AWARD-WINNING acapella gospel group Firm Faith Zimbabwe will celebrate 20 years in music ministry with a major concert scheduled for May 30 at the Hippodrome in Braeside, Harare.The milestone event will feature regional acts including South Africa’s Reality 7, Zambia’s Rudo Acapella and local ensemble Shower Power, organisers said.“The main event will be a major…
CHIMURENGA music and Hip hop are both creative responses to racism, systemic inequality and social injustice, thus when two artistes from the two genres collaborate, the result is bound to be a song rooted in defiance.That is precisely what happened when US-based Hip hop artiste Draze-the son of the late vocalist, composer and performer of…
A STAR-STUDDED line-up is set to minister in song at the forthcoming Apostolic Faith Mission (AFM) in Zimbabwe Landmark National Youth Elevation Conference. According to AFM in Zimbabwe president Amon Madawo, the event—scheduled to take place at Rufaro Conference Centre from tomorrow until Sunday—is expected to attract more than 100 000 young people from across…
ZIMBABWEAN young ambassadors delivered a stellar performance at the Little Mr and Miss Africa pageant, recently held in Nairobi, Kenya, walking away with several top accolades and reinforcing the country’s reputation for nurturing talent and cultural pride among its youth. Leading the charge was Epikaizo Mushunje, who was named First Runner-Up for the Mr Toto…
FOLLOWING the strong market impact of hit Makakurumidza Kundiseka, Trymore Bande has reunited with fellow gospel musicians Nobert Mukombe, and Samson Mukombe for another potentially explosive release. The collaboration builds on a string of successful joint projects, including Ngatigare Tichinamata and Nemabvi Tinokunda, which have cemented their working relationship and appeal among gospel music audiences….
Ashley Moyo SENIOR LIFESTYLE WRITER THE local showbiz has been plunged into mourning following the death of Barnabas Mandipota, a backing vocalist and dancer for Alick Macheso, who succumbed to a short illness on Sunday. Mandipota, a member of Orchestra Mberikwazvo, died barely days after tragedy struck Andy Muridzo’s former manager Ronald Mujuru who lost…
ASHLEY MOYO GOSPEL music star Eleana Makombe will continue her “Grateful Experience” concert series, building on the success of last year’s edition. This year’s tour will kick off on May 30 in Birmingham in the United Kingdom, where she will share the stage with Michael Mahendere, Ellard Cherayi and Sharon Cherayi, South African gospel heavyweights…
SENIOR ENTERTAINMENT WRITER DESPITE a conspicuously low turnout at the 4500-seater Harare International Conference Centre on Saturday, Jamaican-American songstress Alaine delivered a polished and memorable performance. At the Afro Culture Connect concert, Alaine shared the stage with afro-fusion star Jah Prayzah, born Mukudzeyi Mukombe. What might have proved a disappointing turnout, however, evolved into an…
Ashley Moyo SENIOR ENTERTAINMENT WRITER WHAT happened at Belgravia Sports Club in the capital over the weekend proved one thing: the children born in the 2000s really love to party. Headlined by Nigerian Afrobeats superstar Ruger, the inaugural Ama 2K festival drew a bumper crowd, kicking off Easter celebrations in style. The Ama 2000s, as…
WHILE many songs are released each year to mark the Easter holidays — a period dedicated to commemorating the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ — Charles Charamba’s “Machira Chete” continues to defy the passage of time. Despite having been officially released nearly three decades ago, the song remains a staple of Easter observances in…
