Beatrice based sungura musician Simon Mutambi is delighted after sungura maestro Alick Macheso offered to record his forthcoming album Hazvipere Mushe for free. [GoogleAd] The Cobra Kings frontman said he will have the sungura giant feature on one of the songs off the seven-track album. Macheso has helped and continues to help several upcoming musicians find…
Harare City Council is looking into establishing a community radiostation to cater for ratepayers. According to information and publicity committee minutes, town clerk Hosiah Chisango has been tasked with the project. [GoogleAd] “The committee suggested the establishment of a City of Harare community radio station to enable the city to communicate its messages more effectively. It…
Internationally-renowned stone sculptor Dominic Benhura says at 51 he has to show the world of art how refined he has become, hence his solo exhibition which opens today at Amanzi Restaurant in Chisipte, Harare. He told the Daily News yesterday he will be showcasing more than 40 pieces with varying themes from animals, birds to human…
Decorated Chimurenga musician Thomas “Mukanya” Mapfumo ,73, says he had to delay his return to Oregon in the United States of America where he has lived for close to 15 years in order to pay the band he had contracted. Mukanya said after the music promoter of the Peace Tour duped him in December last year,…
Theatre in the Park is presenting the latest instalment of the State of The Nation (Sona) series, State of The Nation: Mirage from March 15 to 16 in Harare. This monthly showcase is a dramatised performance of contemporary Zimbabwe and an invitation for the audience to express their opinions about the state the country is in…
Budding Zimdancehall chanter Quality Mashasha has collaborated with Afro-fusion group Savanfriq on the single Kumagumo. The single and video is found on YouTube and other social media platforms. [GoogleAd] “This is our first collaboration and we are planning to do more in the near future. After the single, we are now working on the collaboration album,”…
Controversial Netherlands-based Zimbabwean singer Vimbai Zimuto, pictured below, has started a raging debate with a cheeky photograph, posing in the nude, accompanying her condolences message to the victims of the Ethiopian Airways crash. Her post did not go without criticism with some describing it as in bad taste and not suitable for a condolence message….
New arts festival, Mafuwe International Festival of the Dance (MIFD), is on the cards. The inaugural event, aimed at advancing, promoting and celebrating the art and culture of dance will be held on August 16 through to 18 in the capital. [GoogleAd] Preparations for the inaugural event are ongoing. “The call for international participants has opened…
Contemporary musician Andy Muridzo may seem silent but he is in action and taking his act outside the capital, his handlers have said. They say the singer is having gigs outside the capital where they say there are better returns than in town. [GoogleAd] Several people in showbiz circles have expressed concern about the singer’s…
Top dancehall singer Winky D’s late inclusion on the Nigerian Patoranking-headlined gig is a major boost to the musical event. Of interest also is the inclusion of Jah Prayzah, with whom he has been compared to on a number of things. The two artistes have played down suggestions of rivalry between them but that has not…
