© TWO Zimbabwean comedians — Alfred Kainga and Learnmore “Long John” Mwanyenyeka — have been nominated at this year’s Savanna Comics Choice Awards (CCAs). The CCAs will be held on September 7 at the Lyric Theatre, Gold Reef City in Johannesburg, South Africa. This year’s list will be featuring the very best comedic talent across…
© THE Zimbabwe Theatre Academy, in partnership with the Network of Emerging Arts Professionals, Zimbabwe Centre of the International Theatre Institute, Reps Theatre and Africalia, will this year present the inaugural Mitambo International Theatre Festival from October 8 to 12. The festival, which is expected to run under the theme “Emerge”, will showcase plays drawn…
© LOCAL musicians, especially upcoming ones, must shun dirty lyrics and embrace the use of a live band when recording or performing as opposed to ridding on popular beats if they are to scale to greater heights, sungura musician-cum-promoter Jonathan Siasitumuzira, pictured, has said. Siasitumuzira — who performs with his Sea Divers Band — made…
© SUNGURA musician Peter Moyo says the cost of CD production left him with no option but to take his music to the people and it has paid off. He says this has helped him open new markets and attract new audiences, which fall in love with his art after seeing him perform. On Friday,…
© UNITED States-based Afro-jazz artiste Clare Nyakujara — who has been silent for the past five years — has said she is working on a new album titled Let’s do This set for release on September 7. The artiste told the Daily News that the new offering will be a personal experience album with eight…
© ARTS WATCH brings you the fourth instalment of a five-part series on music censorship in Zimbabwe since independence. THE 2005 Harare seminar on Music Development and Censorship was a great opportunity for Zimbabwean musicians, journalists and music executives to give insightful thoughts on music censorship in the country. [GoogleAd] The late musician Paul Brickhill…
© HE survives on reproducing Zimbabwe’s legendary musicians’ work which he packages into videos through which he imitates their dances, dressing and singing. [GoogleAd] For that creativity, Enock Chisale has become a social media sensation especially with his unique renditions of old school music. A music producer and singer, he imitates the songs and accompanies…
© MARABI singer Kireni Zulu is so indebted to the historic Mushandirapamwe Hotel in Highfiled, Harare to the extent that in 2017 he launched the music career of his six-year-old daughter Esin at the joint. [GoogleAd] The Chitungwiza-based musician chose the hotel because of the role it has played in shaping his own career. Talking…
© AWARD-WINNING comedian Carl Joshua Ncube has just announced that he has been invited to perform at the prestigious TED Summit in Edinburgh, Scotland from July 21 to 25. Ncube initially posted a cryptic message: “Lightning has struck twice” before revealing that in 2017 he did his first TED talk at TED Global in Arusha,…
© CALLS have been raised to assist yesteryear rhumba musician Peter Tangwena currently surviving on selling music discs at the popular outdoor braai spot Mereki. On Thursday, Chillspot Recordz music producer Levelz real name Tafadzwa Kadzimwe, bumped into Tangwena at this spot and shared a picture with him on social media. He said his heart…
