feat will take place during the highly-anticipated, inaugural Purple Bloom & Pink Ribbons— a premium lifestyle event, which will seamlessly fuse…
Ashley Moyo SENIOR ENTERTAINMENT WRITER VETERAN sungura musician Taruvinga “Sugar Sugar” Manjokota, who is riding a wave of success following the release of his latest hit, Mudododo, is facing pressure from unscrupulous car dealers seeking to ‘recover’ a Toyota Fortuner he received as a gift from the late businessman Wicknell Chivayo. Manjokota told the Daily…
Anesu Mirisawu SENIOR ENTERTAINMENT WRITER URBAN GROOVES songbird Betty Makaya is set to make her return to Harare with a performance at The Venue in Avondale, Harare next month, her first in the country since 2018. Titled “Intimately Yours”, the concert, scheduled for November 21, will see the Kurwizi hit-maker sharing the stage, for the…
Ashley Moyo andAnesu MirisawuSENIOR ENTERTAINMENT WRITERS FAST RISING Intotal Band had ministers, diplomats and other guests singing and dancing at the Comesa Tourism and Cultural Night held at The Heritage Village in Harare on Monday evening.The event blended entertainment with a call for African countries to reclaim their cultural identity and use indigenous knowledge and…
Anesu Mirisawu SENIOR ENTERTAINMENT WRITER AFTER years of feeling overlooked despite his significant contribution to the gospel music industry, producer and studio engineer Lyton Ngolomi has finally received recognition, scooping the Studio Engineer of the Year award at the Media Technical Excellence Awards. Ngolomi, who has spent more than a decade in the entertainment industry,…
Ashley Moyo SENIOR ENTERTAINMENT WRITER AFTER taking his comedy beyond local borders, comedian Nigel Maritinyu aka Tha Slick Pastor or simply Nijo is turning his attention back home, where he has two local shows lined up. In Bulawayo, he is scheduled to perform at the Bulawayo Theatre on December 6, a show that carries the…
Anesu Mirisawu and Ashley Moyo SENIOR ENTERTAINMENT WRITERS WINKY D sent thousands of fans into a frenzy at Glamis Arena in Harare over the weekend, with deafening Baba! Baba! Baba! chants greeting the dancehall star as he headlined the Castle Lager National Braai Day Festival. The Gaffa, who took to the stage at around 12.30am…
Ashley Moyo SENIOR ENTERTAINMENT WRITER THE battle for supremacy in the country’s cutthroat Zimdancehall scene takes an intriguing turn on October 24, when Jnr Spragga, Hulengende and Blot share the stage at Freeman’s HKD Festival at Glamis Arena in Harare. The three acts represent a generation of dancehall musicians striving to turn growing popularity into…
Anesu Mirisawu SENIOR ENTERTAINMENT WRITER THE works of at least nine veteran artists will be brought back to life through the Memory Lane Exhibition slated for next month, an initiative seeking to reconnect audiences with the formative decades that shaped modern art in the country. Organised by Delta Gallery Nhaka in the capital, the exhibition…
