HARARE – Zimdancehall promoters have joined hands to organise a ghetto version of Unplugged so as to afford marginalised ghetto youths a feel of the popular monthly funfair family event. Dubbed the Mwamuka Street Unplugged, the event is scheduled for October 7 in Harare’s oldest suburb of Mbare courtesy of Chipaz Promotions, Chill Spot Recordz,…
HARARE – Zimbabwe Musicians Union (Zimu) will join hands with two other musician unions, Tumai and Creative Arts Union, on Friday in a crucial meeting pertaining to royalties. The meeting was precipitated by a spate of paltry royalties offered to their members over the years including in the recent pay out just made in June…
HARARE – Rising musician Braveman Chizvino aka Baba Harare is making his name in the music industry and this has not escaped the eye of his former paymaster Jah Prayzah. Baba Harare, a former guitarist with Jah Prayzah’s Third Generation band has become a household name with his song The Reason Why which is known…
BULAWAYO – Controversial visual artiste Owen Maseko is back with another insightful exhibition and installation that is timely set on the just-ended disputed July 30 elections. Interestingly, the exhibition titled “Nyawo Ngibeletha (my foot carry me)” zooms into the recent shootings by the army which left six people dead in Harare. Bowing to pressure from…
HARARE – A busy schedule could be weighing down sungura giant Alick Macheso. This comes after he nose bled on stage at the Clash of Giants gig at Alexandra Sports Club on Saturday. Macheso, 50, briefly adjourned his performance after bleeding, leaving his fans with unanswered questions. Speculation over his health was rife following the…
BULAWAYO – Afro-pop musician Jeys Marabini was on Friday night left humbled after he attracted an unexpectedly bumper crowd at the launch of his ninth album, Ntunja Mbila at Bulawayo Theatre. By 6pm, the official start time for the show, for those driving parking had become a headache, as the well marketed event was completely…
HARARE – Fresh from her United States of America tour, South African songbird Zahara left throngs at Pakare Paye eating out from the palm of her hand as she shone at this year’s edition of Solo Festival. The festival held at Pakare Paye Arts Centre in Norton on Saturday saw the diva sharing the stage…
HARARE – As Zimbabwe waits patiently for President Emmerson Mnangagwa to announce his new Cabinet, artists are hoping that there will be a stand-alone ministry for the arts sector. The artists are advocating that the president picks his Arts minister from the musicians who have joined Parliament in particular Elias Musakwa, Energy Mutodi or Joshua…
HARARE – Budding gospel artiste, Tichaona Machiridza has released his third album titled, Fambai NaJesu. According to Machiridza, the eight-track piece is mainly inspired by the social and economic situation that is prevailing in the country. “Barely a day passes without reading a story about rape, a story about robbers would have murdered someone over…
HARARE – Four people are set to receive $5 000 at the Metamorphosis Conference being held this Saturday by the Lotus Lady Organisation. The event, which will include live performances and supported by a full live band, and speeches by wold renowned life coaches and mentors, is said by the organisers to be a life-changing…
