HARARE – A number of gospel musicians among them Mathias Mhere, Bethany Pasinawako-Ngolomi and Trymore Bande will on Saturday lead an array of other singers in support of budding singer Nicholas Chirunga who will be launching his third album. Chirunga once worked with Mhere as a backing vocalist before pursuing a career as a solo…
HARARE – South Africa’s King Monada’s Idibala dance has not gone unnoticed with Zimbabweans importing and localising it. The dance, which features on the song Malwedhe (which translates to fainting in Khelobhedu) is about how fainting can be caused by love matters. The song has been a hit on the local showbiz. The dance involves…
HARARE – Harare joint, Theatre in the Park, will celebrate women through music, poetry and art this Saturday. The event will run under the banner “Women, Wine and Words” (WWW), a concept started by Intwasa Festival in Bulawayo. “This weekend Theatre in the Park celebrates women through music, poetry, theatre and art in the first…
HARARE – Gospel musician Fungisai Zvakavapano-Mashavave has lined up a braai festival, through her Church Persons Club, to promote soberness in the society. The braai festival scheduled for December 8 at Lake Chivero, Harare, requires one to part with $10 to be part of it. “The $10 is for registration; party-lovers will bring braai packs,…
HARARE – Raunchy dancer Beverly Sibanda and her oft-competitor Zoey Sifelani have decided to take their stage “fight” to South Africa. Popularly known as Bev, Sibanda decamped to South Africa early this year and Zoey followed her recently. Their move was inspired by the ever-shrinking economy in the country. Yesterday, both dancers showcased in Kempton…
HARARE – Controversial Zimdancehall chanter Lady Squanda is striving to uplift fellow female musicians in the music industry. Over the years, Lady Squanda — real name Sandra Gazi — made headlines in local tabloids for the wrong reasons, including demeaning and assaulting other female chanters, verbally and physically. Of late, it seems she realised her…
HARARE – Mount Pleasant residents are up in arms against a trendy upmarket bottle store at Pendenis Shopping Centre — Liquor Boys — owned by socialite Genius Kadungure aka Ginimbi which they allege is responsible for littering and noise pollution. In a Facebook post, a residents’ representative organisation — Combined Harare Residents Association (CHRA) professed…
HARARE – The late veteran musician Paul Matavire was wrongly convicted of rape nearly 30 years ago, his former dancer has revealed. Matavire, who was popularly known as “Doctor Love”, was in 1990 convicted — with his co-accused Peter Mabvuwa — of raping a disabled woman by Gweru provincial magistrate Lawrence Kamocha. He was, however,…
HARARE – Radio personality Samantha Musa, popularly known as Misred, has a message to people who engage in body shaming. She said being a plus size woman is not easy in society and even in a professional set up but she has out grown the cheap talk and doubled her confidence. She said her fight…
HARARE – Controversial preacher Paul Sanyangore said the church has a role to play in portraying the image of the country to the outside world. Sanyangore said religious tourism should be encouraged and he will continue on that path. Last week, the preacher surfaced in Indonesia where he had a two-week stint in the company…
