Dancehall music star Soul Jah Love says he is working hard to cut the mischief tag that has seen him being branded as the bad boy of Zimbabwean music. The talented singer admits he errs now and again and it is now one of his priorities to avoid being on the wrong side. The chanter says…
Popular comedian Prosper Ngomashi better known as Comic Pastor has sent tongues wagging with pictures of him at a Cape Town hospital where Vice President Constantino Chiwenga is reportedly admitted. Ngomashi, wearing a President Emmerson Mnangagwa-inscribed scarf, is pictured at Groote Schuur Hospital with social media users suggesting he had visited the reportedly ailing VP. Speaking…
Rapper Stunner received backlash for a tweet in which he is teasing Winky D for not winning the hip-hop award for his song Paper Bag. But people on social media platform were, however, not amused — reminding Stunner that he himself had failed to get a single nomination. Winky D was nominated in the Star…
Wigs have been around for centuries and they are worn for various reasons from stage costumes to the peculiar ones worn by legal practitioners or the ancient Egyptians protecting themselves from the sun. Indeed wigs have definitely made their mark locally and I believe they are a must have fashion accessories for every woman, young and…
When men become wealthy or famous they change most of their living habits including friends, associates, drinking places and dressing. Interestingly such men also change wives and if not they marry more women. Musicians have also been caught in this marriage web and Zimbabweans have witnessed marriages going bust once the men get rich and famous….
At one time the wearing of military clothes caught up with Zimbabweans but it quickly fizzled out after government outlawed it. But there was one person who continued to don the army uniform with ease as it had become his trademark; that man is the towering singer, Mukudzei Mukombe aka Jah Prayzah. Recording under his label…
On the south-western side of the capital city Harare, lies one of Zimbabwe’s oldest suburbs, Highfield, whose name was derived from Highfield Farm on which it stands. The sprawling high density suburb which was established way back in 1935 is endowed with a rich history that stretches from arts, sport and politics to business, health…
HARARE – Internationally renowned stone sculptor and afro- music singer Bryn Taurai Mteki has blasted super star Oliver Mtukudzi’s family for refusing to bury the singer at the National Heroes Acre. Mtukudzi died last Wednesday and was declared a National Hero which meant that he had the privileged of being buried at the national shrine….
HARARE – The burial of music superstar Oliver “Tuku” Mtukudzi — the first musician to be accorded national hero status -— was unprecedented in many respects. It was the first time a national hero was buried by Nyaradzo Funeral Services, breaking a monopoly that had been enjoyed by the oldest player in the industry. To…
HARARE – Veteran Chimurenga musician Thomas Mapfumo stirred controversy with his remarks on television towards sungura giant Alick Macheso. Mukanya, as the musician is fondly known, speaking on national television said he and the late Oliver Mtukudzi were the only internationally recognised musicians, dragging Macheso’s name in the process. “Vanoziikanwa chete ndini na Oliver, vamwe…
