© DANCEHALL star Tocky Vibes on Saturday took music lovers down memory lane with a number of his yesteryear hits while performing at Old Hararians Sports Club. It was a test for Tocky who went on stage after Enzo Ishall as he proved his mettle. Many were eager to see how Tocky would fare after…
© YOUTHFUL musicians Obey Makamure, popularly known as Tocky Vibes and Ashton “Mbeu” Nyahora this weekend joined a campaign against drug abuse at a highly-subscribed event held at Rugare Primary School in Harare. The event, organised by the Uniting Presbyterian Church in Southern Africa (UPCSA) was held to raise awareness on the negative effects of…
© ZIMBABWE International Book Fair Association (ZIBFA) Indaba 2019 kicked off on a high note yesterday at a local hotel in Harare with the guest speaker Stanley Nyamfukudza urging the government to support local book publishers. At the highly attended first session of the Indaba programme Nyamfukudza said unless local culture encourages reading in children…
© MHOTSIURUKA has published a picture-poetry anthology titled Dobhadobha (a book without margins) written by journalist and author, Shepherd Mutamba. The book, Mutamba’s debut volume of poetry, is a full colour collection of 65 pictures each paired to a poem. He photographed all the pictures. In the book, Mutamba gives the pictures his own interpretation…
© IN A bid to market their clubs and bars, owners have gone all the way to give the outlets bizarre and unique names. [GoogleAd] From Club Vegas in Harare to Wadyiwa Wamira in Chikomba, the names — while suggestive — are also catchy. For many of the names, only the owners know why they…
© ZIMBABWEAN musicians are breaking local records with several of them hitting the landmark million views on the YouTube online video-streaming platform. [GoogleAd] The platform has exposed local music to wider audiences while at the same time earning those who would have hit that mark a fat cheque. YouTube has thus opened a lucractive revenue…
© HOW time flies! This week on July 24 marked exactly six years since the death of mbira songstress Chiwoniso Maraire, aka Chii. [GoogleAd] Born on March 5, 1976 and passed on July 24, 2013, she was a Zimbabwean singer, songwriter and exponent of Zimbabwean mbira music. She was the daughter of Zimbabwean mbira master…
© ARTS WATCH continues its focus on personal experiences with Music Censorship in Zimbabwe and today brings you two personalities — former Radio 2 presenter Musavengana Nyasha and singer Leonard Zhakata’s testimonies as told in 2005 at a seminar in Harare. [GoogleAd] ‘ZBHs’ policies on censorship of music’ Musavengana Nyasha, former Radio 2 presenter…
© SOUTH Africa-based Afro-fusion musician Philani “Phitso” Mhlanga, pictured, will release Pindirai, a new musical video which takes aim at the local leadership. [GoogleAd] The controversial track Pindirai, with its video set for release on August 1 on various social media platforms, talks of a collapsing country. It is more of a prayer to God…
© The third edition of the Jazz and Soul Music Night with Raven Duchess will be hosted tonight at the ArtiSana Gallery Café located in the National Gallery of Zimbabwe. [GoogleAd] The Jazz and Soul music event is set to be memorable as they will also be presenting a special guest Steve Tucker on the…
